CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

A good example of how this plays out is in the case of congestion at the Port of Oakland. Over the last few months, as the delays at the LA port were mounting, carriers started diverting sailings to Oakland. Oakland is now also severely congested and suffering from the same unpredictability. The result?

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

West Coast Port closures) reflects their readiness to grasp a competitive opportunity when it presented itself this year. While some of the volume has returned to Long Beach and Oakland, there is still a significant contingent that continues to bypass the West in favor of eastern and southern entry points.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. This proved to be a challenge when presented with basic questions like “Where is my shipment?” and “When will it reach me?” by a customer whose order has been inexplicably delayed.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

That was my favorite quote from Billy Beane’s keynote presentation at the 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference earlier this week in Orlando, Florida. Beane is the Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s, but he’s best known for Moneyball, the. “You can’t run a business in 2020 like it’s still 1999.”

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, managing both captive (in-house) and outsourced fleets while maintaining optimal performance in logistics operations presents a unique challenge – the need for effective hybrid fleet management. Even more baffling, a package meant for Oakland, CA, ends up in Emeryville, CA, all because of a shared ZIP code (94608).

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 20, 2022

This year’s Gartner Supply Chain Symposium conference showcased a stellar presentation, “Last Mile is So Last Year — Here’s How to Reach the Future Retail Consumer,” from Gartner’s Vice President and Analyst, Tom Enright. What is the Future of Final Mile Delivery?

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