Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 5, 2023

Dockworkers Throttle Ports; Shedding Warehouse Space; China Plus Many By Paul Page International operations at the Port of Oakland, shown in March, were effectively shut down on Friday. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES A new wave of job actions is casting uncertainty over imports at U.S. West Coast ports.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Reporting by The Seattle Times, business broadcasting network CNBC , and statements from Amazon differ on the overall number of workers that participated. According to reporting from The Seattle Times , workers provided images of walkouts involving Brussels, Chicago, London, Miami , as well as offices in Virginia and Idaho.

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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

APRIL 6, 2018

Robotics provides a boost to distribution centers and warehouse managers seeking ways to increase capacity and improve efficiency in critical areas. Each exception must be carefully designed, developed, and tested to ensure that the robot, the warehouse management system (WMS), and the physical situation all stay in sync.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

My colleague, Clint Reiser, wrote about Körber’s ongoing supply chain transformation, highlighting the company’s three main focus areas for 2022: 1) investments in assisting Körber customers’ journey to SaaS, 2) bringing a new product, named Universal Control System (UCS) to market, and 3) offering warehouse modeling for operations.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] New models are required — supply chains that employ inner-city warehousing capabilities to navigate densely populated megacities efficiently.

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Multichannel Merchant

DECEMBER 21, 2021

has significantly expanded its fulfillment network and added automation capabilities through the acquisition of 3PL Whiplash for $480 million, giving it warehouse assets in key markets and ports including Long Beach, CA, Seattle/Tacoma, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, GA. Ryder System Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

battery production site for Panasonic, and completion of Series D funding round for on demand warehousing provider Flex e. Seattle -based on-demand warehousing and logistics services provider Flexe announced that the company has raised $119 million in Series D equity funding and has now achieved a $1 billion plus valuation.

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

Kanban is a process management tool that visualises the status of each job on a company’s radar, and controls the flow of production from customer requests back to the warehouse. Then, when the warehouse runs low in stock, it reorders from preferred vendors. What is Kanban? Catmull mentions in his book Creativity Inc.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2019

A recent article in Bloomberg suggests that warehouses are now becoming one of the hottest investments in the market, based on recent moves by the Blackstone Group LP, who are betting $18.7 Bloomberg, an investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties — the warehouses used by Amazon.com Inc.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Dave is the Chief Technology Officer at Flexe , a market place for matching shippers who need fulfillment or distribution capacity with 3PLs who have existing capacity in their existing warehouses. Flexe is a warehousing company that connects organizations in need of additional space to organizations with extra space. About Dave Glick.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 25, 2016

Seattle Based Flexe Raises 14 Million Dollars to Build Out Its Warehouse Space Marketplace

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). The solution also facilitates inbound shipping processes from vendors/manufacturers to retail stores and warehouses. And if you’re reading this, neither did you.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

According to published reports by The Wall Street Journal and the Seattle Times , last week the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued two rulings regarding DSP drivers. The Amazon Labor Union comprised of fulfillment workers at a warehouse in New York City have voted to join the Teamsters labor union.

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FLEXE

MARCH 26, 2017

Last week, we got to take a little break from the Seattle rain and enjoy some beautiful weather at the 2017 IWLA Convention & Expo in Palm Springs. There was a lot of discussions about Amazon’s logistics and how it’s impacting warehouse owners and operators. It’s a good time to own a warehouse or be a broker.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Design a Warehouse Network that Gets You Closer to Customers. For example, a package sent 2,000 miles through USPS from Seattle to Tulsa would be Zone 8. SMBs should evaluate their fulfillment network, with the goal of identifying optimal warehouse placements across the country based on historical and projected customer demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The company acknowledged that it overbuilt customer fulfillment capacity and aimed to sublet upwards of 10 million square feet or more of warehouse space. In the area of cost savings, Amazon points to discounts up to 25 percent on all cross-border transportation destined for a warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Operators of warehouses, trucking fleets and other freight businesses say they are paring their payroll growth as the supply-chain disruptions that led to tens of thousands of new jobs recede. The Seattle dispute pits the International Longshore and Warehouse Union against the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

Whether warehousing, automation, freight, retail or e-commerce, business leaders needed to evaluate and address many or all in order to maintain their supply chains and keep up with the demand, which in turn, was drastically altered by the pandemic. Warehousing pressures: will there be a lack of capacity? What is the right strategy? •

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). The acquisition could give it access to Jet.com’s innovative pricing software, its network of warehouses and customer data. It’s also nice to take a break from usual stories and commentary, if only for a day.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Warehouses are full and short-staffed, affecting how merchandise is received. Because import freight is sitting on docks longer and warehouses receiving containers are backlogged, we’re also seeing a shortage of containers and chassis to move containers. The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Amazon Flex is available now in Seattle. According to the press release: The Stack Sleeve system can be used in the warehouse and during delivery for both route and bulk customers from one vehicle. This capability can lead to next-generation productivity gains for both supervisors and employees and can increase warehouse throughput.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). This week, as reported in The Seattle Times, Amazon is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets for its own air-delivery service.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Interested in warehousing and distribution? According to a recent Kardex survey on the impact of COVID-19 on warehouse professionals, 44% of workers are currently working remotely and 35% are rotating between working at home and being onsite. Doctors at major hospitals in Seattle and Washington, D.C. Click here. Keep reading.

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

The 640,000 square foot capacity facility is the largest warehouse in Stord’s network and includes significant climate control storage, a pick mezzanine, pallet racking and robotic automation. This expands Stord’s network with a new state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Hebron, Kentucky.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The question the maritime industry is now asking itself is to what extent the online retailer will also try to take greater control of transportation of shipments bound for Amazon warehouses. Taking greater control of shipments would give Seattle-based Amazon more flexibility and help it avoid possible congestion in its warehouses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

I spent 5 years in warehouse solutions and got a deep dive into import / export. Eventually I was tapped to lead the Western Region and managed all of the warehouse sites west of the Rockies. We’re building the world’s first on demand warehousing marketplace with the ostentatious goal of transforming the logistics industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 9, 2022

Last October, Amazon incoming CEO Andy Jassy speaking at a tech industry summit held in Seattle , had indicated that there was more the company could do to treat employees better. He reportedly further acknowledged that one of the retailer’s approaches to worker safety during the pandemic fell short.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As part of our sales process, we typically engage with everyone in a prospect’s operation from the warehouse or logistics manager to the CFO of the company. in Seattle where he was responsible for inventory and supply chain management. Problem Prevention. Part 3 - Long-term rate control. Part 5 - Strategic Transportation Tech Stack.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Interested in warehousing and distribution? According to a recent Kardex survey on the impact of COVID-19 on warehouse professionals, 44% of workers are currently working remotely and 35% are rotating between working at home and being onsite. Doctors at major hospitals in Seattle and Washington, D.C. Click here. Keep reading.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). percent decrease in intermodal revenues was the main drag on performance in the quarter, but it was offset by a 24 percent increase in “other logistics services” revenues, which includes managed services, warehousing, and small parcel. Annual Imports.

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FLEXE

MARCH 27, 2017

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

For example, a freight shipment from Yantian to Chicago via Seattle would be unloaded on the West Coast and then shipped inland via truck or rail. . This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. At times MLB and IPI are used interchangeably.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

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