Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). And if you’re reading this, neither did you.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Automation is the key to scale and using a robust managed system with integrated technology is the first step in automating your transportation program and driving repeatable, profitable growth. Part 5 - Strategic Transportation Tech Stack. in Seattle where he was responsible for inventory and supply chain management.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. As a result, storing inventory closer to customers will eliminate shipping to higher zones, lowering time in transit (TNT) and improving shipping speeds. The higher the zone, the more expensive an order is to ship.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Like most industries, transportation is going through a digital transformation and it is starting with the carriers. Part 5 - Strategic Transportation Tech Stack. in Seattle where he was responsible for inventory and supply chain management. Long-term Rate Control. Part 1 - Indirect cost savings.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The mission of our firm is to help companies implement transportation technology so that their teams work strategically and make better decisions every day. One of the most impactful ways that we do this is through the use of a Transportation Management System (TMS). Part 5 - Strategic Transportation Tech Stack.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that freight volumes in the United States will increase by more than 40% over the next 30 years.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that freight volumes in the United States will increase by more than 40% over the next 30 years.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

The strong economic recovery and need to rebuild retail inventory creates high out-of-season demand in port cities. Once sales rebalance, will inventory follow? You can learn more about this topic on Land Line and Transport Topics. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). As reported by TechCrunch : The airborne fulfillment centers, or AFCs, would be stocked with a certain amount of inventory and positioned near a location where Amazon predicts demand for certain items will soon spike. and Amazon: Disruptor or Distraction?

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 12, 2019

There are a lot of emerging technologies in the transportation industry. in Seattle where he was responsible for inventory and supply chain management. Part five of a five-part series on the hidden benefits you can expect from working with a digital freight management company like Aborn & Co. Part 3 - Long-term rate control.

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TMC

APRIL 13, 2017

Commonly called “smart mobility” projects, the work aims to improve both the safety and efficiency of transportation, balanced with improved environmental sustainability. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that freight volumes in the United States will increase by more than 40% over the next 30 years.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. In markets with high land values, such as New York City, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, multistory distribution centers are emerging.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. Amazon will rent the planes from Seattle-based lessor Altavair, which is sending the used passenger aircraft to Airbus’ maintenance and overhaul partner to be remodeled for carrying cargo containers. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. Oakland’s container port lost 32 percent of imports year over year , and Seattle and Tacoma’s import volume also declined more than 10 percent last year.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. Oakland’s container port lost 32 percent of imports year over year , and Seattle and Tacoma’s import volume also declined more than 10 percent last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock. The largest U.S.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Industry experts tell us that our 20 billion LTL lane online inventory is largest in the US and Canada. As one of the players in the middle of the digital battlefield, we were honestly shocked. What does that mean for us? Freight digitization is here to stay and it’s entering a higher stake phase.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to the long-distance transfer of goods, you probably want the best of both worlds: economical rail transport and flexible over-the-road trucking. Interested to know more about this form of long-haul transportation ? Transloading is process of moving goods between different modes of transportation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

We put our partner managers in the strategic markets we serve (previously we managed all of these relationships remotely in our Seattle headquarters) and put a proactive sourcing process in place to vet partners prior to client needs being identified in order to speed up our process without sacrificing quality.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Third-party sellers simply ship their inventory to Amazon, which then manages the entire back-end fulfillment of an item once it’s purchased. Amazon Fresh A grocery delivery service that started in Seattle in 2007 and now operates in 16 cities. Fresh is not just about making money in the razor-thin margin grocery business.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours. Communicate closely with transportation providers, supplying inbound and outbound forecasts and issuing delivery orders in advance of vessel arrival. Global Trade and Transportation Execution. Global Trade and Transportation Execution. In October, the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Amazon expands same-day Prime delivery to 11 more cities (Seattle Times). Marten Transport Ltd. Shippers are under enormous pressure to cut transportation costs and seem not to be satisfied with the massive fuel surcharge reductions racked up over the past year and a half.”. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Through their logistics division, they offer warehousing services including the stocking of buffer inventory and JIT delivery to anywhere in North America.</p> </p>

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

The software provider will continue to be led by its existing CEO Zig Serafin and reportedly will remain headquartered in Provo, Utah and Seattle, Washington. When the transaction is completed, this provider will become a privately held company. Moeller Holding with participation from Exor Ventures.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions. Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company was founded transporting passengers from Yokohama to Shanghai.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. In any of these scenarios, fixed capacity is a mismatch for that variant over in inventory. So Amazon Cloud Services, most of it is probably in Seattle.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Volvo Trucks presents future transport solution with autonomous electric vehicles. Europe investigates Amazon’s use of merchant data that could give it anti-competitive edge (Seattle Times).

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

States and cities like Seattle are severely restricting use of driver contractors in port drayage and car services like Uber and Grubhub. Whether the cause is e-commerce growth, the tight labor market, or changing distribution models, inventories and carrying costs are rising. Package delivery companies are prime targets as well.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Nike has warned of inventory shortages and Costco is having trouble keeping enough toilet rolls in stock. You’ve got record levels of inventory in the country already. That inventory’s got to get cleared out to make room first. The stakes are high. Where’s it all going to go?”. Fallon/Bloomberg.

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