Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 2, 2022

AB5 Protests Crush Oakland Port Operations. Thirty years ago, the Postal Service devised a postage reselling program to offer small companies the opportunities for discounted rates that were otherwise limited to large-scale companies. Trucker protests continue nearly a month after the CA AB5 labor law went live.

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Stord

MARCH 31, 2019

Two of the major rail companies that operate in the area – BNSF Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad -- recently announced that they had brought several subdivisions back online. A terminal operator at the Port of Oakland is implementing hybrid yard cranes to improve air quality, per a recent press release.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2015

Big Companies Pay Later, Squeezing Their Suppliers ( New York Times ). Extending payment terms to as much as 120 days is the most common tactic large companies are using to benefit at the expense of their suppliers. By pushing out payments to suppliers to three and four months, companies have more cash for any number of projects.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

A National Retail Federation report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of organized retail crime in the past year. The report found that 92% of companies surveyed had been a victim of ORC in the past year and that 71% said ORC incidents were increasing.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Hanjin is the world’s seventh-largest commercial shipping company, and it’s struggling to find the money to unload its ships. Those two markets have benefited from harvests in August and September, but last week's volume may also include ocean freight from the ports of Tacoma and Oakland, respectively.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

This strategic shift in the industry requires that companies expand outside of the largest or most obvious markets to establish new facilities in their expanding warehouse network. But there are many other areas around the country that move companies to their customers and provide a number of other advantages.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

This strategic shift in the industry requires that companies expand outside of the largest or most obvious markets to establish new facilities in their expanding warehouse network.</p> But there are many other areas around the country that move companies to their customers and provide a number of other advantages.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. Over the past 20 years, the company has built a network of 52 offices with over 1,000 employees throughout Europe. The company will offer the HighJump® Supply Chain Advantage suite to customers in the region. Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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Supply Chain Action Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Back in 2011 (see – told you I was old) the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “competing on analytics”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. That means you have to know everything you possibly can know today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. Alphabet Inc.’s

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

Is there any known capacity coming online from the steamship companies to cause a change in delays? The most likely impact if AB-5 stands is asset-based trucking companies will add brokerage services or company drivers. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. 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. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. imports from Asia are still overwhelming some of the nation’s biggest ports, especially in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland. to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. And 25 miles north, Intel Corp.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Our LTL company has regained its footing,” Stotlar continued. the parent company of Con-way Freight. “I He joined Con-way Freight in August 2008 from sister company Menlo Worldwide Logistics. He subsequently earned his MBA from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. About Con-way Inc. — Con-way Inc. Con-way Inc.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To date, our volume has concentrated around ports and major cities with our top volume in cities like Oakland, California. These hubs will serve to compliment our already existing nationwide network of facilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Earth Day roundup: companies announce sustainability goals. USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. Walmart’s Canadian stores are now outfitting some of their workers with a ring-mounted scanner that the company says helps them fill online grocery orders faster. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 25, 2015

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s baseball season again! That means you have to know everything you possibly can know today.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). New Target COO’s headache: Too few goods to keep shelves filled (Reuters). Google Express Plans to Shut Down Its Two Delivery Hubs (Re/Code). Postal Service Tries Hand as Fishmonger, Grocer (WSJ – sub. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8%

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This has led to companies taking on new warehousing at a frenzied pace to perform eCommerce fulfillment, which is a space- and labor-intensive operation that requires a large warehousing footprint. The battle for warehousing space has led companies to stray further out from their traditional territories.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Almost all companies that I speak with are ecstatic over their e-commerce sales, but readily admit that the growth in e-commerce does not offset the decline in brick & mortar stores. This divide will only increase as we enter the make-or-break time period of Q3 2020 and Q4 2020 – as we have never experienced a “COVID Black Friday.”

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. It does not anticipate a quick return to normality. percent dip in goods from China and a 6.5 percent slump in exports from Europe.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 22, 2016

While the rates would be about 4% cheaper to go this route rather than through Oakland, it would also take 11 days longer. Trucking companies will have opportunities, but will need to have business development activities and an adequate supply of drivers for new routes.

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Locus

MARCH 30, 2023

All it took Billy Beane from Oakland A’s to break the myth that more money can win more games was data. Investing in advanced analytics helps your companies manage these high volumes of shipments flexibly and efficiently. You can easily relate to the movie that was inspired by this book- Moneyball.

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TransAudit

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For one thing, different companies involved in the shipping process levy different fees. What one company refers to as “detention,” another company might call “per diem.” The locations that make up the top five are New York, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and Savannah. Rates aren’t standard across the board.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 13, 2023

Your sourcing logic goes as follows: Minimize number of shipments, then Ship closest to the customer, then Pick location with the highest inventory As a result of this logic, your fulfillment system sourced and fulfilled the order from a store in Oakland, CA – on the other side of the country. The reason? The repercussions are obvious.

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

While the labor strikes are over, fears of continued unrest are leading some shipping companies to avoid West Coast ports. The Port of Oakland, on the other hand, posted an increase of 8.7 To get back on track, the Port of Oakland announced that they are hiring 400 more workers to ensure the speed and efficiency to customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma. LA and Long Beach account for the majority of west coast port volumes, approximately 75 percent of the volume (LA, Long Beach, Oakland, and Seattle-Tacoma) in September 2021 – the most recent month on record. Yup, LA and Long Beach are Critical.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 22, 2016

The 2002 Oakland A’s, who set baseball’s record for longest winning streak with the sixth-lowest paid team in the major leagues, used new statistics to disrupt baseball and set the stage for data-driven revolutions in many sports. Curry and the Warriors should remind us that unless more U.S. Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, MO. . Using one of the specialty Mexican-based 3PL’s that focuses on U.S. can actually be treated as U.S.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

To meet growing demands and ensure the efficient delivery of their products, companies often turn to third-party logistics providers. Picture this: An enterprise collaborates with a third-party logistics company while continuing to operate its captive fleet.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 20, 2022

While port congestion and supply chain dysfunction have added to the causes of inflation, AP News quoted Biden as saying, “There are only nine shipping companies, nine, N-I-N-E, major ocean line shipping companies who ship from Asia to the United States. These companies have raised their prices by as much as 1,000%.”

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I am impressed by how ThroughPut’s AI can analyze all the existing disparate data systems of any company to accelerate both cash flow improvements and profitability. This is the holy grail of the finance world where quality-of-earnings meets quality-of-operations. About ThroughPut Inc. ThroughPut Inc.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

My first job ever was through an Exploring Leadership program where I was a public relations intern with the Oakland Raiders. I find it so fascinating and inspiring to hear from the founders of some of the most successful companies in the world about their journeys to success and challenges faced. Determined, optimistic, tenacious.

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Tailwind

JANUARY 4, 2017

In sports I lean more to Al Davis, the now-deceased owner of the Oakland Raiders, who once said. And remember, he came late to the game and tried to turn around a company that was on a big slide already. If anything he provided the folks at the company with a softer landing than they might have had otherwise. Just Win Baby!”.

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