Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

The joint press release points out the technology’s ability to build palletized loads of department-sorted inventory and its strategic role in supporting Walmart’s goal of modernizing its vast supply chain network and allowing the company to transform its regional distribution centers to provide faster responsiveness to store orders.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Companies are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. To become demand driven (or market driven), they need to learn how to speak a new language. Tonight, I am stuck at a New York airport in a snow storm. Slowly the words take definition in everyday speech. Growth has slowed. Dependent Demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

While the supply chain pressures that have built up over the last two years continue to abate as transportation capacity problems ease and consumption shifts from goods to services, newer challenges and opportunities lie ahead. The transportation team supports 13 production facilities. in December 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. But speaking of robots, the coolest robot I saw in New York this week was the life-size, and life-like, Yayoi Kusama robot at the Louis Vuitton store on the Upper East Side. I will cover this in an article next week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The neighboring port in Norfolk Virginia and other east coast ports like New York City can absorb the additional traffic without many complications or delays, but this incident provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of supply chain resilience.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

New York–Spending in the U.S. That was one of the primary conclusions of the annual logistics report released last week by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) at a media briefing in New York. That’s an increase of $77.9 But for total expenditures, motor carriers are at the top of the list.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts for Walmart+ members. Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. BrightDrop And FedEx set new Guinness World Record. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

German logistics giant DHL Group is advising customers to take a close look at how they manage inventories as shippers switch away from the Red Sea, though trade associations said they did not expect any notable disruptions for Europe’s top economy. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Toy makers fear that although the demand for toys will be there this holiday season, the physical inventory will not. They will range from order fillers to freight handlers at the company’s more than 250 distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices. ” This will continue to drive up the prices for toys.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

According to the New York Times, Iran sent a barrage of missiles into Israel on June 20 that struck in several places, including Haifa, where two people were severely injured. Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Picking the wrong the 3PL to manage transportation and logistics is a big hassle, but picking the wrong 3PL to manage your direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipments is a disaster. A 3PL that manages your DTC shipments has your inventory in their building and in their control. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

federal environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations such as the proposed SEC climate rules remain contested, while California (SB 253 ) and New York (A4123 ) have introduced climate disclosure laws. In the U.S., These states alone represent two of the eight largest economies in the world, and more are expected to follow.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). across from the Empire State Building in Midtown [and on the same busy street as Macy’s flagship store], would function as a mini warehouse, with limited inventory for same-day delivery within New York, product returns and exchanges, and pickups of online orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

While companies continue to take steps to fight counterfeit goods, it is becoming increasingly harder to keep counterfeits off secondary markets (and you’ll see more of that in the news roundup). And now on to this week’s logistics news. Inventories at U.S. So, wish me luck in securing authentic University Blue Jordan IVs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Gorillas plans to make its US grocery delivery debut in New York City. The United Fresh Produce Association said dwell time is up for non-perishable inventory, which indicates pallets may be sitting longer at warehouses or loading docks. E2open to acquire BluJay Solutions.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 11, 2025

The New York Times reports that the takeover would combine Ferrero, a family-owned company that makes Tic Tacs, Ferrero Rocher candies and Nutella spreads, with the producer of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other cereals. billion , the companies announced on July 10.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

SAP Readies a Big Business Marketplace ( New York Times ). October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City ( Reuters ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article. But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. “Russia is the third-largest oil producer and second-largest oil exporter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

Buzz words filled the air at the NRF Big Show, held at the Javitz Convention Center in New York last week. This framework frees us to use new data forms (unstructured and structured data, video, maps, etc.), Multiple channels are competing for inventory and this requires a new form of interoperability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

These tools are now enabling new capabilities to make trade-offs between volume and cost while helping companies to redesign flows and decoupling points. I also think that Quintiq’s leadership in concurrent planning to solve new problems is promising, especially in the design of transportation and inventory flows.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat).

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ephraim started his career at a bulk candy company that had retail locations in New York. Tactical is an end-to-end provider of supply chain logistics that specializes in freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and domestic transportation. Increasing sell-through to balance your inventory weeks of cover.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. New York Times).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

Amazon’s disruptive effect has put two key strains on supply chain professionals: to ensure inventory availability across a broader network of distribution points, and get product to the consumer in days, if not less. Gary received a BS from the State University of New York and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at Moravian College.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Inventory tracking enables flexible e-Commerce fulfillment models and allows for managing shocks caused by shop closures. All parties along the transport chain need to be well joined up. Actors themselves need to overcome their resistance to new business models. Suppliers need to prioritise actions to support solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As a result of mediated collective bargaining, port operators agreed to raise their offer of wage hikes to a 62 percent increase over six years of a new contract ending the three day walkout. Yet, there is still a reported lag times related to movement of containers to intermodal inland rail or surface trucking transportation.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Airbus creates new commercial drone services start-up “Airbus Aerial”. Oracle Optimizes Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Processes. Pitney Bowes Adds Valuable New Capabilities to Its SendSuite Tracking Online Package Receiving Solution. Setback for Uber as European court advised to treat it as transport firm (Reuters).

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Shippers Rush to Find Alternatives as US East Coast Port Strike Looms LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – U.S. The possibility of disruptions at major ports like New York/New Jersey, Savannah, and Baltimore has businesses facing the real danger of shipment delays, inventory shortages, and cost increases.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Picking the wrong the 3PL to manage transportation and logistics is a big hassle, but picking the wrong 3PL to manage your direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipments is a disaster. A 3PL that manages your DTC shipments has your inventory in their building and in their control. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Online Shopping: Disrupting Retail, and Drivers’ Lives (New York Times). Christmas Becomes Inventory War Game for US Fashion Brands (Business of Fashion). Supervalu expands Instacart program to all of its retail stores (StarTribune). FedEx, UPS Want to Steer Santa’s Packages to the Local Drugstore (Bloomberg).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2016

I provide the answer below, after sharing this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon is sizing up an Ocado buyout (The Drum). Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Construction Process of First Full-Scale Passenger System. Well, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Troy-Bilt : Troy, New York: Manufactured and assembled various sizes of roto-tillers called: “Horse”, “Pony”, etc. Question number three : Inventory on hand, both finished goods and individual parts, and Inventory Records Accuracy. Schwinn : All of this was done manually, by hand, responsibility: the Inventory Manager.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

New York City. New York City. Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Media Type. Media Caption. Privacy Settings.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2021

Cassidy ( @WillB_Cassidy ), Senior Editor at The Journal of Commerce , writes, “US shippers and transportation providers need to start preparing now for a potentially destructive 2021 hurricane season along the East and Gulf coasts, according to digital freight marketplace Convoy. ” Journalists Jen A. For how long? 2] William B.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. For the specific routing of Shanghai to New York , the index was $11, 531, reflecting a six percent decline. . Global Shipping. Shipping Transit Timeliness.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

Introducing Ryder TranSync™, a Patent Pending, Automated Technology Tool Used to Provide Dynamic Transportation Planning. Ryder also announced new transportation management capabilities, which I commented on earlier this week. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 1.1% April 2015 North American Freight Numbers.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Brian describes himself as “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain, and has helped many supply chain professionals connect and find synergies as the co-founder and organizer of the New York Supply Chain Meet Up and the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. Data and analytics.

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