Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. In addition to higher transportation prices, increased costs across the supply chain drove the increase in the overall index. slowed by 5.5

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Environmental sustainability in the supply chain is top of mind for consumers, and a brand that fails to hold itself responsible risks reputational damage that will affect the bottom line. . There are six goals for environmental supply chain sustainability: Reducing energy consumption. Improving waste.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Walmart to add 20,000 supply chain employees. Speaking of the holiday season, Walmart is planning to add 20,000 supply chain employees ahead of the anticipated holiday rush. The average wage for a supply chain associate is $20.37 Both facilities will be located in Southern Nevada. billion in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2024

General Motors drives sustainability across supply chain FMCSA approves 25% fee increase for carriers, brokers U.S. General Motors drives sustainability across supply chain FMCSA approves 25% fee increase for carriers, brokers U.S. Cue the duck boats, as the parade kicks off in a few hours.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Locations across the U.S. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Learn More About The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn. Ruby Has Fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a further development related to increased labor activism among global automakers, specifically electric vehicle producer Tesla. Reportedly, these adjustments further represent a greater than 10 percent raise for most hourly workers within the Nevada battery manufacturing complex. up to $34.50

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, but here are the items that caught my attention. Tesla developing self-driving tech for semi-truck, wants to test in Nevada (Reuters). Oracle Introduces Major Innovations to Supply Chain Management Cloud. The Best Place for a New Warehouse?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . Supply chains, both international and domestic, are under constant pressure to reduce their costs and enhance performance at the same time.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 21, 2024

Pam Simon, conference chair and executive vice president of programming for Manifest 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, sums up the themes of the show, offers a peak at next year's event, and discusses Manifest's newly announced partnership with SupplyChainBrain's Global Supply Chain Marketing Summit.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 14, 2025

Supply Chain Matters highlights indications providing added evidence that manufacturers and retailers are front loading inventory management actions in attempts to initially hedge against added U.S. These are already signs of increased costs and supply chain inflationary pressures. tariff strategies. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Then, executives need supply chain technology to stay ahead of the game. Markus Rosemann, Vice President for Logistics and Order Fulfillment, SAP There is a great opportunity for technology to relate massive amounts of data from sensors, telematics systems and RFID tagged items in the Supply Chain and Logistics industries.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

ITS Logistics says its investment will help provide potential solutions to the supply chain labor shortage.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. Tesla Announces Added Investment in Gigafactory Nevada Electric auto maker Tesla has announced a reported $3.6

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AFFLINK

JULY 12, 2018

Uber’s self-driving trucks, known previously as Otto, have already begun delivering cargo in routes between Nevada and California – and have apparently taken thousands of trips , although the company has been secretive regarding further details. When Will Autonomous Vehicles Enter Your Supply Chain?

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

20, 2021 -- Stord , the cloud supply chain leader, announced the opening of a new warehouse in Las Vegas. The 177,238-square-foot facility will serve Stord customers in the Southwest and across Northern California and is set to bring hundreds of jobs to Nevada over the coming years. "We ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2025

Supply Chain Focused Businesses From a supply chain audience perspective, Panasonic is best known for being the primary battery supplier to Tesla and jointly operates the termed Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog continues to highlight for readers specific global and regional supply chain indices that depict both trending production activity levels, as well as supply chain volatility. Newly published indices reflecting global supply chain volatility and U.S. warehouses. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this August 30, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. This concludes our latest edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 26, 2014

So why does this matter for supply chain professionals? A quiet, but powerful story across supply chains this year has been the stability of fuel prices despite geopolitical turmoil. Supply Chains appeared first on Transportfolio. There are similar scenarios playing out in Texas and Pennsylvania as well.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Locations across the U.S. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Learn More About The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn. Ruby Has Fulfillment.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

of warehouse and fulfillment space relieves pressure on brands as Stord executes on its mission to make supply chain a competitive advantage ATLANTA, June 23 -- Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, announced expanded warehouse capacity in three key U.S. Additional 780K+ sq ft.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In our Supply Chain Matters commentary at that time , we noted that the announcement was significant from two dimensions. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. The announcement followed a prior commitment from trucking carrier U.S. All rights reserved.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. Firstly, Pitt Ohio’ s services span across North America. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two February 2023 published indexes of supply chain volatility both reflecting moderation of disruption and higher logistics costs. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. value reported for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we highlight published September 2022 indices of global supply chain volatility ( GSPI ) and US Logistics Index ( LMI ) activity trends along with our view of the implications. The takeaway for September was that global manufacturing activity officially fall below the 50.0

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

While these benefits are real and significant, there is an even bigger opportunity and value proposition that many software vendors and users still don’t get, especially when it comes to cloud solutions focused on supply chain, logistics, and other cross-enterprise business processes. HP’s New Style of IT: The Social Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication. China was also marketed as a low-cost labor option for many US supply chains twenty to thirty years ago and now we’re seeing similar mentions about Southeast Asian countries. 😉 Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights two additional May 2022 indicators of supply chain volatility as well as logistics services trending. In an update published earlier this month, we highlighted various quantitative data related to global and regional supply chain PMI indices for May.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Pitney Bowes Expands Cross-Border Ecommerce Capabilities with the Acquisition of Borderfree. Industrial Scale 3D Printing Operation on UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus. LeanLogistics Introduces LeanTMS Mobile for Network Carriers. Well, I was right.

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AFFLINK

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Here we’ll take a brief look at how clean energy reform will affect your supply chain optimization strategy long-term. The company’s 10 million square foot factory in Nevada is 100% powered by renewable resources. Clean Energy Benefits. These clean energy savings can later be passed on to your consumers.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

These developments come five years after Panasonic began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. . Part of Broader North America Based EV Supply Network Investments. All rights reserved. .

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QAD

AUGUST 10, 2023

Visit us online or at ASD Market Week August 20 – 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Therefore, businesses looking to stay competitive in the e-commerce and marketing automation industry should consider adopting a flexible cloud-based solution. Want to learn more about flexible, cloud-based e-commerce solutions?

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