Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). Pitney Bowes Expands Shipping Logistics Portfolio with Acquisition of Enroute Systems Corporation. November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. And these retailers could certainly use some help.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital. Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company was founded transporting passengers from Yokohama to Shanghai.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Other battery manufacturers that have elected to invest in U.S. location.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. shift to electric heavy-duty vehicles. trade with Asia.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). This week, as reported in The Seattle Times, Amazon is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets for its own air-delivery service.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The same thing can happen from a freight forwarding perspective: If you’re shipping from Poland, you might not be thinking about what’s happening in Amsterdam, but if you’re using KLM as a carrier [which has a major hub in Amsterdam] and the airport in Amsterdam shuts down, your shipment from Poland could get delayed or cancelled.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 11, 2016

JDA Announces New Seamless Integration and Rapid Decision-Making Capabilities for Manufacturers Running SAP HANA. January 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The duration of the leases will be five to seven years, lessor Air Transport Services Group Inc said. Cass Freight Index Report February 2016.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree. At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

transportation capacity, with Jason Seidl , Managing Director at Cowen and Company, leading the conversation. Free shipping? According to the press release, “LMS delivers freight management solutions and transportation savings to a diverse customer base that includes Monsanto and several other Fortune 500 companies.”

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be back to pre-pandemic difficulty. Status: Open.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. That’s not surprising, given that Amazon’s shipping costs grew from $11.5 Amazon currently lists about 17,700 full-time vacancies on its website, about 920 in the logistics and transportation sector.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. Some US manufacturers, however, have resorted to airlifting supplies from China at a premium price. When the Going gets Tough, the Smart get Smarter.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. This year’s supply chain pressures have had ripple effects throughout the economy that are hurting US retailers and manufacturers.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.” Speaking of Amazon, the company is raising the bar again on delivery in response to Walmart testing a free, three-day shipping service.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 28, 2020

from Tesla, the Silicon Valley-based electric and autonomous vehicle pioneer led by global entrepreneur, Elon Musk, which recently overtook Volkswagen as the second most valuable automotive company in the world, and right on the heels of the Just-In-Time, Lean Manufacturing giant, Toyota. Alla joins ThroughPut Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2021

A bipartisan bill in Congress could boost the prospects for women’s careers in transportation , at a time when female airplane pilots, truck drivers, train conductors, and ship captains retain a slim minority of jobs in the sector. The purchases are contingent upon approval by the US Department of Transportation, ATSG said.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

There is much more to shipping rewards than throwing products in a box and slapping on a label. When you calculated your startup expenses, you probably figured out manufacturing costs down to the penny. A crowdfunding fulfillment provider can track and warehouse your products once they arrive from the manufacturer.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations. East Coast Ports Growing.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations. East Coast Ports Growing.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Facilities Management. Media Type. Media Type.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

States and cities like Seattle are severely restricting use of driver contractors in port drayage and car services like Uber and Grubhub. An example of the impact technology can have was cited by a CLDA speaker from a major CPG manufacturer (unidentified because of restrictions imposed by conference organizers).

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Quite challenging and relativity low transaction markup, it’s also the bread and butter of our customers, manufacturers regularly shipping pallets and skids to their customers. As one of the players in the middle of the digital battlefield, we were honestly shocked. What does that mean for us?

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 4, 2018

And they have branched out into other areas such as dominating the cloud infrastructure market with their AWS cloud services, a broad array of logistics/transportation services and assets, and bricks-and-mortar retailing with their Whole Foods acquisition and Amazon Go. I visited the Amazon Go store while I was in Seattle recently.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

<p>New York-based Global Point Technology has been a leader in sourcing components and assemblies for OEM manufacturers from Asia for over 30 years. With this secure, flexible storage capacity reserved, Global Point was then able to completely reengineer their distribution services for their client. </p>

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