Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Amazon is using a smaller distribution center for fulfillment in New York City , and other companies are following its lead. This number fell by 5.4% compared to March of last year, and is down 3.2%

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars (Reuters). project44 Raises $10.5M

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

Food trends. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) predict, “From tried-and-true barbecue sauces and flavorful potato recipes with a twist, food developers are becoming inspired by Kansas City barbecue, Southern Appalachian pimento cheese, Made in Oklahoma salsas and other areas from sea to shining sea. .”

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. So what trends have you seen pre-COVID-19?

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. So what trends have you seen pre-COVID-19?

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 15, 2016

Van spot market volume got a big boost at the end of March, when shippers were rushing to move inventory before closing the books on Q1. LOS ANGELES: Reefer activity is slowly picking up in California, and that has a ripple effect on the demand for vans in Los Angeles, which is also trending up. The roundtrip averaged $1.89/mile.

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