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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

As might be expected, it’s news of the joint-venture plant that is attracting attention, especially since the companies announced the plant would have an estimated annual production capacity of approximately 300,000 units, will require a total investment of approximately 1.6 By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S.,

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. Zipline Logistics works with every Menards’ preferred carrier and is continually sourcing capacity from its extensive retail-specialized carrier network.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. You may need to pay more to attract capacity. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Source: “Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation & Logistics,” Jason Mathers, EDF, Ryder Innovate 2014. Managing Carrier Capacity in an Improving Economy. Is tightening capacity a short-term trend or the beginning of a new normal? Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

billion has been raised from an initial public offering, with corporate strategy aiming to focus on acquiring adequate manufacturing capacity and demonstrating capability and actual delivery of designed vehicles to the market in order to garner a first-mover advantage in the EV market segment. Thus far, $13.7

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Analytics Leaders Discuss the Internet of Things

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Management teams and employees are providing enhanced value to customers by combining internal data warehouses with IoT sources to support order optimization, pricing, and capacity decisions,” C.H. Robinson Director of Finance Mike Meier noted while moderating the Supply Chain Analytics portion of the forum.

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Optimizing Ecommerce Warehouse Costs: Spend Less, Gain More

ShipBob

In the case of rentals, the business will pay a fixed monthly fee for using the storage space regardless of whether you use the full warehouse capacity. They had a 30,000-square-foot warehouse in Florida and a 35,000-square-foot warehouse in Indiana, totaling 65,000 square feet of storage space.