Talking Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2016

First driverless taxi hits the streets of Singapore (Reuters). Last week, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, Target announced that it was “pulling thousands of items off its shelves and cutting ties with Welspun India Ltd. Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Home Depot To Offer Same Day Delivery ( Wall Street Journal ). Retailers Turn Store Clerks Into Web Shippers ( Wall Street Journal ). Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ). and global trade dominated the news this week, so let’s take a look. XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM. imports and exports.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 16, 2020

That was even lower than economists at The Wall Street Journal predicted, who anticipated a dip resulting from the disease’s spread. Richard Hayne, chief executive of clothing company Urban Outfitters, told The Wall Street Journal the virus has had an impact on virtually every aspect of the world economy in one way or another.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 22, 2016

These futuristic driverless pods will run on Singapore’s roads by end of the year ( Mashable ). As reported by Robbie Whelan in the Wall Street Journal: Trucking companies say too many big rigs are plying the market, driving down the rates they can charge customers.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

GameStop expects fewer price markdowns with ship from store service ( Dallas Business Journal ). MNX Global Logistics Acquires Specialty Aviation 3PL Aero Express Logistics in Singapore. Now, here’s the rest of this week’s news… Target to invest billions to improve supply chain, ramp up online growth ( Reuters ).

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Journal of Commerce (5 a month). American Journal of Transportation. sections in this Singapore-based niche news site.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2015

Companies like GoGoVan or EasyVan in Singapore are leading the charge. Wall Street Journal ]. On-demand logistics services from mobile devices are on the rise. Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. ZDnet , @talk19 ]. Into this idea?

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

Xiaomi's devices became notorious in Asia for selling out within hours of availability; in 2014, the company’s Singapore release of the Mi3 sold out in just 2 minutes. We plan to start entering the market by end 2018, or by early 2019,” said CEO Lei Jun to the Wall Street Journal. We’ve always been considering entering the U.S.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Xiaomi's devices became notorious in Asia for selling out within hours of availability; in 2014, the company’s Singapore release of the Mi3 sold out in just 2 minutes. We plan to start entering the market by end 2018, or by early 2019,” said CEO Lei Jun to the Wall Street Journal. We’ve always been considering entering the U.S.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Xiaomi's devices became notorious in Asia for selling out within hours of availability; in 2014, the company’s Singapore release of the Mi3 sold out in just 2 minutes. We plan to start entering the market by end 2018, or by early 2019,” said CEO Lei Jun to the Wall Street Journal. We’ve always been considering entering the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“Despite its speed, we’re still in the earliest stages of the Work-From-Home Revolution, and it could take years or even decades of trial and error to get right,” writes Christopher Mims in The Wall Street Journal. We need new organizational models. But these can only function and last if they are grounded in new leadership paradigms.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. Here are some interesting details from the article: At a 1.2-million-square-foot million-square-foot warehouse in Tracy, Calif.,

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Founded in 2010 by seven partners (including current CEO Mr. Lei Jun) with investment from Temasek Holdings (an investment company owned by the Singapore government), Chinese venture capital funds IDG Capital, Qualcomm, etc.,   At the same time, it is expanding its operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. 

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2021

He is an expert on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and is the Founder of Startup Societies Foundation, a Utah based non-profit think tank that studies Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and publishes an academic journal. Key Takeaways: Where Business is Done.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As Wall Street Journal reporters observe, “Repercussions from the Delta variant of Covid-19 are starting to ripple across companies, raising staffing costs in senior housing, disrupting production of potato chips and leading some companies to rein in profit projections. ”[6]. Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

3] She draws those conclusions from a study published in the scientific journal PLOS One. This scenario would be most pronounced in the tropics — 64% of the cities that will experience these novel climate conditions are in the tropics — including Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Singapore.”

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MAY 20, 2014

 As many airlines (Virgin, Qatar, Singapore, China Eastern, etc.) Airbus and Boeing Duke It Out to Win Lucrative Iberia Deal,”  Wall Street Journal , March 10, 2003. For Airbus and Bankers, Big 340s Pose Sizeable Risks,” Wall Street Journal , June 13, 2013.      References: Michaels, D.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

and the capacity of sparsely vaccinated manufacturing countries to meet it,” reported the Wall Street Journal on August 25. According to the Wall Street Journal , Malaysia got a handle on delta outbreaks with strict lockdowns in early summer. “A gap has formed between the demand for goods in the well vaccinated U.S.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 20, 2018

Regis Hotel in Singapore from 8 a.m. 4] David Linich and Michael Puleo, “ Taming Complexity With Analytics ,” The Wall Street Journal , 21 December 2015. [5] .” By understanding what you want from your data, and selecting the right model to garner those results, companies can compete better. to 10:30 a.m. local time.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2018

Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, and Singapore) have achieved what could be called smart city status. 1] Leslie Collins, “ Black & Veatch report: Skepticism grows around smart cities ,” Kansas City Business Journal , 22 January 2018. [2] ” Give the process some time. Few established cities (e.g., ” Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , “ Mr. Graves said bringing together Alkem and Livent would create a company with greater scale, a larger product range and wider geographic footprint to meet the growth in lithium demand.” The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Existing customers and partners of BALYO should think through that scenario (ask Kiva’s customers and partners for their advice and lessons learned). across its North American operations. The robots do their job automatically without supervision and roll up to the charging station before they run out of juice.”

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

According to the Wall Street Journal : Google said it would begin delivering produce, meat, eggs and other perishable goods on Wednesday in parts of San Francisco and Los Angeles. .” If you already have the resources available, in this case drivers and their vehicles, why not use them to the fullest extent possible?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. This week, we published our new Shaman’s Journal. Today, I unpacked my bags. There is a lot to do.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

”[11] In addition to piracy challenges off the Somali coast, the IMB report highlights concerns about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, in the Singapore Straits, and pirates boarding ships at anchor in several South American ports. Leach, “Piracy Costs Shipping Industry Billions,” Journal of Commerce, 19 April 2011. [2]

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Singapore Exchange leads US$44.4 million dollar Series C funding round, led by Singapore Exchange (SGX), to further scale the world’s largest online international freight marketplace.” Postmates Secures $300M In Venture Funding Led By Tiger Global Management And Announces Record-Breaking Year Of Growth. billion ) will be one of them.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 10, 2021

But as reported by the Journal of Commerce on May 19, employers say automation “is needed to increase capacity and keep the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles competitive” and reduce operating costs. Marine terminal automation is “the most contentious issue facing longshore unions on the West and East coasts of North America,” wrote JOC.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Apart from China, it includes Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and 10 Southeast Asian nations, from Indonesia and Vietnam to Thailand and Singapore. 4] Jon Emont and Alastair Gale, “ Asia-Pacific Countries Sign Major Trade Pact in Test for Biden ,” The Wall Street Journal, 15 November 2020. [5] ”[4].

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