Houston, Manufacturing Procurement and Trends

Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As a global conference, exhibition and networking experience, we attract some of the biggest oil and gas companies and top-performing engineering, procurement and construction firms, all groups who are eager to capitalize on the benefits of Breakbulk Americas and connect with new supply chain partners. 27 – Thursday, Sept. 29 at the George R.

America

America North America Logistics Network Optimization Software Cargo

How Retailers and CPG companies are benefiting from next-gen Control Tower and S&OE

o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem.

Manufacturing Procurement

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Modeling Material Savings

Building the Business to Consumer Superstar: Getting to the Promised Land with Supply Chain Control Towers and S&OE

o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

In particular, the landscape is being challenged with a number of fundamental drivers: The changing consumer preferences with the move towards fresh, natural/organic/healthy, convenience foods and locally sourced products but at the same time looking for value. Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem.

Manufacturing Procurement

Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing

U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

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. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

Negotiating Skills

Negotiating Skills Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction

2019 Logistics & Supply Chain Events to Attend in the US

EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

Are you interested in expanding your knowledge on the latest trends and technologies within the supply chain industry? Live Americas peer forum 2019 by SCM World is a great event for senior-level supply chain practitioners to be introduced to predicted trends and be involved in a cross-industry knowledge sharing experience.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Design Software Gartner Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing

Answering the Call in Times of Disaster

Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Behind the scenes during the tumultuous disaster season of 2017, building materials manufacturers leaned heavily on dynamic digital tools to supply recovery efforts. The urgent phone call to the building materials manufacturer came as yet another hurricane was churning its way toward landfall during the record storm season of 2017.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Planning Software Rail Software Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement

26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

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. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

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Enabling Innovation Groups To Sell More Effectively to Operations Leaders

ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources.

Groups

Groups Innovation Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing

2017 in Review: Disruptions Drive Rates Up

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

I’ve heard these trends described as a "perfect storm." I disagree, because that phrase implies that the storm will pass, and the trends will return to normal. Looking at this year’s demand, capacity and rate data, however, I see a longer-term trend building. We'll know more in a few days.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Houston Freight Capacity

Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why?

DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

Fossil fuels aren’t the only energy source fueling flatbed demand. The map below shows where the largest parts of wind turbines are manufactured. As you can see, Texas is a hotbed of activity for wind energy manufacturing. Source: American Wind Energy Association. Wind Energy. Construction.

Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement Fort Worth Texas

Are You a Joint Employer of Your 3PL’s Contract Workers? Thoughts on NLRB Decision in Browning-Ferris Case

Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2015

Are manufacturers and retailers “joint employers” of the contract workers hired by their third-party logistics (3PL) partners? The Houston-based company hired Leadpoint Business Services to staff a recycling facility in California. The bottom line: Despite growing automation, labor remains a critical component of logistics operations.

Purchasing Training

Purchasing Training 3PL Negotiating Skills California

How to Expand Your Global Shipping to Meet Growing Indian Markets

CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Congested ports, complicated regulations, less than optimal modal capacity, undesirable taxation regimes, dilapidated roads, and overall operational inefficiencies are constant sources of anxiety within the business community. The only reliable mechanism to create lots of jobs is large scale manufacturing, which is driven by exports.

Sourcing Strategies

Sourcing Strategies India Meeting Shipping

This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I’ve now seen a new trend around using AI for music: illustrating song lyrics. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. He then wrote the music, recorded, and mixed it in his house.