The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment.

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Stord

JANUARY 30, 2019

With that in mind, we summarized seven warehousing stories and trends from last year and indicated here what they mean for the year ahead 1. What it means for 2019: FedEx’s adjustment shows the extensive impact of high volume on supply chains. FedEx pursued both strategies in 2018. FedEx’s news release 2.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. Another obstacle came from strained supply chains, which we saw at the Port of Los Angeles over the summer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Longbow and looks at the ongoing labor shortage and supply chain visibility. The Labor Shortage Effects on Supply Chain.

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Stord

MARCH 17, 2019

Supply chain problems have hurt Adidas’ sales growth in the first half of 2019, especially in North America. Demand for warehouses with at least 1 million square feet remains strong near major population centers. Shipping volume fell by 2.7% at the Port of Los Angeles last month compared to February of 2018.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2019

The number of ocean imports fell across California ports in February , primarily due to the end of a tariff-driven shipping surge. Inbound volume at the Port of Los Angeles, for example, was down 18.2% Floods disrupt supply chains in the Midwest , engulfing railroads and highways. from January to February.

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Logility

JULY 27, 2022

And that is answer (d) — put the warehouse at Customer A’s location and then ship 300 miles to customer B. This answer minimizes the net unit miles shipped. Many logistics experts fall back on a center of gravity study to do routine network optimization such as a warehouse location selection.

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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A search of open positions including the term “fulfillment” on TikTok’s LinkedIn page turns up 62 results worldwide on Thursday, with a mix of operations titles (logistics, fulfillment, supply chain) and ecommerce roles (procurement specialists, merchant development, seller governance and vendor program managers).

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Emma is a Senior Reporter on the transportation desk at Business Insider , a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond. Emma previously covered supply chains and food and agriculture technology for Supply Chain Dive and AgFunder News.

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Stord

APRIL 28, 2019

Demand for warehouse space is spurring new construction projects near the Dayton, Ohio airport. Walgreens is investing in hiring and technology to improve its supply chain. Congestion at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Complex is finally dying down , as container dwell times fell from 4.32 days in January (and 3.2

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Stord

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

The transformation of former retail stores into new warehouses -- retail-to-industrial conversions -- has gained momentum in some markets with high demand for space. Conversion can take multiple forms: owners often demolish former stores to make way for new construction, but many opt to turn existing buildings into warehouse space instead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. Walmart shipped one quarter of its U.S. million through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Less-than-container load (LCL) shipping has become part of the solution design to many supply chain challenges. LCL shipping provides shippers with cost and time savings as they face longer wait times at ports along with more last-minute-change needs, based on disruption and delays. Cost savings.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ Demand for piece-picking robots gains steam.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

If supply chain snarls kept you from receiving items you wanted last Christmas, you’re in luck. ”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets. If goods do arrive, then the warehousing shortage mentioned above comes into play. ”[6].

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2019

Meanwhile, the biggest companies in the world continue to invest resources in reducing shipping times even further, ensuring that customer expectations will remain high, and likely increase, in 2019. Warehouse availability is shrinking as demand rises What’s more, finding storage space is increasingly difficult.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 10, 2020

Even more, WooCommerce offers flexible shipping options and settings, including the opportunity to work with tech-driven order fulfillment companies and other platforms that can help you grow your business. Shipping on WordPress: your top 3 options. Order fulfillment for your WordPress store can be handled in a few different ways.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Why Tech Giants Are Focusing on Trucks and Ships. The takeaway is clear – companies that have focused on ecommerce and fulfillment are expanding across the supply chain, leveraging vast amounts of capital to expand their future business. to ship a 5 lb package the full distance from Shenzhen to Los Angeles.

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SnapFulfil

JUNE 23, 2021

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, has selected SnapFulfil for its Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021. warehouse included onboarding our functionally rich and highly configurable WMS.

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

In an ecommerce business, supply chain performance is one of the key factors affecting the performance of the business as a whole. If the supply chain isn’t moving as seamlessly as it should, it could cause disruptions further down the line, and even result in delivery delays and customer disappointment.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Since its passage, inflation in trucking has continued to creep upward, pressuring supply chain costs and consumer prices. As such, detention and drayage fees increased, and delays to warehouses, stores, or other final-mile locations occurred even more frequently. So How Did We End Up With Such High Inflation? Maybe, maybe not.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The global pandemic has changed the transportation and shipping industry in many ways, some of which will linger for years to come. Issues with logistics and shipping capacity continue to haunt supply chain management as experts predict that the shipping bottlenecks and backlogs at big U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. During 2022, as consumers shifted their physical goods buying patterns away from products and into travel and services, global shipping volumes steadily declined and so did spot rates.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. This cities are being targeted for their high population density combined with ports, warehousing, or rails leaving freight vulnerable.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up. Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. Businessweek.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. American Shipper reported last week that the number of container ships calling on major U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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QAD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. A man exited a plane and stood at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) passenger pickup for 15 minutes, patiently.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We have seen real lumpiness in the global supply chain that has led to some shortages and more so just unevenness.

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Vanguard Software

JULY 2, 2021

The Latest Supply Chain News. demand for goods and services is rebounding more quickly than the supply of those same goods and services. The Wall Street Journal – Chinese Port Logjam Threatens Christmas Shipping Rush. Supply Chain 24/7 – US 2021 Retail Sales Growing At Unprecedented Rates.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Hanjin Shipping recently filed for bankruptcy , and a number of its ships pulled into port last week, after a lot of delays and uncertainty. Hanjin is the world’s seventh-largest commercial shipping company, and it’s struggling to find the money to unload its ships. area, especially on eastbound lanes.

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