Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. Want to learn more building resiliency without losing the benefits of just-in-time inventory?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. The congestion has led BNSF Railway Co.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no.

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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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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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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. But what does that mean for industry employment?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Most of Estee Lauder’s holiday product has already been shipped to retailers. By allowing the boxes to be piled four or five levels high, the plan could help workers to move more containers off the ships floating offshore. Supply chain funding in the news. That’s all for this week.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

According to Jeff Starecheski, Vice President Logistics Services at Sears Holdings, “Customer service is of paramount importance to Sears Holdings, our members and customers. The service will begin in Los Angeles and New York on November 17, with plans to expand it to Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, and other cities next year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. And while February is historically the slowest month of the year, port congestion has ships still waiting to unload, which should drive those numbers up.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. Even the most expert logistics professionals struggle in those instances. Even the most expert logistics professionals struggle in those instances. Why is Vendor Management Key to a Global Shipping Strategy?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Home Depot contracted its own container ship. Additionally, Starbucks has removed oat milk and beverages made with oat milk from its mobile app until the inventory can be replenished. The company has contracted a ship that will begin running next month. That’s all for this week.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

For instance, conveyor systems are bulky and fixed in place, so warehouses with conveyor systems often must design the warehouse layout around this infrastructure while allocating adequate space for other warehouse functions, such as sortation and packaging and shipping. Plan for the flow from production to packaging to shipping.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

in Baytown outside Houston, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Chemical and plastics buyers can continue operating only so long without replenishing their inventory, Ahmed said. Rail shipping has been constrained by train tracks damaged by flooding or still under water. in Port Arthur by the Louisiana border. Market Havoc.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States. Bill H: “We have two trade zones in Oklahoma and Houston, and are under construction to produce one in Corpus Christi. Cheniere is the “smallest” of the Fortune 500 companies.

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