Logistics: Page 73
-
UPS: Current capacity can handle peak, ‘we’ll be selective’ on volume
New CEO Carol Tomé vowed to “sweat the assets” UPS already has to handle peak volume and take a harder line on rates going forward.
By Emma Cosgrove • July 30, 2020 -
CH Robinson draws airfreight demand with belly capacity down 70% in June
The carrier’s airfreight revenue and pricing increased despite hauling less volume — a dichotomy highlighting the struggle shippers face in the current environment.
By Matt Leonard • July 30, 2020 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Spencer Platt/Getty Images via Getty Images
TrendlineInside the trends affecting logistics management
The demise of the de minimis exception, trade tensions and tariffs are among the new challenges logistics managers are facing.
By Supply Chain Dive staff -
MoneyBlogNewz. (2010). “Competition in Shipping” [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flikr.
UPS and FedEx surcharges are here to stay. How do shippers negotiate prices?
With no end in sight to parcel fees, shippers can negotiate other pricing elements of carrier contracts to bring down total costs.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 27, 2020 -
DHL adds Foreign Trade Zone in Texas with plans for 3 more
The locations allow shippers to reduce the cost associated with tariffs on imported goods or component parts.
By Matt Leonard • July 24, 2020 -
Permission granted by Home Depot
Home Depot leans on efficiency analysis for sustainable transport plan
“As we try and improve the efficiency of our supply chain, it actually results in massively better sustainability measures,” the VP of transportation told Supply Chain Dive.
By Emma Cosgrove • July 23, 2020 -
Courtesy of South Carolina Ports Authority
Walmart’s planned South Carolina warehouse will increase Port of Charleston volume 5%
The $220 million, 3 million-square-foot facility will serve regional distribution centers that support about 850 Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs.
By Matt Leonard • July 22, 2020 -
Schneider invests in TMS company to launch visibility tool
Schneider CEO Mark Rourke said the TMS would “accelerate the blending of our asset and non-asset worlds,” reducing shipper wait times for loading and unloading trailers at warehouses.
By S.L. Fuller • July 22, 2020 -
Gartner: 17% of CSCOs are women but talent pipeline, development remain stagnant
According to the survey, “not a single respondent” listed employee resource groups as the best step toward preparing and elevating women in senior supply chain roles.
By Morgan Forde • July 22, 2020 -
Permission granted by Stonyfield
Stonyfield saves on cost and carbon by reducing waste, tracking KPIs
Companies are identifying waste streams with economic value and sending those materials to recycling facilities, realizing financial and reputational benefits.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 21, 2020 -
Maersk, Microsoft, Nike, Unilever, others form net-zero emissions initiative citing ‘climate emergency’
Member companies have committed to sharing best practices across their value chains.
By Morgan Forde • July 21, 2020 -
Flooding in China disrupts medical, PPE suppliers. Shippers should expect delays
Maersk said it had several inland terminals suspend operations as a result of the flooding in Anhui and Jiangxi provinces, though “the situation is improving, as the water recedes,” a company spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive.
By Matt Leonard • Updated July 23, 2020 -
MIT, CSCMP: 35% of companies lack supply chain sustainability goals
Social issues — child labor or slavery, worker welfare, etc. — received “far more” focus in companies’ sustainability goals than environmental issues.
By Matt Leonard • July 20, 2020 -
Courtesy of DHL
DHL: Supply chains must adapt to current conditions before post-coronavirus recovery
Transparency, investing in digital transformation, and identifying alternate supply and distribution channels are key to shoring up organizations during this “pre-new normal” phase, according to DHL’s report.
By Morgan Forde • July 20, 2020 -
Permission granted by FedEx
FedEx installs robotic arms for automated parcel sorting to handle rising e-commerce volume
The carrier is partnering with Yaskawa America and Plus One Robotics, starting with four robotic arms sorting small parcels in its Memphis hub.
By Morgan Forde • July 17, 2020 -
Yujin Kim/Supply Chain Dive
Deep DiveHow a small-batch distillery improvised a hand sanitizer supply chain in 72 hours
When hand sanitizer was in short supply, nontraditional producers retooled operations and worked with suppliers to fill the gap.
By S.L. Fuller • July 14, 2020 -
CH Robinson, Microsoft partner on inventory visibility platform
The inventory data pairs with outside sources of information, including weather and traffic, and the platform will use predictive analytics in an attempt to anticipate supply chain disruptions.
By Matt Leonard • July 14, 2020 -
Southeast US warehousing markets to grow as supply chains opt for China+1 strategies
The Southeast closed Q1 2020 with the top three fastest-growing industrial real estate markets: Savannah, Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina, according to CBRE.
By Matt Leonard • July 13, 2020 -
Column
Patent Pending: Can’t sign for your package? Just let UPS track your phone’s location
Supply chain innovators apply to patent what they see as important tools for the future. Sometimes they’re brilliant. Sometimes they’re funny.
By Matt Leonard • July 10, 2020 -
Rouses Market will pilot drone delivery this fall in Alabama
The grocer has partnered with Deuce Drone to launch the program from a store in Mobile, Alabama.
By Krishna Thakker • July 9, 2020 -
3 applications for RFID in the fight against COVID-19
Microchips embedded in RFID tags can track and authenticate vaccines, test kits, medical equipment and PPE from manufacturing to clinic sites.
By Deborah Abrams Kaplan • July 7, 2020 -
Maersk acquires KGH Customs Services for $281M
Maersk has been open about its ambitions to expand into other parts of the supply chain, positing logistics sector growth as a main business objective.
By Matt Leonard • July 6, 2020 -
Prologis reaches operational carbon neutrality, takes aim at indirect emissions
Indirect sources of carbon, such as purchased goods and services, travel and downstream leased assets, represent 99% of the firm’s total emissions.
By Emma Cosgrove • July 2, 2020 -
FedEx: Peak surcharges are ‘the new normal’
The current peak surcharges are likely to stay in place through the end of the year, according to several industry experts.
By Emma Cosgrove • July 1, 2020 -
THEPALMER via Getty Images
USMCA takes effect. How does it affect supply chains?
Shippers are struggling to determine whether ramping up nearshoring efforts or absorbing tariff costs from overseas suppliers is the most cost-effective strategy under the new NAFTA.
By Morgan Forde • July 1, 2020 -
The image by Zulu84 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
23 CPG companies form contactless delivery task force
The Consumer Brands Association task force members are working with Accenture, Coyote Logistics and Vector, a transportation digitization company, to develop and scale electronic bills of lading across CPG supply chains.
By Morgan Forde • June 30, 2020
Previous
