Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Teamsters step up union drive at FedEx Freight, Con-way (Reuters). Mexico Customs Management. September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report – October 2014. Mexico customs process.”

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ToolsGroup

JULY 24, 2019

And this low cost fostered a mentality of incremental thinking with mid-level managers focused on squeezing out 1-2% a year in cost savings through sourcing, says Pete Guarraia of Bain consultancy. . But converging costs have reduced the need for far flung supply chains in many industries. Ecommerce is also driving supply chain change.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

The survey shows that a full third of companies with global supply chains intend to move their sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China in the next few years. With trade wars and tariffs pinching operational profitability, manufacturers are looking at alternative locales like VietNam, India and, Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively. Finally, in making sourcing decisions, global trade compliance needs to be part of companies strategic sourcing programs. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Robinson Celebrates 25 Years of Business in Mexico. March 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a “new integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.” NAFTA freight totaled $96.1

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Mexico line as border agents moved (Reuters) Global trade growth loses momentum as trade tensions persist (WTO) Shipping Comes to Terms With $50 Billion Clean-Fuel Bill (WSJ – sub. Mexico Border Crossing Delays. Kurt would have been 52 years old today. Here we are now, entertain us.”. req’d) DSV to Buy Panalpina in $4.6

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

According to the press release: Transplace leverages the CombineNet ASAP® advanced e-sourcing technology as part of its expert solutions, helping customers develop and optimize their carrier strategy for procurement events involving truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal needs. Mexico trade.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3 billion in Logistics in Mexico (Reuters). DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers.

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QAD

JULY 18, 2024

This cost includes the per-unit price of the product itself, freight charges, taxes, import and export duties, insurance premiums, payment processing fees, currency exchange rates and other expenses. Visit our website to find out more about how QAD Supplier Management and Sourcing can help you mitigate supply risks and cut costs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2019

Mexico border, his words seem unusually predictive. Specifically discussing how the internet of things will impact supply chains, he said: The internet of things provides companies the ability to source parts and inputs, and sell, globally. Mexico trade risks. Mexico border are severely delayed? Current U.S.-Mexico

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 5, 2014

Over the last few months, I’ve spoken with many companies where Mexico is an increasingly important aspect of their supply chain. These companies typically source key components from Mexico, have increased their investments in Mexico manufacturing facilities, or sell a large percentage of their finished goods to consumers in Mexico.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This means supply chain leaders have had to shift from using trains back to using ocean freight and getting goods to market takes longer. Or you could near-shore to Mexico, Latin America, or other countries in Southeast Asia or the north of Europe. You need transparency beyond the first tier so you can assess their vulnerability.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. The above seems to imply, from our lens, the movement toward China Plus sourcing activity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

Already, the US is looking as attractive as Mexico to manufacturers and is likely to match China in attractiveness in the near future, according to the MAPI Foundation , which produces in-depth economic reports widely read by the press, government official and the business community.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I’m in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico this morning. UPS Tells Shippers to Prepare for Freight Strike (WSJ – sub. ” Source: “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation,” Adelante SCM & BluJay Solutions, Aug. Santa Fe is at an elevation of 7,200 feet.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2015

Otis attempted a reshoring project, bringing production from Mexico to South Carolina. Her expertise includes China sourcing and manufacturing with 25 years of experience in global supply chain strategies, tactics and IT systems with 80 clients worldwide. An Example. Consider Otis Elevator. But Otis’ efforts did not go well. “I

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

With securing low-cost labor no longer the ultimate goal — and with supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and rising freight rates being the ‘new normal’ at least for now — companies are reshoring, localizing and making goods closer to where they sell them. sources while others are reshoring their manufacturing operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters updates readers and multi-industry supply chain teams on the implications of today’s development of a nationwide Canadian rail freight transport disruption. At this point it is unclear if passenger rail services across Canada, which utilize freight routes for travel will also be impacted.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Its growth—use increases by 11% per year—has ignited a battle among companies to produce the cheapest alternative source: batteries. Companies like Tesla, using the gigafactory, could source lithium from local suppliers in Nevada for a fully closed supply chain. How are dangerous goods transported? manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing. based companies had indicated in survey data and in concerted actions in termed China Plus sourcing strategies that either alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. Mexico is near the U.S. billion in September.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

One of the large automotive Tier 1 customers that makes wiring harnesses, connectors and electrical distribution systems partnered with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility during the COVID-19 pandemic because their factories in Latin America and Mexico were starting and stopping. Terence: What about in the medium-term?

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Mendonça, Villena, and Ruiz interviewed professionals from three distinct areas of the freight world: trade associations, multinational companies, and carriers?—?including including owner-operators. Maybe I can go here and provide something different in the market.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2024

In Mexico, there are other factors at play. The reported increase in seizures at west coast ports was likely linked to this Latin American drugs trade, said the NorthStandard Mexico correspondent. Those factors include freight payload, range and type of power source. At least in the US.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 23, 2022

In addition, the company is increasing its sourcing in Mexico and Central America and undergoing what it describes as an “end-to-end supply chain transformation.”. Eastern and Southern ports, “where delays are materially better than on the West Coast,” CEO Sonia Syngal said during the company’s latest earnings call.

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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. And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. New Mexico.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Last week, the United States, Canada, and Mexico struck a new tri-lateral agreement to replace NAFTA, now called USMCA. Whenever possible, you can better position your freight and your business if you make time to find appropriate carriers and drivers and prepare your compliance documentation. Canada is the number one market for U.S.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat. Dual sourcing and longer term contracts – This is always a challenge. Even with the transportation savings – Mexico is difficult, because many of the raw materials are still coming from China. But don’t get too excited about this.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Trade flowing across the United States-Mexico border has grown exponentially since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted in 1994. In 2016, the value of goods traded between the two countries topped $525 billion, making Mexico the third largest trading partner of the U.S. Companies carrying freight across the U.S.-Mexico

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

India and Mexico. Source: [link] ). With approximately 16 million tonnes of oranges produced annually Brazil accounts for over 30% of global orange production. China now produces over 7 million tonnes annually (about 15% of global production) putting them second behind Brazil. And then there is the U.S., Within the U.S.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

If you’re buying raw materials or components, review your bill of materials to see if it’s possible to substitute materials or items for cheaper options or source from alternative suppliers. We have also seen US companies relocating their manufacturing plants to the US, Mexico or other close countries from China or other Asian countries.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

If you’re buying raw materials or components, review your bill of materials to see if it’s possible to substitute materials or items for cheaper options or source from alternative suppliers. We have also seen US companies relocating their manufacturing plants to the US, Mexico or other close countries from China or other Asian countries.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2016

Freight markets are heating up in the Sun Belt. Flatbeds saw rising freight volume and rates in the Southwest and a handful of Southeastern markets. Flatbed freight is strongest in the Southeast region, but not in the usual locations. Texas produce markets are also heating up, especially along the border with Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

North American Transborder Freight up 23.8% The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. The emissions from freighting Shawn’s TV is a miniscule percentage of this year’s 33 billion ton cube. Finding freight’s contribution to GHG took a lot of digging. . Click the button on the right to see our sources. kg of carbon emissions. This is a big deal.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The Pacific Northwest is heating up , with high demand for vans and reefers, and not enough trucks to haul the seasonal freight. Rates continue to trend up in Twin Falls, a major market for potatoes, and in Eastern Oregon, a source of onions. There is also strong load volume available in the Dakotas. If you want to average $2.00

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