Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ortiz was a larger-than-life figure in the Boston sports scene for 14 years, with more memorable moments than anyone other baseball player I can think of. And of course, there was his famous speech following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, where he declared “this is our f—— city and nobody is going to dictate our freedom.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In early 2000 he entered the world of logistics – mostly implementing large software systems but due to his professional curiosity consistently asked to look at innovations in trucking and warehousing. It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

This past April 1st, it snowed over 6 inches here in Boston. BluJay’s solution footprint is relatively broad, comprised of warehousing, transportation, commerce, and compliance applications, and following its acquisition of Blackbay last month , the company now has a suite of mobile applications (and a mobile development platform) too.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 14, 2022

Though less tight than the major markets, capacity can still be hard to come by if you’re looking for a warehouse in North Carolina. In this article, we’ll tell you about your current NC warehousing options – including one you may not be aware of: a pad-in-place option in burgeoning Rocky Mount, NC. The following are a few reasons why.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Warehousing services are a key component of virtually any business that handles a physical product, but it takes time and money if you choose to manage the function internally. Fortunately, outsourcing warehouse services to a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider can offer substantial cost-saving benefits for your company.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2018

These can include freight costs that are too high, transit times that are too long or not charging enough for freight.”[1] Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts assert, “Logistics networks have never been more complex. The freight invoice data verifies what really happened (Were measurements correct?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen? Mini-earthquake right underneath garage door.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 21, 2020

The short-term strategy to build resilience, is to focus on three major elements, essential to keep freight moving. . Boost agility in logistics: multimodal solutions to combat increased freight costs and limited capacity. According to the Boston Consulting Group, automating manual processes can yield cost savings up to 40%.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Swisslog acquires Power Automation Systems (PAS).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Warehouse Rental Prices (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

Deflategate has consumed the airwaves, headlines, and social media conversations all week, especially here in Boston. LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Partner to Provide Integrated Access to Freight Market Intelligence. Teamsters lose another vote at FedEx Freight facility (Reuters). Department of Homeland Security.

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Kanban Logistics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The terminal enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution. The Connector site is halfway between Boston and Miami, located just minutes from I-95 and close to I-40 and I-85. Look no further than Kanban Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated. While we hope they don’t occur, historically there have been some undue disruptions.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

Whether a company requires inbound logistics services or more standard warehousing and distribution services, there are major advantages to basing distribution center operations in North Carolina. Quicker transportation times result in lower freight costs. FTZ warehouses exist in a unique state of limbo. Intermodal.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2015

I’m taking the day off from work today, heading to Boston with my mom and my wife and kids, and we’re just going to pass the day in the city. May 2015 North American Freight Numbers. “I can’t believe I have a 67 year old mother,” was my response back, and I kissed her cheek and brought her overnight bag upstairs. Con-way Inc.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We’re providing technology and freight solutions for shippers and warehouses across North America at a time when e-commerce is creating new challenges for supply chains and companies are adopting different software across systems. Stord is on a mission to help leading companies build and scale optimized, cloud-based supply chains.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. This intermodal hub enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging year for ground freight. The first step to knowing you are making the right decisions with your freight is understanding the impact mode can make on cost, speed, and risk. Generally, a trailer mixed with freight from two or more customers, shippers, or consignees. The trucking.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

After pushing out my appointment earlier this summer, I finally visited my dentist. The good news: my perfect record of no cavities remains intact. The bad news: it looks like I’ve started to grind my teeth, which could cause my teeth to chip or crack, so my dentist recommends that I get a night guard.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

From the steamship & airlines, to the railroad operators, to the trucking companies hauling the freight. Third Party Logistics (3PL): The freight forwarders, customs brokers, couriers, trucking companies, and warehouses. Instead of leveraging segments of freight, they're leveraging the industry's performance against itself.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 13, 2023

Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. Part of its analysis is based on the recent strike preparation among freight rails that took place in September before a last-minute deal was reached, which caused a drop of 1,975 carloads. Boston, and Chicago. Rail strike could cost economy billions.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Amazon’s senior vice president of operations posted the following update to twitter: This week in, "Where's my freight?". Boston Herald. And I'm not about to answer that question without them," he said.

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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. Other tech providers in this space include Bringg and Delivery Solutions.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Warehouse managers face numerous challenges, as well, such as the need to keep goods flowing in and out of the facility while enabling associates to practice social distancing measures. ” — Customer-Centric Supply Chain Transformation , Boston Consulting Group; Twitter: @BCG 34. Any other gains are icing on the proverbial cake.”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated. While we hope they don’t occur, historically there have been some undue disruptions.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Allentown, PA, was once a major manufacturing town, but it has emerged more recently as a popular location for warehouses and distribution centers, especially at this time of year. With its distribution centers and access to multiple freight corridors, Allentown was exceptionally busy for a short holiday week. Allentown to Boston : $3.96/mile,

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Founded in 2000, Germany based Transporeon provides a digital freight platform the supports more than 1,200 shippers, 100 large retailers, and over 120,000 logistics services providers and carriers. According to reporting by the Boston Globe , Locus presently generates $100 million a year in revenue, but hasn’t reached positive cash flow yet.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Once the goods are finished and ready for export, they will take care of export certification and documentation, and finally arrange for international freight shipping. Bill feels hungry after a day of touring Zhao’s extensive weaving factory and warehouses. You have essentially outsourced your entire supply chain to them.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 26, 2015

increasingly being used to drive more efficient warehouse and assembly operations. million industrial robots are expected to be deployed by the year 2025, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) research. appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. Drive Reshoring. Final Thoughts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 19, 2022

We’re based in Boston, but we have a global footprint, with one of our bigger offices being in Kosovo and Hollywood, Florida, including Manhattan. I love Manhattan Beach, California, but unfortunately, being from Boston, the Yankees, and the Red Sox, it’s Manhattan, New York. You’re a Boston guy, right?

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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. Company executives say they plan to use the planes to supplement their core ocean freight business, while also looking to expand beyond their boats into end-to-end logistics providers.

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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. The largest U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

– Boston Consulting Group, Climate Action Pays Off in Transportation and Logistics, July 2020. The World Economic Forum’s report on the “future of the last-mile ecosystem” states that 85% of delivery mileage from freight delivery are majorly responsible for emissions and congestion driven by commercial vehicles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

Starting this past Wednesday and rolling through Sunday, the Vax Express will visit Boston, Mattapan, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, and Fitchburg. Amazon is continuing to invest in robots for the warehouse, with the hope that more robots will help to improve employee safety.

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