Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. Here are the top five reasons you need a transportation sourcing solution: 1.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

based Alabama and Georgia production facilities. Moeller Maersk in conjunction with the reporting of Q3 quarterly financial performance announcing that the company will cut more than 10,000 jobs amid a current surplus of shipping vessels, sharply lower freight rates and contracting levels of shipping demand.

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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. We’re looking for alternative components in terms of manufacturers. The new pool, to be known as SACP 3.0,

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The freight market is making a rapid recovery as outbound volumes have increased and stayed at several-year-highs over the past several weeks. The source for this increased volume comes from the economic reopening following shutdowns, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as agricultural output, which is peaking in several regions.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Inventory not only ties up working capital, which has its own cost that can impact the bottom line, but it also occupies space which costs money, requires handling which costs money and, when a warehouse’s storage is over-capacity, it creates inefficiencies in the workflow around the warehouse, which again will cost money.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 13, 2023

Background In a mid-January posting, we alerted our readers to reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives had departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. There are further planned factory shutdowns to help boost capacity for consumer vehicles.

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