Ocean reliability drives inventory management gains, retailers say
Dollar General and Ashley Furniture execs outlined how schedule accuracy optimizes production planning and reduces stockouts at TPM26 by S&P Global.
Dollar General and Ashley Furniture execs outlined how schedule accuracy optimizes production planning and reduces stockouts at TPM26 by S&P Global.
The offerings, now available in select cities and towns, feature a “supercenter” product assortment as the e-commerce giant battles competitors like Walmart.
After a pause in trans-Pacific service contract negotiations caused by war in the Middle East, talks are expected to move forward now that the largest US retailer has concluded some of its agreements.
The Meridian Speedway dispute is important because it’s one of the primary routes where a combined Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern railroad would look to take market share from truckload.
Years in the making, Returnity collaborated with the logistics giant on a specialized design that’s meant to be durable, tamper-resistant, collapsible, automation-friendly, and easy to scan and unpack.
The pact applies a most-favored-nation rate to imports of flowers, coffee, fruits and other goods from Ecuador.
Forty-one percent of companies in a KPMG survey are deploying AI to mitigate trade disruption.
The UP-NS merger and ONE’s Seaspan stake look like separate deals in separate industries, but they are the same move, writes Paul Tonsager.
An estimated 30% of Asia–Europe air cargo capacity is routed via the Middle East, and with options through the region severely constrained by the US-Iran war, a rush for Asia–Europe air cargo capacity is pushing up prices.
While the logistical hurdles of sending cargo to the region are more of an inconvenience at this point for US exporters rather than a full-blown crisis, shippers see a bigger risk in the war’s longevity and the downstream effect of higher oil prices.