Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. Thankfully, for McCormick, no one raw material makes up more than 5 percent of its total cost of goods sold. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers. The biggest issue now is the fact that shipping containers, once unloaded, cannot be moved.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Output stalls as price increases reduce demand and it becomes more expensive to borrow money. This could indicate manufactures are expecting to reduce production and are, therefore, ordering fewer raw materials. Suppliers will continue to ship orders in an effort to get the inventory off their books. Stalling Demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The company is testing a small-format restaurant in Fort Worth, TX, where the centerpiece is a conveyor system that delivers food to a mobile-order lane. We’ve seen lots of stories over the last few years of retail stores shifting to smaller format stores to focus on e-commerce fulfillment. McDonald’s also jumping on the bandwagon.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 24, 2017

Now there is a push to capture a higher percentage of the gas, and changing it to a liquid form (LNG) reduces its volume 600 times, making it easier to transport by road, rail, or ship. Hopper cars will carry the plastics to packaging facilities in the Dallas / Fort Worth area.

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