Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. And now on to this week’s logistics news. East Coast. 18 to $3,860.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

shale or Iran, for example. Those shipments need to go by Ocean or the more expensive Air mode if ship berths can’t be found. In the US, for example, natural gas accounted for 40% of total utility-scale U.S. “Supply concerns may also spur oil stockpiling activity, which supports prices.”. electricity generation in 2020.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

For example, inflationary costs, lead time variability, conversion rates, etc.) Through work with Georgia Tech, the supply chain team can affect 70% of market capitalization in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Note in Liam’s example that only 22% of the turn items are forecastable through conventional means.

Supply Chain Planning Software

QAD

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Its borders consist of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Syria, and the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas. Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels. Its latest constitution was adopted in 1982. Manufacturing in Turkey.

Turkey

Stord

DECEMBER 6, 2022

25, 2019 — The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, announced STORD as one of its Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies. ATLANTA, Jan. TAG will recognize honorees at The Summit 2019 event on Feb. and globally. “The

Supply Chain Software

PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Following on its heels was Georgia-based Ready Trucking, which had 108 power units and 91 drivers. Significant detention times at shipping and receiving facilities can create a number of challenges for trucking operations, including interruptions to otherwise tight schedules and inefficient use of equipment and labor.

Transportation

CargoBarn

JUNE 3, 2022

Worldwide container shipping and the supply chain as a whole have felt the reverberations from the “Shanghai Shutdown.” state of Georgia, for example, 10 percent of the freight imported through its port in Savannah comes from Shanghai, said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch. In the southern U.S.

Georgia

OptiProERP

JANUARY 8, 2020

For example, a customer might contact you with a revised deadline or a rush job. Haven Manufacturing of Brunswick, Georgia is a full-service design and manufacturing company that specializes in the production of machinery and equipment for the metal tube processing industry. Can you turn it around in time? Customer Story.

Manufacturing Procurement

BlueYonder

JULY 11, 2023

One example is seafood: we could have seafood that is caught in the North Pacific that is brought to the U.S. Another type of seafood can be shipped in a container from the U.S. over to Asia for example, where they further process seafood into a consumer-packaged unit and then it is shipped back to the U.S. for storage.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

According to the Flat World Global Solutions staff, “Labor deficits, raw material shortages and e-commerce businesses driving up demand are all leading to increased shipping and transportation prices.” For example, the price to ship a container skyrocketed. For example, the price to ship a container skyrocketed.

Supply Chain Software

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If a location is low on stock, you will incur poor service levels or will need to ship from a more distant inventory location at a much higher cost. The downside is transshipping costs – the cost of picking, shipping, and receiving goods internally. Georgia Tech Study at Dell. Inventory balancing. MIT Study at Boston Scientific.

Boston

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. Identify global trade opportunities.

Cost Reduction Strategies

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. Identify global trade opportunities.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

Transportation

RFgen

APRIL 25, 2016

FreightWatch, a shipping management company, reported U.S. A Georgia Tech study found a single problem with the supply chain can cause a company’s stock to decrease by 8 percent , according to Bizjournals. The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. Protecting the Supply Chain. No matter the price of the cargo, a theft will cost a business.

Pharmaceutical

RFgen

APRIL 25, 2016

FreightWatch, a shipping management company, reported U.S. A Georgia Tech study found a single problem with the supply chain can cause a company’s stock to decrease by 8 percent , according to Bizjournals. The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. Protecting the Supply Chain. No matter the price of the cargo, a theft will cost a business.

Pharmaceutical

American Global Logistics

MARCH 10, 2023

2023) INTERMODAL SHIPPING: “ Intermodal shipping means moving a product from one point to another while keeping the product in a single container. TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Whether it is a retailer ordering new stock from a supplier or a CPG brand replenishing raw materials, buyers want their products quicker and with lower shipping costs. the Wall Street Journal, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, American Shipper, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and the Technology Association of Georgia.

Supply Chain Network Software

Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. For example, moving a semi-trailer from Montreal to LA. Interviewed by Eric Beckwitt, Founder and CEO, Freightera.

