The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2024

About AJEX Logistics Services AJEX Logistics Services , founded in 2021, is a Saudi Arabian logistics leader with a presence in the UAE, Bahrain, and China. Middle East Focus: Their expertise lies in Middle East ecommerce distribution and industrial solutions, with a strong presence in the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Higher labor costs and lower package demand resulted in fourth-quarter sales and 2024 guidance that missed analysts expectations. Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. After registering a 9.3

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The EU has started to work on charting out a plan for that transition, but other large markets like North America and China will likely not follow them in 2024. Land Transportation Evolution I was visiting family in Panyu, China recently and was absolutely amazed at the transformation that has taken place on China’s roads.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Within its supply chain initiatives, the company is also focusing on environmental sustainability, leveraging technology like digital watermarks embedded within packaging (invisible to the human eye) that is detectable by recyclers to increase the accuracy of plastic sorting and automate processes. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2023

United Parcel Service (UPS) reported a less than expected decline in revenue in the all-important Q4-2022 holiday fulfillment quarter after the carrier delivered fewer packages than expected. Domestic package segment but declined 8.3 Reportedly, average daily package volume fell 4.5 billion, amounting to a 2.7 billion, down 17.9

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Schedules were quickly disrupted and capacity shifted to China – Europe and North America lanes to accommodate the longer voyages. Before Freightos, Joyce served as CCO and MD Asia at Visualead, spearheading its role in the smart packaging industry. She’s also held executive positions at Optimix Asia and Digital River.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 2, 2024

China based online retail marketing and platform provider Alibaba is expanding its U.S. package delivery services capability. According to a published report by the South China Morning Post , this program has come in the light of facing increased competition from online sites Temu and Shein which are both fulfilling products for U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. China accounts for about 12% of global trade. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains. At the end of April, over 500 ships were awaiting berthing space at Chinese docks.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 7, 2017

This week’s guest blog is from Marvin Magusara, who contributed insights into an area often maligned… packaging! The role of packaging is an important contributor to total cost of ownership, as it also impacts cube on trucks, inventory storage, product safety, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The smart package program also aims to improve the customer experience by slashing the rate of packages placed in the wrong delivery vehicle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

the daily delivery of packages to our homes). FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith, famously said “Information about the package is as important as the package itself.”. From that perspective some changes have been clearly positive (e.g. fewer commuting miles driven), some largely neutral (e.g.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

In two recently published scientific papers , an international team of scientists offered the strongest evidence to date that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in animals at a market in Wuhan, China. So how did an African pangolin end up in a food market in China?

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SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Why is final assembly being done in China and not in the EU or Canada? Why is packaging being done in Eastern Europe or Mexico and not in China; and why not in Northern Europe or Canada, where the consumers are located? Warum findet die Endmontage in China und nicht in der EU oder Kanada statt?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 2, 2022

A second plant was opened in Hangzhou, China, to manufacture and package products for that market. In the podcast interview, Mike and Joe discuss what it takes to manufacture Mary Kay products and distribute it to millions of Mary Kay Beauty Consultants worldwide. The company’s primary manufacturing plant is in Dallas, Texas.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

While China stands out as the largest producer of clean energy in the world, it is also the largest polluter in terms of green house gas emission. For logistics managers, packaging is likely the closest area of influence they have to move the sustainability needle. Can packaging have less weight? Can products take less space?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In a recent scientific report published in Natureportfolio, researchers in Australia showed that just over one in ten fish packages sold to customers in Australia are likely displaying the wrong fish species. They did this by looking at the label on the package and then running random DNA tests on the meat inside.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drones for More Efficient Package Delivery. Google’s parent company) subsidiary named Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. billion pounds.

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. More than 25 retailers have listed slots for sale in their packages in the weeks since the new UnDigital service website went live. billion pounds.

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Ever wonder what its like to be a package shipped by FedEx? China Supply Chain Council. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To. Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Dictaphone Parcel from Lauri Warsta on Vimeo. Christopher Sciacca. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. February (4).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

per package during the first surcharge cycle. per package, will begin October 3 and run until Jan. Additional handling charges are imposed when a package does not conform to FedEx’s processing profile and must be handled differently than others. Contrast this with China which has built out 800,000 across the country.

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 20, 2022

No Sign of Freight Recession Yet.Telsa Workers go Back to China Factory, and Stay There. USPS to Slow Some Package Deliveries US Manufacturing Output again Strong in March.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 21, 2019

Drones in supply chain will presumably have high impact on industries that rely on package delivery. With drones that can fly up to 15 miles and deliver packages under five pounds to customers in less than 30 minutes, the company is hoping to increase the efficiency of the package delivery process for its Amazon Prime Air customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Further reported was the building of a new production site in the southern city of Hyderabad , along with a silicon carbide fabrication plant and packaging facility for Foxconn ’s semiconductor business unit. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

One of your product components, custom battery tabs, are being shipped from China. Sustainable packaging. The use of sustainable packaging is another effective method to make your business eco-friendlier. Fortunately, there are various eco-friendly packaging materials available. For instance, say you are based in Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. Shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops, are likely to face delays if China’s Covid-19 lockdowns persist. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Partner with a 3PL can help you find capacity where and when you need it, such as tapping regional parcel carriers and re-thinking packaging strategies. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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QAD

APRIL 16, 2024

In response, UPS and other industry leaders are embracing “China Plus” programs, diversifying their supply chain networks to mitigate risks and enhance flexibility. From right-sizing packaging to optimizing transport efficiency, companies are increasingly prioritizing ESG considerations as integral to their operations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

A good starting point is minimising packaging and choosing environmentally friendly materials for parcels, labels and void fill. Innovations are flooding the market, from cornstarch packaging, to biodegradable packaging peanuts, to air pillows made of recycled materials. How can it be done?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

They write, “The logistics industry first started to take form when Marco Polo traveled to China on the Silk Road. His detailed written record paved the way for future traders and merchants traveling between Europe and China. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

While it seemed years away, this week the first “pilot” drone delivery took place, delivering a small package in the UK within 13 minutes of order time. mile for delivering a 5 lb package. to ship a 5 lb package the full distance from Shenzhen to Los Angeles. But drone delivery comes at a price – an estimated $0.22/mile

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2018

Both are aggressive investors inside and outside China. The duo sprang from the same era, the late 1990s, when China was discovering the Internet, and for years they built giant businesses more or less out of each other’s way. Yet as they’ve grown, each inevitably has begun to encroach on the other’s turf.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2022

After shocking its investors with fiscal Q1 financial performance , the essential headlines for the latest reporting were declines in revenues and profitability amid added declines in package volumes, especially with the FedEx Express business unit. Reportedly, total average daily package volumes declined 10.2

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Resilinc

AUGUST 17, 2021

One result of the polymer supply disruptions has been a shift in thinking about inventory levels: many companies dependent on polymer supplies are no longer comfortable in operating on just-in-time (JIT) inventories and taking a cue from China. In China, building up inventories is a trend that predated the pandemic.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

Many of the electric devices/sensors that are applied to smart packaging use the global interconnected network called the Internet of Things. The system enables smartphones to read the NFC tag on packages and allows the operator to read the information needed (Hou, 2016). NFC Technology and Augmented Reality in Smart Packaging.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Reportedly, the EU recently approved a nearly $1 billion incentive package for the planned German facility, while Canadian and Quebec provincial government subsidies of upwards of $2 billion are part of a planned facility in Montreal, Canada. The Company currently expects to break ground in the first half of 2024

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