Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

Warehousing 60

Warehousing Kansas City Los Angeles New York City 60

Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2023

24 years ago today, I started a new job. I arrived at the office expecting to start a research project related to the semiconductor industry (where I had spent most of my career at that point, and what I had been hired to do). Instead, I was told that I would do a market study.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Supply Chain Study 130

CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 3, 2015

Mark Bogucki, our general manager in Kansas City, recently announced he would retire at the end of 2015. Other acted as agents for common carriers—they would find freight for common carriers, both regular and irregular, and then trip lease it to owner operators if the owning carrier did not have capacity. Since joining C.H.

Negotiating Skills 34

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Transportation Industrial 34

Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

The common theme of the last year-and-a-half has been how to redesign supply chains for greater sustainability and resilience,” said Vakil. Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three.

Manufacturing Procurement 62

Manufacturing Procurement Manufacturing Puerto Rico Inventory Reduction 62