RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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RFgen

JUNE 28, 2015

According to the Houston Chronicle, while lean and agile manufacturing processes have different qualities, both have helped manufacturing companies achieve reduced costs , quicker response time and improved customer service. Ultimately, according to the Houston Chronicle, agile manufacturing is focused on business sustainability.

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Stord

MAY 21, 2024

Climax: Operator-Built E-Commerce Software In true book fashion, a hero must emerge, and in this case it was an operator-built modern Order Management System (OMS) and Warehouse Management System (WMS). We are a children's book publishing company in the greater Houston area. Brave Books turned to Stord to be that hero.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Harvey hit Houston on Friday evening, August 25, and hung over the metro area for days, dumping more than 50 inches of rain on Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. It could take months.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The stores and warehouses are full, and it’s time for the shopping to begin,” says Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. Retailers have been bringing in merchandise since late summer, and supply is ready to meet the increased demand that has been building throughout the year.”. Printer-friendly version.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2017

As explained by Kenneth Hamlett of the Houston Chronicle , the two dominant types of inventory management technologies include manual and automated systems. In a sense, these are still warehouse management systems (WMS), explains Acctivate , but they rely on manual data entry and processing, making them susceptible to errors and problems.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 14, 2015

There was also an interesting discussion of the “Google glasses” technology being used to drive “visible picks” in warehouses,with bar code scans, voice command, and connectivity. can be used to monitor workers in the energy industry to reduce liability of the company in oil field workers.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit South Texas, including Houston and the Gulf Coast, tonight or tomorrow morning, and it may remain in place for days. Harvey will be the first major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in almost 12 years. This could be one of the worst weather-related disasters in recent history. Hurricane Harvey 2017.

Houston 90

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Locus Robotics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Instead, a new bottleneck was created by all of the products — this time in warehouses like yours if not your own. Learn how warehouses became the bottleneck, what you can do to handle that challenge, and, to no surprise, how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help! Houston, We Have a Storage Problem.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2021

Brian is the CEO of Houston-based Jetco Delivery and EVP of Montreal- based The GTI Group. Through its family of companies, Jetco provides intermodal, open deck, heavy haul, dry van, asset-backed freight brokerage, and warehousing services. How to Grow a Trucking Company with Brian Fielkow. About Brian Fielkow.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. This cities are being targeted for their high population density combined with ports, warehousing, or rails leaving freight vulnerable.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Load counts also continued to climb out of Dallas and Houston, as Texas works its way back to business as usual. Transportation and logistics professionals are urged to contact the American Logistics Aid Network , if you can help provide trucks, trailers, or warehouse space. Houston to New Orleans also declined 19¢ to $2.42/mile.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

req’d) Amazon adds in-garage delivery to in-home, in-car options (Good Morning America) Kroger’s autonomous delivery cars latest salvo in Houston grocery wars (Houston Chronicle) Walmart to Develop Its Own Supply Chain for Angus Beef (WSJ – sub. req’d) UPS’s $20 Billion Tech Bet Was Scorned by Wall Street.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

The International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) brings an extensive network of warehouse logistics leaders together with warehousing suppliers in this three-day trade show. If you’re looking to improve your warehouse logistics, this event is the right choice for you! Houston, Texas. www.scmworld.com.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In response to Hurricane Harvey, for example, JDRF and other organizations shipped more than 3,750 pounds of donated diabetes supplies to Houston (including 200,000 syringes, 50,000 pen needles and 20,000 alcohol pads) to help people with diabetes affected by the hurricane. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Financial Results.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. Establish Remote Management.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Hurricane Harvey has caused incredible damage in Houston and the surrounding area as heavy, sustained rainfall has led to flooding. With Houston largely unavailable from a commerce perspective, businesses can no longer rely on their supply, transport and warehouse networks in the area. Establish Remote Management.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Resilinc has mapped almost 800 factories, warehouses, distribution centers etc. to the region of Texas that was affected by Hurricane Harvey, and 300 of them are in the Houston vicinity. “Even if a supplier’s factory is not flooded, the infrastructure (power, water, transportation, etc.)

