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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. Although this has always been a peak season for imported goods, more than 17,000 TEUs entered the Port of Oakland in the fall, which is a sum far more significant than data from 2017. Reverse logistics. Stay tuned!

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Food Supply Chains look to Buck Out-Of-Stocks, Black Friday Prep Begins, Fuel Costs Wane

Intelligent Audit

Meanwhile, subtle shifts have affected the transportation and logistics industry that will change the direction of the future supply chain. AB5 Protests Crush Oakland Port Operations. Transport Topics reported that, “historically high prices keep more drivers off the road than COVID-19 did in the summer of 2020.”

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). technology to enhance its user interface and introduce social networking capabilities, which I view as the next frontier for Supply Chain Operating Networks (see Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation ). Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM).

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What Steph Curry and LeBron James Can Teach Us About Innovation

GlobalTranz

James and Curry have come to dominate the NBA in two very different ways, and in doing so embody two very different types of innovation. Most teams win—and most players succeed—through a series of incremental innovations that provide continuous, but gradual improvement. Imagine an NBA team like a product.

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The Parable of Walmart, Target Stores and Vertical Farming

Supply Chain Collaborator

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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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. While strong demand drove growth across the 3PL market, the true leaders were those companies with strong carrier management skills that have technologically innovated. US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. Alphabet Inc.’s East/Gulf Coast ports were up 40.3

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3 Reasons to consider upskilling your TMS

Locus

And when it comes to managing your logistics and transportation operations, having a cutting-edge Transportation Management System (TMS) is the key to success. The challenge lies in shippers leveraging a standalone Transportation Management System (TMS) for multiple logistics operations.