Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

UPS posted record quarterly earnings on Tuesday and forecast 2022 revenue above expectations, driven by higher shipping rates and e-commerce demand, sending shares of the logistics giant up 7 percent before the bell. The new technology includes lighter grids, more efficient robots, and robotic arms able to directly pick products.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Understanding the state of holiday shipping and learnings for the next peak season means realizing that rates are always going to jump-start near Halloween. Any conversation about the state of holiday shipping would be incomplete without discussing ocean freight congestion and shortages. Ocean Freight Shortages Abound.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2018

DHL Supply Chain introduces end-to-end supply chain visibility platform. 3Gtms Partners with 10-4 Systems to Expand Visibility for In-Transit Freight. So Many Visibility Platforms, Yet So Much Blindness. Kroger will automate warehouses with Ocado’s help (CNN Money). I’ve been an industry analyst for almost twenty years.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

Here are just a few pain points that are increasing transportation costs: Container shipping headaches. The ocean shipping industry might finally be righting itself, but shippers are still aggravated with issues. Freight industry executives are cautioning their customers to expect even more price increases for shipping this year.

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

More Resources Home April 9, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Freightos Air Index rates out of S. Prices to N. America and N.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 18, 2022

Since logistics intelligence sources data directly from freight systems in real-time, filling in the gap between your real-world logistics and your supply chain management strategies, it becomes easier to use that information strategically. What’s Happening: Shipping Disruptions Continue. Freight shipping costs are climbing.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The current set of supply chain disruptions is being set off by a combination of COVID cases and energy disruptions in manufacturing hubs around the world, labor shortages, lack of capital infrastructure investment, misaligned transportation resources ( a lack of containers, ships, and trucks), and surges in consumer demand.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

More Resources Home April 2, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America and $3.31/kg kg to Europe this week.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Transport optimisation considerations dictate that warehousing is used at the end-point of a transport system to amass enough products for a full load for the subsequent transport system. Technological Advances and Benefits. Information technology allows the WMS to talk to other systems in the organisation.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 30, 2020

The Defense Production Act has been invoked to meet PPE demand in the United States. Medical testing companies are scaling to meet unprecedented demand. Every day, I am working with the ThroughPut team to help increase output or reduce operational expenses, depending on each customer’s own demand situation.

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EazyStock

MARCH 11, 2019

Supply Chain 24|7 reports that up to 50 percent of labor resources at a fulfillment warehouse are often dedicated to the picking-to-shipping process. Otherwise, look into your cycle counting practices and your labeling system. A WMS is a critical tool for optimizing any warehouse operating at scale. Where could it improve?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8% Walmart is expanding its commitment to drone delivery with the addition of Wing, an on-demand provider powered by Google’s parent company Alphabet, as one of its partners.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Long Beach shipping expanded 29% during the same period, such that the two ports now account for 37% of the US market since the pandemic, more than double the share of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the closest competitor. This makes the LA Port a particularly vulnerable factor in global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. For the specific routing of Shanghai to New York , the index was $11, 531, reflecting a six percent decline. . Shipping Transit Timeliness.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. To cope with the unprecedented backlog of inventory at ports, penalty fees became a tool to address these issues. For example, at the Port of New York New Jersey (NYNJ), port officials announced a new penalty feels for empty containers with lengthy dwell times.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For that reason, these new distribution hubs are strategically positioned to serve our customers near the Ports of Los Angeles, New Jersey/Pennsylvania, and Chicago. A STORD customer can confidently ship their product to any major port with our ability to store the product within miles of its final destination.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Frustrations revolved around the tragic history of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft including flawed engineering design decisions related to the aircraft’s flight control system. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Labor Groups Call for Better Warehouse Working Conditions in New Jersey (WSJ – sub. Amazon will start penalizing sellers who ship unsafe packages to its warehouses, like leaky chemicals and unmarked aerosols (CNBC). Wise Systems Raises $7 Million in Series A Funding to Transform Delivery Operations.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2019

state of New Jersey. The resulting coalition introduced a new fiscal policy that includes more spending on government and public investment, which will increase household consumption and investment. The increased demand for goods and services should further reduce the unemployment rate. With a total area of 41,543 sq.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. In March 2018, Belkin was acquired by Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd.

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Multichannel Merchant

JUNE 21, 2019

for merchants on its ecommerce platform, many with physical stores. Through its partners, Shopify has access to fulfillment centers in California, Georgia, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. It also integrates with WMS systems through an extraction layer in the SFN app. “We

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There are many factors in determining a freight shipping price. We’re here to help you figure out the right questions to ask when you’re looking for a freight shipping quote. A common question we get asked is how much it costs to ship a certain weight from A to B. Here are the right questions to ask to get a good deal.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I’m no fan of Big Government, but there are some cases where a system-wide view is much more efficient than a localized, distributed view. In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. The Ebola outbreak is another case in point.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That’s why I welcomed the opportunity to share my predictions for consumer and food packaging in 2024 in a recent Packaging Technology Today article and have some more thoughts to unpack here. New Jersey: Beginning this year, all regulated containers and packaging products must meet new standards for recycled content.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 30, 2020

The Defense Production Act has been invoked to meet PPE demand in the United States. Medical testing companies are scaling to meet unprecedented demand. Every day, I am working with the ThroughPut team to help increase output or reduce operational expenses, depending on each customer’s own demand situation.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. There is also not much discussion (if any) about the systems approach or the concept of total cost.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

On-demand fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. Edison, New Jersey. On-demand fulfillment can be particularly useful for high-growth eCommerce retailers looking to test and expand into new markets, offer pop-up promotions, and improve customer delivery promises. Atlanta, Georgia.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 31, 2018

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 31, 2018

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

This new Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) rule amendment aims to reduce incidents involving containers on board ships, because incorrect declarations of the weight of packed containers is often a contributing factor. Surging demand for weighing services and products may cause bottlenecks. Analysis: How Bad Is It?

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

Reject rates from drivers have passed last year’s lows and do not show any sign of slowing down as volumes pick up with demand. Outbound Chicago is tightening due to an increase in demand. Northeast Logistics—Outbound Volume from New York . Midwest Logistics—Outbound Tender Volume from Illinois.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 11, 2019

I’ve seen all sizes and shapes, from several thousand to several million square feet, with every level of infrastructure you can imagine, housing and shipping products from nearly every industry you can name. In my role, I get to visit a lot of warehouses. But others are changing the game. In fact, some can be fully deployed in just weeks!

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Edison, New Jersey. Edison, New Jersey. Pop-up fulfillment is an old idea with a new twist. Today, technology exists that makes this process on-demand. They could now offer things like one- or same-day delivery on certain product lines and improve sales conversion rates by offering free shipping.

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