Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The last mile of most traditional logistics’ journeys ended at a retail store. Kraus, Chairman and CEO of EXPAK Logistics, explains, “One of the businesses that technology has been slowly pushing itself into is the last mile delivery business. All of these innovations are making last mile logistics much more complicated.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. The Case for Competing on Logistics Talent. Aligning Warehouse Labor Management with Omni-Channel Strategy. What will happen in 2016?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Only 8 days to go before I (along with my Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure teammates) cycle 100 miles at the JDRF Ride for the Cure in Saratoga Springs, NY. It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. Now, let’s move on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news…. How far is 100 miles? How long will it take me?

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the Dallas facility is in a major logistics and consolidation hub near the Port of Houston. Positioning these next locations in major logistics markets is critical as it allows us to provide solutions for a large portion of shippers. Let’s connect.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

Last January, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives to improve as leaders. 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? Happy learning and networking in 2015!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In March 2020, Real Estate Investor/Tax Analyst Carlos Colon (a Philadelphia native, raised in Puerto Rico) decided to bring an idea of his to life; one which was building in his heart for a long period of time. Soon thereafter, the genesis of #ThankX was born: Concierge Community Couriers (based in our very own Philadelphia)!

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 21, 2022

Further, with freight shipping, logistics managers must consider whether to utilize full truckload (FTL) or less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to reach warehouses or retailers. Unlike small parcel delivery, the sizes and quantities of cargo in freight are far too large to stack in the back of a UPS truck to reach the end destination.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

And now on this week’s logistics news. Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. And in the last piece of Amazon-related logistics news, the company’s drone delivery dream may be in jeopardy.

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Locus

APRIL 24, 2023

But did you know that many others were a part of the logistics industry in some way like warehouse workers, courier managers, bike messengers, and truck drivers? Let’s go through the twelve celebrities and their logistics connection. Today, last-mile logistics has become expensive, daunting, and complex for enterprises.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 21, 2019

At LogiPharma 2019 in Philadelphia, Deepak Ghodke, Vice President, Bristlecone Labs, spoke about how it is, therefore, not at all surprising that the increase in AI adoption has also extended to enterprises in recent years. Artificial Intelligence has become so deeply engrained in our lives that we don’t always realize it anymore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will cause “major disruption” in the region just as the summer travel season begins, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Dubbed Amazon Hub Delivery, this is the tech and logistics giant’s latest attempt to expand its “last mile” network — the last stage in logistics where packages are ultimately delivered to customers — through external workforces. They were trailed by construction (4.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The conference content included both the vision for these capabilities in the broader Körber offering, as well as presentations by companies that utilize this platform in conjunction with other Körber products, such as one of its warehouse management systems. Working with Vaibe , Körber is bringing gamification to the warehouse.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. The year was 1985.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities.

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The best solution is to find a outsourced fulfillment partner who can ease your logistical and delivery burdens while also helping expand your reach and optimize your inventory carry costs. It is also much more cost-effective to leverage an outsourced partner than to invest in your own warehouse.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

The Port of Baltimore itself reportedly generates in excess of $3 billion to the local economy including port and other logistics, warehousing and transportation workers. East Coast ports including the Ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Virginia.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 19, 2022

We help shippers, carriers, 3PLs, and logistics service providers actively track their shipments so that they arrive on time and in full because it’s all about getting all your stuff on time, not busted up, late, and lost. I’ve worked at a third-party logistics company. Tive is a real-time visibility platform provider.

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Shipchain

JULY 3, 2019

On the 4th of July in 1777, the first year after the end of the war, there was a massive celebration in Philadelphia that included fireworks. Waxman at Time Magazine , fireworks were used to encourage American troops during the Revolutionary war, and once the U.S. Fireworks Supply Chain Safety.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Be sure to know these differences between truckload (TL) and less than truckload (LTL) before letting your product leave the warehouse. For example, a shipment going from Boston to Atlanta may include stops at terminals in Philadelphia and Charlotte along the way. WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT. TL (Truckload / FTL) –. Contact Aborn & Co.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The pharmacy recently closed a warehouse in Edwardsville, Ill., The US is doing a “reset” on how it does trade policies with a focus on supply chain resilience Knight tells a live audience during her US Textiles and Apparel Industry Update at the World Fashion Convention in Philadelphia.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Already, cities like Washington and Philadelphia are providing delivery only zones, but this may not be enough. European countries have responded by prohibiting delivery trucks from entering urban centers during peak traffic hours (e.g. during the day); expect the same to occur in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

Based on the current vaccine logistics, this is a very doable. Logistics has been a critical constraint that needs to be addressed. When Biden laid out his five-part plan for how to speed up the vaccination campaign on January 15 th , vaccine logistics was only partially addressed. In fact, the goal should be far higher.

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