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Truck Parking Club doubles network in under 6 months

Freight Waves

Part of the growth came from targeting diverse property types, from trucking companies and repair shops to storage facilities and real estate investors. The m/m increase was impacted by inventories, which saw higher costs and slower movement compared to earlier in the year. The May LMI came in at 59.4 points, up 0.6

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Excess Inventory? No Problem. You Have Trailers In the Yard.­­

Talking Logistics

With the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies can combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works. during the third quarter to $7.21

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

Currently, the real estate for all these warehouse is owned by our client, and the operations are completely outsourced to multiple 3PL players. Customer metrics. Lean is DAILY continuous improvement, pull systems to reduce inventories (versus push that increases inventory), Lean Six Sigma to improve quality to.003

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Five AI strategies for retail supply chains

crisp

In a Deloitte survey of retail professionals , 60% reported that AI tools improved their ability to forecast demand and manage inventory in 2024. However, the challenge many CPGs and retailers face is getting clean, real-time data in the first place.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Another unique point of this book is that it presents the "real estate outsourcing" concept which is different from the facility location concept (math model) in other books in logistics and supply chain management. Chapter 2 will introduce you to the on-time, in full metric. Our Rating: 4.9/5

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Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond

BlueYonder

Impact: Transportation leaders are looking to expand private fleets and control more of their supply lanes for cost containment and sustainability, while distribution leaders are more open to carrying higher levels of inventory and more. Resource optimization : optimizing everything from labor, facilities, equipment, and inventory to win.

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June 2023 US Logistics Managers Index Drops to a Revised Low

Supply Chain Matters

According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5 Consequently, the warehousing capacity metric increased a reported 6.8 Both metrics contributed to the overall contraction in the LMI along with contracting price levels for transportation.