Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times.

Inventory Reduction 92

Inventory Reduction Inventory Sourcing Strategies Retail 92

ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 97

Logistics Network Optimization Software Forecasting Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 97

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17 As a percentage of sales, shipping costs rose to 12.5% The new facility is the second for the company, which opened its first CCSF on April 18, 2012, in Chicago, IL. from 10.9%

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Predictive Analytics Software 0

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Security Supply Chain Strategy Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Supply Chain Network

JULY 27, 2011

In addition to operating the largest green fleet in North America, Purolator has implemented a number of environmentally friendly initiatives, including a strict no-idling rule for its drivers, environmentally responsible packaging and a route optimization program that reduces overall distances travelled by vehicles.

Third Party Logistics 101

Third Party Logistics Logistics Network Optimization Software Sustainability Logistics 101

DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The bankruptcy of the world's 7th largest container carrier, Hanjin Shipping , has led to shippers re-adjusting inventories in the past couple of weeks in order to avoid stock-outs as we head into retail season. Chicago, 2. Those previously unplanned shipments have brought about a surge in demand for trucks in Los Angeles. Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 0

Los Angeles Cargo Shipping Columbus 0

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2023

Rob is Group Director, Planning & Logistics at Coca-Cola North America. In the case of OTIF, for the vast majority of shippers and their customers today, the actual quantity of goods shipped is a mystery until the truck shows up at a facility and gets unloaded. He lives in Chicago.

Real-time Visibility 183

Real-time Visibility Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 183

DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. Over the past month we’ve seen rates fall from Chicago, Columbus and Dallas. Rising Rates. Seattle is the closest U.S.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles St. Louis Cleveland Seattle 70

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Matt has led high-impact teams that implemented logistics strategies and systems at P&G, Nestle, Kraft, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Tyco, Argos and Nokia across North America, Western Europe and Latin America.

Inventory Management Software 223

Inventory Management Software Inventory Management Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 223

DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2016

due to the fallout from the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy. Rates and volumes held steady in Chicago and Atlanta , which were numbers 2 and 3 for load posts, but demand was way down in Texas. Rates are based on DAT RateView , with $28 billion in lane rates, updated daily, for 65,000 point-to-point lanes across North America.

Fresno 70

Fresno Sacramento North Carolina Freight 70

ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Because Russia and Ukraine are leading exporters of grain, wheat futures in Chicago rose by almost 6% to $9.26 Accenture ). McKinsey ).

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Walmart wants to send people into your house to stock the fridge — even when you’re not home (Chicago Tribune). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. Target Restock leverages Target’s store network to get digital orders packed and shipped swiftly. [It]

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software North America Logistics Supply Chain Network Software 0

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. The Staten Island facility, known as JFK8, is Amazon’s largest in New York and now has the distinction of being the first in the US to unionize by voting in the Amazon Labor Union.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 206

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Demand Planning Software 206

CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 22, 2017

Intermodal Shipping is Growing and the Railroads are Ready | Transportfolio. Tight truckload capacity usually means more intermodal shipping. Railroads across North America are heavily investing capital in their intermodal offerings—and have been for the past five years. Intermodal shipping visibility. The shipper.

Shipping 34

Shipping North America Supply Chain Planning Software Container Tracking 34

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 36

Logistics Network Optimization Software San Francisco Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 36

FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Chicago, Illinois. They could now offer things like one- or same-day delivery on certain product lines and improve sales conversion rates by offering free shipping. Los Angeles, California. Edison, New Jersey. Indianapolis, Indiana. Dallas, Texas.

Indianapolis 28

Indianapolis New Jersey Los Angeles Seattle 28

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs for winning the World Series after going 108 years without a championship. Probably the same guy who predicted it 23 years ago, Michael Lee, who wrote in his 1993 high school yearbook , “Chicago Cubs 2016 World Champions. More Pain Ahead for Ocean Shipping (WSJ – sub. Cubs vs Indians.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Predictive Analytics Software United Kingdom 0

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.” You can work as much or as little as you want.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 100

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

Old Dominion also provides household moving services, white glove services, and trade show shipping as part of their expedited division. With the deregulation of the trucking industry in the 1980s, Old Dominion extended its service area into Florida, Tennessee and California and also started serving the major markets of Chicago and Dallas.

North Carolina 100

North Carolina Puerto Rico Virgin Islands North America 100

FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. Chicago, Illinois. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indianapolis is a staple in supply chain operations because of its central location and proximity to Chicago. Here are the top 10 most popular cities for fulfillment centers in the United States.

Indianapolis 11

Indianapolis New Jersey Indiana Los Angeles 11

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

President Biden signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act. FedEx and Chicago-based supply chain visibility provider FourKites have partnered to build a global supply chain intelligence platform, the companies announced Tuesday. FedEx in the news: FedEx invests in FourKites to build intelligent supply chain platform.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Predictive Analytics Software 40

FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

</p> <blockquote><h3>Retailers have started popping-up fulfillment centers across North America. They could now offer things like one- or same-day delivery on certain product lines and improve sales conversion rates by offering free shipping.</p>

Indianapolis 46

Indianapolis New Jersey Los Angeles Seattle 46

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. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 254

Logistics Network Optimization Software South Africa Logistics New York 254