The Logistics of Logistics
JULY 15, 2021
He has managed onshore/offshore/war zone logistics as well as batch, continuous, and discrete manufacturing setups. Ali joined his first tech startup while still an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. His production teams were responsible for billions of dollars of hydrocarbon output to the global economy.
IQMS
MARCH 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.
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Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Ryder Announces Acquisition of Contract Packaging Provider IFS Ryder System announced a definitive agreement to acquire Impact Fulfillment Systems (IFS), a contract packaging production and warehouse services provider primarily catering to consumer product goods and healthcare companies.
ShipBob
JANUARY 10, 2020
It can be inefficient (from renting space to reordering packaging supplies). Instead, you work with manufacturers to help sell their products. It’s set up so that a customer makes a purchase on your site, and the manufacturer ships directly to the customer. You’re at the mercy of your manufacturer. Professional packaging.
ShipBob
MARCH 30, 2020
With so many millions of packages shipped across the country on any given day, it’s vital that systems are in place to keep them on track and make sure they’re delivered to the right place on time. Ecommerce logistics starts with moving inventory from the manufacturer and lasts until it ends up at the end customer’s destination.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The one in Pittston, Pennsylvania, is at the outer edge of a business park that also includes distribution or return facilities owned by Amazon, Home Depot, Lennox, Neiman Marcus, PepsiCo and a number of smaller companies. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture.
Freightos
APRIL 24, 2016
Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). 0 TEUs 0 meters long.
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