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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The impact of the semiconductor shortage varies by truck manufacturer. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. You can learn more about this topic on Land Line and Transport Topics. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports. Accordingly, C.H.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM). Employing over 8,000 transportation and fulfillment professionals, OHL has unparalleled experience in direct-to-consumer fulfillment, serving a wide range of business sectors from specialty retail to manufacturing.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Earlier this week, the Port of Oakland said it is defraying its rising costs through new funding from the U.S.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints the former Vice-Chairman of Bank of America and Distinguished Business Finance Expert, Luke Helms, to its Advisory Board

ThroughPut

ThroughPut’s team is backed by some of the best domain experts from Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence and Finance, who have put that knowledge to work in over a dozen successful startups.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Although the company has not disclosed details, it is believed to be having trouble procuring parts for Bluetooth wireless communications components used in the controllers and main units as well as analog chips for controlling currents. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain. 1, said the memo.