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? Final thoughts.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.
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ToolsGroup
JULY 13, 2023
Trying to manage an effective ship-from-store program only exasperates this issue. A significant addition to our Inventory Hub® product, Dynamic Fulfillment leverages advanced optimization logic to determine what to ship, from where, in real-time, to reduce shipping costs, improve margins, and satisfy empowered customers.
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 2, 2020
The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Some ports are quarantining arriving ships for 14 days. percent slump in exports from Europe.
Locus
MARCH 30, 2023
All it took Billy Beane from Oakland A’s to break the myth that more money can win more games was data. Final-mile delivery contributes to 53% of the total cost of shipping. With Locus’ dispatch management software , your stakeholders can quickly source on-ground data and delivery metrics to evaluate delivery performance.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2022
Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments. The Port’s other three marine terminals are effectively shut down for trucks as well, the Port of Oakland told CNBC, while there are some vessel labor operations underway.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The photos of the cargo ships at anchor waiting for berth at the ports of LA and Long Beach certainly generate an emotional response, “what in those containers will affect my work or personal consumption plans?” Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma. There were 12 days of ships sitting, waiting for berth.
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