The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 27, 2022

He is an expert in the growth and turnaround of small and medium manufacturing, logistics, and technology businesses. As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. The industry will likely not know the answer until 2024.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. Why is this shift such a big deal?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? This growth was primarily attributed to the long-term project business, and regionally to North America and western Europe. Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2013

A month later, Walmart announced that it will increase its sourcing of US products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. I asked Kevin O’Meara that question last week on Talking Logistics. One is the thought process around best-cost sourcing versus least-cost sourcing. A couple of things have changed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. PepsiCo Foods North America introduced tractors with liftable tandem axles which can lift the second axle if the load is not too heavy.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

While the world is ready for a strong return to economic and logistics stability, there’s another risk on the horizon. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. The overwhelming answer is “yes.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. But it affected VF less than many.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). The post Data Quality: Your Digital Transformation Depends on It appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. How fast or slow that is I hope to share with you in this years annual roundup!

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 29, 2019

The demand for refrigerated food distribution has changed dramatically over the past several years, in turn adding the complexities of shelf-life, perishability and refrigeration requirements to the logistics of food transportation. Dot Transportation Inc. Maintaining temperature integrity requires accurate trailer configurations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2021

He is an expert in the growth and turnaround of small and medium manufacturing, logistics, and technology businesses. As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries. Trend #2: Near sourcing and shorter supply chains. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 16, 2015

Looking at the numbers and recent news, investors are betting big on the future of the logistics industry. Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor) and XPO Logistics increase 40.5% Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor) and XPO Logistics increase 40.5% Robinson and XPO Logistics (Source: quotes.wsj.com).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. He lives in Chicago.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Kevin is the owner of Brush Pass Research , a sales and marketing research firm that helps companies sell to freight brokerages across North America. About Kevin Hill Kevin Hill is a respected expert in the freight industry, with over 10 years of experience in sales, marketing, and media production. The Greenscreens.ai

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P. percentage points since March.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Much of the industry at large simply isn’t seeing the forest for the trees. Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. trillion terabytes of new data every day.).

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Along their journey they provide feedback, which with industry and technological advancements, backs our ongoing innovation strategy. The logistics landscape has changed significantly since then, but Blue Yonder’s capabilities have evolved along with it. Those savings and efficiencies have continued to grow.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. Monolithics are unshaped refractory products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data. The data required will be different in different industries. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

The past 12 months have been a year unlike any other for suppliers and providers in the CPG logistics world. COVID’s Effects on CPG Logistics . According to the report , the largest brands in North America reported an 8% decline in on-time in-full (OTIF) delivery performance at retail customers throughout 2020.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. Radiant Logistics Announces Plan to Acquire Canada-Based Lomas Logistics. October 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Happy New Year! million in cash.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In ARC’s recent study of this software market, MIC was the largest provider of Global Trade Compliance (GTC) software solutions to the automotive industry. But in some industries, automotive is a prime example, these solutions enable optimal decision-making with respect to the impact of customs on business operations.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. Source data is a combination of reference and benchmark data from third parties as well as econometric models and formulas. HighJump Software Acquires Evenex. UPS Announces 2nd Quarter Expected Results.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy. As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage.

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Stord

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Our goal is to provide unwavering support and empower Athletic Greens as it navigates this important period of expansion, ensuring it has the technology solutions and logistics capabilities to exceed customer expectations."

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Included in this update are updates involving Fisker , Lucid Group , Volkswagen and BYD. Workers After securing new ratified labor agreements among three major U.S.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“All great enterprises are about logistics. Not genius or inspiration or flights of imagination, skill or cunning, but logistics.” — Tom McCarthy. This was majorly due to their inability to understand and adapt to the changing logistics trends. A decade back these developments in logistics might have seemed impossible.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last week provided a flurry of quarterly financial performance reporting that provided added evidence of ongoing supply chain cost inflation impacting various industries. Consumer Product Goods Industry. percent in North America. Let’s explore a few examples. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” Across industries, executives agree that extended visibility is a top priority.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

At the original Thanksgiving feast, the pickings were much slimmer and all ingredients were sourced locally. 1] She note there are only two known historical sources describing the three-day long feast shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony in 1621. The pilgrims hunted and ate the eastern wild turkey, M.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. Truckers applaud move to revert to pre-2013 Hours of Service regulations (Logistics Management). Journey on.

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