3PL Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. Evans currently employs more than 600 associates and operates over two million square feet of space in Michigan and across the U.S.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. Evans currently employs more than 600 associates and operates over two million square feet of space in Michigan and across the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. The pandemic highlighted the interdependent nature of today’s supply chains.

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QAD

OCTOBER 13, 2022

How delightful to hear from self-proclaimed “quality nerds” Rocky Pinheiro and Mike Payionk of fastening solutions manufacturer PennEngineering. Their Quality bona fides are impressive: Rocky spent 25 years in manufacturing, mostly in automotive, with 13 years with Fiat Chrysler. Click here to listen to the full episode.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

A storm may leave roads closed, warehouses shut down, utilities lost, and employees stranded. A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. January and February 2021 were characterized by repeated winter weather events nationwide.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 3, 2023

Over the years, third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) have been utilized by companies to handle warehousing, transportation, and logistics services. This is why manufacturers, retailers, and e-tailers in a variety of industries are partnering with 3PLs to meet their requirements for value-added services.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?”

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. The automotive industry is a complex ecosystem comprised of dealers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), multiple tiers of suppliers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

This makes outsourcing your warehousing needs an effective way to serve your customers without the large up-front costs. This article will explain the strategic advantages of having a dedicated warehouse based in Detroit. The transportation capabilities for the city of Detroit are quite impressive. Seaway: The St.

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RFgen

AUGUST 1, 2016

Detroit, America’s automotive manufacturing headquarters, is working to revolutionize the industry once again. The rate of innovation in vehicle design, advanced manufacturing, and engineered materials has been truly remarkable and necessitated the creation of an unprecedented collaboration between industry and academia.”

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RFgen

AUGUST 1, 2016

Detroit, America’s automotive manufacturing headquarters, is working to revolutionize the industry once again. The rate of innovation in vehicle design, advanced manufacturing, and engineered materials has been truly remarkable and necessitated the creation of an unprecedented collaboration between industry and academia.”

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Locus Robotics

MAY 30, 2023

By Mary Hart Detroit was the place to be last week for Automate 2023 with over 25,000 attendees, more than 750 exhibitors, and seven dinosaurs. With LocusONE, LocusBots engage in a diverse array of tasks within a single industrial warehouse. Yes, dinosaurs (more about that in a bit). Locus Robotics can help you now!

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

Once Mulally brought divisional leaders together to a conference room to look at a pile of hood prop rods for the various cars and trucks that Ford manufactures. The Toyota way eventually swept across the industry, and a new jargon (and mindset) made its way to Detroit, with terms like Kaizen , Kanban , and Genchi Genbutsu.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Gap’s GPS Platform Services and UPS-owned Ware2Go are teaming up to provide an asset-lite co-warehousing solution. The combined footprint includes more than 35 warehouses and distribution centers as well as advanced machine learning and data science capabilities.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The trade-offs are especially critical for destinations in a “battleground” region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in the south. Cargo can enter the country via East coast or West coast ports depending on variables such as the type of product being shipped. These products are likely to continue to move through U.S.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

Most of the time, this is done automatically through an integration between a cart system (such as Shopify or WooCommerce) and a warehouse management system (WMS). Once the order is received, a label is printed, the order is picked in the warehouse and moved onto a conveyor for packaging. Returns Management/Reverse Logistics.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 14, 2020

Across the globe, companies are shifting from their normal production to manufacturing products that directly help fight against the novel Coronavirus. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has teamed up with Exor and Ferrari to manufacture ventilators and face shields for global relief. Defense Production Act.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Steve works closely with leading manufacturers, retailers, logistics service providers, and technology firms. Contributor, Forbes Covering the auto industry since 1989, Ed’s experience includes being the national auto writer for the Associated Press, General Motors beat writer at the Detroit News and video reporter at Automotive News.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

LePage’s is a manufacturer and distributor based out of Toronto, Ontario. They are one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of these products in the US, with customers such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Family Dollar. Products are manufactured in China, Canada and the US.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent. ” Earlier this week, Steve Banker and I published an article about the next revolution in 3D printing , looking at the role of additive manufacturing for large industrial products. Postal Service says it could buy more EVs with funding. billion in eight months.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more.”[2] ” Coining a term and defining the term are two different things.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. My cofounder and I spent a lot of time in their warehouse and hub, went out for deliveries with a driver, and understood exactly day-to-day operations. If the customer is not yours, you are a manufacturer. It doesn’t get worse.

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