Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. Morgan Growth Equity Partners and Index Ventures.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

But regional small parcel carriers have become the real winners from FedEx and UPS’ revenue management strategies. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. OnTrac and LaserShip is getting closer to that goal.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

The adoption of just-in-case inventory strategies by many retailers due to supply chain disruptions also didn't help much. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This platform will eventually allow the purchase of carbon offsets certificates creating a precise path to a net zero strategy. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. Carlos Alberini, CEO of Guess Inc. million or 98.3%

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy. Yellow: Space is getting tighter.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

What’s your primary carrier’s cargo acceptance rate? Gaurav is currently pursuing an MBA degree in Strategy and Operations from the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business. There are many to choose from, depending on the information you need. How much are you spending to move 100 pounds of freight?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Cargo diversion, hijacking and piracy are all concerns. The Tylenol poisoning in Chicago in 1982 was one such case. Cargo theft is mostly done by hijacking the driver transporting the goods. For example, cargo thieves stop hijacking trucks. A popular strategy is a layered defence. Supply chain partners. Crime type.

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ShipBob

MAY 11, 2021

Strategies to build more resilient supply chains. The Suez Canal became blocked, which held up inventory from the cargo on board the ship, as well as other ships that couldn’t go their planned route. 5 strategies to build more resilient supply chains. What it means to have supply chain resilience. Understand your data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. FedEx also plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery, partnering with Elroy Air. Ongoing global supply chain disruptions have many companies shifting supply chain strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order. He lives in Chicago.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

Many retailers and wholesalers are recognizing the need to expand their warehouse networks, so they can locate products closer to customers, compete with Amazon and establish more competitive omni-channel strategies. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Moving forward, Rosie employees will lead Instacart’s business strategy and technology development for local independent grocers. ” Freight rates on the main ocean trade routes are sinking during what is typically the industry’s peak season after cargo owners shipped holiday goods early and inflation dented consumer demand.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year. In that vein, this discount retailer’s strategy is to get closer to its stores and customers. manufacturing facility in 2014.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

<p>Many retailers and wholesalers are recognizing the need to expand their warehouse networks, so they can locate products closer to customers, compete with Amazon and establish more competitive omni-channel strategies. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Google’s 2014 purchase of the British firm Deep Mind for something more than $ 400 million produced a bonanza of publicity earlier this year, when its game playing program whipped a human master of the ancient strategy game Go. Infographic: 80% of Tech Leaders Say Artificial Intelligence Creates Jobs, Increases Productivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. While the strategy has been discussed for nearly a year, Instacart has yet to begin testing it. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. US to detail global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

FedEx and Chicago-based supply chain visibility provider FourKites have partnered to build a global supply chain intelligence platform, the companies announced Tuesday. it will carry less cargo and be able to drive a shorter distance. Under the agreement, FedEx has invested an undisclosed amount in FourKites.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3 That’s all for this week.

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