article thumbnail

Amazon Workers in New York Facility Vote to Join Labor Union

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development concerning online retail platform provider Amazon. Workers at the JFK8 customer fulfillment facility located in statin island, New York have voted to establish a labor union, the first Amazon facility to do so. That election is scheduled later this month.

article thumbnail

A Decade of Loadsmart: A Look Back to Move Forward with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Felipe Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , where they provide logistics solutions powered by industry experts and next-gen technology that lower costs, increase efficiency, and digitize transportation. Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Global Supply-Chain Pressure Hits Record Low, NY Fed Gauge Shows

Supply Chain Brain

Global logistics difficulties are at the lowest in 26 years as transportation costs keep declining, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.

Global 115
article thumbnail

Shippers Rush to Find Alternatives as US East Coast Port Strike Looms

ModusLink Corporation

Shippers Rush to Find Alternatives as US East Coast Port Strike Looms LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – U.S. The possibility of disruptions at major ports like New York/New Jersey, Savannah, and Baltimore has businesses facing the real danger of shipment delays, inventory shortages, and cost increases.

article thumbnail

Amul’s Optimized Supply Chain: Driving Global Growth in the Dairy Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

Amul’s milk products are currently available in key markets, including New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Washington, Dallas, and throughout Texas. Milk Processing : After collection, milk is transported to regional processing plants, where it is pasteurized and packaged.

article thumbnail

Taking the “Ouch” Out of Transportation Costs

Talking Logistics

However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. And Walmart recently rolled out extra levies for suppliers using its transportation services. Project Gigaton involved setting targets and taking measurable action to reduce emissions across six areas critical to reaching zero emissions.