Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As 2022 got under way, the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index showed the shipping snarls that had beset the economy were getting untangled. But inflation kept running hot: That same month, the Commerce Department measure that the Fed prefers showed that prices excluding food and energy were up 5.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands. Port of New York and New Jersey sets container fee.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Emma is a Senior Reporter on the transportation desk at Business Insider , a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond. Emma previously covered supply chains and food and agriculture technology for Supply Chain Dive and AgFunder News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Gopuff arrives in New York. This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. In addition, customers will be able to add more items to already-placed Drive-Up or Order Pickup orders via the Target app as well as designate backup products for food and beverage pickup orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container dwell fee paused at Port of New York and New Jersey. Amazon has made a string of startup acquisitions over the years to build out its robotics business; now, the company is taking an interesting turn in that strategy as it expands its industrial warehouse capabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The ripple effects of the conflict in Ukraine will further drive up US food prices. Farmstead serves up online grocery ‘warehouse in a box’. However, food and farming costs are expected to rise. CP also operates in New England and upstate New York, spokesman Patrick Waldron said.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2022

.”[1] They add, “Rising pressure on ecosystems, such as climate change and soil erosion, already impacts farming today: We are losing 12 million hectares of agricultural land and approximately 1/3 (or 1.3bn tons) of the globally produced food annually. ” Benefits of Indoor Farming.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Readers old enough to remember the 1960s, might recall the television show “Green Acres” starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. ”[4] They go to note, “Growing food in cities is not a new concept.” Farm livin’ is the life for me.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service.

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Unleashed

APRIL 11, 2024

If dead stock is consuming vital inventory space in your warehouse try bundling your slowest-moving items with best-sellers. ” Running a niche food brand isn’t an easy task – what have been your biggest hurdles so far? Inventory and marketing costs can be insidious parasites, gnawing at your margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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American Global Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Specifically, the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3% Indexes that increased in September include rent, owners' equivalent rent, lodging away from home, motor vehicle insurance, recreation, personal care, and new vehicles. The food index increased 0.2% The index for food at home increased 0.1% in September.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Grocery industry journalist Sam Silverstein ( @SilversteinSam ) reports, “Shoppers expect to spend an average of $611 per month on groceries [in 2022], an increase of about $79, or nearly 15%, over their projected food budgets for 2021, according to a consumer survey conducted by accounting firm KPMG.”[3] More Ways to Skip the Checkout Line.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington. percent), manufacturing (4.5

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Stord

OCTOBER 4, 2023

New York, NY and Atlanta, GA, October 4, 2023 – Stord , a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and technology for omnichannel mid-market and enterprise brands, announced its partnership today with Athletic Greens , the global health company behind the daily foundational nutrition supplement AG1.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2022

In the grocery sector, for example, correspondents from the New York Times observe, “[Grocery shoppers] doing their weekly runs to grocery stores [are finding] some items that used to be plentiful have been missing for months.”[2] ” Of course, good news for consumers is bad news for retailers.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Those explanations don’t take into account the continuing difficulty some parents are having trying to find childcare, the fear of contracting Covid-19 in crowded workplaces where vaccinated and unvaccinated workers must mingle, or a growing trend of people simply not wanting to fill jobs in certain fields, like retail and the food industry.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The second visit was to Chicago and here after a food fight in a restaurant I was brought a plate of frogs’ legs to make me feel at home. The most recent expedition was to West Point near New York City. The freezer control on the ice cream warehouse has broken down. There is a new speaker system in the church.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 29, 2023

They’re actually in the supply chain,” says Marina Mayer , Editor-in-Chief of Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. “We Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sister publication Food Logistics are also home to L.I.N.K. They promote safety, sustainability and workforce development. and L.I.N.K.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Due to risks associated with global food security and the uncertainty surrounding potash (fertilizer potassium) production in Eastern Europe, Canadian potash company Nutrien Ltd is increasing production by over 10%, to 15 million metric tons. New York Times analysis predicts the shipping container shortage will not resolve in 2022.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

