Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

According to sources, the incubator is not about tackling the challenges of today’s capacity crunch. Amazon has spent years cultivating its logistics network to move items around the world as fast and as cost efficiently as possible. The post Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

However, capacity remains loose around the country, as many trucks remain idle. We expect cross-industry reopening, combined with produce season, to marginally tighten capacity on a regional level in pockets around the country in the coming weeks. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Midwest Logistics. Southeast Logistics.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Most states across the US have opened for business in some capacity. reopening, combined with produce season , to continue to tighten capacity regionally in the coming weeks.?? . Logistics? ? . We expect rates in these markets to fluctuate week to week b ased on capacity and demand. . Midwest Logistics ? .

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It is also my go-to example when I try to explain supply chain and logistics to my kids. “Do ’s Kentucky Distribution Center] explained that the multi-temperature truck keeps costs down by allowing one truck to be used for various products, cutting down the number of trucks needed to deliver an order.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

The growing company began selling clothes under its own name, it procured a distribution center in Kentucky, and venture capitalists started to take notice—leading to at least $40 million in funding. Investing in the wrong kind of logistics. For many of today’s startups, outsourcing logistics and fulfillment is a no-brainer.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

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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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. Premium freight capacity improves. Of those, General Electric brought 1,900 jobs to New York, Ohio, and Kentucky to produce industrial batteries, lightbulbs, and appliances. Professional time and travel for international business is costly.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“As the logistics industry faces extraordinary pressures, maintaining a culture of compliance is more critical than ever. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The article seems to imply that the robots will help to alleviate this capacity problem. Other than the robots, what other ideas do you have for how Amazon could relieve the capacity problem? People familiar with the matter said the Kiva robots have been deployed at warehouses in California, Kentucky and Texas, among others.

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