Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. the company said Tuesday. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem. It’s kind of silly.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It is difficult to overstate the challenges the semiconductor shortage is causing for companies in almost every industry—especially automotive. Companies that are entirely dependent on semiconductors will see some levels of allocations and constraints essentially for the long term.”. year on year. And that may not be soon enough.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Express freight is typically handled by one company (like DHL, UPS or FedEx) that handles the entire shipment lifecycle, with shipping from door to door in under five days. Steve Jobs famously purchased the entire available air freight capacity along key Asia-US routes to ship the first iMac prior to holiday season. Kuehne + Nagel.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

To help your company keep total costs in check, this blog will dig into the fundamentals behind GRI shipping increases, what a GRI surcharge is and a few other things to know. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. This also helps with budgeting for unexpected costs to ensure your finance team isn’t caught off guard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Hershey Chief Executive Officer Michele Buck said those issues, along with the company’s focus on meeting demand during non-holiday periods, would lead to a likely shortage during Halloween, but added that sales will still top last year. The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. Apparently, warehouses are full.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In order to beat competitors and serve customers, more and more companies are adopting cutting-edge warehouse automation technologies to digitize their supply chain. Your company cannot rely on its stock levels nor react to unexpected shortages or delays in a timely manner. Compare this to a real-time inventory control solution.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In order to beat competitors and serve customers, more and more companies are adopting cutting-edge warehouse automation technologies to digitize their supply chain. Your company cannot rely on its stock levels nor react to unexpected shortages or delays in a timely manner. Compare this to a real-time inventory control solution.

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