Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Further reported was that Pratt had plans to add engine overhaul repair capacity to address durability issues before the severity of the specific HPT disk problem became clearer. Reports had indicated that that the government of Canada agreed to subsidies of upwards of C$13 billion over a ten year period in order to land this investment.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

So, it’s important you’re up to date on the latest regulations to avoid your freight being held up. Policy 12 created a white and blacklist of manufacturers and suppliers. and Canada customs best practices. The next key subject to address is importing PPE into the United States and/or Canada. Importing PPE into Canada.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Many factors must be considered before choosing an outsourcing provider; this article focuses on transportation and warehousing activities commonly outsourced by manufacturers. This concept is not new and has typically been associated with freight forwarders specializing in transportation modes such as an ocean or air carriage.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Optimized trucking capacity : Technology companies like 10-4 are optimizing capacity usage, closing the loop between truckers, shippers and brokers. [ 10-4 Systems , @10_4systems ]. Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

The company that began as one man, one truck and one dream has grown to a fleet of 165 satellite-equipped tractors and 625 air-ride van trailers, servicing the 48 contiguous states and Canada. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

The company that began as one man, one truck and one dream has grown to a fleet of 165 satellite-equipped tractors and 625 air-ride van trailers, servicing the 48 contiguous states and Canada. The dilemma required the company to partner with year-round, temperature-controlled capacity to transport the product. Download Now »

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot this year, with two major acquisitions completed in recent months ( Descartes acquired MacroPoint and Trimble acquired 10-4 Systems ). The lines between Amazon, USPS, FedEx, and UPS have been blurred for some time, and they will remain so moving forward. Transportation at Steelcase.

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. This was a noted challenge for major U.S.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. Leverage manufacturers and their network.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2021

These issues include diminished trucking capacity due to the driver shortage and a substantial increase in spot rates for the capacity that does exist. Chief among these shippers are manufacturing companies that are calling North Carolina home in greater numbers. and Canada. September 2021’s volumes are down 1.9%

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

Business and supply chain focused media reports already point to increased supplier and manufacturing investment in regions such as Mexico, Eastern Europe, India, Vietnam and other regions as responses to added supply network resiliency or agility. A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 31, 2020

You can rest assured your business remains up-to-date with the latest developments in technology, manufacturing, and logistics. A quality 3PL provider like BR Williams will treat your freight like it’s our own. Find a third-party warehousing provider with integrity and honesty. Now that’s white-glove care. Request Quote.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

Manufacturing in Brazil. After the intense investment in infrastructure to support the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, along with the recent “Brasil Major” initiative, Brazil is an emerging powerhouse rich in natural resources and with a strong focus on manufacturing and the supply chain. Other Important Industries. percent in 2017.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 17, 2020

Manufacturers make toilet paper based on those demand signals in a very predictive manner. The majority of toilet paper sold in North America is manufactured in North America. As it is the manufacture of toilet paper is a highly automated process with relatively few employees required to oversee such an operation anyways.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Carriers Will Lower Rates But Keep Many Others.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 22, 2021

In Canada July 1st is a national holiday. Bastille day in France, July 1st in Canada, Diwali in India, the Sumidagawa festival in Japan, Guy Fawkes night in the U.K., Fireworks are largely manufactured in China , providing 99% of your back yard fireworks and 70% of professional fireworks. One of those things is to celebrate.

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PINC

JANUARY 5, 2021

Lazer Spot is the only national provider of these services for more than 100 blue chip manufacturers and retailers at 400+ locations across the U.S. and Canada. Collectively, the company moves 25 million trailers annually with its 1,600 power units and 3,000 employees. To learn more, visit www.lazerspot.com.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. Carriers with trailer pools are also striving to get more loads per tractor, which in turn increases available capacity.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Freight volumes (demand) and active supply (trucks, drivers, trains, and containers) seek balance, but often fall somewhere across the balance spectrum. Carriers accepting freight strategically. Carriers with trailer pools are also striving to get more loads per tractor, which in turn increases available capacity.

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RFgen

AUGUST 21, 2019

In addition, truck manufacturers will need time to design, modify and manufacture hauling vehicles for autonomous operation. Transfer-hub: Under this model, autonomous trucks will haul freight across long distances on interstate routes , from exit to exit. What are these technologies? This wave is predicted to begin after 2027.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9 higher than in October of last year and 0.7%

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RFgen

AUGUST 21, 2019

In addition, truck manufacturers will need time to design, modify and manufacture hauling vehicles for autonomous operation. Transfer-hub: Under this model, autonomous trucks will haul freight across long distances on interstate routes , from exit to exit. What are these technologies? This wave is predicted to begin after 2027.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2015

This improvement tripled battery storage capacity (almost equaling lithium ion) A few marketplace knee jerk reactions occurred. Hearing aid manufacturers needed an affordable light weight battery to create a comfortable unit. Author information George Spiller I am a mechanical engineer who has worked both in Canada and the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. More than 1,500 of the rings have arrived at more than 130 stores, Walmart Canada said in a corporate blog post. The rings are “one of the first pieces of wearable technology to be deployed by Walmart Canada,” the company said.

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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The advantage of a ‘pull’ system, over more traditional push based manufacturing, is that we only produce what is needed when it’s needed. Millennials are not as keen to join the profession since it pays marginally less than farming and manufacturing jobs. Not exactly the ideal working conditions to attract new skilled workers. .

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Flexibility, in particular in manufacturing, is an important skill that when implemented well can produce long term efficiencies and robustness to the supply chain.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 26, 2020

On Wednesday, March 24, Transport Canada issued a COVID-19 Hours of Service emergency declaration. Immediate precursor raw materials-such as paper, plastic or alcohol-that are required and to be used for the manufacture of items in categories (1), (2) or (3). This declaration covers the identical 8 conditions that the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. Liquor stores in Canada pull Russian products from shelves. E2open acquires Logistyx Technologies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The retaliatory tariffs from Canada, Europe, China and Mexico include not only steel and aluminum but a wide variety of other products including agricultural products and consumer goods. While the tariffs are meant to create more domestic jobs do the domestic industries even have the capacity to increase their share of market?

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Freightera

JUNE 1, 2022

Freightera’s enhanced quoting engine makes the largest freight rate inventory in North America more accessible for businesses struggling with lack of transport availability and high prices. All-inclusive fixed-cost online freight quotes at Freightera now load faster and more reliably, allowing users to interact with them right away.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Consider these acquisitions from the past few years: PinPoint (August 2018) : “a leading provider of fleet tracking and mobile workforce solutions based in Canada…PinPoint helps its customers collect real-time location information on trucks and mobile workers using technology, including Geotab (telematics) and SkyBitz (trailer tracking).”.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0. Con-way Freight Announces 2013 General Rate Increase. Freight Shipments Fell 1.2% provides greater flexibility in establishing how the freight is presented to authorized carriers, and the amount of visibility carriers have into the progress of the auction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

All in all, I think this was actually better than a lot of people expected, given how quickly capacity sold out, and how much e-commerce volume was expected this holiday season. UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. According to ShipMatrix, the on-time delivery rate for UPS was 97.6

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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. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. Fruit and vegetable shortages in Australia. Lenovo’s innovative sustainability work with Maersk.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Yet the freight surges that many of us have been accustomed to seeing at this time have been noticeably absent. For multiple reasons, spot market freight volumes and rates have been trending down for most of 2015 -- van rates since March, and flatbed and reefer rates since June. PMI Sectors Produce More Freight Than NMI Counterparts.

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