Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of the vehicles sold under the program. I’ve highlighted other case studies over the years.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. New startups and technology solutions have emerged for retailers and other shippers to diversify further.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. The software called Appointment Scheduler 2.0 It is critical to leverage transportation analytics to get the most out of your operation.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 6, 2016

One of the major supply chain management challenges facing businesses today is to understand their cost to serve (CTS) in detail. Application of Cost to Serve can improve EBIT performance by up to 20%. What is Cost to Serve? A review of CTS is often the first step to major supply chain improvement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95 It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. California readies regulations for zero-emission truck fleets.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Sysco indicated that over three to four years, it expected annual cost savings of at least $600 million from improved logistics, supply chain and associated efficiencies. Pooling and leveraging different strengths in logistics management and technology helps each collaborating company to boost performance.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Sysco indicated that over three to four years, it expected annual cost savings of at least $600 million from improved logistics, supply chain and associated efficiencies. Pooling and leveraging different strengths in logistics management and technology helps each collaborating company to boost performance.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Transportation options: Costs and lead times for each available transportation mode. Transportation costs: Freight rates, fuel and labour costs, and other transportation expenses. You may have noted how; interestingly, we drift back to the warehouse/DC location topic when discussing transportation and routing.

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SupplyPike

APRIL 1, 2020

Walmart OTIF is generally calculated by dividing the total number of Vendor Packs , or cases, that are received at the Distribution Center (DC) within the delivery window by the total number of cases ordered. Walmart suppliers are no longer graded on a single OTIF metric, though it is still tracked and available.

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Turvo

JULY 31, 2020

As a result, supply chain leaders must know how the management of a frictionless supply chain must evolve throughout this unprecedented disruption. Supply chain innovations have hit record levels in attempting to meet the demands of e-commerce amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It is that simple.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales over $19 billion, more than 80,000 employees and more than 60 manufacturing and technology research centers globally. Supply chain management was not always a competitive advantage for Whirlpool.

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SupplyPike

DECEMBER 9, 2019

There are a large variety of reasons why Walmart might not pay the full invoice total, ranging from price differences between the invoice and purchase order to invoices being sent for more product than the warehouse received. Deduction Code 24 stands for “ Carton Shortage/Freight Bill Signed Short ”. What is deduction code 22?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news… HighJump Acquires Nexternal. DENSO is Investing in Peloton’s Truck Platooning Technology. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Financial Results. NAFTA freight totaled $96.1

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