Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

req’d) Amazon adds in-garage delivery to in-home, in-car options (Good Morning America) Kroger’s autonomous delivery cars latest salvo in Houston grocery wars (Houston Chronicle) Walmart to Develop Its Own Supply Chain for Angus Beef (WSJ – sub. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation.

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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. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. The LMI has now declined 6.7 East Coast ports.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Over the last several months, Walmart— the world's largest retailer— has slowly been increasing the share of products it imports through Mexico, a move that many other retailers have been reluctant to make for decades. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As of today, the highest VLSFO costs I see are in Houston, TX at $526/MT. IF380 in Houston, TX is at $375/MT. . In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. Chris Peckham.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As of today, the highest VLSFO costs I see are in Houston, TX at $526/MT. IF380 in Houston, TX is at $375/MT. . In today’s state, that transparency does not exist (or rarely exists), and it makes it very difficult for Transportation Operators to budget costs for 2020. Chris Peckham.

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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. The recovery efforts in both areas sucked up a lot of capacity, just as many retailers and agriculture companies were headed into peak shipping season.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

With Hurricanes Jose and Maria still bearing down on the Caribbean, its time to consider some critical ways a strong transportation logistics program helps smart shippers literally weather these storms and maintain efficient operations in their wake. gasoline production capacity to drop by 10%.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

For retailers a significant shift in channel preferences with the need to support various store formats and omni-channel options. The need to respond to those changes while maintaining margins, service, and efficiencies with optimal planning of inventory, sourcing, transportation, and fulfilment.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2019 , September 15-18, Houston, TX. Industry Conferences (chronological order).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. The Transportation Revolution: Takeaways from CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference.

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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. Free hand sanitizer and medical supplies: many retailers’ factories. Sweetgreen is offering free meals to healthcare workers and first responders in the coming days.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. For example, demand-side tools give manufacturers access to real-time retail point-of-sale data so they can adjust production, replenishment and other supply chain requirements accordingly. .

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

Legacy retailers may seem to have the upper hand when it comes to negotiating freight rates or securing space on a truck or container ship at all. There are alternative ports up and down the East and West Coasts, and even along the Gulf in cities like Houston.

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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. Amazon’s European operations have been at the forefront of the company’s sustainable transportation push. Shipt to offer Dealivery Days program.

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Locus Robotics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Houston, We Have a Storage Problem. To do that, you need a solid putaway system, which can include our full fleet of LocusBots (Origin, Vector, and Max) for transport. Instead, a new bottleneck was created by all of the products — this time in warehouses like yours if not your own. How did warehouses become the bottleneck? Think again!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

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. Some analysts have voiced concern that Prime Day has lost some of its appeal as other retailers have launched their own sales to coincide with Prime Day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. We’ve seen lots of stories over the last few years of retail stores shifting to smaller format stores to focus on e-commerce fulfillment. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. This period of elevated rates is only the beginning of a "new normal" era in freight transportation. Back in the olden days, before 2013, the retail freight season hit its peak in October. E-commerce. Electronic logging devices.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

6, according to GasBuddy.com, a retail price-tracking service. We were long-hauling from Florida to Houston last week, and now we’re talking about going from Houston to Florida,” said Andy Milton, senior vice president of supply for Mansfield Oil in Gainesville, Georgia. Running Low.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What happened was that as more customers moved to online retail, those brick and mortar retail jobs were eliminated (such as cashiers) and they naturally gravitated to what was available, which was warehouse jobs filling orders. How would this flow down through transportation? Soon, robots will replace those jobs, too.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

A seasonal transition is underway in produce harvests, as we head into the back-to-school season, so there is lots of demand for temp-controlled transportation. It’s just 100 miles from Philly to New York City, so it’s a convenient place to stage retail freight. Reefer Rates Lose 4¢, as Focus Shifts to Midwest.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Amazon continues to set the bar on delivery, while other retailers try to keep up. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The market for drone deliveries continues to heat up, as more and more drone operators, and more and more retailers, look to make deliveries from the sky. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. Demand drives 3PLs to the best growth and M&A year on record.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

First, Descartes unveiled new optimization technology at its user conference that “helps retailers and distributors make deliveries the same day an order is taken.” The service will begin in Los Angeles and New York on November 17, with plans to expand it to Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, and other cities next year.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2013

Ryder Announces New Transportation Solutions for Oil and Gas Industry. ” Going back to my Home Depot experience, too bad the software can’t go into the backroom of a retail store and restock an empty shelf. Manhattan Associates Launches 2013 Inventory Optimization Release. Kewill Announces Intention To Acquire Four Soft.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Retail imports expected to hit repeated monthly records after record year in 2020. Peloton will incur 10 times its usual transportation costs. In December, Uber made a pledge to offer 10 million free or discounted rides to make sure that a lack of transportation did not stop people from getting the Covid vaccine.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

. “The logistics industry is one of the biggest industries that will profit most from the digital revolution in 2019…” From quicker deliveries to more sustainable ways of transportation, harmonizing big data and automation efforts will ensure exponential growth in the industry. Alex Bekker. ScienceSoft. Robert DeStefano. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Domino’s pizzas now delivered with autonomous cars in Houston. In early March, ballots were sent out to nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama to vote on whether they wanted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The US is facing a lithium-ion battery shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

There have been product shortages for a number of restaurants and retailers recently, as supply chains have felt the effects of labor and supply shortages. The pilot program has already started in Houston and will use Nuro’s bots to travel on streets delivering packages. US-EU agree ceasefire in long-running trade war.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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6 River Systems

JULY 3, 2020

“The single most important consideration for any warehouse should be its usability…” With that in mind, any tools, layouts or technology that help retailers navigate the warehouse efficiently, fulfill orders on time and help keep the warehouse in order should be given first priority.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Doddle’s self-service return kiosks and pick-up, drop-off (PUDO) networks offer retail and logistics businesses a solution to today’s returns management challenges. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable.

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