EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

Fast-fashion retailer Shein's transport emissions jump in 2024 Shein's carbon emissions from transporting products climbed 13.7% in 2024, the online fast-fashion retailer's sustainability report showed on Friday, and its 2023 transport emissions were 18% higher than previously reported after a recalculation. investments.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Ocean Transportation Global Trade & Economics Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Related Articles Red Sea Ship Traffic Slow to Resume as Ceasefire Risks Swirl U.S. Ships with associations to the U.S., or Israel or those that have been targeted by the Houthis previously now face higher costs, Baker said.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. What is normalcy?

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Lew holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in Communications and Political Science from the University of Southern California. Rail transportation enables efficient, low-carbon freight movement, reducing emissions by 75% compared to trucking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing. The blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. About Uber Freight. Empty miles are about 1.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions. Raj Subbiah. Uber Freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others. The requirement to constantly switch sourcing has major implications: procurement is negatively impacted by volatile volumes and manufacturing is affected by changing regional permits for labeling.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One challenge to this approach, however, is that many shippers focus exclusively on price when making their transportation decisions. Customers with a strict ‘procurement mindset’ overlook important factors like consistency, overall experience or past performance. We look for value and long-term partnerships.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Although this does not help to avoid tariffs for the components of your product, companies may benefit from decreasing transportation costs as they move final transportation closer to their customers. The Green Corridor: Saving Whales in California – A Case Study in Regional Collaboration. The “first-sale” rule.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. About Uber Freight. Empty miles are about 1.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions. Raj Subbiah. Uber Freight.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?” along comes Haven TMS.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2024

The 2024 Finished Vehicle Logistics North America Conference , which took place May 21-23 in California, was a good place for automotive companies to learn about innovative strategies and solutions to drive their supply chains forward. This necessitates manual rescheduling and expedited procurement of parts.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Act was originally adopted by the State of California in 2010 and it requires impacted companies to disclose their efforts, if any, to ensure their direct supply chains are free from slave labor and human trafficking. Such modern slavery dilemmas are exactly what the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act aims to elude.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 25, 2022

Whether it’s rolling COVID-19 lockdowns in port-heavy provinces or the dozens of ships waiting to offload at the ports in California, there’s not nearly enough capacity to fulfill demand. With tightening freight capacity, shippers need more carrier coverage to make an informed decision about the right price to be paid to transport freight.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Six major corporations (Walmart, Home Depot, Samsung, Target, FedEx and UPS) will use the expanded off-peak hours to move cargo off the dock, freeing up dock space, by moving 3,500 containers per week during the night shifts at the two Southern California ports. Global Trade and Transportation Execution. Production Execution.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 11, 2012

When new clients come to us they often have many questions about the right steps to take in order to ensure effective implementation of their sustainable procurement program. Procurement professionals are an extraordinarily busy breed and are especially bogged down with supplier data on cost, quality, delivery, price, etc.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2015

With my son’s travel baseball team scheduled to begin its season next weekend, the coaches are employing some field maintenance tools you don’t normally see at a baseball field: For all of you who play baseball in California, Texas, and Florida, you have it so easy my friends. What do Transfreight customers have in common?

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. As factories have struggled to ramp back up (or even open up), obviously the volume of imports to the US is down significantly-especially into California. About the author: ?. ?Chris

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. As factories have struggled to ramp back up (or even open up), obviously the volume of imports to the US is down significantly-especially into California. About the author: ?. ?Chris

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Adexa

JUNE 17, 2024

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more. Food Logistics also operates SCN Summit and Women in Supply Chain Forum.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It will probably alleviate California’s drought. El Niño is set to bring copious amounts of precipitation to California and the Southern United States. will see a wet winter while California is preparing for storms that will bring floods and mudslides. Image courtesy NASA. The Southern U.S.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

This session brought together Kim Kipin-McDonald, Head of Sustainable Development North America at Covestro, and Stephanie Lopez, Special Programs Manager at the University of California Procurement Services, to compare and contrast how they’re leveraging sustainability ratings to drive their programs. This may lead to challenges.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Emily Murphy @scbrief Emily earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz, for her major in Film and Digital Media and has experience in writing, publication and teaching. As if this wasn’t enough, transportation costs are rising and forcing companies to constantly adjust and optimize.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder. About Chanje.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor. Also, what supply chain skills will be needed to support the transition to circular supply chains and sustainable sourcing and procurement?

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

At this event, you will get the opportunity to be part of a huge network of more than 2,500 global supply chain and procurement professionals. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe. Anaheim, California. Apr 25-26, 2019.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

Another case involved the California Department of Transportation and an investigation that led to a plea agreement for a conspiracy to thwart the competitive bidding process when co-conspirators submitted inflated bids in exchange for kickbacks to a government official.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Earlier this month this cold chain services provider announced that it has completed the acquisition of Luik Natie , a cold storage and transport service provider located in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. a provider of transportation management systems ( TMS ). million in Series A funding.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Factor in recovery efforts from hurricanes Irma, Nate and Maria, and from wildfires in Northern California, and the disaster-fueled surge in demand for building materials could be unprecedented. And that was before wildfires in Northern California took a huge toll on life and property. Transportation management.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

Sustainability should impact procurement choices, such as favoring lower embodied carbon products over higher embodied carbon products. Safety and quality became key buying factors during procurement. It got to the point where we would make procurement decisions based on safety. You want your suppliers to adopt a common ethos.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

At the end of June, the automaker initiated the separation of a reported 200 employees and the closing of its San Mateo, California, where the automaker’s advanced driver assistance Autopilot technology had been developed and supported. and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies. of FedEx Corp.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California , SupplyShift has established a supply chain network of over 100,000 suppliers, where buyers and suppliers engage and share information quickly in order to manage risk and facilitate supplier regulatory compliance.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 11, 2023

As we and other business and industry media have noted, there was turnover at the supply chain leadership level in 2022 including the director of procurement. and at corporate headquarters in Irvine, California , and not co-resident and part of daily communications with production operations.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 21, 2016

Flex is an organization that most people on the street have never heard of, yet which produces most of the electronic products and technologies found on store shelves and which power buildings, transportation systems, and a multitude of other technologies.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 16, 2016

This paper explores why forced labor in seafood industry supply chains continues to grab headlines, tarnish brand images, and challenge procurement teams – and what they can do about it. Background. In 2012- 50% of exports came from developing countries. Implications for the Seafood Sector.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hrushikesh “Hrushi” Sager, an internal executive was promoted to lead not only gigafactory operations but operations at the auto maker’s vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California.

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