Elementum

AUGUST 29, 2017

Harvey is not the first lethal and damaging flood to hit Houston: Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 killed 41 and caused $9 billion in damage, as well as flooding in 2016 that shut down the city for days. Houston’s expansive sprawl lacks drainage systems and has ample bodies of water that are easily exacerbated by heavy rains.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

According to the Journal of Commerce , the New York and New Jersey port backlog is increasing and leading to more instability in terms of product replenishment and inventory management in the weeks after Christmas. UPS to Houston has experienced the most delays—8.9%, followed closely by New York and Los Angeles.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. East Coast ports.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 31, 2017

Houston Chemical Factory Set to Explode after Flooding, New Drone and RFID Inventory System from MIT,Things Looking Up for Container Carriers for a Change, New Amazon FC from Ruins of Huge Cleveland Mall

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I get called frequently to talk to supply chain leadership teams about inventory. Often the CEO hires a strategic consultant to audit the supply chain, and they roll through the organization making inventory promises. What CEO does not like the concept of reducing inventory? It is cash. Let me explain.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many merchants were concerned about having enough inventory to meet demand, and consumers wondered if they would be able to secure holiday gifts for loved ones. According to a 2021 survey, 43% of merchants ordered holiday inventory earlier than usual, and 44% ordered more than usual. Big Picture Thinking.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As of today, the highest VLSFO costs I see are in Houston, TX at $526/MT. IF380 in Houston, TX is at $375/MT. . Chris was director of supply chain at SharkNinja where he was responsible for procurement, inventory management, and new product development. About the author: ?. ?Chris Chris Peckham.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As of today, the highest VLSFO costs I see are in Houston, TX at $526/MT. IF380 in Houston, TX is at $375/MT. . Chris was director of supply chain at SharkNinja where he was responsible for procurement, inventory management, and new product development. About the author: ?. ?Chris Chris Peckham.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Today, this is not a valid assumption, and most manufacturers lack the inventory buffers for inconsistent flows. The following week, I am speaking at the Ortec, Optimus Event in Atlanta , the RIS News event in Orlando , and the Demand-Driven Institute Event in Houston. This is not going to be pretty.

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QAD

JUNE 23, 2022

His depth of experience at GM started on the engineering side before moving into manufacturing operations, at a time when GM was newly focusing on lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory processes modeled by the Toyota Production System. From manufacturing, he moved into supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 26, 2016

I cleared my throat and told as story of two clients in Houston. The top three gaps are visibility of channel inventories and orders, management of complexity and the alignment between commercial and operations teams. Quickly an atmosphere of quiet uneasiness settled over the room. The companies were competitors. My take away?

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has struck a significant blow to the Houston, Texas metro area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all of the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. For manufacturing, those metrics are new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, and inventories of input materials.

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RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. and carefully procure and place inventory, they constantly face operational issues during execution.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. and carefully procure and place inventory, they constantly face operational issues during execution.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

percent in Houston. For those that have worked in the supply chain, the situation is similar to reducing inventory and increasing receivables at the same time. While both the hires and separations rates remained unchanged at 3.2 percent, compensation was increasing all over the country; from a low of 1.8% in the south to as much as 3.4

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting trucks collected the containers for delivery to local factories and warehouses. ” According to Goh, “The question remains to define what the optimal mix of foldable and regular containers carriers should maintain in their inventory is.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The volume of containers imported through August continues to grow and we expect this to continue through October before a slack period arrives as the holiday season inventory buildup comes to an end,” says Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates. “We Global Port Tracker covers the U.S. Printer-friendly version.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A resins expert in Houston shared with me the following insights last week: We are through the impact of the freeze – and the LS Force Majeure clauses finally ended, but not until September! This event resulted in damaged to a lot of pipes that were not weatherized for a frozen winter storm.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 24, 2015

This was at the request of my good friend, Tom Nash, who I have known since 2000, when he was an IT Sourcing executive at Shell Oil in Houston. She was also able to establish inventory strategies for five large distribution centers that form the neural network for the entity’s emergency operations.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For starters, inventory levels are down to less than 25 days’ worth of diesel. According to Ed Hirs, a University of Houston energy economics professor, the 25 days of supply would only be an issue if consumers panic. First, it’s not clear whether a looming diesel fuel shortage is upon us. That’s the lowest in five years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.

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Locus Robotics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Houston, We Have a Storage Problem. There are a few places they could go: open storage in your warehouse or in empty trailers and containers in your warehouse yards if you don’t have the capacity to bring in that inventory. How did warehouses become the bottleneck?

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TrackVia

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Operational Excellence in Oil and Gas Summit held in Houston. The steering team is focused on digitizating operations, maintenance planning, scheduling, inventory management, asset integrity, and change management. During my time at the conference, a few things came to light.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2016

Van spot market volume got a big boost at the end of March, when shippers were rushing to move inventory before closing the books on Q1. New Orleans is also a hot market, plus it's a popular destination for loads out of Houston. In fact, three of the top four markets for load posts this month are in the Southeast.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. Meanwhile, other tools can provide visibility into available inventory at specific warehouses. That translates into some $1.8 These sorts of features can help avert supply shortages and resulting price spikes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Last night, Ravens outside linebacker Justin Houston sacked Brady on back-to-back plays in the second quarter to make Brady the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history. Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

-bound shipments post first annual gain in 14 months in September Teamsters at DHL rally for fair contract The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low Amazon is introducing an array of new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities into its warehouse operations that will reduce delivery times and help identify inventory more quickly.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Schlumberger is also using them with oil field workers to do inventory monitoring – the worker uploads a picture of the inventory in the field to connect with a remote technician, who can see what the oil field worker sees, and who can give them guidance on material handling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

After the storm has passed, there will be a lot of stores and warehouses that need re-stocking, because inventory was either sold out or ruined by the floods. Look at a map of road closures in Houston or Florida , sign up for alerts in the states you expect to drive through, or call 511 before you go.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo’s Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot last year. a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

It also allows existing employees to spend less time lugging boxes or finding inventory and more time doing the more complex parts of their job that are difficult to automate. Those inventory systems require more attention because of this (a human gig), as do programming and maintenance.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

Then the retailers took over, shuttling goods to stores via private or dedicated fleets, to balance inventories in time for Thanksgiving weekend. Even in January, which used to be a sleepy month in freight transportation, there's continued demand for vans, as retailers re-stock inventories to accommodate those gift card-bearing shoppers.

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