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Strong Midwest harvests offset woes in Texas
DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Flooding in the Houston area disrupted the supply chain in Texas and beyond, while strong harvests led to rate increases in several Midwest markets. Rate Trend of the Week
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The Texas Triangle
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
The other day I was talking with my friends, Kevin and Wayne at Loadtex and they kept referring to the “Texas Triangle.” Being a Yankee from the great state of Michigan, I had never heard of the Texas Triangle, so I asked what it was. Even though I hoped the Texas Triangle was a football formation or a cowboy thing, I also mentally prepared myself for it to be some ridiculous, country line dancing thing. The Texas Triangle is a Place – A Really Big and Busy Place.
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Toyota Consolidating Operations in Texas
Operations and Supply Chain Management
APRIL 30, 2014
What Toyota positions are being moved to Texas? What are the incentives that Texas is offering Toyota? Texas to Pay $10,000 for Each Toyota Job. Toyota will move California staff to Texas. is starting a multiyear overhaul of its North American operations, consolidating several units at new headquarters in Plano, Texas, that will house 4,000 employees now spread across separate marketing, manufacturing and finance locations.
Amazon moves into 420,000-sq-ft facility in Dallas, Texas
EFT
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Amazon’s new Eastpoint Distribution Center consists of 419,626 square feet and is strategically located in East Dallas directly across from the Union Pacific Intermodal yard. .
Malouf acquires 1 million sq ft distribution centre in Texas
EFT
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Malouf warehouses total 3 million square feet and are located in Utah, Ohio, North Carolina and Texas. “We The building sits on 94 acres and features 54-foot ceilings and 160 dock doors. Combined, these features will help Malouf provide accurate and efficient order fulfillment and improve its vertical integration capabilities. . Prior to acquiring the property, this facility served as a distribution centre for Toys “R” Us.
Doubling Down on the Supply Chain: How Some West Texas Producers are Facing Headwinds from Increased Complexity, Resulting in Decreased Cash Operating Costs/Barrel
Maine Pointe
MAY 15, 2019
Tony Planos, VP Oil & Gas , outlines some of the key challenges currently faced by West Texas operators and discusses why he believes a holistic, end-to-end supply chain approach may be the way to overcome them. Oil & Gas Total Value Optimization supply chain transformation Energy
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What happened to all the Texas freight?
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 31, 2018
In the first half of the year, the spot market in Texas was boiling over, with not nearly enough trucks to cover the growing demand for freight. Pipeline capacity issues in West Texas are part of the explanation. DAT tracks daily load-to-truck ratios in 11 Key Market Areas in Texas, more than any other state. We usually see a slump in freight from mid-July to mid-August, but this year, even though rates stayed mostly high nationwide, Texas freight markets fell more than most.
Apple’s New Mac Pro to Be Assembled in Texas After Tariff Waiver
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Key components of the desktop computer will be manufactured in China and assembled in the United States
Reefer freight sizzles in South Texas
DAT Solutions
DECEMBER 17, 2018
As we get closer to Christmas, a larger proportion of fresh fruit and vegetables are imported from Mexico through a handful of border crossings in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Demand for fresh produce remains strong, even though most fall crops have already been harvested in the U.S. and spring is still a few months away.
Guest Post: Texas Now the Number 1 State for Refrigerated Freight Volume
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JULY 7, 2015
Texas is now the number one state for refrigerated freight volume on DAT Load Boards, surpassing California by a wide margin. More refrigerated truckloads are available in Texas than in California. Upgraded highways and bridges in Mexico make Texas border towns like El Paso and Laredo more accessible and more popular than Nogales, AZ, the previous volume leader. the imported produce must be inspected, usually in a refrigerated warehouse in Texas.
My Worst Load Ever: Hauling Oregon Potato Chips to Texas
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 17, 2017
The worst load of my career started off as just another day in early October, 2013. October 1, searching for a load in Prineville, Oregon - I off-loaded in the afternoon. I was unable to find a reload that day. October 2 , picking up in Hermiston, Oregon - I had to call on loads as far as 200 miles away, just to find something that would get me going. At the end of the day, I finally found a load that I liked, picking up in Hermiston.
