Proxima

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

As a result, there are going to be difficult conversations taking place in offices across the United States, whether it’s the 30 th floor of a New York high rise or the board room of a manufacturer in Houston. However, these questions shouldn’t be contained to procurement team meetings or board rooms. So, what can be done?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2021

Brian is the CEO of Houston-based Jetco Delivery and EVP of Montreal- based The GTI Group. Since 1976, Jetco has partnered with sophisticated shippers and intermediaries to meet their trucking and freight brokerage needs throughout the Gulf Coast. How to Grow a Trucking Company with Brian Fielkow. About Brian Fielkow. Fleet and 3.)

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

we’d watch places like Houston, San Francisco, and New York City — not to mention the entire state of Florida — slowly disappear into the sea.” The UN estimates that the current cost of meeting adaptation needs is $70 billion. South America would say goodbye to cities like Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. And in the U.S.,

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 2, 2022

According to tech journalist Antonio Regalado ( @antonioregalado ), “The term [‘cloud computing’ dates back] to late 1996, and to an office park outside Houston. … To meet the low latencies needed by these apps, cloud services will migrate a growing share of their operations to intelligent-edge systems by 2022.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

from Rice University in Houston, and a J.D. With a history of advocating for fair and equitable regulations, TIA ensures that its members are well-prepared to meet the challenges of a dynamic transportation landscape. Reinke is a Washington, DC native, and graduated from the National Cathedral School. She received a B.A.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

This mechanism must be driven not simply by external impacts, such as floods in Houston or explosions in Tianjin. The mechanism must be at a far more finite level to extract data showing events that impacts the overall efficiency and throughput of our supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. That all changed with the summer of 2017. Everything Has Changed.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting trucks collected the containers for delivery to local factories and warehouses. On that date, he notes, “A crane lifted 58 aluminum truck bodies onto the deck of an aging tanker ship moored in Newark, New Jersey.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Retailers have been bringing in merchandise since late summer, and supply is ready to meet the increased demand that has been building throughout the year.”. “The stores and warehouses are full, and it’s time for the shopping to begin,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Printer-friendly version.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

And if you require the support of your technology and 3PL partners to accomplish your initiatives, then you should attend their user conferences and schedule meetings with their senior executives to let them know what’s working well and what improvements they can make to better serve you. Transplace : Shipper Symposium , May 6-8, Dallas, TX.

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Alloy

JANUARY 10, 2019

We’re posting this from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where we’ve had a couple packed days of meetings and checking out the latest innovations in technology. 7–10, ISM2019 (Houston, TX) Apr. The 2019 conference schedule is off to a busy start! RSVP > Feb. 3–6, Shoptalk (Las Vegas, NV) Apr.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Consus and Ivalua implemented and went live with the solution for Pacific Drilling in just two weeks. Pacific Drilling requires a fast, efficient and automated sourcing process to support the company’s Purchasing processes. Consus Global LLC.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

Many merchants were concerned about having enough inventory to meet demand, and consumers wondered if they would be able to secure holiday gifts for loved ones. There are alternative ports up and down the East and West Coasts, and even along the Gulf in cities like Houston. Big Picture Thinking.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

And if you require the support of your technology and 3PL partners to accomplish your initiatives, then you should attend their user conferences and schedule meetings with their senior executives to let them know what’s working well and what improvements they can make to better serve you. Transplace : Shipper Symposium, May 8-10, Frisco, TX.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

Houston, Texas. The American Supply Chain Summit is a leadership-focused meeting designed around improving supply chain and procurement strategy across the globe. This event will boost your business by introducing you to the latest technology and innovative solutions. Register your free admission now and find your WOW. Apr 7-10, 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Peter and I agreed to agree to disagree; and he agreed to meet over dinner to continue the dialogue. But, until we meet, here in this blog, I want to give the renegade’s riposte. .” I explained that I think that both methodologies reward the wrong behavior. The conversation continued. I look forward to the discussion.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Not according to Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery, which is based in Houston. While Fielkow has always been in the habit of meeting with customers, the need is even greater now. This is best done by sending daily email updates to your customers letting them exactly what is going on," said Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery.

