Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Some of the larger air terminals in the United States are seeing delays of up to 5-7 days to claim cargo, and ocean vessels continue to be delayed at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, waiting on average 10-15 days to berth. It’s no secret warehouse space in the United States and around the globe continues to be tight.

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Locus

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” ~Sun Many retailers are reserving trucking spaces or ships and doing their best to counter the toy shortage. 6 Reasons holiday retailers are facing a toy shortage in the US. Below are six reasons why holiday retailers in the US are facing a massive toy shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. percent for Q4. million U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Imports take a breather as retail shelves are fully stocked for peak season. The stores and warehouses are full, and it’s time for the shopping to begin,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. The import numbers come as NRF is forecasting that 2017 retail sales will grow between 3.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. This year the twin complexes at Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., This year the twin complexes at Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The box configuration also allows retailers to fit up to one-third more boxes on carrier trailers, which ultimately gets more orders to customers each day, according to Packsize. The new facility will add more than 300 jobs and grow JD.com’s warehouse footprint to 1.3

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If you thought 2020 was filled with retail chaos due to store closures, in many ways the retail sector is struggling even more due to a combination labor shortages, driver and trucking shortages, semi-conductor shortages, container shortages, and long delays at ports. We aren’t being alarmists here. s freight system.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. XPO Logistics announced this week that it has acquired UX Specialized Logistics (“UX”), “a North American provider of last mile logistics services for major retail chains and e-commerce companies.”.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach throughout 2021. population, hence avoiding elongated and more costly trans-continental transport and logistics movements. West Coast ports and in inland warehouses earlier. East Coast port destinations are the highly publicized disruptions that occurred at the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

So, toy makers are making difficult decisions about which toys to send to retailers as a result. ” And now on to this week’s logistics news. No more room at the logistics warehouse inn, Prologis says. Every year, retailers and carriers go on a seasonal hiring spree to get ready for the peak holiday season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Some analysts have voiced concern that Prime Day has lost some of its appeal as other retailers have launched their own sales to coincide with Prime Day. Enjoy the long weekend and the song of the week, Rage Against the Machine’s Freedom. Amazon plans two Prime shopping events this year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). McKinsey ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Wholesalers are now scrambling to get products from producers to retailers, which explains why our favorite wine from the early days of the pandemic is no longer available. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Most of Estee Lauder’s holiday product has already been shipped to retailers. Supply chain funding in the news.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase in year-over-year volume.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

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Ware2Go

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In the logistics industry, a hub and spoke distribution model is used to disperse inventory to multiple fulfillment centers from a large distribution center. Large retailers and ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon use a hub and spoke distribution model, but mid-sized merchants may not carry enough inventory to fill a large distribution center.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As a result, our Santa(s), the merchants, and logistics companies prepared for the usual holiday logistical bottleneck. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that holiday sales in November and December would increase by 8.5% Despite the nervousness of many retailers, the gifts have reached their destinations.

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QAD

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Lara has many years of experience in not just the wine industry, but global supply chains, including the food and beverage supply chain and logistics. The new parameters of “How, When and Where” wine was consumed affected transportation, warehousing, distribution, and even packaging. In mid-September, for instance, the ports of L.A./Long

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. The existing labor contract expired on July 1, 2022.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Amazon has started Black Friday deals early and more than 40% of merchants recently told logistics company Ware2Go that they’re already at “peak” holiday shopping levels. Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Sales online often start earlier.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. This oil was stolen in a series of warehouse break-ins. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Well, all retail stores want for Christmas is the right amount of stuff. billion as U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 2, 2022

Last March, the Biden Administration announced “the launch of Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), an information sharing initiative to pilot key freight information exchange between parts of the goods movement supply chain.”[1] Early Reactions to the FLOW Initiative. Who is putting this initiative together?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). How did I get here? Mexico Warns U.S. Guess what?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2019

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news, starting with Amazon sharpening its logistics competitive weapon. Goods If Trump Taxes Cars (Bloomberg) Developers Woo Retail Tenants With Tallest-Ever Warehouses (WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon will deliver packages to customers by bike and on foot for the first time in the UK as the retailer announces new methods of reducing emissions. ” This week, Walmart announced that it would charge some of its suppliers a new fee to transport goods to its warehouses and stores.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. This year’s supply chain pressures have had ripple effects throughout the economy that are hurting US retailers and manufacturers.

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