Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing. The blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2023

For example, it can look like imports from China are cheaper than the same goods imported from Mexico if a company is not relying on analysis produced by an advanced good global trade compliance (GTC) system. Furthermore, the transit time from Mexico averages just 8 days versus 40 to 48 days from China. FTZ’s have many advantages.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March amounted to $141.9

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

At 2022’s end, the company had around 17 million square feet of “healthcare-compliant warehousing,” according to its 10-K. Jay Inslee and members of the state legislature for enacting House Bill 1762, an Act Relating to Protecting Employees of Warehouses (HB 1762). UPS will add 2.3 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2025

Automotive manufacturers are particularly hard hit by the Canada-Mexico tariffs, and many are already announcing that they expect significant cost increases. They’re managed with several point solutions serving supply chain functions, such as warehouse, transportation and order management. The result?

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. For global businesses relying on real-time logistics and lean inventory models, the question is how prepared is your supply chain when tariffs hit? This would lock up cash and drive-up warehousing costs.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2025

delivers unmatched supply chain actionability and rapid decision-making capabilities through its end-to-end demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions. Manufacturers reshoring production can now leverage AI-recommended demand forecasts and SKU-level inventory rebalancing recommendations to meet unfulfilled demand. ThroughPut.AI

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

It might mean setting up plants in Mexico or elsewhere in Latin America, aa means of cutting transit time and responding more quickly to changing patterns of demand. But for many, rising tensions between trading partners, coupled with higher labor and logistics expense, have made that strategy untenable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As organizations look for reducing dependencies on concentrated sources of supply, Eastern Europe, Mexico, and South Asian countries will start providing viable alternatives to the current manufacturing powerhouse countries. As demand for last mile logistics intensifies, warehouses become the prime candidates for automation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Mexican factories gain in supply chain revamps. Jokr prepping world’s first carbon-negative grocery delivery.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A supplier in Mexico mixes up two similar parts. An ecommerce fulfillment warehouse in the USA sends the wrong packages to customers. It is designed to dramatically decrease the time required for any entity to convert assets, such as accounts receivable, real estate, inventory, equipment, and commodities into cash.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2025

This in the second half of 2024, businesses front-ended added inventory purchases to mitigate higher costs of goods. That has generally driving up safety stock inventory levels and warehousing costs. percent in inventory storage and carrying costs, and 2.8 As the results of the U.S. percent in other costs.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

Regulators are seeking “to put pressure on fashion brands to make sure they’ve got better inventory control in terms of not over-ordering.” Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Many companies worldwide are now reducing their inventories because they ordered too much last year. The result of this buying frenzy: warehouses worldwide overflowing with products for which demand has often plummeted or even evaporated. However, these figures came as absolutely no surprise to me.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Ship Traffic Through Red Sea Remains Sparse, Despite Houthi-U.S. Truce Ocean Transportation J.B.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2025

Hunt, BNSF and GMXT Launch Intermodal Freight Delivery Service in Mexico Freight Forwarding/Customs Brokerage The Top 8 EDI Myths - Debunked! Issues Food Alert on Jolly Ranchers Candy More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories J.B.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

Before COVID, I was spending time down in Mexico, first off in Laredo and then Nuevo Laredo. My sister lived in Mexico and Brazil for many years and she said, “ They love American football down there.” I’m always surprised we don’t have a pro team down in Mexico City and Toronto. I love every minute of it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Run” will include using the platform for inventory optimization and to support interesting internet-of-things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The company has 18 plants and operating locations in the US, Canada, and Mexico as well as plants and labs in the UK, China, and Indonesia. HWI Has a Complex Supply Chain.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2024

