ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

and HOUSTON, Tex. A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation. BOSTON, Mass.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Note: Descartes and MercuryGate are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

”[2] And logistics journalist Josh Fisher ( @TrucksAtWork ) asks, “Have the sinking cryptocurrency markets, which run on blockchain, stymied the buzz around how the technology could revolutionize supply chains? But researchers say big questions remain about how the transformation will unfold.”[2]

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. In contrast, I am always questioning what makes a good decision, how to make better decisions faster, and how new technologies can transform work.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

For shippers, this year’s overly-active hurricane season in the US is raising alarm bells for supply chain logistics operations. Houston, one of the top six freight transportation hubs in the US is still struggling to recover and this affects the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables from the Rio Grande Valley.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 2, 2015

Challenges Supporting the Inbound Logistics to 850 Department Stores Prompted Selection of UltraShipTMS. The Houston, Texas based retailer operates 850 department stores across 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage brands.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Uber to offer free rides to Walgreens for Covid vaccines.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Resilinc has mapped almost 800 factories, warehouses, distribution centers etc. to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. “Even if a supplier’s factory is not flooded, the infrastructure (power, water, transportation, etc.)

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

7, 2017 -- STORD is excited to announce that we are expanding our network adding key distribution hubs in Los Angeles , Pennsylvania , Dallas , and Chicago. 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.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Anheuser-Busch Converts Houston Trucking Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles from Ryder. Radiant Logistics Acquires Trans-NET, Inc. Tune in to Talking Logistics on September 16th as I discuss those questions and more with Doug Kahl and Dominic McGough from enVista (stay tuned for link and other details).

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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has been wreaking havoc in the state of Texas since Friday, August 25th, crippling most of the state, and specifically devastating Houston. The logistics industry is one of the greatly effected. Houston shipping channels and ports at Corpus Christi and Galveston have been shut down.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. Even the most expert logistics professionals struggle in those instances. Instead they are shipped from the vendors to the customer, with possible stops at a distribution center in between.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

After long years of lethargy, there is now some urgency to address some of the logistical challenges businesses are wary of. Shippers should include India in their global shipping strategy by looking into new carriers, routes, distribution centers, warehouses, and customers and planning their supply logistics around them.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 6, 2019

Here in the world of fulfillment services , we have our own version of “Houston,” not to mention our own definition of space.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Mystic Logistics knows. Postal Service distribution facilities across the country. Mystic Logistics' warehouse, located near Trenton, N.J. “Looking at the data right now, I can see that Saturday is the best day of the week to book a truck out of Houston.” What’s the best time of day to secure capacity?

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. But what does that mean for industry employment?

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Trucks, warehouse space, and logistics services are needed in Florida, Georgia and even Texas, and they may be required soon in Massachusetts or New Jersey. Brokers and carriers can learn about immediate needs at American Logistics Aid Network ( ALAN ) which provides a handy map and list of aid requests.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

A problem in procurement can impact manufacturing and logistics and planning, but often these dots are never connected, so there never emerges a cross-functional approach to working on them. This mechanism must be driven not simply by external impacts, such as floods in Houston or explosions in Tianjin.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Bill H: “We have two trade zones in Oklahoma and Houston, and are under construction to produce one in Corpus Christi. Overall, we anticipate that in the next 10-20 years China will be a huge powerhouse, and what they are doing to rock the logistics supply chain from China into Europe will lock in many trade routes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We were long-hauling from Florida to Houston last week, and now we’re talking about going from Houston to Florida,” said Andy Milton, senior vice president of supply for Mansfield Oil in Gainesville, Georgia. Those same truckers may be making the long haul back to Florida to resupply the same tanks they emptied. “We

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

Are there any plans to change the distribution model? His completed projects include industrial and office master plans, spec and corporate office buildings and distribution, and assembly and manufacturing facilities. Your company may be planning on expanding in cold storage products in the future.

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