Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

Deflategate has consumed the airwaves, headlines, and social media conversations all week, especially here in Boston. The Certification also recognized Ryder’s risk assessment processes; cargo security methods; physical security systems; on-board technologies; and suspicious activity targeting program.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

According to a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the cost of empty container logistics including repositioning, storage and handling, accounts for about 5-8% of today’s terminal operating budgets and the cost to the industry can go upto $20bln annually.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Meanwhile, online retailers bulked up staffing in warehouses and delivery services, and hired workers to handle customer service calls from home.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Along with the ability to integrate with TMS, OneRail’s platform can also integrate into warehouse management systems (WMS). Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. billion in chemicals cargo a week. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot tackled a number of warehouse challenges using industrial robots built on core AI software, computer vision, and advanced sensors. Boston, and Chicago. DoorDash adds Sephora.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 16, 2018

have many shippers rethinking which strategy they use to approach their inland cargo. Be sure to know these differences between truckload (TL) and less than truckload (LTL) before letting your product leave the warehouse. Let’s use our above example of a shipment moving from Boston to Atlanta. The trucking.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Meanwhile, online retailers bulked up staffing in warehouses and delivery services, and hired workers to handle customer service calls from home.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The 1PL is the shipper, beneficial cargo owner, or consignee. Third Party Logistics (3PL): The freight forwarders, customs brokers, couriers, trucking companies, and warehouses. Many 3PLs will engage their network of carriers, promise them x amount of cargo, and then resell those lanes to new and existing customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Two months ago, I assumed this was going to be championship week for the city of Boston. Instead of two championship parades, Boston fans could only sit back and watch two franchises win their first ever championships. The Bruins were coming off a historic season with an NHL all-time best 65 wins and 135 points.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Amazon showed off its next-generation drone at a recent event near Boston to highlight the future of delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Earlier this week, I was listening to Morning Addition on WBUR Boston. Amazon has made a string of startup acquisitions over the years to build out its robotics business; now, the company is taking an interesting turn in that strategy as it expands its industrial warehouse capabilities. In all, 370 new words were added.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

SNAP customers in Boston can use EBT cards for online groceries. Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent. As more and more ships continue to queue up outside of major ports, some of the world’s biggest ocean shipping lines are buying cargo planes. Liners like Danish giant A.P.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2024

In 1985, after signing with my hometown Boston Celtics, he took Larry Bird, Robert Parrish, Kevin McHale, and a host of others on a field trip to catch a Dead show at the Worcester Centrum. Amazon so far this year has leased, bought or announced plans for more than 16 million square feet of new warehouse space in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2025

maritime transportation, state of the art warehousing, logistics and air freight capabilities. based maritime transport, added logistics and warehouse services. Further, 400 new and expanded state-of-the-art warehouses across the U.S. The other is an announced four year investment in U.S. are reportedly part of this investment.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 31, 2019

DHL claims that the warehouse robots that they’ve already invested in have increased order picking productivity by 100%. The issue stems back to the Panama Canal expansion which has brought cargo to the port at a faster rate than it's scaled. In May, DHL Americas Innovation Center will open in Chicago. Nobody can move the world alone.

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