Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 5, 2023

Dockworkers Throttle Ports; Shedding Warehouse Space; China Plus Many By Paul Page International operations at the Port of Oakland, shown in March, were effectively shut down on Friday. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES A new wave of job actions is casting uncertainty over imports at U.S. West Coast ports.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

This disruption also came on top of an already brittle logistics system which is currently grappling with several unprecedented challenges, including equipment shortages and decreased schedule reliability, to name a few. While flexibility is important any time global logistics is involved, the phrase ‘now more than ever’ holds true here.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Be Sociable, Share!

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

One of the emails I did keep and read with interest was the first item in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Infor to Acquire GT Nexus. GEODIS acquires OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics) and enhances its Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics offering in the US. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8%

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. Consolidation of logistics’ trends.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

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. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 2, 2022

Meanwhile, subtle shifts have affected the transportation and logistics industry that will change the direction of the future supply chain. AB5 Protests Crush Oakland Port Operations. As artificial intelligence in business continues to become mainstream, many companies have sprung up to make logistics easier for the average shipper.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 4, 2018

US PMI Very Strong in 2017, Construction to Start on New Logistics Hub in Port of Oakland, Nucor Thinks Supply Chain in Building New Steel Plant, Many Unhappy Returns in Retail

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

And now on this week’s logistics news. How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. Robots are continuing to become key components in the logistics space.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MAY 24, 2018

As with a well-crafted indie film, however, the Port of Oakland should not be overlooked. Just as Hollywood blockbuster films get more notoriety than independent films, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach tend to get all the attention when it comes to the movement of inbound container freight to the West Coast. importers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. Here are some of the higher profile announcements around sustainability initiatives: AIT Worldwide Logistics set a net-zero emissions target for 2035 in its first sustainability report. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

MarketWatchs Alexander Davis reports from Oakland, Calif. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. and its trading partners around the world overhauled their screening and surveillance to safeguard containers without throwing off the sensitive supply-chain of the world economy.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2015

president and CEO of PPI, who is also a Professor of Marketing at Oakland University, Rochester, MI, and a Research Fellow at the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University. The post The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs. . #3

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

They’d be the ones who were able to flex their supply chain and logistics plans to overcome some very challenging obstacles in the last 12 months. 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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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

</p> <p>When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. It’s one of the nation’s top-ranked markets for transportation and distribution.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. Corina Meoño is director of operations at Dedola Global Logistics , a global freight forwarder and provider of supply chain management services.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To date, our volume has concentrated around ports and major cities with our top volume in cities like Oakland, California. Meanwhile, the Dallas facility is in a major logistics and consolidation hub near the Port of Houston. We are proud to support our local facilities and drive more demand to these critical markets.

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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. It is a unique microscope that allows your business to obtain a comprehensive picture of your last-mile logistics costs. You can easily relate to the movie that was inspired by this book- Moneyball.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. After a record-setting year, however, the rate of import growth is expected to slow in 2018. “We

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 22, 2016

Shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers will need to make decisions, given the likely scenarios, about how to best serve their customers in a changing business environment. While the rates would be about 4% cheaper to go this route rather than through Oakland, it would also take 11 days longer. What will it mean for U.S.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

He joined Con-way Freight in August 2008 from sister company Menlo Worldwide Logistics. Before joining Menlo in 2001, he held logistics and operations management positions with Delphi Automotive Systems and Penske Logistics. He subsequently earned his MBA from Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. About Con-way Inc.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2022

For example, Southeastern US locations like Savannah, GA, Norfolk, VA, and Charleston, SC have always been popular logistics destinations, but as available warehousing is gobbled up, companies have expanded their searches to other markets. The Eastern part of the state is especially ideal from a logistics perspective.

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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. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers. Giving me a confirmed delivery date that would then help me schedule an appointment with my contractor.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. “We do expect growth in imports to slacken off in the coming year, but it will still remain positive.”.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

After almost 100 blank sailings in each of January and February, the number of cancellations decreased in March and even fewer are expected in April, according to global logistics company Agility. Ocean Freight. percent dip in goods from China and a 6.5 percent slump in exports from Europe. percent from February 2019.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Beane is the Executive VP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland A’s, but he’s best known for Moneyball, the. The post Takeaways from 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Read more Takeaways from 65th Annual Food Shippers of America Conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 2, 2023

And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. The post The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. ITS Logistics said its truckers were turned away by the terminal operator Fenix Marine Services, which is owned by ocean carrier CMA-CGM, at the Port of Los Angeles during the first shift Monday. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 3 – 9) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

I assume many Logistics Viewpoints readers are busy with their day-to-day responsibilities and have been unable to dig deeper into the status of the port congestion, but would like to know more as it is directly related to one’s day to day responsibilities at work. Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And when it comes to managing your logistics and transportation operations, having a cutting-edge Transportation Management System (TMS) is the key to success. However, simply having a TMS in place is not enough to ensure that your logistics remain agile, efficient, and competitive.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. XB Logistics’ is a U.S.-based and Kansas City, MO. . and Mexican distribution needs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Oakland and the Seattle-Tacoma ports on the West Coast. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. These ports will probably see similar traffic levels to those before canal expansion. Both of these clusters have strong local markets. Source: Boston Consulting Group.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

Oakland and the Seattle-Tacoma ports on the West Coast. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. These ports will probably see similar traffic levels to those before canal expansion. Both of these clusters have strong local markets. Authors include: Steve Raetz from C.H.

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