Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. Second sources may also be overwhelmed with business and shifting customer priorities. “Even if a supplier’s factory is not flooded, the infrastructure (power, water, transportation, etc.)

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 19, 2013

This past week, I hosted a meeting with a small group of oil and gas procurement executives in Houston to share thoughts on some of the major trends occurring in oil and gas, changes to the global oil and gas organization structure, as well as the impacts on procurement capability in the emerging ecosystem.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A resins expert in Houston shared with me the following insights last week: We are through the impact of the freeze – and the LS Force Majeure clauses finally ended, but not until September! This event resulted in damaged to a lot of pipes that were not weatherized for a frozen winter storm.

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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. The savings achieved by routing shipments through the U.S.

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American Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

According to Ed Hirs, a University of Houston energy economics professor, the 25 days of supply would only be an issue if consumers panic. Also, the hastened transition to green energy sources further magnifies this disruption. American Global Logistics is a forward-thinking 3PL that helps it clients avert and mitigate disruption.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Consider this: global sourcing, manufacturing, and sales are advancing rapidly, leaving technology providers in the tough position of playing catch up. Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. What is Global Vendor Management? Vendor Assembly.

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GTG Technology Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

How Hurricanes Affect Logistics. The catastrophic storms did more than just flood homes and knock down trees, they impacted logistics in a variety of ways. It will be a long time before anyone can measure the two storms’ impact on logistics and the economy. Houston is a Major Transportation Hub. Sources: [link].

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2017

For brands that were able to plan for the hurricanes before they hit, it’s likely that they had a deal in place to source inventory from an unaffected market, so determining how to transport that inventory to where it needs to be in time for the holiday rush will be top priority. Be Flexible, Nimble and Patient. Printer-friendly version.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Domino’s pizzas now delivered with autonomous cars in Houston. The company is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. For now, the robocar delivery option is only available in the vicinity of a single pizza shop in the Houston area.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2015

Are manufacturers and retailers “joint employers” of the contract workers hired by their third-party logistics (3PL) partners? The Houston-based company hired Leadpoint Business Services to staff a recycling facility in California. There’s already a joint employer precedent in the logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. We opened our first market distribution center in Denver, our second one in Phoenix, and our third in Houston. The building in Houston was already there and therefore, we were able to move into that building 8-months faster than if we built it ourselves.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Recent estimates suggest that Hurricane Harvey destroyed a minimum of 100,000 homes in the Houston-Beaumont, Texas, area. That translates into some $1.8 billion in new demand for lumber, windows, roofing, insulation, wallboard and siding, the research and consulting firm Principia estimates.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

The problem in most supply chains is “not enough data”, because data is being created from machines, from people, from systems, and from external sources. Often the sources of information are hidden in piles of data that we don’t think about. How do we understand and limit the data we focus on for decision-making? No easy task.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Convey Closes $8.25

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources.

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GTG Technology Group

JUNE 29, 2016

The transportation industry represents a complex matrix of logistics, communication, and data. In this case, the enterprise began with a primary level three data center in Houston. Both of these facilities are equipped with redundant power sources and redundant internet access. Sources: [link].

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Source: Boston Consulting Group. These ports are located relatively close to the battleground region and near rail routes to major markets. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

Houston and New Orleans-Gulfport. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Source: Boston Consulting Group. These ports are located relatively close to the battleground region and near rail routes to major markets. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

For gas exporters, it’s critical to establish credibility as a reliable new source of fuel for clients in Asia. in Houston. Whoever’s at fault, this much is clear: The pressure is on both sides to resolve their problems. But canal operators do have to learn to be flexible, because exports from the U.S. was developing import terminals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments. In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

For gas exporters, it’s critical to establish credibility as a reliable new source of fuel for clients in Asia. in Houston. Whoever’s at fault, this much is clear: The pressure is on both sides to resolve their problems. But canal operators do have to learn to be flexible, because exports from the U.S. was developing import terminals.

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Panama Purchasing Skills Just-in-Time Asia 40

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

After almost 100 blank sailings in each of January and February, the number of cancellations decreased in March and even fewer are expected in April, according to global logistics company Agility. The Port of Houston suspended operations at two container terminals after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19. Ocean Freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves.com, the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the transportation and logistics space. About Craig Fuller.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

I’ve noticed that to write about logistics, you have to know logistics. This city has more people connected to logistics per capita than any other city in America. I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. It helps us attract and retain talent.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 5, 2018

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. The processes of indirect procurement have little in common with direct material sourcing. This is my life’s work. Tackling Procurement.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 11, 2018

Congested ports, complicated regulations, less than optimal modal capacity, undesirable taxation regimes, dilapidated roads, and overall operational inefficiencies are constant sources of anxiety within the business community. How is Global Shipping Growing in India? India is adding 14 km of new roads every day.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Congested ports, complicated regulations, less than optimal modal capacity, undesirable taxation regimes, dilapidated roads, and overall operational inefficiencies are constant sources of anxiety within the business community. The answer lies not in a herculean dream of global domination, but simply in mathematics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. And now on to this week’s logistics news. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. Maersk joins FedEx Corp., Kodiak, Aurora Innovation Inc.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. Example might include free trade zones, mapping of supplier material flows, multi-sourcing, business continuity planning, etc.).

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