Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

by Dr. Madhav Durbha CSX, one of the only two railroad operators in the USA that handles nearly all the shipments that move by train east of the Mississippi River has been experiencing serious challenges since the month of May. These are the “knowable unknowns” that can hurt your supply chain performance.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While the old guard focuses on labor issues and struggles with an ongoing worker shortage, retailers and e-commerce businesses are building supply chain strategies to tackle the latest industry challenges. Walmart Acquisition Reinforces Trend Toward Automation. The logistics industry is taking notice. Absolutely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 9, 2022

But Stacy Malphurs – Vice President of Supply Chain Management & Environmental Sustainability at Southwest – said “we needed an actionable plan we can implement in a shorter time horizon.” That means focusing on technologies the U.S.’s s third largest airline can “actually deploy” in the near-term.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound Sequoia enables the company to put up items for sale on its website faster and be able to more easily predict delivery estimates, said David Guerin, the company’s director of robotic storage technology. Nine of the outages occurred in the last four years.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In the aftermath of Harvey and Irma, truckload capacity is tighter than it has been for years, giving some shippers challenges in covering freight. FTR estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Transportfolio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

Kraft Heinz wants to solve its supply chain problems — in the metaverse. Ford expedites freight to alleviate supplier disruptions in China. Biden to announce 3D printing initiative to boost US supply chain. Unilever to pilot mobile ice cream shops. IKEA plans to retool big box stores for online orders.

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