Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. An estimated 11.5 That’s all for this week.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2022

Doug has been a board member of the Washington DC Metro Police Foundation since 2016 and sits on the Advisory Board for Truckers Against Trafficking. Children’s Miracle Network, Walmart Raise Awareness For Children’s Hospitals with “Champions Across America” The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2016

George Yeoman Pocock, a leading designer and builder of racing shells who built the boat used by the University of Washington team, describes it this way in the book: “When you get the rhythm in an eight, it’s pure pleasure to be in it. How do you successfully align goals, metrics, and resources across functional groups?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). These topics are already being debated in Washington, and a couple of news items this week will certainly add fuel to the debate. Robinson, Con-way, and Transplace are Logistics Viewpoints sponsors). Be Sociable, Share! This Week in News'

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, are not included in the study), but they do offer an interesting view on the supply chain capabilities of seven major regions.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 21, 2022

As the The Washington Post recently pointed out, “ The pandemic also exposed weaknesses in the nation’s transport plumbing: investment shortfalls at key ports, controversial railroad industry labor cuts, and a chronic failure by key players to collaborate.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

The challenge for large aircraft manufacturers are that assembly lines occupy cavernous production line facilities and that moving an aircraft off the line involves considerable logistical, timing and added worker challenges.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

67% of respondents said they were investing in the inclusion of environmental and social sustainability metrics as KPIs for their supply chain leaders. Here we take a look at techniques to manage and encourage reverse logistics, along with other ways to achieve a circular supply.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 12, 2022

When they track carbon emissions for each shipment, they can make better decisions on carriers and the best ways to optimize the logistics network to reduce emissions. Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. The EPA explains that this sector is a top U.S. and the top of Virginia.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

from Washington University St. After 12 years as an Air Force logistics officer, Michael got his PhD in a top 5 logistics program, and now teaches supply chain management and marketing. Logistics and delivery can be handled in a very optimized way with the help of automated solutions using data and information.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

According to the product sheet , “Oracle Global Trade Intelligence provides a dashboard view into the unique metrics by which your customs and compliance operation measures success. Trade Representative, met in Washington, D.C. Robinson and Transplace are Talking Logistics sponsors. this week to discuss the agreement.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. req’d) Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Associated Press). That is the reality today in transportation management, and it applies to shippers, carriers, receivers, and other logistics partners.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“As the logistics industry faces extraordinary pressures, maintaining a culture of compliance is more critical than ever. Yet many companies, lulled by efficient and relatively inexpensive logistics and transport, have been applying lean and just-in-time production methods that span global networks.

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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. The founders of each company came together to discuss the overlap of technology and logistics and how it can be used to solve every day problems.

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QAD

APRIL 8, 2021

On January 28, 2021, the following headline appeared in the Washington Post : “Israel moves to head of vaccine queue, offering Pfizer access to country’s health-care database”. It will greatly help with decisions on when and where to invest in production capacity and logistics. Finding the Right Analytics Tools.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart said its suppliers have removed 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions from their value chains, six years ahead of the target date. The e-commerce boom didn’t just change consumers’ lives, it transformed entire regions, turning backwaters into logistics-driven boomtowns.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

In Washington, DC, policy circles, much attention has been paid to areas with a direct impact on defense and national security, such as semiconductors and rare earths. Sáenz and Revilla explain, “To achieve effective transparency and resiliency, objective and comparable metrics [are] required.” Monitor resiliency.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 9, 2020

A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted the massive shortages of PPE that are now decimating hospitals nationwide, as the number of new cases of Coronavirus goes through the roof. Performance on out-of-stock and perfect order (on-time, in-full) metrics. Decreased finished goods, WIP and raw material inventory levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon has a long way to go, as the company says its operations emitted about 71 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022, up by almost 40 percent since Jeff Bezos’s 2019 vow that his company would eventually stop contributing to the emissions warming the planet.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend, Rachel Everly, a freelance writer in business and finance who shows us how digitized trucking will change the game for logistics companies. . The introduction of digitized trucking marks the beginning of a new era and is set to turn the logistics value chain upside down. . Here’s how:

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2015

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Twitter The post Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. Louis, where he earned an M.A. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a B.A.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Ryan earned a Master of Science in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington. Convoy uses technology and data to solve problems of waste and inefficiency in the $800B trucking industry, which generates over 72 million metric tons of wasted CO2 emissions from empty trucks. About Convoy. Ryan Collier.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Mitch has an MBA from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Montana State University. Convoy uses technology and data to solve problems of waste and inefficiency in the $800B trucking industry, which generates over 72 million metric tons of wasted CO2 emissions from empty trucks.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Material Handling & Logistics said many job seekers claim to have a forklift certification to get a job but don’t have enough actual experience. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries shared numerous examples of warehouse employees who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from working around forklifts for too long.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Material Handling & Logistics said many job seekers claim to have a forklift certification to get a job but don’t have enough actual experience. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries shared numerous examples of warehouse employees who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from working around forklifts for too long.

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Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Measuring the Success of an Automation Strategy Automation must be assessed with both quantitative and qualitative metrics. Valentine holds a BA from Washington University in St. Key performance indicators (KPIs) such as throughput improvements, labor savings, and order accuracy provide tangible evidence of success.

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