Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Is it more than providing estimated transportation rates by mode for each prospective ship point? Is it more than just calculating landed cost and measuring supplier compliance with ready-to-ship and complete orders? Is it as simple as identifying all historical deliveries less than x distance from the ship point and less than xx lbs.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Point Two: In his presentation Jeff Fackler of Walmart shared some very valuable information on how to best align skus based on movement profiles against the potential omnichannel distribution options of fulfill from store, fulfillment center, Retail DC or drop ship from Vendor. See you all in San Diego for RILA Logistics 2014!

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 10, 2020

Shash Anand ( @shashanand ), Vice President of Product Strategy at SOTI, asserts, “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an enormous strain on global supply chains as they rush to complete and ship orders as quickly as possible. ”[2] Logistics is not the only supply chain area that needs an effective strategy in place.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 26, 2016

The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast. The canal expansion has run into plenty of obstacles along the way, and many East Coast ports still aren’t ready to accommodate the larger ships.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But on a trip to the Southern town of Taxco in 1828, just before he was he recalled, he encountered the flor de nochebuena and was so struck by it that he shipped specimens back to the US.” His son, Paul Ecke, assumed the business in the 1920s and moved the operation to Encinitas, 25 miles north of San Diego.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

December is now upon us and before we know it we’ll be starting off 2014 right, which means it won’t be long until we’re all gathering in San Diego Feb 23 rd to 26 th for RILA Supply Chain 2014. Jeff Starecheski will discuss the challenges and breakthrough thinking that enabled Sears to build a successful omni-channel strategy.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Last year in San Diego we held the very first SCN Tweetup at CSCMP to which 3 people came. On the outbound side the system automatically creates fully cubed mixed vendor and retailer owned goods to be shipped direct to store. Those who know me are aware I’m active on Twitter both as @JeffAshcroft and @SupplyChainNtwk.

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Ware2Go

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It’s no secret that online shoppers expect fast delivery options such as 2-day or same-day shipping. With Ware2Go’s warehousing options and scalable network, they were able to place inventory much closer to their customer bases and meet 2-day shipping guarantees. Here are five signs indicating it’s time to find a fulfillment partner.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Nearly 40,000 of the 50,000 packing, sorting and shipping jobs at Amazon will be full time.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside cavernous halls known as fulfillment centers, workers retrieve coffee filters, diapers and other items that are then packaged and shipped to customers. It was only for residents of Minneapolis, Denver, Houston, San Diego and St. Nearly 40,000 of the 50,000 packing, sorting and shipping jobs at Amazon will be full time.

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

COVID-19 ecommerce shipping and fulfillment FAQs. At the bare minimum, this includes acknowledging COVID-19 and your shipping status. If you had copy on your ecommerce site about shipping info, both warm and cold prospects won’t know if that’s up-to-date. What does your COVID-19 ecommerce shipping process look like?

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

New England Motor Freight, a 40-year staple of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, stunned the shipping world Monday by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation. The San Diego and Beijing-based company boasts the largest fleet of autonomous trucks testing on US and Chinese highways. largest U.S. trucking shutdown.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TIA 2023 Technovations Conference , October 18-20, San Diego, CA Focuses on technology innovation, trends, and new product offerings for the 3PL community. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. Features 21 showcase presentations with innovations that will advance the industry.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2019

When the Automated Commercial Environment system goes down in San Diego for two hours during produce season, or when the U.S. Consumers can now buy directly from overseas retailers and manufacturers, and with the increase in the de minimis value by Congress from $200 to $800, we increasingly see the U.S.

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West Coast and California Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

To overcome these hurdles, many companies are enjoying the best of both worlds: manufacturing in Mexico and shipping finished goods to a U.S. Mexico logistics is often fraught with hurdles such as border uncertainties, inadequate warehouse capacity, and security concerns. logistics facility for distribution.

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EMERGE App

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Each small batch is lovingly made in her San Diego factory before being shipped out to restaurants and supermarkets throughout California. Example: Maria’s Mexican Munchies LLP. Maria is a manufacturer and wholesale distributor of fresh Mexican tamales and tortillas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. Guffey added that the company is meeting with the agency weekly to ensure a smooth transition before the peak holiday shipping season.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

See our newly added LTL freight rates for shipping cross-border from the USA to Canada & from Canada to the USA. From Victoria, BC to San Francisco, CA. From San Diego, CA to Vancouver, BC. All the rates are for 1 skid 48x 48x 48” 500 lbs, class 125: From Phoenix, AZ to Vancouver, BC. Was: $355.40 Now: $311.75

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

Last week I attended Kinaxis Kinexions ’22 in San Diego, CA. When it comes to making decisions, whether it is faster shipping or larger orders, it cannot be all about revenues and margins; the impact on the planet needs to be factored into it. This was my first in-person event in over two years, and it did not disappoint.

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Saleswarp

AUGUST 3, 2018

No individual weighing or scanning down a production line to generate shipping labels. Batches can be generated based on shipping method, so they can get those overnight orders out the door, as well as other conditions, ensuring orders are shipped appropriately and efficiently. Caroline’s Caramel and Red Velvet cakes.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Situation: Headquartered in San Diego, the client is a leading provider of consumer audio/video electronics and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Further, the client shipped a tremendous amount of high value product that was susceptible to theft.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 25, 2022

Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. The new infrastructure bill invests $17 billion for shipping ports , but Ruda maintains “We can’t build our way out of this problem. A happy team drives better customer experience, which drives loyalty.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

The data is aggregated from over 3,000 ecommerce merchants who collectively ship out millions of items every month through ShipBob’s fulfillment centers. I had a customer ask if he could drive to my house in San Diego to get product. Despite unemployment rate jumping to 14.7 percent in April 2020, ecommerce is on the rise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

I was in San Diego for Kinaxis Kinexions , and it was a great trip (I will have a full recap of the conference next week). The company is leaning on expedited shipping lanes to pull ahead supply and mitigate COVID-19 disruptions in China. After more than two years, I finally traveled for a conference again.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

President Biden signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act. San Diego-based Platform Science is backed by Daimler Truck AG, as well as venture investors. FedEx in the news: FedEx invests in FourKites to build intelligent supply chain platform. FedEx pushes carbon neutrality.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

a San Diego fund manager that created an index to track returns of companies adopting the technology. Blockchain also is becoming a key tool for shipping companies. AP Moller-Maersk A/S in March disclosed a ledger system with IBM that will help manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As shipping costs, and capacity constraints for home delivery during the week leading up to Christmas, more and more retailers are looking to drive consumers to the store rather than online. The program, called Ships in Product Packaging , will allow sellers to ship items without any additional packaging. California Gov.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2021

And so by implementing a regulatory information management system, this global leader out in San Diego reduced the regulatory release authorization workload by 88%. The idea first and foremost is to number one, enable the current regulatory affairs workforce to do the job they were supposed to do.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2021

And so by implementing a regulatory information management system, this global leader out in San Diego reduced the regulatory release authorization workload by 88%. The idea first and foremost is to number one, enable the current regulatory affairs workforce to do the job they were supposed to do.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 20, 2021

LTL Freight Rates: from Major Cities in the USA & Canada to San Diego, California. Are you shipping pallets within the USA and Canada? From San Diego CA to Calgary AB : $306.28 From March Air Reserve Base CA to San Diego CA: $153.56 From Brampton ON to San Diego CA: $300.55

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. With the success of the program, Best Buy is now looking to use more store employees to make home deliveries, especially on orders that request next-day shipping.

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