Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The startup procured $400 million in a Series E financing round, led by One Madison Group and JS Capitol , that includes Walmart and existing investing partner SoftBank Vision Fund 1 in January 2022. Earlier this week, San Francisco-based vertical farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 The index that tracks ocean container movement from Asia to Western Europe increased to 116 days, reportedly a new record.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Recently, I was afforded the opportunity to discuss the Reshoring Initiative with Moser in an effort to find out how it might help some of our customers and prospects understand their total cost of ownership when considering where they source and produce their goods. Below is a summary of that conversation.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.

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