Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies. Last Friday, Honeywell announced that it was acquiring Intelligrated, a privately held warehouse automation solution provider for $1.5

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February. “P&G

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AUGUST 30, 2021

It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies. Warehouse locations feature up to 90% off of "customer-favorite footwear and apparel brands. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

I write for publications such as the Journal of Commerce and Air Cargo World. The Journal of Commerce has a number of fantastic articles on the current problems, which, btw, date back to last June. Welcome to Rethinking Supply Chains by me, Cathy Roberson. I also do random supply chain projects for folks.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

That includes the acquisition of collaborative warehouse robotics provider 6 River Systems in 2019, and online shipping fulfilment services provider Deliverr in May of last year. The Wall Street Journal report cites a statement from Freightos Chairman CEO , Zvi Schrieber, indicating that “.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. Back in January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had begun “handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead. Intel Buys Mobileye in $15.3

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

Deans ( @dhdeans ) reports, “The online tracking of trailers, containers, rail wagons and cargo boxes is becoming increasingly common in all markets across the globe. The rise of e-commerce has also resulted making warehouse construction one of the hottest areas of real estate and those new warehouses are being filled with robots.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

JDA and SATO Partner to Deliver the Future of Warehouse Management. Fetch Robotics raises $25 million to automate warehouses (VentureBeat). Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. Growing length of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Starting next year, Otto-branded trucks and others equipped with Otto technology will begin hauling freight bound for warehouses and stores, he said. To do so, the company needs to build warehouses and cross-docking facilities near seaports and airports, he said. That’s how efficient the industry is today.”

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Import cargo volume at major retail container ports has been increasing steadily and is on track to meet or surpass last year’s levels. But due to the popularity of online shopping and the rise of free shipping policies, retailers are changing up their hiring plans, staffing more warehouse workers and fewer cashiers and greeters.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). The fallout from Hanjin’s bankruptcy continues, with $14 billion of cargo still stranded at sea. Cargo owners such as consumer products maker Dorel Industries Inc and the U.S. New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Several comments highlighted increasing costs in transportation and labor as well as warehouse space. According to one respondent, “returns take up a lot of increasingly expensive warehouse space and transportation costs are going up.” ” Fourth-quarter expectations are for more returns and higher costs.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. million barrels of oil a day go through the canal, according to shipping journal Lloyd’s. Determine the ideal number of nodes and warehouse service level. Six Types of Warehouses You Should Know About to Strategize Demand Better.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

West coast importers trying to beat tariffs find warehouses short on space. In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said BJ Patterson, chief executive of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics in San Bernardino, CA, told The Wall Street Journal. Cargo thefts down 19% in 2018 but California still leads pack.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 12, 2014

Port security is in the news thanks to the debate over a mandate to scan all containers flowing into the US and ongoing contract talks between the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union and US West Coast waterfront employers. Yet the issue of how to make the nation’s ports more resilient is still being largely overlooked.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. UPS Boosts Saturday Operations To Increase E-Commerce Delivery Speed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This morning, my mailbox was bombarded with the news of tentative agreement of the settlement of the nine-month labor conflict between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility' The ships are getting larger.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . rural vs. city environment, developed vs. emerging countries, inside the warehouse or yard vs. public airspace). Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.”

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2018

Amazon’s Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters (Bloomberg). million for its warehouse robots (TechCrunch). beefs up security of air cargo imports (American Shipper). In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Home Depot Sets $1.2

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The supplies themselves are not the only risks, partners may try to cut corners when it comes to supply chain and warehouse management procedures. The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Hershey is a U.S. Major Disruptive Events.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The supplies themselves are not the only risks, partners may try to cut corners when it comes to supply chain and warehouse management procedures. The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Hershey is a U.S. Major Disruptive Events.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Mexico Takes Over Crime-Besieged Port City ( Wall Street Journal ). What is a warehouse? And what is a warehouse management system? NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012. Global Supply Chains Open Door to Fraud ( CFO.com ). Omni-channel fulfillment is changing the traditional answers to those questions.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

In response to lower inventory levels, PPG consolidated its warehouses with no plans to bring them back. As a result, the company expects "some unfavorable" sales impacts from both its direct supply chain disruptions and production curtailments at some of its customers. Mondays seem to be a good day to publish, so expect that going forward.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2016

Amazon Partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for Cargo Services (WSJ – May 2016). And just last Friday, Amazon revealed Amazon One, it’s first branded cargo plane. Amazon to compete with Fedex, UPS and Alibaba with secret ‘Dragon Boat’ plan, report says (GeekWire – Feb 2016). What are the takeaways?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

The latest example is Walmart “raising its delivery goal posts for suppliers, asking them to deliver more goods on time,” as reported by Jennifer Smith and Sarah Nassauer in the Wall Street Journal. P&G and Wayfair: More Shippers Taking Direct Control of Logistics Operations.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, “Resurgent demand in the long-stagnant industrial sector and a big seasonal boost in e-commerce are pushing more goods through shipping networks on the land, water and air, say operators who expect the strengthening U.S. In-depot / in-warehouse management. GPS tracking and geofences.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

However, their use felt some restraint, and most companies used them to track large-scale shipments, such as cargo containers, reports Claire Swedbery of the RFID Journal. Meanwhile, communication distances of more than 200 feet are ideal for increasing visibility in warehouse operations.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. Finally, the Wall Street Journal published a front-page story this week about the congestion plaguing major U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

When someone selects an item, the display calculates the most efficient path through the warehouse, guides that person to the package, scans it as ‘picked’ into the Warehouse Management System, and immediately directs the picker to the next closest package. The Journal notes that UTC plans a $1.5

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Journal of Commerce, 10.10.2019. In the context of Freightos , the potential is anything from lacking transparency and speed in global freight rates to offline air cargo pricing. But the potential also exists in tracking (90% of the calls to a major cargo airline are “where are my goods”?),

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Rosenau Transport owns 24 facilities throughout four Western Canadian provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba, and offers less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL), flat deck/flatbed, small parcel, and warehousing services. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Peg Brickley and Jennifer Smith at the Wall Street Journal add that NEMF “ran into trouble at the end of 2018, when it lost some major customers [emphasis mine]” and that the company “burned through cash and logged an estimated operating loss of $20.9 Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments. economy and for industry supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Think of it as carpooling for cargo. Track Your Stuff : Keep an eye on your precious cargo with near real-time tracking in the Roadie app. Roadie was launched last month, and according to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, the company has received over $10 million in funding from Square Inc.’s Easy, right?

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Andy Pasztor reporting for the Wall Street Journal : Recognizing the need for quick action, the FAA earlier this year established separate registration requirements for all drone users. The drone is designed to carry organs and lab materials from hospital to hospital, all while keeping its cargo cool.

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