Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Volume is climbing more steadily and is down just 6-7% year-over-year, which is up from last week’s levels. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Midwest Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. For those unaware of just how long the Ironman is, it consists of a 2.4 And I did; we both did actually.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Even as the market softens from last year, carriers continue to strategically accept the freight that allows them to have more revenue generating miles and hours because this leads to more loads per truck (essentially creating capacity), greater pay for drivers (if they’re paid per mile), and ultimately a higher profit.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Even as the market softens from last year, carriers continue to strategically accept the freight that allows them to have more revenue generating miles and hours because this leads to more loads per truck (essentially creating capacity), greater pay for drivers (if they’re paid per mile), and ultimately a higher profit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And to buy multiple tickets with the same numbers in the hopes of winning more money just seems so over the top. The man visited Brothers Liquors on Old Fort Road in Fort Washington and bought 15 identical tickets for the same Pick 5 drawing and ended up hitting the jackpot, winning $50,000 per ticket. 11 release.

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Veridian Solutions

MARCH 25, 2020

According to the Washington Post , Brexit would create a break among its trade-dependent partners, including Ireland. The fears of how the global distribution landscape would change following Brexit were founded on the uncertainty that the referendum created. What’s the Risk of Brexit in the Global Distribution Landscape?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As shipping costs, and capacity constraints for home delivery during the week leading up to Christmas, more and more retailers are looking to drive consumers to the store rather than online. So while online deals will still drive a lot of holiday traffic, retailers are betting big on in-store shopping for last minute orders.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

I was trying to come up with something witty to say, but then I came across this article by Rebecca Burns, deputy editor of Atlanta Magazine , with a title that says it all: The Day We Lost Atlanta: How 2 lousy inches of snow paralyzed a metro area of 6 million. In other news…. Trucking Leaders React to the State of the Union. Now it’s 2014.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times. The project aims to increase the country’s total shipping capacity by 60% by building four new international port terminals and modernizing nine existing terminals.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 31, 2020

Late last week I read the results of a recent University of Washington modeling study , that identified the nature of the shortages that we are likely going to see in the next several weeks. Several projects have sprung up in the face of the dire shortages of hospital supplies. the elderly), and other relevant inputs.

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Multichannel Merchant

JUNE 6, 2022

Walmart said the first facility, opening this summer in Joliet, IL, outside Chicago, will feature an automated, high-density storage system from Knapp, a provider of AI-driven warehouse and robotics and automation that will double both the storage capacity and number of orders processed. topline gain that beat the analyst estimate.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. Nobody freaks out about a robot vacuum in the house; they don’t like doing the job anyway, and they’re happy to have time for something else. But what does that mean for industry employment? Management is the X factor.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

Bennis, a pioneer in the contemporary field of leadership studies, once stated, “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains, “A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.”

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I have been in Intel for a very long time, more than thirty years. Intel’s just a tremendous company — one of the best to work for, and it’s also been fascinating for me to work in the area of trade. So it’d be great for folks just to hear: as you oversee trade, what is the scope of that organization?

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

I have been in Intel for a very long time, more than thirty years. Intel’s just a tremendous company — one of the best to work for, and it’s also been fascinating for me to work in the area of trade. So it’d be great for folks just to hear: as you oversee trade, what is the scope of that organization?

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). At the time I was still in grad school rounding up my degree in a non-related field. The ability to forecast in different time buckets. Read More ».

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

Through just six months of 2019, approximately 640 trucking companies went bankrupt, according to data from Broughton Capital LLC. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points. At the same time, the Celtics finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. This is not just about commutes,” Buttigieg said. It seemed like a run to the Stanley Cup was inevitable.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 17, 2020

Urban density also supports faster emergency-response times, better hospital staffing, and a greater concentration of intensive-care beds and other health-care resources.” In time, more affordable rents could attract more interesting people, ideas, and companies. the people who actually make cities function).