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Help Us Build a Global Classroom for Supply Chain Talent
Supply Chain @ MIT
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
MIT along with Harvard University, Berkeley University of California, and The University of Texas System (and many others) have created an online educational service known as edX that provides “the best courses, from the best professors, and the best schools, spanning dozens of subjects.” MIT CTL Talent Mgmt Berkeley University of California Harvard University online education Supply chain supply chain talent crisis University of Texas System virtual classroom Redefining education.
DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: 10 Reasons to Consider a Dallas Fulfillment Center
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
When the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Dallas was in late-stage talks with Amazon to become home to the company’s second U.S. headquarters, some people may have been surprised. By contrast, all of us at Amware were anything but. Over the years, we’ve watched Dallas become one of the country’s hottest markets – for corporate headquarter locations and for logistics and distribution. B2C Fulfillment Logistics Outsourcing eCommerce Fulfillment Top Fulfillment Locations
Texas Refiners Work on Harvey Recovery as More Storms Loom
Material Handling & Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
returned two Texas refineries to pre-storm fuel-making rates while three other plants were in various stages of resuming operations, said Lillian Riojas, a spokeswoman for the San Antonio-based company. began shipping gasoline and diesel in Houston-area pipelines, although its Beaumont, Texas, refinery was too flooded to turn back on.
Globe Express Services opens news office in Texas
Logistics Middle East
AUGUST 3, 2015
The Houston office, in the US, will draw on its expertise in the oil and gas sector in particular ind delivering logistics services
Kurdish tanker carrying $100m cargo reappears in Texas
Logistics Middle East
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
Vessel still carrying 95% of cargo
All My Exits are to Texas
Tailwind
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
All My Exits are to Texas All my exits say it’s Texas And Texas is the place I’d dearly love –to- be And all my exits say it’s Texas But why does my BOL say Tennessee? All my exits say it’s Texas And Texas is the place I’d dearly love- to- be And all my exits say it’s Texas But why does my BOL say Tennessee?
When Being Smart Isn’t Good Enough: Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and Seeing Patterns in Data
APICS
DECEMBER 5, 2016
As I’ve shown in previous blog postings, cognitive biases are like built-in software. You don’t have to purchase them or download them. They come pre-loaded in your subconscious
Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida
Material Handling & Logistics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State. Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State. The rush for fuel in Florida may require supplies from as far away as Texas, which is still reeling from Hurricane Harvey.
What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe?
The Network Effect
JULY 23, 2018
The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. The post What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? appeared first on The Network Effect. Logistics Multiparty Network Risk Supply Chain Management The Network Effect disaster logistics networks resilience risk supply chain
Supply Chain by the Numbers for Sept. 26, 2019
Supply Chain Digest
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
After Tariff Exemptions, Apple to Keep Production in TexasFreight Numbers Sending Mixed Signals. Prediction for Strong Holiday Sales. Rates are Falling, but Container Ships Keep Coming.
[PROFILE] Alanna McCarthy '14 - Parker CMC Networking
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
College: University of Texas at Austin; Psychology. Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC. The UCLA Anderson Parker Career Management Center is comprised of Career Coaches and Executives-in-Residence, who partner with students to define, pursue and achieve their post-MBA career goals, and the Campus Recruiting Team, which cultivates relationships with companies to connect them with the right MBA talent. Parker CMC Site. Blog inquiries: emily.taylor@anderson.ucla.edu.
Don't miss out on the healthcare supply chain event of the year
Loftware
FEBRUARY 22, 2016
We’re excited to be first-time exhibitors at the annual HDMA Distribution Management Conference (DMC) , March 6 – 9, in San Antonio, Texas. As the leading provider of Enterprise Labeling Solutions for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industries, Loftware has a great story to tell to the growing healthcare supply chain market. Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Life Sciences
Logistics Planning Crucial to Smooth Warehouse Start-up Projects
Kane is Able
APRIL 30, 2020
Back in 2005, the Tyler Texas Area Builders Association built a large home from the ground up in less than 3 hours. At the time, it set a record. Here's the video. It was a promotional effort to publicize the Association, but the overarching message was the importance of planning.