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ShipBob

MARCH 23, 2020

They will deliver free, fresh salads and bowls to hospitals in the cities they serve: DC Area, Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago, and Houston. Protective masks are the main priority, but gowns and gloves are also being produced to help meet needs. Submit your hospital here. Free scrubs: Figs.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 2, 2022

In similar fashion, Amazon recently began testing same-day delivery from malls in Las Vegas and Chandler, AZ, as well as Tysons Corner, VA and the Houston area, using its gig-based Flex drivers, separate from the DSP model, according to CNBC and Bloomberg. per delivery if it doesn’t meet the threshold.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

From a strategic standpoint, this quick-strike, adjust-on-the-fly capability is a differentiator for building materials manufacturers on a number of levels, both in the context of a disaster and in the normal course of business: It gives manufacturers the means to meet major surges in demand in the wake of a disaster.

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RFgen

MARCH 6, 2017

Not having enough in-stock can result in delayed shipments and lost sales, and too much stock can increase storage costs as well as the chances that product deterioration occurs, according to the Houston Chronicle. Improve Customer Relationships: When customers order a product, they expect to receive it on time.

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RFgen

MARCH 6, 2017

Not having enough in-stock can result in delayed shipments and lost sales, and too much stock can increase storage costs as well as the chances that product deterioration occurs, according to the Houston Chronicle. Improve Customer Relationships: When customers order a product, they expect to receive it on time.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

As recently as Fall of 2014, the Lorenzo Cardenas-Houston route handled an average of only 10-20 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a week. Nine port projects in Gulf coast states are being upgraded specifically to meet the demand of the energy and mining industries. Upgrades For the Energy and Mining Industries.

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

When I moved to Houston I did work with a company that was trying to create digital twins before the concept formally existed. This was back in 2001 when I started in Houston. People would like to hear how you got started and how did you get to where you are today?”. I’m a chemical engineer. Every system has strengths and weaknesses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

In the fall of 2008 I attended a major consumer packaged goods company’s global customer team meeting. A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. Reflections. My insights on the topic are now a decade old. The topic was “Customer First.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. Even if they’re eco-conscious, many say they don’t have the resources to meet the tracking and reporting demands. Third-party sellers and suppliers — especially smaller ones — face a paradox as the climate mandates arise and become increasingly tougher.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush. drugstores with technology that allows pharmacists to review and enter prescription information remotely while still meeting patient-privacy requirements. Amazon has a new drone for 30-minute urban deliveries. Senate proposes $755 million for truck parking.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

“Warehouse robots are becoming more prevalent as service level demands get tighter… ” …and increase to meet these service levels, like same day shipping. Are they ‘good’ or ‘evil’ for industry employment? Will they help or hurt more?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019. In the latest news, CEVA Logistics announced it is working with Kodiak Robotics, a developer of self-driving trucks, to deliver freight autonomously on routes from Dallas-Fort Worth to Austin and from Dallas-Fort Worth to Oklahoma City.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 2, 2019

We’re gearing up for the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Annual Conference, ISM 2019, in Houston, Texas, at the George R. You will quickly discover if a product doesn’t meet your needs or that the vendor isn’t a cultural fit for your own organization. Face-to-face meetings strengthen supplier relationships.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

As the founding CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up that evolved first in the operational back-alleys of Houston and Memphis and the trenches of Oil & Gas, Logistics, Transportation, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain, my experience is very different from the usual Silicon Valley fairy tale. Guess what? I am in the neighborhood this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments. According to The McCown Report, imports to the top 10 US ports rose 5.9 percent year on year to 2.16 percent gain in April.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

For shippers, the good news is that however the new rules turn out, they will help carriers and drivers meet their anticipated delivery dates, which will add more stability to freight shipping. FMCSA must now take these comments into consideration while drafting a final rule. This process is expected to take months. Driver Shortage.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

UPS Expands Logistics Reach To Meet Emerging Demand In China. Its Control Tower solution for an equipment and supplies provider includes on-site staff in Houston, Oklahoma and Louisiana executing more than 75,000 truckloads per year.”. Ryder Announces New Transportation Solutions for Oil and Gas Industry. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2%

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 19, 2013

This past week, I hosted a meeting with a small group of oil and gas procurement executives in Houston to share thoughts on some of the major trends occurring in oil and gas, changes to the global oil and gas organization structure, as well as the impacts on procurement capability in the emerging ecosystem.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Here are some details from the press release: Descartes’ innovative new continuous optimization technology enables dispatchers to receive, automatically assign and execute orders throughout the day, placing pick-up or delivery orders on the routes best suited to meet the customer appointment requirements and operational cost constraints.

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Xeeva

MAY 14, 2018

Meeting motivated individuals from near and far. What a blast it was meeting you, introducing Xeeva, and learning how your organization manages spend currently! Either way, stay in touch because we hope to see lots of familiar faces next year in Houston! We met so many really cool people with great stories to share.

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