Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2021

The world is now more connected, courtesy of better transport and communication infrastructure. For low-priced products, focus on low-cost food producers like Brazil, China and India. Transporting foodstuffs need special containers that prevent them from going bad. Identify where your competitors are going wrong.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Crucially, it also won commitments from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to add shifts and move toward a 24/7 work schedule at its operations in southern California. As well as packed warehouses, “you’ve got a lack of truck drivers and the trains are running at full capacity,” he says. That throughput is fixed in nature.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

For example, here are excerpts from two emails we received recently: I live in Brazil and I am a logistics enthusiast and work in the field. Leveraging Optimization to Unlock Value from Your Transportation Network (2,768 views). Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement (2,166 views). What Are Other Shippers Doing?

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

From the steamship & airlines, to the railroad operators, to the trucking companies hauling the freight. Third Party Logistics (3PL): The freight forwarders, customs brokers, couriers, trucking companies, and warehouses. Instead of leveraging segments of freight, they're leveraging the industry's performance against itself.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Mr. Moreira is in Brazil where he is also in charge of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Latin America for supply chain and manufacturing, sustainability, EHS, Industry 4.0, To support supply chain operations, Saint-Gobain has a Transport Control Tower. Saint-Gobain primarily uses truck transport, but sea shipments are also used.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Reddy estimates that this increased transit time by about 50% on a high volume transport lane like Mumbai-Delhi. Past estimates from Mumbai-Calcutta have been as high as a seven-fold delay for freight as compared to a passenger vehicle. These long delays for transport run straight into the very localized and demand distribution market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Teamsters union has already said it is “putting infrastructure in place to help affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries.” Walmart puts its students up in a hotel and transports them back and forth to the training center while they continue to be paid.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Indeed, companies in the United States, Italy, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and China are already experiencing difficulties arising from t ier 2 supply interruptions. Warehouse Capacity Under Pressure. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. Fruit and vegetable shortages in Australia.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more. These are uncertain times for businesses that are used to having cash flow, steady top lines, and predictable bottom lines.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. 2 - Sudden Shortages Companies rely on dockworkers, truck drivers, and warehouse employees to continue to effectively run the shipping and logistics portion of their businesses. Part of the challenge is high employee attrition.

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