GT Nexus : Bridges 2017 , July 10-12, New York, New York. Infor : Inforum 2017 , July 10-12, New York, New York. 2017 Food Industry Transportation and Logistics Conference , March 5-7, Orlando, FL. Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2017 , March 28-30, West Palm Beach, FL.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). This has roots in both food and pharmaceutical safety, as well as supply chain efficiency.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Impact of Food Safety Modernization Act on Transportation (Takeaways from Transplace Shipper Symposium 2015). Takeaways from Food Shippers of America 60th Annual Conference. GT Nexus : will be part of Infor’s Inforum 2016 , July 10-13, New York, New York. in Philadelphia).

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

What’s more, 39% say getting a good deal is as pleasing as eating their favorite food, and 37% believe it’s as good as going on vacation. ” The New York Times, 31 January 2023. [2] He explains, “A survey by bargain retailer Ollie’s found that 54% of consumers feel it’s a compliment when someone calls them cheap.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Example A single shipment of books, from Canada, lands in California and is sent to a local warehouse. And from there, it’s loaded onto a cargo train and moved to New York station. This transportation method helps distribute products more efficiently, by doing away with the need for long-term warehousing costs.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This article is the second installment from Ben Smeland, Senior Software Engineer, at Lucas Systems, and continues to explore gamification in the warehouse. In this post, we’ll look at the third pillar, competition and offer a couple real world examples of its use in the warehouse and DC environment.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

MAY 4, 2023

Krasdale Foods Inc. selected HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management as its new purchasing system in February 2023. The HIMPACT System will help Krasdale Foods build up the foundation of its current solution before making a full transition to HIMPACT in the coming months. Gus Lebiak, President and COO of Krasdale Foods Inc.,

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 7, 2016

by Kevin McGowan A recent New York Times article demonstrated that supply chain management innovations can come from some unexpected places. Red’s Best software definitely helps tell the story of the fleet and connects the consumer more closely to their food. Absolutely. Seafood is no different.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

According to Reuters , “Wal-Mart Stores will begin charging fees to almost all vendors for stocking their items in new stores and for warehousing inventory, raising pressure on suppliers as the world’s largest retailer battles higher costs from wage hikes.” World trade registers modest growth in first quarter of 2015.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 20, 2022

Some claim that price gouging is a root and significant cause of inflation today, but as a New York Times article by German Lopez points out, “Covid disrupted supply chains globally. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused another wave of disruptions, particularly in food and energy. and 4 cases for $1.12, for example).

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RFgen

JUNE 10, 2015

Food retailer Unified Grocers is one company using data mining in order to help maximize profits. According to Supermarket News, the company is using data collection methods to gather information from 800 of its member stores and tracking demand. according to The New York Times.

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RFgen

JUNE 10, 2015

Food retailer Unified Grocers is one company using data mining in order to help maximize profits. According to Supermarket News, the company is using data collection methods to gather information from 800 of its member stores and tracking demand. according to The New York Times.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

While I think this through, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon to Launch Delivery Service That Would Vie With FedEx, UPS (WSJ – sub. Amazon to deliver Whole Foods groceries in two hours for Prime users (CNBC). P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 16, 2020

This goes for everyone up and down these organizations, from the warehouse hands all the way up to VPs of Supply Chain. As a great New York Times article over the weekend put it, “ There is Plenty of Food in the Country.” During COVID-19, the world will depend on our profession to keep the world turning.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Already strained by economic factors, global supply chains are taking a major hit as the world adjusts to the new realities brought by COVID-19. Localized panic buying has created unprecedented shortages of certain medical and food supplies, while supply chains of non-essential products have come to an indefinite halt. Click here.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. Shoppers Blame Amazon for Whole Foods’ Produce Quality. Dozens have complained about finding bruised, discolored, tasteless or rotten produce in Whole Foods stores from California to New York in recent months.

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