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 30, 2017

Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and Houston with driving rains that left many businesses struggling with flooding, with little advance warning. Entire warehouses full of products, as well as significant links in the global supply chain could be affected, as well as transport and other nodes.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 12, 2021

I interviewed some individuals who work in the Houston area and learned more about what happened. But everybody was up and running, and companies handing out emergency supplies including bottled water from warehouses. “It was hell. These are under repair. There was also a shortage of trucks to get materials into plants.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Five days later, the Ideal-X sailed into Houston, Texas, where waiting trucks collected the containers for delivery to local factories and warehouses. On that date, he notes, “A crane lifted 58 aluminum truck bodies onto the deck of an aging tanker ship moored in Newark, New Jersey.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the Dallas facility is in a major logistics and consolidation hub near the Port of Houston. Learn more about our warehousing and distribution network by speaking with our team or reading more about us. These locations are fully available on our platform anytime a customer requests a new shipment. Let’s connect.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 10, 2022

The 2021 holiday shopping season was characterized by high freight rates, elevated lead times , and over-crowded warehouses. At current warehouse storage rates , merchants may end up paying more to store their inventory than they can make back in profits once it’s sold. On the other hand, a Just in Case model is capital-intensive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This morning, my mailbox was bombarded with the news of tentative agreement of the settlement of the nine-month labor conflict between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Lora Cecere is the Supply Chain Shaman.

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Freight Center

MAY 30, 2019

Hurricane Harvey by itself affected 10% of the nation’s trucking capacity after leaving Houston flooded. This could mean altering their route to avoid the storm, or making sure warehouse facilities are prepared to withstand the brunt of the storm when moving goods isn’t a viable option. Per the EPA , 13 of the U.S.’s s 47 largest U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. Transportation, consolidation, warehousing, and customs services can be combined with P.O. It’s difficult, right? Now add in the aspect of tracking the shipment’s expected arrival in Hamburg. Vendor Assembly.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 28, 2019

Meanwhile, your order fulfillment processes may be subpar, relying on outdated methods, numerous touchpoints, and more, says the Houston Chronicle. When a warehouse lacks efficiency in order fulfillment processes and relies on outdated inventory counts, it is also difficult to predict what will be necessary to succeed in the future.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. The warehouses represent a bright spot for cities that have been saddled by a lack of opportunities for less skilled workers. A typical Amazon warehouse job pays $13 or so an hour.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Warehouses have hired tens of thousands of California workers over the last five years to help fuel the fast-rising industry of online retail. The warehouses represent a bright spot for cities that have been saddled by a lack of opportunities for less skilled workers. A typical Amazon warehouse job pays $13 or so an hour.

St. Louis 40

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management and SAP® Extended Warehouse Management Now Available. UTi Worldwide Opens New Houston Facility to Serve Oil and Gas Industry. Speaking of SAP, the company announced the latest versions of its transportation management and warehouse management solutions this week.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Looking back on how we arrived at this point, many experts point to the 2017 hurricane season, specifically with Hurricane Harvey hitting the Houston area in late August 2017, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting Florida just a few weeks later. That all changed with the summer of 2017.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), headquartered in San Francisco, represents the dockworkers that man the USWC ports. . USGC covers all the freight ports found in the Gulf region, with the largest container port being Houston. This freight forwarding term stands for the United States West Coast.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Trucks, warehouse space, and logistics services are needed in Florida, Georgia and even Texas, and they may be required soon in Massachusetts or New Jersey. Many freight brokers, including some of the largest 3PLs, have been charged with moving and warehousing emergency freight. Provide warehousing or trucks for non-FEMA relief.

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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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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 6, 2019

Here in the world of fulfillment services , we have our own version of “Houston,” not to mention our own definition of space.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. Also, some ships may have been re-routed from Houston to East Coast ports, so that will add to the pressure in port cities and regional hubs. Dallas to Houston rates fell an average of 54¢ but were still high at $3.49 That's still pretty high.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.

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