Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. GlobalData’s job analytics database tracks daily job postings across multiple industries, including consumer goods. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

November 8, 2022 — Evans Distribution Systems , a full-service third-party logistics provider for warehousing, transportation, fulfillment, value-added, and staffing solutions, welcomes Scott Vanderpool as its newest Warehouse Operations Manager. MELVINDALE, Mich., Elliott facility in Detroit.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cross docking is an option to consider if you’re thinking about ways to streamline your supply chain – it’s a popular distribution system for fast-moving consumer goods, but can be used in a variety of other industries. The goods are sorted and transported to their final destination. Why is cross docking used?

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

February 14, 2023 — Evans Distribution Systems , a full-service third-party logistics provider of warehousing, transportation, fulfillment, value-added, and staffing solutions, introduces Leslie Delekta as the Director of Customer Solutions. MELVINDALE, Mich., Delekta has been with Evans since 2016.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They handle activities like warehousing, distribution, and transportation for other businesses. In supply chains handling chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or food products, COAs are crucial for quality assurance and regulatory compliance. If you add some more in the comments section we’ll add to the list and see how big it grows.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

They wanted to know, “ How was the market affecting the chemical supply chain?” DuPont as a chemical supplier to the market sits four-to-five levels back in the supply chain with extreme demand latency (about six months) and high volatility of the true market demand signal due to the bullwhip effect.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. Evans currently employs more than 600 associates and operates over two million square feet of space in Michigan and across the U.S.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. Evans currently employs more than 600 associates and operates over two million square feet of space in Michigan and across the U.S.

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Unleashed

MARCH 9, 2021

For example, industries like transportation and logistics, technology or consumer goods will focus more on supplier collaboration. Traditional heavy industries, such as oil, gas, chemicals, and advanced materials will navigate major cost challenges resulting from a significantly reduced demand. Warehouse space utilisation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

This is a key differentiator and vastly different to the principles we know today of relational software in rows and tables and traditional data warehouse approaches using ETL where processing data requires movement. In contrast, it took the average chemical company or automotive supplier five-to-eight months.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods. to Australia are wrestling with a shortage of chemicals used in X-rays, while real-estate projects are held up by delayed materials. Hospitals from the U.S. Hospitals from the U.S. ” Consequences of Chinese Lockdowns.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Consequently, logistics management became a prominent business practice, with organizations privately investing in their own transport fleets and warehouse assets and employing staff to run them. In this article, outsourcing will refer specifically to transport and warehousing functions.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

However, health concerns related to this chemical have initiated new regulations. Then in 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment officially added BPA to its list of chemicals that are known to cause reproductive toxicity. Insights on Production.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

However, health concerns related to this chemical have initiated new regulations. Then in 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment officially added BPA to its list of chemicals that are known to cause reproductive toxicity. Insights on Production.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

This is a lesson the consumer goods industry learned decades ago because of a highly competitive market and varied product portfolio. Companies in asset-intensive industries like chemicals also recognize the need for a proactive, flexible approach to product and process innovation. Or they presumed what the market wanted.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

corporate/executive manager with a transportation/warehousing company with 36-40 years of experience, living in the North Central region and earning $137,000. “My import/export manager with a chemical manufacturer with 26-30 years of experience, living in the Middle Atlantic region and earning $68,000.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Just think about it, we are discussing touchless orders, lights-out warehouses, autonomous transportation for delivery, and prescriptive actions taken by intelligent robots. It’s exciting to solve a consumer goods need with something that worked for a chemical company.

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RFgen

JUNE 12, 2025

Example: A consumer goods manufacturer cut overproduction by 25 percent after integrating real-time point-of-sale data into its planning engine. Inventory : Idle Materials and Finished Goods Stockpiling raw materials or finished products creates storage, insurance and handling costs.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

At its core, demand planning is the function of producing the demand plan, e.g. the operational sales forecast that drives manufacturing and/or the replenishment of product into a store or warehouse. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Common examples of finished goods inventory include: Fast-moving consumer goods Electronics Clothing Healthcare products Homeware Vehicles Retailers will typically refer to finished goods as merchandise inventory.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Content Summary: Chemical conglomerate BASF, according to Gartner’s analysts, is piloting the use of augmented reality to visualize real-time performance in one of its factories, with the aim of increasing efficiency and safety. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. 1a56a7e8-24e3-47af-b890-46fa1a7073fd. DataTable subpages.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Steve Hainey is an international speaker who has had over 20 years’ experience in global multi-site supply chain planning for Fortune 100 & 500 manufacturing companies of retail consumable goods, chemical materials, and medical device products.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JUNE 15, 2017

For Dow Building Products, the best warehouse solution was to think outside the box – literally. This business unit of Dow Chemical Company supplies builders of commercial and residential buildings with a wide range of insulation products.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 27, 2019

This is especially true for warehouses with their constant vehicular movement, heavy foot traffic, and the in-and-out flow of goods. Avoid and minimize the occurrence of workplace mishaps by following our 7 safety tips for warehouses. The biggest issue with workplace and warehouse safety is ignorance, budget and complacency.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. The industry planning team expertise lags the consumer goods, and hi-tech industries. Be a good shipper. In Table 1, we share the Supply Chains to Admire 2019 analysis. Recommendation.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

exports consists of industrial supplies and equipment, chemicals, fuel oil, petroleum products, resins, plastics, and non-monetary gold. The final third of U.S. These are also commodity segments in which the U.S. is a long-standing leader in production. This is a global requirement. Final Thoughts.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

Retail Walmart faces unique tariff challenges due to its heavy reliance on imported consumer goods. This shift promises resilience but requires significant infrastructure investment — ports, warehouses, and rail networks must expand to handle localized trade. Technology will play a pivotal role.

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