Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. The goods flow through 3 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 106 final-mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The article was about Ferguson PLC, a value-added distributor of plumbing and heating products.

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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. Then, after a short spell in New Orleans, I moved to Houston to work with supply chain in oil and gas. Then, after a short spell in New Orleans, I moved to Houston to work with supply chain in oil and gas.

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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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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Just as risks were being mitigated, geopolitical risks have increased to a level not seen perhaps since WWII. Prices would rise to unaffordable levels at a most inopportune time. A Perfect Storm is in the making. An impending energy crisis has both global and national dimensions. Supply chains now appear to be at risk once again.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

The problem in most supply chains is “not enough data”, because data is being created from machines, from people, from systems, and from external sources. The problem in most supply chains is “not enough data”, because data is being created from machines, from people, from systems, and from external sources.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time? 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. In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no.

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