Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. In the report, NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said: “We’ve never seen imports at this high a level for such an extended period of time. CN offers $33.7 billion offer.

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AIMMS

JULY 10, 2018

In the summer months, they also run around 500 flights to transport children to summer camps like Camp Kindle (a camp for kids affected by HIV/AIDS), Champ Camp (a camp for burn survivors) and The Painted Turtle (a camp for children with serious medical conditions), among others. I picked her up for transport to the Bay Area.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 12, 2015

Ecommerce is going to be a bigger part of future supply chain services. Our recent acquisition of Freightquote brings us a talented team of logistics professionals who understand truckload, less than truckload, and intermodal services. Like all companies, however, these customers want competitive rates.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Walmart Explores Mexico’s Supply Chain. The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a news capsule follow-up to previous commentaries and developments that we have provided to readers. As we highlighted on Supply Chain Matters at the time , a back and forth bidding war occurred with CN making a final sweetened offer to take the acquisition away from an announced deal with CP Rail.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Vinculum

OCTOBER 24, 2019

LSCR warehouses are actually one of the most renowned warehouse spaces in all of Kansas City, providing all the basic needs of a warehouse for renters. In fact, one of the most effective, and, not to mention, one of the most adopted methods in warehouses is the utilization of logistics service providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Now, Amazon is expanding the use of the Rivian electric van to San Francisco, making the Bay Area the second of 16 total cities the company expects to bring its Rivian-sourced EVs to in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the last 20-plus months, retailers have continued to pay more to access logistics properties that serve as final stops for packages bound for customers doorsteps. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt. That is certainly a lot of shopping. Amazon poised to pass UPS and FedEx.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In a June 2021 Harvard Business Review article and in this blog , Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil and her co-authors Tom Linton and Dale Rogers argued that more robust and sophisticated Pan-American supply networks are critical destinations on the roadmap to drive greater resilience, sustainability and agility in U.S. supply chains.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. manufacturing supply chain there.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

Amazon has continued to grow its logistics network over the last few years, adding more branded trucks, airplanes, and drones. But the company is not happy with just owning logistics; it continues to expand its Prime benefits. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Instead, he will lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into battle against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 55 th modern Super Bowl. But for now, let’s move on to this week’s logistics news. 3D printing , or additive manufacturing, is an area many companies are exploring when it comes to streamlining their supply chains.

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