Elementum

JANUARY 9, 2018

Last year Houston faced historically devastating flooding during Hurricane Harvey. As the intensity and scope of natural disasters hitting the US continues to increase, it is becoming clear that cities like Houston have infrastructure and urban planning that are not built to withstand the havoc these storms bring.

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Freightera

MARCH 8, 2021

LTL Freight Rates: From Major Cities in USA to Houston, TX. We update our system monthly with fresh new LTL and FTL freight rates, ready to be booked in seconds! All the rates are for 1 pallet, 48” by 48” by 48”, 500 lbs, class 100 : From Oklahoma City, OK to Houston, TX. From Hayward, CA to Houston, TX.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

In today’s supply chain, these traditional assumptions are usually false; yet, we try to use old-fashioned tools to drive better decisions without testing the output of the systems. They believed that the system was driving improvement. Houston, We Have a Problem. Houston, we have a problem. If not, consider alternatives.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. They do this by creating fictitious pickups in which they pretend to be a legitimate trucking company operating on load boards (online freight management systems).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

As I wrote about two weeks ago, Domino’s is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. The Noid, wearing a red skin-tight suit with rabbit ears, was a “physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.”

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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. I am $706 short of my fundraising goal.

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QAD

JUNE 23, 2022

His depth of experience at GM started on the engineering side before moving into manufacturing operations, at a time when GM was newly focusing on lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory processes modeled by the Toyota Production System. From manufacturing, he moved into supply chain.

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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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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 31, 2017

Houston Chemical Factory Set to Explode after Flooding, New Drone and RFID Inventory System from MIT,Things Looking Up for Container Carriers for a Change, New Amazon FC from Ruins of Huge Cleveland Mall

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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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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 26, 2021

China is about to introduce a more stringent social controls system that many in the West will find objectionable. Moreover, the system’s impact may be felt beyond China’s borders. The next step: corporate controls The Chinese authorities are now in the process of completing such a system for companies.

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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. Unfortunately, the official end of hurricane season is still nearly a month away, and if another major storm system makes U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Looking back on how we arrived at this point, many experts point to the 2017 hurricane season, specifically with Hurricane Harvey hitting the Houston area in late August 2017, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting Florida just a few weeks later. Revamp Systems and Technology. That all changed with the summer of 2017.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2019 , March 26-28, Naples, FL. TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2019 , September 15-18, Houston, TX. CLX Logistics: Annual Customer Conference, TBA (usually in September in Philadelphia). Command Alkon : ELEVATE 2019 , November 5-6, Chicago, IL.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2019

Meanwhile, your order fulfillment processes may be subpar, relying on outdated methods, numerous touchpoints, and more, says the Houston Chronicle. Put the Power of Newer, Advanced Systems to Work and Eliminate Poor Inventory Accuracy and Order Fulfillment. Diminished Ability of Forecast and Track Actual Trends.

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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.” Most analysts and planners don’t want to work in an antiquated or spreadsheet-based planning system. Additional Posts You May Be Interested In: You Don’t Have a Supply Chain Planning System Roadmap?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

He says it’s the antiquated booking system that’s gumming up the works. Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting trucks collected the containers for delivery to local factories and warehouses. ” Are Collapsible Shipping Containers the Answer?

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Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

He has implemented real-time monitoring systems for clients in the United States and the Middle East. He has also pioneered applications using Internet of things (IoT), machine learning, software development, systems integration, and data analytics with the goal of increased profitability for enterprise operations.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 2, 2015

The Houston, Texas based retailer operates 850 department stores across 40 states under the Bealls, Goody’s Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage brands.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

And according to an article in the Houston Chronicle , “During the past eight months, energy companies have slashed more than 176,000 jobs worldwide, although the number is likely greater because many aren’t made public. As the Wall Street Journal reported this past weekend, “ U.S.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 22, 2019

A few areas with high rates of cargo theft are Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Miami, Houston, and Chicago. The security industry has modernized, but there’s no reason not to employ low-tech security systems as well. Don’t Let Trucks Sit for Too Long. Trucks can be sitting ducks in certain high-crime areas.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2018 , March 6-8, West Palm Beach, FL. TMW Systems : in.sight User Conference + Expo 2018 , September 9-12, Houston, TX. Command Alkon : ELEVATE 2018 , TBA (2017: November 8-9, New Orleans, LA). Dematic : Material Handling & Logistics Conference , September 9-12, Park City, UT.

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ivalua

APRIL 2, 2019

The company has corporate offices in Houston, Texas, with offices in Brazil, Luxembourg and Nigeria. Established in 2007, Consus is a leading Procurement services provider and procurement systems integrator, operating across 9 countries. About Consus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I have been wanting to discuss the principles of the measurement system within the SCOR model. Over the past decade, optimization capabilities in supply chain systems has improved to improve outcomes; however, very few companies have been able to drive improvements in both inventory and supply chain costs. This is not true any longer.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Oh what the heck, twist my arm, let’s raise a glass in Houston. Historically, some of the data was not correct in our ERP system. “Steve’s visit to Houston. You deserve to retire and enjoy. I expect to see more postings of those adorable puppies and a few great adventures. Here’s to Steve. We will miss you.”

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Not according to Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco Delivery, which is based in Houston. The obvious issues during these hurricanes are finding capacity and fuel, and the entire logistic system is off balance, so you need to let your customers know exactly what is going on.“.

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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. Sweetgreen is offering free meals to healthcare workers and first responders in the coming days. Submit your hospital here. Free scrubs: Figs. Addition resources.

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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. One of the teams discussed how this model had been used in negotiating a large HR system contract two weeks ago.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. McLean’s invention of the system called fitting , helps lifting and fixing of containers onto vehicles, and fixing to each other. Use of remote tracking systems in containers is expected to reach over one million. Then, the first storage of containers below-deck.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. McLean’s invention of the system called fitting , helps lifting and fixing of containers onto vehicles, and fixing to each other.

Shipping 120

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SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

Seamless tracking on land and sea The data required for this is generally available but saved separately in dedicated systems. The latter then types the details from the paper-based freight documents into his Transport Management System (TMS) so as to be able to submit the advance customs declaration, for example.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. 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.

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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. With the right solution, like our advanced warehouse optimization engine, the system manages and optimizes the pick and pass process smoothly across those levels.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. They can layer AI/ML systems on top of existing platforms to create control towers, leverage existing investments to deliver insights and decisioning in a matter of months — without the need for multi-year transformations or science experiments that do not scale beyond pilot efforts.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2021

Houston – We have a Supply Chain Problem. They can layer AI/ML systems on top of existing platforms to create control towers, leverage existing investments to deliver insights and decisioning in a matter of months — without the need for multi-year transformations or science experiments that do not scale beyond pilot efforts.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 52

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. Unfortunately, the official end of hurricane season is still nearly a month away, and if another major storm system makes U.S.

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