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Warehousing News Roundup: March 4, 2019

Stord

Walmart’s new, high-tech consolidation center will improve inventory flow. Boeing is moving parts around the world to minimize supply chain disruption from Brexit. Ships are increasingly using electrical power at the Port of Oakland and reducing diesel emissions.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Rajesh Mani, Director of Presales, Supply Chain Apps, Bristlecone. Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. Supply chain visibility means different things to different audiences.

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California Freight Heats Up, Spurred By Hanjin Collapse

DAT Solutions

That started a ripple effect on the whole supply chain, which includes trucking. Even if they didn’t have cargo on Hanjin ships, big retailers are starting to shift inventory from West Coast distribution centers to other DCs farther east. area, especially on eastbound lanes. Prices slipped in the Northeast, though.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

This will certainly be an interesting area to watch, especially as electric vehicles become more commonplace and apply to the global supply chain. How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. Amazon is making more changes to its inventory limits, including a new extra-large category and an increased price threshold for its small and light program. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.