Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Every Friday on Talking Logistics, I share a list of supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention that week, along with some brief commentary and analysis. And just last week, the Blockchain in Supply Chain Alliance (BiSCA) was announced , with a focus on procurement, planning, warehousing, and transportation processes.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 percent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug.

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KEPLER Consulting

APRIL 5, 2019

Being closest to the consumer, providing quick and customized service at the lowest cost… many challenges that put high pressure on logistics networks and force players to rethink their organization. How many warehouses and where to place them? What storage strategy to associate? What delivery method to choose?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Built by Swedish freight technology company Einride, the Pod features a tall, glass window behind which the vehicle’s sensors can be placed high for maximum situational awareness and thus safer deployment. In true David Ortiz fashion, he went out on top. And now, he’s a Hall of Famer.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

“With Platinum’s support, we will continue to execute on our customer-centric growth strategy, which focuses on offering best-in-class customs brokerage, trade compliance and logistics services to more than 30,000 businesses in the U.S., Amazon’s XPO withdrawal sees carrier closing warehouses, losing $600M. Morgan analysts. Spotify. ,

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. In order to compensate a long waiting time, Adidas uses air freight or courier service.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. France clamps down on delivery depot ‘dark stores’ Upset by high prices, GM’s Cruise develops its own chips for self-driving cars. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Railroad strike averted.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. Slight shift in European networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

The reality is that the Smiley Company, which is celebrating its 50 th birthday this year, created smiley as a symbol for good news in the newspaper France Soir in 1972. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In the modern globalized world of logistics, the shipper has more options than ever. In a market with thousands of third party logistics (3PL) providers it can be a daunting task figuring out which provider belongs where along each link of your supply chain. First Party Logistics (1PL): This is where it all begins. 3PL vs 4PL.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If launching into European markets is part of your overall ecommerce fulfillment strategy, much of the challenges will be based around navigating on cross-border shipping and logistics. . The UK makes up a fair share of total sales ( 17.8% ) , followed by Germany and France. Bad logistics. BAKBlade: A men’s personal care brand.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

As reported by The Loadstar this week, “Blockchain logistics start-up OpenPort has notified shareholders it is out of funds and intends to proceed with liquidation.” In the meantime, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: U.S. Post a comment and share your perspective.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. SCM 3PL Subway 2015. El Salvador.

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