Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

” E2E also means being able to see things when they are not in transit, such as raw materials upstream, inventory in a warehouse or yard, products in retail outlets, or shipments stuck in customs. Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 19, 2020

Less than container load (LCL) shipping is rapidly becoming a go-to service option for businesses seeking help in a complex global logistics industry. As COVID-19 affected businesses around the world, the need for expedited LCL shipping grew significantly. The right level of LCL shipping expertise. Reduced costs.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 10, 2017

On-demand warehousing—a marketplace platform that connects retailers in need of warehouse space with warehouse operators that have it—enables retailers to scale their distribution networks as demand, well, demands. Here are three common logistics problems you can easily solve with on-demand warehousing.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. Shipping with Amazon. TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). and FedEx Corp.”

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It can happen simply due to ineffective planning, risk management, warehouse use, or sourcing strategies. For instance, a business that doesn’t use supply chain convergence might manually keep track of its inventory, use a third-party platform to source its product, use another platform for shipping, etc.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Today’s customer expectations demand fast and accurate shipping, no matter where they shop online. Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 A ProShip study found that 97% of customers expect the ability to monitor their orders throughout every step of the shipping process.

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AB&R

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona The Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding cities are booming with new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants right now. AB&R helps thousands of companies across North America identify, track, and manage their critical assets and inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

For example, the bricks in a pizza oven are refractory bricks. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers shipped over 130,000,000 pounds of product last year. Making refractory products is complicated and challenging.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. Fewer ships in operation . And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts. Much of the shift is to the US, which, according to the CEO lowers its merchandising lead times.

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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. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

However, Amazon North America is primarily retail sales of consumer products, but includes subscription services as well. Nike’s 2020 earnings are another example of costly e-commerce operations’ impact on the bottom line. The Old “Price plus shipping & handling”. So I consider it a reasonable point of reference.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. On average, global container shipping rates have more than quadrupled since 2019, and schedule delays have risen. The pandemic is only the latest example. Hospitals from the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. Amazon Reveals Just How Huge the Cloud Is for Its Business ( Wired ).

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, carriers plan to reduce the capacity for the Asia-to-North America West Coast trade lanes by as much as 29% in the weeks following China’s Golden week in early October. Facing difficulty in the trans-Pacific market, industry-leading shipping giant Maersk has announced it’s dropped two trans-pacific services.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

The latest example: Walmart was issued a patent for “A Method to Carry an Item within a Retail Shopping Facility” — that method being a drone. There was a lot of shipping-related news this week. At launch, eBay will guarantee delivery in 3 days or less on 20 million eligible items – millions of which will offer free shipping.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether shipping produce or scrap metal, generalized providers could secure reliable capacity for an array of companies. For example, when a logistics provider specializes in CPG delivery, it can build distinct processes, strategies, and technology suites. With its expansion, distinct varieties of providers emerged in the space.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

February 17, 2022, 12:01 AM EST. On the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where the remains of a 200-year-old canal built to connect Cleveland with Cincinnati snake around new warehouse parks, a modern tributary of the global economy widens a little more with each planeload of goods that roars down its runways. population, so the slogan goes.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 14, 2020

and globally, staying close to our contract carriers and discussing continuity plans in the event shipping trajectories need to be adjusted due to disruptions or closures at any ports. Where are your warehouse locations in proximity to delivery locations? Robinson continues to monitor the situation in the U.S. Backup sourcing options.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17 As a percentage of sales, shipping costs rose to 12.5% rural vs. city environment, developed vs. emerging countries, inside the warehouse or yard vs. public airspace). from 10.9%

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

Where are you likely to encounter the worst bottlenecks when shipping product between the U.S. For example, a U.S. supplier ships more product than a buyer in Mexico can handle. In addition, collaborate with border warehouses to manage red-flagged units by, for example, sequencing them to depart first. and Mexico?

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN) is clustered around five major regions: North America; Latin America; EMEAR, including Russia; South Asia and East Asia. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain? It holds things back.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For example, why do shipments have to ship the way they do, and when can they change? One common attribute of a good super user is a really keen understanding of transportation as it relates to their company. Understanding how your company moves freight and the details of why it does what it does is important.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. For example, FedEx’s upcoming levy is based on an EIA-established price that is at least $4.09 a gallon but less than $4.18

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FLEXE

JANUARY 29, 2016

episode</a>, I outlined three significant supply-chain trends that will drive changes in our industry over the coming year: 1) The current logistics tech revolution, 2) The rise of the dynamic warehouse network and 3) The strategic shift from warehouse-as-a-cost-center to warehouse-as-a-revenue-generator.

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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

In a perfect world, every Amazon seller would simply adjust and improve their supply chain operations so they can ship inventory to Amazon facilities when stock levels are low. We have more than 900 warehouses in the FLEXE network. With FLEXE, you can: Get fast access to warehouses across North America.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings. Carmakers are beginning to take other areas more seriously as well.

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FLEXE

MAY 10, 2018

In a perfect world, every Amazon seller would simply adjust and improve their supply chain operations so they can ship inventory to Amazon facilities when stock levels are low. We have more than 900 warehouses in the FLEXE network. With FLEXE, you can: Get fast access to warehouses across North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides the second in a four-part series of market education postings addressing the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

This maximizes achievable freight savings while adhering to pickup and delivery constraints; improves customer service; and may eliminate the need for warehouses or distribution centers.”. Mitch gave several examples of how continuous pool optimization can reduce costs and improve service. The Benefits of Continuous Pool Optimization.

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