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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

I spent the beginning part of the week in New York attending the NRF Big Show. While I was in New York, I had the opportunity to see the musical Six. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the show, Six is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a pop concert.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. These sixteen states were joined by the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and a Bay Area organization. That being said, would you go over 280 MPH in a car? billion on the gas trucks, which only get 8.6

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Grocery Prices: How High Will They Go?

Enterra Insights

Correspondents from the New York Times observe, “Global forces such as supply chain disruptions, severe weather, energy costs and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have contributed to rising inflation rates that have spooked stock market investors and put President Biden’s administration on the defensive.”[3] ”[4].

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ThroughPut to Collaborate with Metro-North Railroad to Improve Operational Efficiency

ThroughPut

ThroughPut is One of 15 Companies Selected to Test New Transit Technologies in New York City Through The Transit Tech Lab Initiative. Partner Agencies: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NYC Department of Transportation, NJ TRANSIT ● Swiftly Inc. Operational Efficiency Challenge ● ThroughPut Inc.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. Operational costs present one of the biggest opportunities for boosting net margins. in March – up 2.5%

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Infor’s Strategy for Differentiation

Logistics Viewpoints

Infor held an Innovation Summit at their headquarters in New York City on March 18 th and 19 th. That functionality is necessary for bakeries, dairies, and beverage manufacturers, but perhaps less important for other F&B subverticals. Infor customers were present and spoke at this summit.

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NRF 2024: Supply Chain Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.