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Miah Hammond-Errey ( @Miah_HE ) writes, “The exponential growth in data combined with increased computational power and storage capacity has enabled advanced analysis and is driving a new kind of social change.”[6] ”[1]. Whitler’s point may be obvious; nevertheless, it’s important.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it. It takes half the time to set-up (three weeks vs. three months) and costs a fraction of the traditional solutions because there are no long-term commitments or service fees. The additional capacity is helping them compete with Amazon’s delivery speed and improve customer satisfaction.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 5, 2019

A couple of years ago at the First Annual Enterra Solutions ® Cognitive Computing Summit, I asked the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, Director of the Ethics Initiative at The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, to address the topic of ethics as it relates to artificial intelligence (AI). Should we care?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Technology writer Dennis Scimeca ( @DennisScimeca ) explains, “Just like manufacturers that failed to switch from manual to automated processes during the Industrial Revolution found themselves obsolete, so it goes with the digital era. One of the megatrends that has been driving manufacturing for over a decade is digitization.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. So there are multiple obstacles to overcome this time of year. Holiday shipping time also bring customers that ship primarily for this season.

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Tailwind

MAY 27, 2016

He first asks if he is going to go ‘schizoid’ But after some time he settles in – and who could forget this line. Trying to solving the excess capacity conundrum in a way that uses free-market principles and avoids a centralized planning approach that would be akin to using a hammer to relieve your headache.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2015

I’m short on time this morning, so let’s go straight to the news that caught my attention this week: . Resilinc Launches New Solution for Supplier Capacity Management. FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies. an alcohol-delivery startup operating in Washington. .

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. Add to that, the fact that the winter holidays are occurring during the time of year where the weather is already affecting a large portion of the country.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. So, again, just to sum it up. But things like real-time GPS, instant pricing, etc., So software allows us to be more competitive, more predictable.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 29, 2016

I was traveling from Northwest Arkansas airport (XNA) back home to Washington Reagan (DCA) and this alert put me into panic mode because I had to be at my home office for an important customer call the following day and knew there were limited flights available. Now, I had to figure out how to still make that possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It’s hard to believe that Halloween is just five weeks away. A number of companies are looking to woo consumers with low-end devices priced for challenging times. Lower fees, no wait times, are top reasons for grocery pick-up. The technology will help the retailer detect low-stock or out-of-stock products in real time.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

At the same time, supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of vital parts and components, and retailers such as grocery stores faced challenges keeping items like toilet paper, hand soap and sanitizer and disinfecting wipes on their shelves. Maintain a culture of compliance, even in times of crisis.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, PA and in Washington, DC from March 4, 1799, to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams’ presidency. What makes this Congressional recess importance is the fact that it was the last time the US capital was located in Philadelphia. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

You might not be able to get seed money or Series A funding from a venture capital firm for your idea, but backers on Kickstarter or Indiegogo could give you just the leg up that you need. Crowdfunding has given entrepreneurs and inventors greater access to startup capital. Kickstarter Fulfillment. Billion in economic impact!

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Before we kick this off, I would like to just get a sense of who’s in the room and do just a quick show of hands if you work directly in the field of retail operations in some capacity. Anyone who has no direct experience with retail but just found this topic really interesting? So, we just do denim.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company also increased its use of third-party logistics providers and effectively created a network that could be optimized tactically at any given point in time. The only way Intel could find to make supply chain cost reductions was to bring this cycle time down and therefore reduce inventory.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The order states that you leave Missouri with the 5000 kilograms, drop 2000 kilograms in New York, then head towards Atlanta and drop around 1800 kilograms there and finally, the remaining 1200 kilograms need to be dropped in Washington. Certainly, Yes and that is, filling up the wasted capacity. . See a problem there?

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Ergo, the most effective way that we found to safeguard against delays in the supply chain having a knock-on impact on our business is to have a reasonable level of buffer stocks on-hand at all times, rather than trying to mitigate issues we couldn’t realistically have foreseen after they’ve arisen.

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