Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

MarketWatchs Alexander Davis reports from Oakland, Calif. Industrial Interface. and its trading partners around the world overhauled their screening and surveillance to safeguard containers without throwing off the sensitive supply-chain of the world economy. Christopher Sciacca. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2015

automotive industry: “Ford, General Motors, FCA US and Nissan collectively would have earned $2 billion more in operating profit last year had their supplier relations improved as much as Toyota’s and Honda’s did during the year.”. What is the cost of poor supplier relationships? A recent study conducted by Planning Perspectives Inc.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

The ocean freight industry uses many acronyms to describe a shipment’s routing. This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. These ocean freight forwarding terms are more than simply industry jargon to memorize. Printer-friendly version.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

This strategic shift in the industry requires that companies expand outside of the largest or most obvious markets to establish new facilities in their expanding warehouse network.</p> Across the East Bay region, the cost of industrial real estate continues to climb and vacancy has dropped to ten year lows.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

There are some retailers – whose industry is characterized by high volume imports from China and elsewhere – who can vouch for the verity of this statement. While some of the volume has returned to Long Beach and Oakland, there is still a significant contingent that continues to bypass the West in favor of eastern and southern entry points.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. The shipping industry, which accounts for 80% of world merchandise trade, had a record year in 2021 , with volume totaling 179.1 Photographer: Megan Jelinger/Getty Images.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

And HighJump Software announced a new partner in the Middle East, Dubai-based Norq Solutions that provides mobility solutions for warehouse management, field service, retail, and other industries. The company will offer the HighJump® Supply Chain Advantage suite to customers in the region.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said it could take up to eight weeks for the port to resume normal operations again, while other industry professionals believe it could take some ports up to six months , The Wall Street Journal reported. By comparison, the vacancy rate at the end of 2013 was more than 9 percent.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said it could take up to eight weeks for the port to resume normal operations again, while other industry professionals believe it could take some ports up to six months , The Wall Street Journal reported. By comparison, the vacancy rate at the end of 2013 was more than 9 percent.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In a recent Logility blog post , Richie Proud, vice president of planning and inventory at Curaleaf, said this about the upheaval in the retail fashion sector: The digital transformation of the fashion industry has been immense over the past 6 months.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As vice president of Menlo’s Automotive Industry Group, he oversaw global strategic development, solution engineering and implementation, sales, operations, pricing, customer service and account management. He subsequently earned his MBA from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. About Con-way Inc. — Con-way Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). Yes, the convergence continues in the 3PL industry. New Target COO’s headache: Too few goods to keep shelves filled (Reuters). Google Express Plans to Shut Down Its Two Delivery Hubs (Re/Code). Postal Service Tries Hand as Fishmonger, Grocer (WSJ – sub.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In the Raleigh-Durham industrial real estate market, overall warehouse asking lease rates have risen (NNN; triple net) to $8.57 In the Charlotte industrial real estate market, overall warehouse asking lease rates have risen (NNN; triple net) to $7.77 per square foot in Q3 2022 according to Colliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 25, 2015

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s baseball season again! Fast harmonization across multiple ERP instances or data models.

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TransAudit

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Constant changes: Even if an organization gets started with this process, regular changes within the industry can make it hard to keep up. Shipping disruptions from 2020 and beyond have made the cargo industry more convoluted than normal. According to this research, the world’s most expensive ports are all located in the United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with electrofuels producer Infinium to advance development of electrofuels in the Japanese market. Earlier this week, the Port of Oakland said it is defraying its rising costs through new funding from the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. percent dip in goods from China and a 6.5 percent slump in exports from Europe. percent from February 2019.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 13, 2023

Your sourcing logic goes as follows: Minimize number of shipments, then Ship closest to the customer, then Pick location with the highest inventory As a result of this logic, your fulfillment system sourced and fulfilled the order from a store in Oakland, CA – on the other side of the country. The reason? The repercussions are obvious.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. The load-to-truck ratio held steady at 4.7 Hot Markets.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Beane is the Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s, but he’s best known for Moneyball, the. That was my favorite quote from Billy Beane’s keynote presentation at the 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference earlier this week in Orlando, Florida. Read more Takeaways from 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference.

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QAD

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The book and movie, Moneyball tells the story of how Billy Beane , the General Manager for the Oakland Athletics, utilized a rogue statistical strategy to get the maximum value out of his minuscule baseball team budget. This leads to significant waste, and institutes a high cost structure in an environment that does not tolerate it.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. Margins in the 3PL industry are already thin and competition is fierce. and Kansas City, MO. .

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Whether you’re a seasoned logistics veteran or just getting started in the industry, these insights will shed light on how a well-trained TMS can be a game-changer for your business. Even more baffling, a package meant for Oakland, CA, ends up in Emeryville, CA, all because of a shared ZIP code (94608).

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

the Industrial AI Supply Chain pioneer, today announced the appointment of Luke Helms to its Advisory Board. Mr. Helms is the former Vice-Chairman at Bank of America, Vice-Chairman of KeyBank, Chairman and CEO of Seafirst Bank, and a Board Member of LifeLock, ABM Industries, and Manulife. PALO ALTO, California, Sept.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Molly Wagner, customer executive at JDA, started with a career in the wine industry before making the leap into technology, with a bigger leap of faith moving to a new state that ultimately led her to JDA. My first job ever was through an Exploring Leadership program where I was a public relations intern with the Oakland Raiders.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Molly Wagner, customer executive at JDA, started with a career in the wine industry before making the leap into technology, with a bigger leap of faith moving to a new state that ultimately led her to JDA. My first job ever was through an Exploring Leadership program where I was a public relations intern with the Oakland Raiders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2023

More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests , and most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

The shift “is a result of Walmart adapting to the significant transformation and increased cost seen in the transportation industry over the past few years.” Those most expensive ports are New York, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Savannah, as ranked by the fees imposed on US shippers by container lines. 1, said the memo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2021

Chip shortage extends beyond automotive industry. According to the bill, that new FMCSA board would promote organizations and programs that provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women in the trucking industry, and that also recruit women into the trucking industry. Albertsons Cos.’

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2021

Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. The Port of Oakland reached a milestone in April, setting an all-time record for cargo handling. A few months ago I wrote about the semiconductor shortage and the impact on the automotive industry. Asset tracking is becoming big business and is incredibly important for many industries.

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