The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Wood pallets used for export shipments also contain an unhealthy level of formaldehyde due to fumigation, posing an unnecessary health risk for cargo handlers. We can demonstrate how companies can “go green” and clean up their supply chains by adopting cargo moving equipment that is environmentally friendly, recyclable and, cost efficient.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. In partnership with Lufthansa Cargo, DB Schenker launched the first regular carbon neutral cargo flight connection in history, saving around 174 metric tons of conventional kerosene each week. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. supply chain.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The stores and warehouses are full, and it’s time for the shopping to begin,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent. Ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.76 That was a 2.3% decrease from the record-setting 1.8

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Clear Spider

APRIL 18, 2023

Green Warehousing Uses a warehouse management system (WMS) to optimize warehouse layout and operations, reducing the amount of energy consumed by order fulfillment. Proactively switching to greener practices increases a company’s investment attractiveness and decreases regulatory risks imposed by new government policies.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Communicate goals, objectives and policies to your suppliers, whether it is around a code of ethics or more specific goals per segment. Additionally, higher levels of theft and shortages of truck drivers, shipping containers, warehouse space, cargo pallets and inspection officials can all compound delivery delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Venues outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area would allow small numbers of spectators, and the policy for the Paralympics will be decided next month. This new policy applies to any and all contracts awarded to provide production material for new vehicle projects. It will be interesting to watch the games unfold in silence.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

To maintain e-commerce logistics, one must follow the inventory management, order placement process, storage or warehouse, backend, and front-end management of the e-commerce platform. The return policy . The return policy may not satisfy the end-user and may cause loss of the customer on their goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. The report authors noted that continued inventory congestion has driven inventory costs, warehousing prices and overall aggregate logistics costs to all-time high levels. and Warehousing Prices (90.5)

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

In this system, space is shared by all of the cargo on one truck. You can save money by: Stop paying for unused cargo space. Reduce your warehouse costs. LTL shipments can contain one to six pallets, cases, large bundles, or other units for loading that still leaves space for more in the freight carrier’s cargo.

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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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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Maybe it’s a dress, pants or shirt, regardless, most of us have done this thanks to the ease of online ordering and relaxed returns policies. Several comments highlighted increasing costs in transportation and labor as well as warehouse space. What happens to those returned items depends on the business.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Among the over 10,000 small businesses on Freightos.com , the world’s largest digital freight marketplace, many are small eCommerce businesses who use Freightos.com to ship directly to Amazon FBA warehouses and other fulfillment solutions. How does this help importers? How does this help importers?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

They can affect manufacturing, warehousing and transport. This covers security policies, threat awareness, security training, exercises. Cargo diversion, hijacking and piracy are all concerns. For example, warehousing security has increased. Cargo theft is mostly done by hijacking the driver transporting the goods.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

transportation modes, inventory deployment, and policies) by balancing the trade-offs between customer service requirements, assets and costs. The Forbes team explains, “Decades ago, trucking, rail and sea cargo began being tracked by satellite via telematics, and versions of electronic driver logs have been around for nearly 20 years.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. This week, Walmart Walmart GoLocal, the retailer’s delivery-as-a-service platform, has teamed up with air cargo technology and logistics solutions company SmartKargo to expand its delivery capabilities for retailers and e-commerce companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

An eBay representative said in a statement that while the company encouraged cookie fans to support their local Girl Scouts, the resale of the cookies did not violate the platform’s policies. pounds of cargo in a hold with about 1,800 cubic inches of space. The company’s latest drone, the X-drone, carries about 7.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. If the rooftops of American warehouses were all bedecked with solar panels , these buildings would generate enough solar energy to power almost 19.4

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

On August 26, 2014, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reached a tentative agreement on terms for health benefits, subject to agreement on the other issues in the negotiations. The post Market Update: Transportation Industry News appeared first on Transportfolio.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2015

On February 20, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced their tentative five-year contract. West Coast ports can now resume full operation, it will take months for trucks to clear the cargo backlog. While their 29 U.S. This post is credited to Steve Raetz.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

It appears that ports on the US West Coast are back in full swing after a protracted labor dispute delayed cargo worth billions of dollars and caused untold reputational damage to the companies caught in the crossfire. And no industry has ever been able to win the struggle against technological development and corporate flexibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. ports,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “As

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

US challenges Canada’s dairy policies. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. They’re looking at it and they’re saying, is cargo available? s CargoNet.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Arrange Cargo Transport. The International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) basically define the responsibilities and risks that buyers and sellers assume when the goods make their way from the seller’s warehouse to the buyer’s warehouse. For a fee, they will transport your goods from the manufacturer to your warehouse.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 25, 2022

As part of the strategy, it is expanding its overseas warehouse network, from 30 warehouses spanning one million square meters to over two million square meters. According to Cainiao, Chinese SMEs can pre-stock their goods in these overseas warehouses, allowing 90% of cross-border orders to be fulfilled within 72 hours in 100 cities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Arrange Cargo Transport. The International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) basically define the responsibilities and risks that buyers and sellers assume when the goods make their way from the seller’s warehouse to the buyer’s warehouse. For a fee, they will transport your goods from the manufacturer to your warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. The airport is equipped with huge cold storage warehouses where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines employees are preparing for the surge in vaccine cargos that will need to be flown around the world in ultra-low temperatures. Walmart scraps shipping minimum for subscription service.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2018

The Problem: Full Truckload Carries Less Risk, So Shippers Forgo Cargo Insurance Risk exists in all transportation modes, and failure to consider risk in full truckload shipping is a poor strategy that will result in loses. This includes purchasing freight or cargo insurance.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We answer all these questions and more – including how inventory management software will help you manage your supply chain for your freeport warehouse or factory. London policy makers conceived the idea of freeports as a means of extending Britain’s commercial empire and to ruin the rival Dutch trade economy.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No topic is off the table, and with most posts written by Ashley Boroski Mendoza, the blog offers insights into the current state and possible outcomes of global trade practices and policies. The More Than Shipping blog is a comprehensive resource for shipping trends, supply chain planning, project and specialized cargo and more.

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

To maintain an e-commerce platform, a business person must look into several operations like inventory or warehouse management and logistic management. As per the report, the congestion gets delays, delays in cargo services, along uncertainty in custom services. Return Policies.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 10, 2023

Movement of cargo seemed to come to a halt. TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation. Compounded limited storage issues at yards and warehouses. What once worked now fell apart.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. In addition, the terminal operators changed policies for chassis ownership which complicated unloading. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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