Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

The purpose of data aggregation is, on one hand, to minimize the number of records you’ll be working with and, on the other hand, to reflect critical business patterns: order prioritization, customer segmentation, sourcing logic. However, this model would aggregate the details of the ten thousand SKUs that are stocked and shipped.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. Some companies have taken extreme measures such as chartering private cargo ships to sail around port delays. The demand patterns significantly shifted in terms of the product and channel mix.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail. ” I laughed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

At the beginning of June 2022, a 40-foot ocean container cost about $10,000 to ship from southeast Asia to Northern Europe This is compared to about $1,500 for the same route about 2 years ago. Retailers have been used to long lead times over the last two decades, especially for the categories they source from Asia.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 25, 2024

Blue Yonder is honored by this recognition, which we share with the hundreds of logistics teams worldwide who rely on our Blue Yonder Transportation Management solutions, including Kimberly-Clark , Anheuser-Busch , Bayer Crop Science , Mitr Phol Sugar , and recent Blue Yonder ICONic Award winner Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC / CONA Services LLC.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Currently, Hurricane Irma is monitored north of Cuba, where mandatory evacuations were ordered, and is forecast to hit Florida. Fuel shortages were already reported in Florida and analysts estimate that the Irma’s cost could hit $125 billion should it make landfall in Miami. Several businesses in Florida, including banks , were closed.

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CargoBarn

MAY 18, 2022

We create shipping solutions you don’t have to think about, giving every shipper a positive experience.”. CargoBarn specializes in full truckload, refrigerated, drayage, expedited and intermodal shipping. The new technology under development will continue changing the way people ship products. Pioneering Technology.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The image below is an aerial photo taken and released by the showing the damage Hurricane Irma wrought on a shipping yard in the Dutch Caribbean island of St. What’s the financial hit on using more expensive alternate materials, suppliers and shipping routes? You could think of all these questions as “after thoughts.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In North America we certainly hear a lot about Florida oranges and as such I myself have certainly assumed that Florida was the Orange capital of the world. 70% of production comes from Florida, followed by California. Most of this production is shipped in the form of Frozen Concentrated Orange juice (FCOJ).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

In today’s business environment, no planner is simply loading freight onto a truck and shipping it from Point A to Point B via a common carrier. Sometimes being creative means waiting to act until you have better insight into your shipping options. Let’s say a manufacturer based in Milwaukee needs to ship freight to Tampa.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Furthermore, analysis conducted by The Washington Post found that “ states west of the Rocky Mountains, plus Florida and Southern Texas are likely to be most affected. The Post found 70% of first-class mail sent to Nevada and 60% sent to Florida is likely to be delayed. What Can Shippers Do About the USPS Slowdown?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Image.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Fulfillment by Amazon or Amazon FBA lets sellers in the Amazon marketplace take advantage of Amazon’s giant logistics operation to ship their orders. FBA items are eligible for Amazon Prime shipping and Amazon handles your angry customers (which Amazon considers its customers, not yours).

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EazyStock

AUGUST 29, 2023

Last month, Hurricane Idalia swept through Florida and several other states in the southeast, forcing airports, marine cargo ports, and distribution hubs to cease or reduce operations. Having the right stock levels means fewer emergency orders and expedited shipping, translating to less packaging waste and an eco-friendlier supply chain.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Logistics is a leading source of carbon. Ocean Spray, CSX (the rail operator), and fruit shipping companies partnered in order to enable Ocean Spray to ship more products intermodally from its New Jersey distribution center to the company’s Florida facility.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And then they shipped those goods in accordance with customer orders received into those facilities. Some of the materials were sourced and managed by the customers. Still the sourcing and supplier management of other materials was delegated to our facilities. In Florida I met a team that was very high functioning.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 31, 2021

COVID has also hit a number of key ports, like the port of Yantian , which is a major outbound port for shipping products to the US. Once a port shuts down, ships and containers back up, and this bottleneck is difficult to catch up with. There aren’t enough workers to unload the ships. Then there are the container issues.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Riding this wave were droves of Chinese or Indian manufacturers that can now tap into digital platforms to source, import and sell directly to SMBs or consumers online. Two Retail Paths Diverged In The Forest… Alibaba and Amazon are at the heart of the new digital sourcing and retail, both with very different methods.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Today, retired and tan, Maddy calls me from time-to-time from Florida. There is no technology solution that stretches across industries to automate the processes of source, make and deliver. If we could combine orders and ship more collaboratively, we could improve flow. Ethical Sourcing. None had the answer. Fair Labor.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail. Mexico trade.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. Source: Laurie Cus. Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. billion in cash (pending approval by U.S.,

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

Amazon has been focusing on a so-called “regionalization” effort to ship products to customers from warehouses closest to them rather than from another part of the country. The Florida bill was signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Another area is when customers search from products on Amazon to help them find the right goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

OCEMA”) , an industry association consisting of 10 major international container shipping companies. with more than 75 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina , and South Carolina. CCM has been owned since its inception by the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association, Inc.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

” Merchandise financial planning involves sourcing and buying products your customers want to buy, then pricing and distributing them strategically to yield maximum returns on investment. You most likely would sell more inventory throughout the year in warmer climates (like California or Florida), then in the Midwest year round.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2018

Last week JDA hosted more than 2,000 customers and partners at FOCUS in Orlando, Florida. Manufacturers’ and logistics providers’ supply chains are critical to meeting the customer promise of fast and accurate shipping. They need the ability to expose real-time product information to their retail partners.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2018

Last week JDA hosted more than 2,000 customers and partners at FOCUS in Orlando, Florida. Manufacturers’ and logistics providers’ supply chains are critical to meeting the customer promise of fast and accurate shipping. They need the ability to expose real-time product information to their retail partners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. And with that, I bid you adieu, and let’s move on to this week’s logistics news. Cargo imported into the U.S.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Now all of a sudden we have grown from where we were to where we are now, and we can see that if we triple the size of our business again in the next 2–3 years, we’re going to need to have a far easier supply chain, and a far easier source of supply of those ingredients to ensure that we can actually deliver that growth.”

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

His buddies in the bar spoke about “drop shipping” which he had mistaken for the action that delivery people do when they drop the package on your front porch. Plus, they were lightweight and easy to ship around the States. Drop Shipping. Instead, he would get the supplier to ship orders whenever he received them.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The source for this increased volume comes from the economic reopening following shutdowns, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as agricultural output, which is peaking in several regions. Southeast Logistics—Outbound Volume from Florida, Georgia, Texas. South Texas outbound volume is heating up and capacity is tightening.

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