Supply Chain Planning Software

6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

It’s also very efficient, meaning it will allow your employees to process more orders on a hourly basis with virtually impossible odds of shipping the incorrect products to your customers. For example, with partially completed formats for counting, barcode readers, make inventories on specific dates, etc. Steven Osborn.

Cost Reduction Strategies

6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This strategy particularly applies to international shipping, where rates vary wildly. Establishing relationships with reliable shipping companies will allow you the freedom to count on them to charge you the correct rate for the country you’re delivering to. Once you have set it up, have them collected, shipped and delivered.

Cost Reduction Strategies

GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. energy costs have dropped.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia sit squarely in the storm’s path. It is now closed at the start of a busy shipping season as companies prepare for holiday inventory builds. While ships on the water are moving to other ports, this will put a strain on the US port system that is struggling with capacity issues.

Optimal Sourcing

EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The sentence comes as a result of the late 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak linked back to PCA plants in Texas and Georgia. What can you do when you have a supplier who knowingly ships a contaminated product ( the infamous “Just ship it” email ) and falsifies documents? How can you protect yourself from this type of risk?

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2020

Examples include difficult-to-pronounce names such as scandium and lanthanides, but what’s more important is where they are used. Molycorp, a key producer in the 1980s, and other companies shipped their oxides to China for refining and value-added production into metals, alloys, and magnets. What are Rare Earth Elements?

Manufacturing Procurement

Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. The ship blocked all transit throughout the Suez Canal for six days in March. The Peak Shipping Season Grew Even Longer. Play throughout the 2021 year of above-average shipping needs revolved around peak season.

Los Angeles

Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 3, 2022

As the megaship was transporting freight through the Suez Canal, winds in the area pushed the ship ajar. The ship blocked all transit throughout the Suez Canal for six days in March. The Peak Shipping Season Grew Even Longer. Play throughout the 2021 year of above-average shipping needs revolved around peak season.

Los Angeles

Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Costco, have resorted to chartering ships to deliver goods. That throughput is fixed in nature.

Los Angeles

Freight Waves

JULY 1, 2025

If you’re based in Charlotte, there’s no reason to be chasing loads out of Indiana unless you’ve mastered the Carolinas-to-Georgia-to-Tennessee triangle. Know who ships what, when, and where it needs to go. Real-World Example — Three Trucks, One Lane, Full Control One of the fleets I work with runs three trucks—all dry vans.

Price Reduction

Freight Waves

JULY 6, 2025

Real example: A carrier in Georgia ran reefer out of Atlanta. Whether your driver (maybe it’s you) can deliver consistent service. It exposes every strength—and every hole. If you can’t squeeze margin from one truck, what makes you think adding two more will solve that?

Cost Reduction Strategies

Freight Waves

JULY 26, 2025

A two-truck fleet in Georgia found one driver was logging 30 minutes of drive time daily as on-duty by mistake. He printed a laminated checklist and stuck it in the cab—problem solved. Fixing it saved 10 hours of drive time a month—enough for an extra $1,500 load. Final Word Tracking driver hours doesn’t have to bury you in ELD reports.

Report

FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

Atlanta, Georgia. For example, in Q4 when the holidays hit, companies like Walmart and Urban Outfitters hit about 80% of their warehouse capacity. With inventory closer to customers, they can shorten delivery times and offer one- or same-day shipping on certain products to improve conversion rates and reduce shopping cart abandonment.

Indianapolis

Freightera

DECEMBER 13, 2021

LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA to Atlanta, Georgia. If you’re shipping pallets within the USA, you’ll be interested in seeing our new rate discounts! See examples of our freight quotes for a sample shipment of 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100 : From Miami FL to Atlanta GA: $151.75

Atlanta

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.

Shipping

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.

Shipping

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.

Freight

FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Attanta, Georgia. For example, when Cyber Monday hits a company like Urban Outfitters or Walmart their warehouse capacity goes to about 80%. They could now offer things like one- or same-day delivery on certain product lines and improve sales conversion rates by offering free shipping. Los Angeles, California. Dallas, Texas.

Indianapolis