Previously, logistics was invisible to sales as long as dealers had sufficient inventory. Anu Goel from VW Group of America emphasized the benefits sharing and collaborating on demand and supply plans across long, medium, and short terms with carriers, and integrating operations in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Ship brokers and consultants estimate about 12 percent of the world’s boxships are stuck outside congested ports for weeks longer than normal, and inland distribution—especially in the US—is still hampered by a lack of trains, truck drivers and limited warehousing space.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Emma will replace its old error-prone, manual spreadsheet-based planning with ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) for inventory optimization, fulfillment, demand modeling, and replenishment. The rollout of ToolsGroup is part of Emma’s broader transformation initiative to re-platform its entire IT system throughout the value chain. “In

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Logility

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Powerful scenario analysis identifies optimal locations for future plants, warehouses or 3PL locations and quickly presents impacts to cost and service in an interactive environment. Determine the optimal scenario that minimizes total production, freight, inventory costs and meets service requirements.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2017

Innovation in the warehouse: Markus Kückelhaus of DHL trend research, in two separate panels gave very compelling presentations on the innovation DHL is driving in the warehouse. Through the pilots that DHL conducted, AR is showing tremendous productivity gains in the warehouse such as a 25% gain in picking productivity.

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 17, 2022

China has Its Factory Eyes on Mexico. Target Profits Crumble on Inventory Sell Off. US Warehouse Vacancies at Record Lows US Manufacturing Rises in July.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service. In 2040, the skillet will most likely be manufactured in the USA or Mexico. In 2020, the skillet was manufactured in China using Australian or Brazilian iron ore.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

DHL made several major acquisitions in 2022, including an Australian logistics company and a Mexico-based health care logistics company. companies are moving production from China to Mexico, while European companies are shifting from Asia to countries like Poland and Romania. companies seek to reduce dependence on Chinese suppliers.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 1, 2025

Eva Boratto - Chief Financial Officer With respect to inventory, we ended the first quarter with total inventory up 7% to prior year. We estimate that the combination of the United States and Mexico are approximately 25% of product COGS at this point. We adjust prices as tariff-related inventory cost changes are implemented.

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QAD

AUGUST 22, 2024

Peterson brought a wealth of knowledge in global trade, logistics and professional development to the podcast, with expertise that spans warehousing, container management, packaging engineering and inventory management.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

percent for non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. OzLINK, for example, has an existing partnership with NetSuite and the company released this week a set of NetSuite SuiteApp extensions for its OzLINK solutions to further integrate eCommerce orders and optimize warehouse processes.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Inventory will remain bloated for the first half of 2023, – and supplier relationships will be tested. These kinds of behaviors by buyers will come back to bite them in the future… Despite having more inventory – we won’t stop having shortages. Mexico will become a destination hub for many companies in the US – but within reason.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2018

I’ve started to ramp up my training for our Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure team ride in support of JDRF, which will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 3, 2018. Oracle Extends Cloud-based Warehouse Management to Give Customers Enhanced Logistics Performance and Global Inventory Visibility. Flowspace Raises $2.2M

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Unleashed

JUNE 22, 2022

Read more about eCommerce inventory and sales order management What are eCommerce fulfilment services? This usually covers tasks from storing stock to shipping, but can also include important processes like order and inventory management (more on this below). We’ve covered 11 of the best – so you don’t have to. Visibility.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Outlook for hurricane season 2024 This year, hurricane season starts June 1, 2024, and ends November 30, 2024, and will primarily affect the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Discover why experts predict robust storms and how to safeguard your supply chain. What sets this year’s hurricane season apart?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains. Warehouse Capacity Under Pressure. That shift has seen enterprises distance themselves from just-in-time and lean practices and hedge against supply shocks by judicious inventory stockpiling.

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 15, 2025

Developers work closely with stakeholders to build interfaces and features that support actual daily tasks, whether it’s automating sales reporting, streamlining inventory control, or improving internal communication. Custom apps are designed to fit your processes exactly as they are, or as you want them to be.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

The costs of logistics and inventory are decreasing, contract renewal rate for logistics outsourcing remains good, and the emergence of cutting-edge technologies like 3D printing, drone delivery and augmented reality is opening up a wide vista of opportunities. But the picture is not all that bad.

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