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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. decline in the volume of packages.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 18, 2018

And now this compression point is sending waves of pain through the supply chain from distributors and wholesalers to retailers and consumers in the form of fast-rising shipping costs. Even Amazon and its Prime members are feeling the pinch. This predicament was a long time coming. Trucks moved more than 70 percent of all U.S.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2018

Driven by the rise of e-commerce, shipment volumes do increase dramatically from Thanksgiving to Christmas as A) companies ship more product to stores, and B) people buy more products as gifts in preparation for Christmas. Many of the biggest shipping days of the year fall during this period.

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Freight Plus

JULY 29, 2020

This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages.

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Freight Plus

JULY 29, 2020

This week in logistics we are taking a look at an article published in. Many essential goods that used to be shipped down to Mexico are now staying in the U.S. Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. s Wing subsidiary has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. By the end of the decade, the company’s goal is to deliver 500 million packages a year by drone in cities, Amazon Prime Air vice president David Carbon told reporters. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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 post This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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

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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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. ” Also this week, news that Amazon and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have partnered to deliver packages to customers on Sundays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart steps up reusable plastic container packaging for fresh produce. The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the pandemic’s impact on shipping times for Peloton.

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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. The company has contracted a ship that will begin running next month. Now, the company is entering the parcel logistics space with a new partnership with FedEx. Starbucks facing supply chain shortages. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. Container ships are still waiting to get space at North American ports. Speaking of container ships, global brands pledge to eliminate maritime emissions by 2040.

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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

Processing plants turn the chemical into polyethylene, the world’s most common plastic that’s used in garbage bags and food packaging. in Baytown outside Houston, and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Rail shipping has been constrained by train tracks damaged by flooding or still under water. But it also lies at the heart of the $3.5

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