Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. The end result was a logistical nightmare and raised transportation costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Prince Rupert, for instance, is the closest North American port to Asia due to the curvature of the Earth, and is more than 68 hours closer to Shanghai by boat than Los Angeles, according to its port authority [emphasis mine]. Canada’s two big Pacific ports have a natural geographic advantage: relative proximity. West Coast ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. This shortfall is impeding efforts to transport goods and, in doing so, further hobbling an already-delicate supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 6, 2021

Billboards in Los Angeles. The City of Angels has stuck to the classics in their abundant use of billboards. Los Angeles is a city of commuters and tourists, thus traditional roadside advertisement does wonders for brand recognition and sales. Public Transportation in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As reported by CNN on October 19, 2021, there are over 200,000 shipping containers waiting off the coast of Los Angeles, representing a backlog of over 2 weeks worth of work. That is notwithstanding the trail of additional ships and containers that are still on their way to Los Angeles.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 14, 2022

Other drivers of shortages and price hikes that appear to be moderating include the cost of freight transportation. The queues of container ships anchored outside the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are dwindling, and this should reinforce the easing of product shortages as well as the downward trend in transportation prices.

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Stord

JANUARY 30, 2019

Online grocery ordering is just one example; new initiatives in any category will drive continued attention to warehousing and distribution. International trade tensions strained the Los Angeles warehouse market What happened: Over the summer, trade tensions and looming tariffs threatened retailers preparing for the holiday season.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2018

Much of the transportation data coming from carriers is inherently flawed. For example, a retailer may be relying on six-month old shipment charts with average transit times to decide when to reorder stock. Other examples include resolving issues around transshipment problems and accurately scheduling labor.”.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 21, 2023

One can envisage management teams pointing to the Yellow debacle as an example of how unions can run amok and destroy companies, reinforcing their warnings against unionization. For example, negotiations over long-haul trucking driver pay will carry less weight when autonomous vehicles arrive in the not-too-distant future.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Then, the empty containers are transloaded and move into other parts of the country to be loaded with raw materials (for example agricultural products), before heading back onto shipping containers bound for Asia.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Ports across the country are updating their progress on clean air goals for both rail and truck transportation.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles followed in kind on October 13, 2021, in tandem with President Biden’s aides’ announcements that UPS, FedEx and Walmart will increase around-the-clock operations, according to the New York Post. . The increased port activity movements will have one ultimate impact—more freight ready for OTR transport.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

It involves all the activities related to the sourcing and transportation of raw materials needed in the manufacturing process. Starting with the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in nationwide lockdowns that put a temporary stop to raw materials transport. Further, the Great Resignation did not leave the logistics industry unscathed.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A great example would be today’s prominence of climate change. Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Los Angeles Times. Why go green? 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Cities from Los Angeles to coastal Texas and beyond are increasingly using this technology to study the effects of development, traffic, climate change and myriad other situations a city must face.”[2]. ”[2]. .

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. As an example, retailer Walmart indicated has reportedly cut inventory levels by 9 percent this year while Target reported that inventories were 16 percent lower than the year-ago period.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2014

We’ve seen, for example, instability in ocean freight, cost, and issues with [Los Angeles] ports in past years. Global Trade China cross-border trade Mexico NAFTA security Transplace transportation Troy Ryley' I think, because of the recession, Asia has become a little bit more unpredictable and costly for many reasons.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. In the above example of an IPI move to Chicago, the cargo arrives on the U.S. Inland Point Intermodal.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. This week, for example, C.H. On the technology front, TomTom Business Solutions launched “new road toll reporting functionality for its fleet management platform, providing transport companies with greater cost transparency for all European routes.”

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But, every mode of transportation is stretched in terms of capacity, and rates and spot rates have ballooned for each mode. Technology is helping by playing a role in terms of managing and obtaining transportation, managing inventories, and providing visibility across the supply chain. Delays are more the norm than on-time deliveries.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. Dubai and HERE Technologies to develop data infrastructure for driverless transportation. BNSF joins blockchain alliance (Railway Age). Infor Launches Networked Order Management.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. We cannot let this happen again. The ILWU and PMA have always taken a “What’s in it for Me?” The bottom line for all U.S.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Significance.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Tamara Goorevitz noted that in the past year that have been a number of “NUCLEAR” verdicts in trucking litigation cases. “Examples of some of the awards that juries are making across the country in trucking verdicts include amounts like $51M, $35M, and event $178M. This is based on a truck accident on a highway.

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3rdwave

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

For example, there are still plenty of customs brokers that send Delivery Orders to their drayage partners via PDF email attachments, who in turn have to key vital information into their own systems, and then try to coordinate an empty return with a full container pick-up via the phone.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Did You Know That …. Significance.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). Last week, for example, Nikola Motor Company unveiled The Nikola One, a Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen-electric truck that will be in production by 2020. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. These are three examples: Rule 3.1: Aggregate forecasts are more accurate than individual forecasts.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For example, this year, Chinese New Year occurred later in the season than usual, so we started planning with customers in mid-January, not mid-December, as we do in some years. In 2014, a port strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach caused severe congestion and freight delays. This is a week-long celebration in China.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

This week, for example, CCJ reported that “60 percent of fleets running between 1 and 100 trucks have yet to adopt ELDs, according to a recent survey conducted by CarrierLists.” Data from transportation procurement events mirror these results. That is, how many carriers will decide to exit the market instead of complying?

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. Although air cargo is usually the priciest mode of transport, it became the only way to ensure timely delivery given the dismal state of ocean reliability during the pandemic.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Nowhere is digital transformation needed more than the Los Angeles port, where major operational disconnects are occurring between ships, trains, and trucks. A different example can be observed when one considers the situation of N95 masks in Covid. But if a machine were doing this work, it wouldn’t question the lead times.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Los Angeles port has experienced 49% growth since 2020, the biggest increase in nine years based on data compiled by Bloomberg. It has become increasingly obvious recognize that the Los Angeles port is significantly overloaded in terms of its capacity. The issues aren’t easily resolvable.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The fitness app on your phone is a great example of this in action: it interfaces with your GPS and cell antenna and transmits data back and forth to a remote server where your run times are stored, while also meshing with your phone’s music player and other apps, like a diet tracker or even a coupon app (so you can buy more energy bars, of course).

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 20, 2021

November 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Number of container ships at anchor and loitering off Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach appears to be easing from a mid-Nov peak. The fees are incremental-as an example any container that potentially hasn’t moved by day 30 will have $46,500 in additional fees. Ocean Updates.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 29, 2017

Examples of visibility include demand visibility, market visibility, and supply visibility. Examples include the multiple layers of approvals for purchase orders, delays in decisions when a forecast deviation occurs, or the lack of response when a major disruption shuts down shipments to customers. These principles are not new.

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