Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Truckers gridlocked at U.S.-Mexico Mexico line as border agents moved (Reuters) Global trade growth loses momentum as trade tensions persist (WTO) Shipping Comes to Terms With $50 Billion Clean-Fuel Bill (WSJ – sub. Mexico Border Crossing Delays.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. LLamasoft Launches Data Services to Provide Reference Data for the Supply Chain Design Community. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The UPS tech uses historic data and machine learning algorithms to assign each location a “delivery confidence score,” which is rated on a one to 1,000 scale. So while online deals will still drive a lot of holiday traffic, retailers are betting big on in-store shopping for last minute orders.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 2, 2022

Operating over a private, 140,000 mile network stretching across the far reaches of North America, AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube. AAR Twitter.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2016

Mexico offers a skilled and affordable work force. Offshoring offers manufacturers many supply and labor benefits, but it can also present supply chain logistics management obstacles. Some companies have found success by nearshoring to Mexico instead of going with traditional options for offshoring facilities. Ford is a U.S.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2016

Mexico offers a skilled and affordable work force. Offshoring offers manufacturers many supply and labor benefits, but it can also present supply chain logistics management obstacles. Some companies have found success by nearshoring to Mexico instead of going with traditional options for offshoring facilities. Ford is a U.S.

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crisp

JULY 12, 2023

With timely data, companies are able to make informed decisions and react quickly to continuously changing market dynamics, ensuring they stay agile and responsive. Reshoring refers to bringing manufacturing operations on US shores, while nearshoring involves relocating operations to nearby countries like Mexico or Canada.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2014

As we head off for the holidays, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. Again, thank you for making this another fun and rewarding year on Talking Logistics. The Growing Importance of US-Mexico Trade (1,326 views). 1,422 views).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A supplier in Mexico mixes up two similar parts. Ethereum shares some common features with Bitcoin, including how it’s mined by computers and codifies unique data that can be used to track everything from transactions to an exchange of goods (more on that below). Supply chains are messy. Blockchain in Supply Chain Can Help.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2018

administration, and after a lot of back and forth negotiations between the US, Mexico, and Canada over the past year, a new agreement has been reached which is set to be signed soon. How will these changes impact companies, particularly those that trade with Mexico? It turned Mexico into a manufacturing country. What’s changed?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure Team raised $58,706 this season — a new record! Simply put, without your support, this audacious dream I had three years ago to form a logistics cycling team to support JDRF wouldn’t have come true. Data Science In Walmart Supply Chain Technology (Medium).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

And that is why on November 3, together with my Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure teammates, I will be riding 100 miles in support of JDRF to help us find a cure. This year’s ride will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Or I can just wing it and go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. Cloud Logistics Announces Record Revenue, Growth and Innovation for 2017. From Mexico to the U.S., Location data — which I call the “Where?” I’ll let you guess which option I took this morning.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2015

As you read this, I’ll be flying back home from Mexico City where I presented at the Logistic Summit & Expo 2015 , arguably the largest supply chain and logistics event in Mexico. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2015

Institute for Supply Management data indicated that growth in production, orders, and inventory slowed in January…January 2015 freight shipments were up 5.6 Coincidently, Kent was my guest on Talking Logistics this week where we discussed Market Fluctuations in Oil and Gas Industry: A Catalyst for Supply Chain Improvement.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

20 Years of Highway Data Shows Roads and Bridges Aren’t Crumbling ( Reason.org ). Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Mexico trade. According to the press release: Con-way Truckload today derives 35 percent of its revenue from shipments destined for or originating in Mexico.

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TMC

JUNE 1, 2016

But they also present some difficult logistics challenges, such as inadequate, traffic-clogged road systems. In Mexico City, for example, some 60% of the city’s nanostores maintain only one to two days of inventory. How Megacity Distribution Models Are Changing Urban Logistics.Connect. Solutions at hand. Sophisticated modeling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

For example, it can look like imports from China are cheaper than the same goods imported from Mexico if a company is not relying on analysis produced by an advanced global trade system. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. No other GTC functionality has a better return on investment than these tariff scenario engines.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

For example, the editorial staff at Material Handling & Logistics note, “When it comes to digital maturity, the supply chain and logistics industry are lagging.”[1] 2] Despite these protestations of sluggishness, a lot of exciting things are happening in the logistics arena. Logistics in the Digital Age.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? Hurricane season threatens to disrupt activities across the eastern seaboard and along the Gulf of Mexico. United States Business Logistics Costs fell by around 4% to end up at an estimated$1.56

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. One of my predictions for 2016 was that cross-border e-commerce would become the next frontier for shipping and logistics growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The data is quite extensive in terms of scope and activity levels. Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. The abstract notes that the research paper “ documents that shifts in the pattern of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Commenting on the March data, Timothy Fiore, Chair of ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee indicated in-part: “ Demand remains at the early stages of recovery, with clear signs of improving conditions. From our lens, the data points to India. The 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® reported a March value of 50.3,

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2015

All this talk about Cuba, however, sparked a question for me this week: Where does Cuba rank in logistics? The answer, according to the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index (LPI) , is near the bottom of the list. Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. Source: World Bank. Stay tuned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

In Belcorp’s case they have four factories located in Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador. Logistics can be a challenge. But most fundamentally, a company must be data driven. LLamasoft helped accelerate the Belcorp’s ability to make data-based business decisions that span across the corporation.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 11, 2014

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. A case study based on a catastrophic flood that struck the city of Villahermosa, Mexico in 2007 provides a real-world application of the model.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2023

The data further points to added warning signs that strongly suggest added contraction in the quarter to come. Further indicated was that only 10 out of 29 nations for which June data was available experienced a production increase, 7 of which were in Asia. product demand volumes.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

We have also seen US companies relocating their manufacturing plants to the US, Mexico or other close countries from China or other Asian countries. It can also increase manufacturing speed and improve process efficiency by immediately processing high levels of data. Some companies are setting up bilateral supply chains.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

We have also seen US companies relocating their manufacturing plants to the US, Mexico or other close countries from China or other Asian countries. It can also increase manufacturing speed and improve process efficiency by immediately processing high levels of data. Some companies are setting up bilateral supply chains. Cybersecurity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Written by logistics leaders who are practitioners in their respective companies, it aims to stimulate thinking on how shippers or BCO’s could view business continuity and risk in the current environment. We can observe this quite clearly in the growth experienced in countries like Vietnam, India as well as Hungary and Mexico.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

RPM said it will use its third-party logistics capabilities primarily to cater to original-equipment-manufacturer suppliers and customers, aggregating data across the vehicle life cycle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Marijuana is legal, at least from a state perspective, in 21 states as of this writing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2024

This eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse to be visible in the provinces of Canada since February 26, 1979, the first in Mexico since July 11, 1991, and the first in the United States since August 21, 2017. It will be the only total solar eclipse in the 21st century where totality will be visible in Mexico, the U.S.,

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Locus

MAY 2, 2023

When it was first launched in 2019, Mexico-based Jüsto was an e-grocery platform that wished to disrupt the consumer industry and become Latin America’s favorite supermarket by 2030. Currently, they have operations in Brazil, Peru and five cities in Mexico: Monterrey, Guadalajara, Queretaro, Puebla and Mexico City.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Manufacturing and retail transformations, technology disruptions and digitalization of data have redefined the roles of distributors and third party logistics (3PLs). Below are 5 disruptions shaping the digital transformation in distribution and logistics. Digital Transformations in the Manufacturing and Retail Industries.

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