Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

China-US container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record. Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. DoorDash delivery can now include products from multiple stores. USPS proposes holiday surcharges.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. From the research, we know that when organizations have source, make and deliver reporting to the same leader, that supply chain performance improves (intersection of operating margin and inventory turns). The year was 1985.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For an in-depth look at current industry trends, download our 2022 Digital Inventory Report: A Brief History of the Barcode. Heading back to Philadelphia, he started working on a device with a friend, Bernard “Bob” Silver. How did the barcode change the world of inventory management? Now, he just needed a way to read it.

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QAD

APRIL 27, 2021

In 1948, a Philadelphia supermarket manager contacted the dean at Drexel Institute of Technology looking for a way to move shoppers through the store and check-out lanes faster and make stock-taking more efficient. Inventory Management Systems, Real-time Data and ERP. And the two are directly related.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Because of this, researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia believe the pandemic has likely accelerated the process of automation in a number of occupations.”[2] Those jobs include: Taxi drivers; restaurant servers; highway maintenance workers; school bus drivers; cashiers; and shipping, receiving & inventory clerks.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Like oil prices, interest rates impact supply chain policies and decisions, especially with regards to inventory. Will interest rates continue to climb in 2016, and if so, what impact will it have on inventory levels?

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Nippon Yusen (NYK) Nippon Yusen is a Japanese shipping company that is part of the Mitsubishi group of companies (keiretsu). The history of the company can be traced back to 1870.

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ShipBob

MARCH 12, 2023

Ecommerce businesses are on a constant quest to cut shipping costs without sacrificing speed and customer experience. Yet, it’s tempting to do so by finding the cheapest carrier to ship customer orders. One strategy that ecommerce businesses are taking advantage of is a shipping concept known as “zone skipping.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. Today, there are forty-five large ships off of the port of Long Beach. Focus on the Form and Function of Inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The global shipping crisis and labor shortages have put the industry on edge over the last few months, especially as the holiday shopping season approaches. Toy makers fear that although the demand for toys will be there this holiday season, the physical inventory will not. FedEx testing autonomous delivery robot on Richardson streets.

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