Logistics/Supply Chains Archives - Page 22 of 49

Amazon doubles size of disaster-relief logistics facility

1 June 2022

Flatbed truck with a load of donated relief supplies for tornado victims.

Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it has doubled the size of its facility in Atlanta dedicated to storing and distributing emergency supplies to support disaster-relief efforts.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said the location will expand to 20,000 cubic feet of fulfillment space and will store 1 million relief supplies, up from 500,000 in inventory when the facility opened a year ago to the day. The facility supports the southeast U.S., the Gulf Coast, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Central America, Amazon...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-doubles-size-of-disaster-relief-logistics-facility

Route optimization vs. planning: What are the differences?

31 May 2022

Delivering consumer packaged goods the final mile to customers’ doorsteps is one of the most challenging aspects of the delivery process.

In today’s world, customers expect to know when their purchases will arrive down to the minute. Providing customers with wide delivery windows can result in frustration and lack of trust, jeopardizing future business with that customer.

Estimating a delivery time can be challenging, especially when factoring in all the elements of urban environments and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/route-optimization-vs-planning-what-are-the-differences

Georgia governor extends diesel fuel tax moratorium

27 May 2022

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday extended the state’s suspension of motor fuels tax collection until July 14. The suspension had been set to expire next Tuesday.

Kemp’s executive order means that truckers will not have to pay the state’s 32.6-cents-a-gallon levy on diesel. Kemp’s action also applies to Georgia’s 29.1-cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline.

At the same time, the Republican governor extended until July 14 an order declaring a supply chain state of emergency in Georgia. The order bans...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-governor-extends-diesel-fuel-tax-moratorium

Carrier-focused TMS improves efficiency for fleets of all sizes

24 May 2022

A transportation management system, when used to its full potential, is one of the most powerful tools in the supply chain. It acts as a holistic system for a logistics company to plan, execute and analyze all aspects of its logistics and business functions. While the TMS market continues to grow overall, adoption by the underserved carrier segment is still lagging.

“Unfortunately, the trucking segment has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carrier-focused-tms-improves-efficiency-for-fleets-of-all-sizes

DHL survey says COVID fades as international concern for US SMBs

23 May 2022

A mustard-colored jet with red DHL lettering on the tarmac.

COVID-19 has faded in importance for much of the nation. That also seems to go for a good-sized number of U.S.-based small to midsize businesses.

A survey of more than 4,000 of those businesses, commonly known by the acronym SMB, found that only 12% consider the pandemic to be their biggest business challenge for the rest of 2022. That was compared with 29% polled at the same time in 2021.

About 61% of respondents in the current survey said that supply chain delays would be their biggest...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-survey-says-covid-fades-as-international-concern-for-us-smbs

Asset protection begins with location monitoring

23 May 2022

Cargo security has been a concern on the radars of many shippers and carriers in recent years, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic worries mounted as cargo thefts spiked in transportation hubs across the U.S.

Two years after shutdowns caused by the pandemic began, the logistics industry is still grappling with cargo theft.

LandAirSea Executive Vice President Brad Kurtz is seeing an increase in theft in both big and small cities and across all of the nearly 60 market...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/asset-protection-begins-with-location-monitoring

Top-heavy inventory hits Walmart, Target and other retailers’ shares, carrier demand

20 May 2022

There’s little in retailing that Walmart Inc. and Target Corp. aren’t prepared to handle. So it was jarring that over a 24-hour period the two scions of the trade posted weak first-quarter profits that appeared to blindside management at both.

Part of the bottom-line blowup was due to fuel, which soared to record highs following Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Part of it was due to margin pressures caused by an unfavorable sales mix as consumers shifted their buying from higher-margin...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-heavy-inventory-hits-walmart-target-and-other-retailers-shares-carrier-demand

What price will the supply chain pay for resiliency?

19 May 2022

At one time, a factory in Denmark run by pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR: NVO) made half of the world’s supply of insulin. Vowing to never run short of a product that people’s lives depended upon, Novo kept a five-year supply in the deep freeze.

Few companies will go to such lengths to maintain optimal inventory levels. However, the anecdote is instructional, especially in light of recent events: While there’s a price to be paid for building resilience into supply chains, there is an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-price-will-the-supply-chain-pay-for-resiliency

Walmart’s fiscal Q1 results come in very light

17 May 2022

Wall Street doesn’t like surprises, especially when they come from a company that doesn’t typically deliver them.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) posted first-quarter fiscal 2023 results Tuesday that even its top executives didn’t anticipate. Supply chain bottlenecks, higher fuel and labor costs, and a general surge in inflationary pressures all contributed to the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer reporting diluted earnings per share of 74 cents, a 23.7% year-on-year decline and a material drop from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmarts-fiscal-q1-results-come-in-very-light

Military supply crises pose unique challenges, retired Air Force colonel says

11 May 2022

Supply crunches have a serious impact on military operations and global conflicts, Jobie Turner said Tuesday during a conversation at FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain event in Rogers, Arkansas.

Turner, a retired Air Force colonel, served as commander of the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 314th Operations Group, leading C-130 flying units. He is the author of “Feeding Victory: Innovative Logistics from Lake George to Khe Sanh, 1755-1968.”

Turner said military supply problems can affect...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/military-supply-crises-pose-unique-challenges

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