Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Such factors will inevitably lead more shippers to consider air imports, but even such a strategy is subject to delays and higher costs as rates and volumes soar. UPS to Houston has experienced the most delays—8.9%, followed closely by New York and Los Angeles. UPS parcels heading to Texas had a 10.3%

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The global supply chain impact of Hurricane Harvey could be unprecedented, widespread and realized, not only in the near term, but in weeks and months to come, according to Bindiya Vakil, CEO and founder, and Joe Carson, chief strategy officer, of Resilinc , a provider of supply chain risk and resiliency solutions.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

This puts a strain on the existing transportation resources, and if mother nature wipes out the infrastructure in coastal areas, such as Houston, the Port of Miami or even shipments between Puerto Rico and the mainland, capacity tightens faster than anyone expects. Amazon May Cause a Ripple-Effect in the Capacity Crunch Pond.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding.

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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. Selecting the strategy that is right for your business requires crystal clear organizational context. So, what can be done?

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 21, 2019

This week’s guest post is from my MBA student, Nikhil Singh, who accompanied me to the recent Institute for Supply Management conference in Houston. The first was the CSCMP Edge Conference in Nashville last year, and more recently the ISM Conference in Houston. So here it is!

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. As explained by Lawrence J Gross of JOC, past years’ data on harsh weather and its impact on U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early data shows that most supply managers believe that Hurricane Harvey, which caused widespread destruction in south Texas and the closure of the Port of Houston, will impact supply chains in coming months.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Hometown:  Houston, TX. Summer Internship:  Workforce Strategy at Hewlett-Packard.  So far I'd say either my Strategy or Organizational Behavior classes, as the content of the class discussiones that has occurred in each has been fascinating. | 80-20 Rule » 12/13/2013. PROFILE] Kyle Forrest 14.

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RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 25, 2020

At PROS, Zeke and his team provide science-based pricing strategies to transportation and logistics companies. Zeke earned a Bachelor of Science, Biology/Chemistry from the University of Houston. About Zeke Ziliak. Zeke Ziliak is the Global Vice President, Transportation & Logistics Industries at PROS. About PROS.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 24, 2015

This was at the request of my good friend, Tom Nash, who I have known since 2000, when he was an IT Sourcing executive at Shell Oil in Houston. She was also able to establish inventory strategies for five large distribution centers that form the neural network for the entity’s emergency operations.

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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. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

At PROS, Zeke and his team provide science-based pricing strategies to transportation and logistics companies. Zeke earned a Bachelor of Science, Biology/Chemistry from the University of Houston. About Zeke Ziliak. Zeke Ziliak is the Global Vice President, Transportation & Logistics Industries at PROS. About PROS.

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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. The conference focuses on logistics and supply chain in 3 different tracks: technology, eCommerce, and strategy. Register your free admission now and find your WOW.

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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

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? It was just two years ago that shippers wielded the leverage in the rate market, as capacity was a bit looser than it is now. That all changed with the summer of 2017.

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Logility

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As a crew member on ill-fated Apollo 13 moon mission said, “Houston, we have a problem here.” Beyond getting into a wage and benefit war for an ever decreasing pool of the best talent there are a few strategies that will enhance your ability to attract and retain this critical resource.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. There is a realization that to run an exceptional supply chain, it takes a commitment to leverage data and advanced analytics to make smart, fact-based decisions, while continuously evolving product offerings, supply chain strategies, and execution capabilities.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

Stijn-Pieter van Houten, both Vice President, Industry Strategy, o9 Solutions. There is a realization that to run an exceptional supply chain, it takes a commitment to leverage data and advanced analytics to make smart, fact-based decisions, while continuously evolving product offerings, supply chain strategies, and execution capabilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. The open question is whether such declines reflect a return to pre-pandemic shipping volumes. A further open question is whether businesses will continue to route imports away from major U.S. East Coast ports.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

percent in Houston. While both the hires and separations rates remained unchanged at 3.2 percent, compensation was increasing all over the country; from a low of 1.8% in the south to as much as 3.4 This probably accounted for the unexpectedly high same-store sales growth in January of that year.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But it is possible to stay a step ahead of events by identifying the risk factors, and developing a strategy for managing the main threats. A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. Multiple risks. “K” Vessel size is a further consideration.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 26, 2021

In another example of China using its market size for political purposes, the Chinese Basketball Association suspended all cooperation with the Houston Rockets in 2019. All 44 international airlines contacted by the Chinese authorities about the matter complied with the demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life. What is your Strategy? As explained by Lawrence J Gross of JOC, past years’ data on harsh weather and its impact on U.S. Check out Last Mile Delivery!

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

A month after completing this strategy session I was doing a series of strategy days with two chemical companies in Houston. A supply chain that cannot fulfill promises will never get high marks for customer service. Let me illustrate why with a story. They were competitors. The names are not shared due to NDA restrictions.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

When leaders focus on functional metrics without alignment to an over-arching operating strategy and a well-defined metrics hierarchy, they will throw the supply chain out of balance reducing total supply chain performance. In most supply chains, complexity has increased without changing the processes to manage the increased complexity.

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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. So another way to say this would be: the first step to digitization is to have a digital twin strategy. I’m a chemical engineer.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing. Significance.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whitney Houston songs and?was?described To learn more strategies for inclusion in the workplace, Out & Equal has an incredibly useful guide: What’s Your Pronoun? was a beloved Bostonian, a 34-year-old Black trans woman who Reverend Irene Monroe said, ’e verybody ?knew… described by those who knew her?as

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

We can measure what is happening in terms of how much we spend in this category, what business unit level spending we have, what types of things we are buying, and derive “good enough” information to do strategy work and enough consumption information to negotiate volume tenders around the world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2022

Amazon , which has struggled to streamline its grocery strategy, is looking at grocery-picking gig workers in a new way. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019. The plan, according to a letter to employees, is to bring gig workers on as Whole Foods employees.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2015

Seattle and New York specialize in software publishing research, Boston, and San Diego in pharmaceuticals and medicines, and Houston in mining research. competitive, we need a coordinated National Manufacturing Strategy. The Silicon Valley specializes in semiconductors and electronic components. Unless the U.S. To keep the U.S.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

This strategy includes re-opening closed parking facilities and building new parking facilities. The thinking behind this strategy is two-fold: 3 percent of the current driver workforce is over the age of 55 and nearing retirement. What Can Be Done About Truck Parking? To that end, the DRIVE-Safe Act has been introduced in Congress.

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