Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

2] Paul Berger, “ Where Peak-Season Shipping Is Headed, In Charts ,” The Wall Street Journal, 29 August 2023. [3] 3] Stephen DeAngelis, “ Consumer Credit, Generation Z, and the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector ,” Enterra Insights, 31 August 2023. [4] 4] Telis Demos, “ Is It Time to Worry About Consumer Debt?

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As also explained by Hannah Testani, Chief Operating Officer of Intelligent Audit , in a recent Paul Ziobro’s Wall Street Journal article , “It seemed like there was always a way where you could buy more capacity. Now, that doesn’t exist.”. Know Your Expected Peak Season Surcharges.

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. The Wall Street Journal reports that retailers are now doing just that. The Wall Street Journal reports that meat is piling up in U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Over a decade ago, trade journals were talking about smart grocery carts. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Demand Signal Repositories Food & Beverage Industry Logistics Trends Replenishment Retail Supply Chain Planning'

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BlueYonder

JULY 27, 2018

This week: Retailers are learning to monetize the empty space inside packages; billions of pounds of meat are piling up in U.S. For Sale: The Empty Space Inside Your Packages. The Wall Street Journal reports that retailers are now doing just that. The Wall Street Journal reports that meat is piling up in U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , the tech provider has been awarded contracts to a number of U.S. According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , this funding: “ is one of the largest transactions for a clean energy in recent years.” Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

”[5] That fact places both consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and grocers between the proverbial “rock and a hard place.” 4] Jaewon Kang, “ Supermarkets Are Stockpiling Inventory as Food Costs Rise ,” The Wall Street Journal, 6 July 2021. [5] Department of Agriculture, November 2021. [3]

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

Journal of Commerce ,? We also consult on packaging freight that makes it more appealing in a carrier’s network (stackable, etc.). For shippers, understanding what’s impacting the LTL market and how it affects traditional approaches to LTL transportation management is critical to maintaining supply chain efficiency.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Additionally, Stord Parcel combined with Last-Mile Optimization technology provide Fly By Jing with a diverse array of carriers, and intelligently select the optimal carrier and service level for every package, ensuring enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness in meeting customer expectations.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Added Background In a Supply Chain Matters commentaries published in March of this year , we made reference to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal indicating Foxconn’s plans to invest $700 million in a new production facilities within India.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

FedEx, UPS Want to Steer Santa’s Packages to the Local Drugstore (Bloomberg). Foxconn’s plans to use driverless vehicles points to potential of emerging technology (Journal Sentinel). FMCSA to grant 90-day exemption from ELD mandate for short-term rental trucks (Commercial Carrier Journal). and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Newest Related Developments Both The Wall Street Journal and Reuters are reporting this week that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Germany.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Tide in a Box: E-Commerce a Catalyst for Smarter Packaging. The rapid growth of e-commerce, coupled with pressure from Amazon, is leading companies to rethink and redesign their packaging. Shoppers can select between the two types of packaging on the site, “standard” and “frustration-free.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2023

Reportedly, the counter proposal included UPS ’s agreement in doing away with a current two-tier compensation system that pays “ combination workers ”, who both drive and sort packages on weekend work shifts a lower compensation rate. This was a key demand for labor union management.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

FedEx to Trim Management Ranks In the throws of reporting two consecutive quarters of declining package volumes and subsequent significant cost reductions, the global parcel and supply chain services provider announced today that the carrier is reducing more than 10 percent of its existing management ranks. Shaw Group.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

She started her journalism career as a financial reporter in Beirut, Lebanon. Even though Amazon is not a small package company, their logistics services has rapidly grown to support their ecommerce business. Emma previously covered supply chains and food and agriculture technology for Supply Chain Dive and AgFunder News.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2017

Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging. Need better collaboration between #logistics & packaging! As I wrote at the time: One of the biggest opportunities to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions is to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products by developing smarter packaging and product designs.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Packaging constraints. During the farm-to-fork journey, most food products eventually require packaging. 3] Jennifer Smith and Paul Page, “ Food Supply Chains Are Stretched as Americans Head Back to Restaurants ,” The Wall Street Journal, 21 May 2021. [4] Lack of workers. Lack of workers. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal , Musk did not elaborate on what was defined as high volume production, but reiterated that such a vehicle ‘ is crucial to accelerating the company’s transition to more sustainable energy.” Volume production for the semitruck was communicated as the 2019 time period.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sokolovsky explains, “Legacy shippers have fixed routes their drivers travel the same day, no matter who is receiving packages or how many are on their trucks. 2] Will Parker, “ Pandemic Delivery Boom Fuels Demand for ‘Last Mile’ Space ,” The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2021. [3] ” 3) Use mobile hubs.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sokolovsky explains, “Legacy shippers have fixed routes their drivers travel the same day, no matter who is receiving packages or how many are on their trucks. 2] Will Parker, “ Pandemic Delivery Boom Fuels Demand for ‘Last Mile’ Space ,” The Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2021. [3] ” 3) Use mobile hubs.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February. “P&G

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. Packages were delayed. and FedEx Corp.” For related commentary, see Keeping Control: What 3PLs Must Convince Their Customers.).

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Various reports cite the Puget Sound Business Journal and a company statement indicating that layoffs were necessary “ to stay ahead of the changing economic environment that most logistics businesses are experiencing.” Reportedly at the time, total raised capital had been $265 million.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Shyp is a startup that “picks up, packages, and ships anything at the best price, through major international carriers like USPS, UPS and FedEx, for business and everyday use.”. We charge a $5 pickup fee, and that includes the packaging and coming to your home. Shyp and Uber: Pulling the Plug on Disruption. It doesn’t.”.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

It is rare today to read the Wall Street Journal or listen to an earnings call without hearing about the impact of rising transportation costs. If you are shipping across the country, not only will you have more expensive rates, you’re likely going to have to pay for a higher service level to make sure the package arrives when promised.”.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Approval for Drone Fleet, a Package-Delivery Milestone. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. Amazon Gets U.S. – Bob.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2015

In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal and others reported last week that Sealed Air Corp., This is yet another example of how changes in packaging can translate into significant cost savings and sustainability benefits in transportation (see The Better Goal: More Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

So we anticipate that 700 million packages are actually at risk of being delayed this year.”[6] … The capacity shortfall could average as much as seven million packages a day between Thanksgiving and Christmas, estimates ShipMatrix Inc., ”[7] He adds, “Smaller carriers in the U.S. like LaserShip Inc.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

This isn't the first time the company's culture is acknowledged by the business community: the Atlanta Journal named AutomationDirect a Top Place to Work in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020. Tim leads by example and embodies the unique company culture that is represented in the 2020 World Class Culture Award.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

According to Dustin Braden of the Journal of Commerce, both FedEx and UPS recently announced across-the-board rate hikes of 4.9 percent, including small package shipments. Each of these carriers sets rates based on existing shipping rates across the country. Meanwhile, USPS announced plans to increase parcel shipping costs by 2.7

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 23, 2021

2] In an effort to reduce waste heading to landfills, product packaging, especially the use of plastics, has become a target. Earlier this month, “Maine Governor Janet Mills … signed the nation’s first extended producer responsibility, or EPR, law, effectively holding corporations accountable for the packaging waste they create.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2020

So we anticipate that 700 million packages are actually at risk of being delayed this year.”[1] She explains, “Value-added services like delivery notifications and package tracking are no longer the reserve of urgent or important deliveries but a minimum requirement in both the consumer and business world. like LaserShip Inc.

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Multichannel Merchant

JUNE 10, 2022

“He doesn’t know the (industry), the people and the customers,” Paul said, noting the respected Journal of Commerce was underwhelmed. It’s an incredible accomplishment given the magnitude of package volume that Amazon ships that will soon rival UPS’s domestic small package volume in the U.S.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

A walkout would impact the movement of upwards of 20 to 25 million packages daily. Consider that the cost to ship a ten pound package between 600 to 900 mile distance via UPS Ground has risen to $13.79, a 58 percent increase in five years. UPS management indicated this week that the carrier is prepared to make a further wage offer.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Dr. Goldston is the author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles on supply chain management and emerging technologies, of Critical Success Factors in ERP Implementations and is a five-time TEDx speaker. The financial benefit of sustainable logistics: Reduced costs of packaging, labor, fuel, utilities. Improved quality procedures.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. International journal of production economics (Vol. 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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