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Yantian Port Congestion: How Can Shippers Navigate Another Major Supply Chain Disruption?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

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.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. Thus, in addition to their roasting plant with an inbound warehouse attached to it, and a warehouse for outbound finished goods in nearby Oakland, the company also has 700 reps that source their product from roughly 100 small DSD warehouses across the nation.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers. Distributors can create reliable sourcing networks and ensure responsive and scalable customer service.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports. The impact of the semiconductor shortage varies by truck manufacturer. Some are producing at or near full capacity, while others have production lines down for a net limited run in the first half of 2021.

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

All it took Billy Beane from Oakland A’s to break the myth that more money can win more games was data. With Locus’ dispatch management software , your stakeholders can quickly source on-ground data and delivery metrics to evaluate delivery performance. You can easily relate to the movie that was inspired by this book- Moneyball.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

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.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM). New Target COO’s headache: Too few goods to keep shelves filled (Reuters). Google Express Plans to Shut Down Its Two Delivery Hubs (Re/Code). Postal Service Tries Hand as Fishmonger, Grocer (WSJ – sub.