The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

While putting myself through school, I got a part-time job at JFK airport which opened my eyes to logistics. Right out of college, I worked at a logistics company in Atlanta. Then, after a short spell in New Orleans, I moved to Houston to work with supply chain in oil and gas. If you live in Houston, you know who it is.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. In total, about US$14 trillion of the world’s goods spend some time inside a big metal box.”[3]. port operations. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. And out at sea?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

So just how did the pandemic affect Lego’s revenues? And now on to this week’s logistics news. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. And for some, picking orders was simply a side gig, not a full-time job. Danish krone, or about $8.06 billion in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time? And now on to this week’s logistics news. And I’m not talking about the future of home delivery with drones or robots (more on that later). Today, July 22, 2022, is George Jetson’s birthday. As in the actual day he was born. Talk about flexibility. Alphabet Inc.’s

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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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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Warehouse robots are just one form of warehouse automation , but they’re making a big impact. Nobody freaks out about a robot vacuum in the house; they don’t like doing the job anyway, and they’re happy to have time for something else. But what does that mean for industry employment? Management is the X factor.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

And, according to the latest data from the freight indexes, spot rates are as much as 100% more than this time a year ago. A cold spring in the Northeast that delayed seasonal purchases. Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity. How did we get here?

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