Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

February 2015 North American Freight Numbers. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. Though Amazon made its name selling consumer goods, its retail operation is covered in red ink. SAP Announces First Quarter 2015 Results.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. As a result, enterprises involved at all stages of getting a product to market faced an interesting 2020.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. percent in North America.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

Manufacturing and business spending were the bright spots during much of 2010, while consumer goods production was almost flat. With operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Penske Logistics provides supply chain management and logistics services to major industrial and consumer companies throughout the world.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trends for Harvey-related rates and freight volumes continue to solidify in the DAT database, but it’s already clear that rates are going to be extra-high on any loads heading into Houston or to metro areas that are just outside the storm zone. DAT offers other tools that can help you to decide where to look for loads.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 15, 2019

I consulted with some of the contacts I’d built at the executive level across North America. As always, we’re seeking out the best talent to fill roles across industries like Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Public Sector and more. At that point, I found myself at a bit of a crossroads.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2017

North America shows promising growth in trade activities thanks to deals between the US and China, South America, and Europe. Cheaper than both air and ocean freight, it takes around 18 days of train travel from China to Europe. The sight is reminiscent of a new Silk Road filled with consumer goods made in China.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Think about the supply chain of virtually every consumer good. Around a 26 percent increase is expected for this trend, significantly in Europe, while onshoring will increase in North America. Keeping all this in mind can help companies enhance revenue by saving on shelf space and freight cost. Shipability.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Think about the supply chain of virtually every consumer good. Around a 26 percent increase is expected for this trend, significantly in Europe, while onshoring will increase in North America. Keeping all this in mind can help companies enhance revenue by saving on shelf space and freight cost. Shipability.

Price Reduction 60

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Most rely on an agency network relationship to move the freight to China only. In fact, it is fairly common to find that more than two or three different logistics parties are actually moving the goods into China, especially in the Tier Two and Tier Three cities. Managing expectations from North America to China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Like many consumer goods companies, Colgate-Palmolive is taking steps to democratize analytics across the enterprise, including through investments within supply chain analytics engineers. As part of this collaboration, WattEV will provide electric trucking capacity to Uber Freight shippers, starting with CHEP.

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