Iraq takes Kurdish govt & Greek shipping firm to court
Logistics Middle East
SEPTEMBER 7, 2014
Tanker carrying crude is stationed near Texas
Diversity Matters
JDA software
JANUARY 30, 2019
Back in the spring of 2017, my daughters (18-year-old twins) were juniors at Coppell High School in Dallas Texas, mostly focused on grades and preparing for the SAT. Both wanted to be engineers (they were not sure which engineering program), and they wanted to study at the University of Texas, University of Southern California (USC), Boston University, Texas A&M and others.
Logistics Planning Crucial to Smooth Warehouse Start-up Projects
Kane is Able
APRIL 30, 2020
Back in 2005, the Tyler Texas Area Builders Association built a large home from the ground up in less than 3 hours. At the time, it set a record. Here's the video. It was a promotional effort to publicize the Association, but the overarching message was the importance of planning.
Beware of Real-time Transportation Visibility “Big Hat, No Carrier”
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
If you haven’t heard the term before, it’s an old Texas saying about making […]. Real-time transportation visibility has become a powerful tool for shippers and logistics services providers (LSPs). Because the market is so hot, a number of transportation visibility vendors have entered the space and, to get attention, have made big claims about their tracking capabilities, which are misleading potential users. What we are seeing is a bad case of “Big Hat, No Cattle”.
New COVID-19 outbreaks add volatility to truckload markets
DAT Solutions
JULY 8, 2020
June provided some much-needed recovery for truckload markets, but as COVID-19 outbreaks grow exponentially in major freight markets, including California, Texas, Arizona and Florida, the potential for volatility cannot be underestimated. Market Update
All Roads Lead to Dallas
Supply Chain Link
MAY 16, 2017
Famously known for the barbecue, the Cowboys, and the State Fair of Texas, Dallas ranks as the ninth largest city in the United States with the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area ranking fourth. As the fourth largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in 2016, Dallas has been among the United States’ economic growth leaders and. Read More. Distribution Supply Chain Transportation
Disadvantages of Bundling Logistics Services
Zipline Logistics
MARCH 6, 2019
As they approached a higher level of demand for their offerings, an importer of food products from Mexico signed up with a one-stop logistics provider in Laredo, Texas. […]. Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan on Unsplash Why it’s paramount that shippers avoid the seduction of a turnkey logistics provider (and why many mature supply chain leaders already know this).
Hurricane Harvey: Transportation Impacts
PLS Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2017
Hurricane Harvey has made landfall in Texas as of Friday 8/25/17. This is the largest storm to hit the United States in over a decade. Some forecasts are calling for as much as 60 inches of rain from Harvey. What does this mean for the transportation industry? A breakdown below: 3PL Shippers Carriers natural disaster
Beyond Bottlenecks: Theory of Constraints & Enterprise Optimization
River Logic
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
One of my least favorite classes while working toward my MBA at the University of Texas was Operations Management. Sure, it was better than financial accounting, but whenever I looked at the material, I thought, “I’ll never run a manufacturing plant. Why should I care?”. Enterprise Optimizer Constraint-Based Modeling Theory of Constraints
Healthcare Procurement: Why the Healthcare Industry Needs to Modernize Supply Chains to Meet Today’s Challenges
ivalua
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
This is something Baylor Scott & White – the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas – understood well. Healthcare Procurement: Why the Healthcare Industry Needs to Modernize Supply Chains to Meet Today’s Challenges.
Hurricane Harvey Updates
Elementum
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
The rain has stopped in Houston, Texas, but the traumatic conditions left by Tropical Storm Harvey have not yet cleared. As of Thursday, August 30, the number of people killed by this catastrophic event has already reached to at least 35 people, 17 people were missing while more than 32,000 people sought refuge in Texas shelters. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas reopened and resumed limited flight operations on Wednesday, August 30 at around 16:00 local time (21:00 UTC).
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