CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

Over the past several months, China has been the main source for PPE. For a closer look at how China’s regulations impact PPE shipping, check out our recent PPE exporting video featuring our director of product development, Vincent Wong. Exporting PPE from China. and Canada customs best practices. Importing PPE into Canada.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Blog post and video, and permission to publish, provided to supplychaingamechanger.com by Simon Pleass, Managing Director at [link]. If you are interested in learning more about importing from China, we recommend that you check out this handy video guide from the team at 2Flow which covers everything you will need to know.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2016

However, Bluetooth technologies are creating a subset of the IoT, expanding its benefits and use among shipping and logistics providers. Before deciding to forgo the use Bluetooth-enabled technologies, logistics providers need to think about the driving forces behind them and how they will further benefit the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported that they had a clear overall plan for digital transformation.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

But before I head out, grab your reading glasses and check out the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: SophiaTX Open Source Platform to Integrate SAP, Blockchain. Shippo raises $20 million to be the Stripe for shipping (Venture Beat). Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune).

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. 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. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

For a more comprehensive explanation of this project you can view the video of the panel. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries. The company needs a very complete product line.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

For a more comprehensive explanation of best practices in supplier risk management you can view the full video of the presentation here. Because of the pandemic, risk management surrounding sourcing has become top of mind in supply chain organizations. The following article highlights some of the key points made by Ms. Background.

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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. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? What will happen in 2016?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Will this include drone deliveries?

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

Increased e-commerce sales during the pandemic brought last mile logistics into the limelight. The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics.”[1]

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Elementum

AUGUST 19, 2015

What do I need to know about China’s shipping merger? Two Chinese shipping companies, Cosco and CSCL, are merging to form one alliance. Which sounds like a big deal, but it won’t have an effect on Asia-Europe shipping costs. Which sounds like a big deal, but it won’t have an effect on Asia-Europe shipping costs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. As inventories dwindled, labor issues surfaced and shipping issues proliferated, supply chain teams began to accept that the only new normal was disruption. The video, presentations and pictures are now posted. March 2021-August 2021.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

The research, produced by Adelante SCM and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to explore the links between supply chain management innovation, customer experience, technology adoption, and company performance. Logistics Service Providers Focus on Delivering Innovation. and 51.5%, respectively).

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2013

Court of Appeals upholds nearly all of new HOS regulations ( Logistics Management ). uses embedded business intelligence analyzing input from multiple data sources to provide allocators with better insight and recommendations. . Robinson is a Talking Logistics sponsor. Oracle Retail Allocation 13.3 Be Sociable, Share!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Now, before I spontaneously combust in my house-turned-sauna, let’s go to this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon to step up UK tests of delivery drones (The Telegraph). Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Delgado-Jenkins] said.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2019

Those are some of the key questions I discussed with Andrew Sisto, Senior Product Manager at project44 , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. The ocean carriers have been slower to roll out this new technology, perhaps because hours and minutes matter in trucking where ocean shipping thinks more in terms of days.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. In the U.S.,

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Whether it’s agile sourcing of hoverboards or finding the perfect gift for the person who has everything, technology is fixing the problem for good. Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. Source: Soar Boards, via Flickr. But it comes at a price.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 10, 2020

Shash Anand ( @shashanand ), Vice President of Product Strategy at SOTI, asserts, “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an enormous strain on global supply chains as they rush to complete and ship orders as quickly as possible. ”[2] Logistics is not the only supply chain area that needs an effective strategy in place.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. 3PL’s, Contract Manufacturing, Suppliers, Logistics providers…. Then, they check online for deals and shipping dates.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We hope you enjoyed viewing Rob’s 2020 video with Deborah Dull on the topic of circular supply chains or reading the transcript of that interview that we published recently. Health Supply Chains Present Complex Challenges. Rob: So Deborah, tell us about your work with the Gates Foundation, particularly in health supply chains.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The rest of this article provides general information on shipping CBD products. Your best bet is to simply sell the industrial hemp-sourced CBD, as it won’t have high THC levels and is accepted across the nation. Fulfill and ship customer orders You’ll need a system for warehousing your CBD products and managing inventory over time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 6, 2022

ECommerce stat roundup from Red Stag | Source. Combat this by eliminating any hidden fees you have and generate a shipping estimate in the cart as it follows your audience from sales page to sales page. This year, instead of trying to cash in on what’s flashy — like drone footage or auto-play background videos — simplify your approach.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The process involves complex steps, from procurement, to shipping products to end users, often resulting in a lack of visibility and high operational costs. End-to-end (E2E) supply chain refers to all supply chain processes, from logistics procurement to the post-sale customer experience. . Shipping & last-mile delivery.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Check out the video below. This podcast was designed for video or audio enjoyment. I think it’s more that the idea of sourcing and how to buffer certain inventory will be definitely more localized. All the shipping companies were completely, let’s say, sold out. Or listen and follow on Spotify. Transcript.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 5, 2020

What’s my shipping strategy? Source your products. Before you build an online store, you need to source your products. Before you build an online store, you need to source your products. There are several avenues you can take to source products from working with local stores or suppliers to wholesale distributor options.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

Essential sectors like healthcare, grocers, household products, and fulfillment logistics are also seeing a rise in demand. . The data is aggregated from over 3,000 ecommerce merchants who collectively ship out millions of items every month through ShipBob’s fulfillment centers. One of them being the rise and role of ecommerce.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

Video released by police shows the riders speeding through the city, and at times, riding off road on pedestrian walkways. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America. The audit determined that CPW emitted 1.2

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From Click to Ship in 4 Minutes! According to dictionary.com one of the definitions of Fulfillment is “the process or business of handling and executing customer orders, as packing, shipping or processing checks.” In either case you have to receive goods, store them, pick them, process them, pack them and then ship them.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

” However, Wong also cautioned that, “in the pursuit of ultimate flexibility and reliability—rushing to hit that on-time shipping metric or accommodating that last-minute order change—there is the risk of compromising quality, leading to a recall or negative brand experience, or letting costs get out of control.”. Source: Nulogy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 15, 2019

Take note of the weather conditions during your estimated shipping week so that you can decide whether or not it’s a good day to ship. Regardless of whether or not you can delay the shipping schedule, it’s important to refrigerate your chocolates before sending them out. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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