BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery. Shipping efficiency is also more possible when bigger batches are broken down into smaller shipments and loaded onto freight going in the same direction.

Expense Reduction 52

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Most online shoppers assume that items they return go back into regular inventory, to be sold again at full price. Zachary said.

Reverse Logistics 75

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Warehouses are full and short-staffed, affecting how merchandise is received. Because import freight is sitting on docks longer and warehouses receiving containers are backlogged, we’re also seeing a shortage of containers and chassis to move containers. A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays.

Supply Chain Disruption 95

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

pallets and pallet lifts) to improve the very labor intensive processes of material handling and how to take better advantage of space using racking and better warehouse design and layout. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

Supply Chain Planning Software 93

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. Gatik’s self-driving trucks to haul Georgia-Pacific goods to Sam’s Clubs. Target expects squeezed profits from aggressive plan to get rid of unwanted inventory. That’s a tough break for the industry.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 213

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

warehouse will be added to The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s operation in Lebanon, Conn. By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels.

Customer Service 87

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 10, 2023

TRANSLOADING SHIPPING: “With transloading shipping, freight is loaded and unloaded, depending on where the cargo is in the supply chain process and the mode of transportation. At each supply chain transfer point, freight moves via containment modules.” Compounded limited storage issues at yards and warehouses.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Crucially, it also won commitments from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to add shifts and move toward a 24/7 work schedule at its operations in southern California. Nike has warned of inventory shortages and Costco is having trouble keeping enough toilet rolls in stock. The stakes are high.

Los Angeles 52

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Globally, warehousing is outsourced by 67%. In comparison, according to Fraunhofer Institute, warehousing is outsourced by 54% in Germany, which is the largest logistics market in Europe. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. Guadeloupe.

Guinea-Bissau 60

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Statista found that 73 percent of buyers and users of freight transportation and logistics services say the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their logistics and supply chain operations. Inventory requirements for all raw, WIP and finished goods. The number and locations of required warehouses, distributors, etc.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. There are more than 450,000 such warehouses nationwide, with nearly 16.4 percent for Q4.

Material Savings 202

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. The economy grew at a 7 percent pace in the fourth quarter, with inventories contributing a whopping 4.90

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

So if you're looking to haul FEMA freight, or to help with disaster recovery, there's still plenty to do. Trucks, warehouse space, and logistics services are needed in Florida, Georgia and even Texas, and they may be required soon in Massachusetts or New Jersey. Provide warehousing or trucks for non-FEMA relief.

Florida 70

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Freight rates to stay high into 2022. The partnership is focused on the middle mile, which is the transport of goods within the supply chain most often from a warehouse to a fulfillment center or a warehouse to a retailer. White House moves to speed newly passed infrastructure funding for ports.

Price Reduction 221

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