Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Apple establishing $100M distribution center in Hendricks County. The figure includes Panasonic’s purchase of the remaining 80 percent of shares in Blue Yonder for $5.6 The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring. Truck driving shortage impacting cost of goods.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] The study also found that clearing security accounted for 12% of total delivery time, while riding the freight elevator and looking for tenants’ locations accounted for 61% of overall time.”

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Led by Amazon, the largest ecommerce companies have reset shoppers’ expectations for freight costs and delivery time. For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. Having a top-notch packout solution is especially important for SMBs because inventory is typically their largest investment.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

Whether warehousing, automation, freight, retail or e-commerce, business leaders needed to evaluate and address many or all in order to maintain their supply chains and keep up with the demand, which in turn, was drastically altered by the pandemic. International and domestic challenges of freight amidst COVID-19.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2022

These days, most freight brokers and carriers do not like to see the words “freight audit” in a carrier or shipper’s email. The last thing anyone interested in getting paid is someone digging into the details of their freight bill payment and invoices. What Is a Freight Audit? Do taxes need to be paid?

Negotiating Skills 52

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

Your website and Amazon FBA are just tools for your business. These tools work for everyone the same way regardless of what products you’re selling. The supermarket remains in complete control from the sourcing of the product to pricing, marketing, sales and distribution. First, she had to buy some samples.

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