Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2014

Earlier this week I read a Wall Street Journal article on a tech-driven revolution in sports, written by Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager most well known as the character played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball. I found the article interesting and I believe it touched on key points in the development […].

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

A good example of how this plays out is in the case of congestion at the Port of Oakland. Over the last few months, as the delays at the LA port were mounting, carriers started diverting sailings to Oakland. Oakland is now also severely congested and suffering from the same unpredictability. The result?

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 8, 2024

The vehicles will be used to move freight and cars, and are the first mass-produced, heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in the world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Headquartered in Oakland, California, Infor Nexus , reportedly, is the developer and operator of the largest cloud supply chain platform of its kind, with over $100 billion in goods managed annually and over 25,000 active trading organizations across all major industries. million daily shipments. Infor Nexus.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MAY 24, 2018

As with a well-crafted indie film, however, the Port of Oakland should not be overlooked. Just as Hollywood blockbuster films get more notoriety than independent films, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach tend to get all the attention when it comes to the movement of inbound container freight to the West Coast. importers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Thus, in addition to their roasting plant with an inbound warehouse attached to it, and a warehouse for outbound finished goods in nearby Oakland, the company also has 700 reps that source their product from roughly 100 small DSD warehouses across the nation. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 4, 2018

US PMI Very Strong in 2017, Construction to Start on New Logistics Hub in Port of Oakland, Nucor Thinks Supply Chain in Building New Steel Plant, Many Unhappy Returns in Retail

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Tecsys

APRIL 27, 2015

Something that I like to call the 'Oakland Athletics Effect'. From 2010 to 2012 they indicated that 67% of those surveyed believed that analytics gave their organizations a competitive edge. However, in their last installment of their longitudinal study, something interesting happened. The post Competing on Data appeared first on Tecsys.

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Stord

MARCH 3, 2019

Ships are increasingly using electrical power at the Port of Oakland and reducing diesel emissions. However, since shipping spare parts between European countries could be more costly in the future, the company is trying to move as much of this inventory now as it can.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 10, 2017

In fact, I can say from experience that supply chain planning automation that increases productivity can be a difficult sell, reminiscent of the scene from the movie Moneyball where Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) tells a room full of scouts that Jonah Hill’s character represents the new way forward.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2022

California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow of goods at the key shipping hub.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

Although this has always been a peak season for imported goods, more than 17,000 TEUs entered the Port of Oakland in the fall, which is a sum far more significant than data from 2017. According to MoreThanShipping.com , goods represented a considerable change in shipping standards.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 19, 2021

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

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Stord

MARCH 31, 2019

A terminal operator at the Port of Oakland is implementing hybrid yard cranes to improve air quality, per a recent press release. The floods in the Midwest, caused by severe storms, melting snow, and overflowing rivers, have disrupted supply chains for weeks and cost nearly $1 billion in damage to crops and cattle in Nebraska and Iowa.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Those two markets have benefited from harvests in August and September, but last week's volume may also include ocean freight from the ports of Tacoma and Oakland, respectively. Other West Coast markets with rising rates include Seattle and Stockton. Prices slipped in the Northeast, though.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

5 Oakland, CA: Oakland, CA has one of the busiest ports on the west coast and is situated at the intersection of several interstate highways. Companies are actively seeking dynamic warehouse space in the Dallas area. #5 The post Top 5 Markets for Dynamic Warehousing Demand appeared first on FLEXE Blog.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 3, 2016

Giant CMA CGM Ship Visits Port of Los Angeles, Heads to Oakland, but Major Systemic Changes Needed, Drewry Says

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 2, 2022

AB5 Protests Crush Oakland Port Operations. With eyes on the upcoming consumer holiday, “ thousands of FedEx Ground contractors are forming an alliance to press for higher per-stop pay to hedge against inflationary pressures,” according to a July 21 article by Supply Chain Dive. .

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC.

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Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

MarketWatchs Alexander Davis reports from Oakland, Calif. and its trading partners around the world overhauled their screening and surveillance to safeguard containers without throwing off the sensitive supply-chain of the world economy. Christopher Sciacca. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe To.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2015

president and CEO of PPI, who is also a Professor of Marketing at Oakland University, Rochester, MI, and a Research Fellow at the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University. The study is based on a survey of 435 automotive suppliers, and the financial impact was derived using an economic model developed by John W.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

</p> <p><strong>#5 Oakland, CA:</strong></p> <p>Oakland, CA has one of the busiest ports on the west coast and is situated at the intersection of several interstate highways. Companies are actively seeking dynamic warehouse space in the Dallas area.</p>

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. After a record-setting year, however, the rate of import growth is expected to slow in 2018. “We

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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Supply Chain Action Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A while back, the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “ competing on analytics ”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise. It’s MLB playoff time, and my team (the Tribe) is there, again. Pregnant pause to enjoy the moment.).

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

While some of the volume has returned to Long Beach and Oakland, there is still a significant contingent that continues to bypass the West in favor of eastern and southern entry points. Now that Western ports are reopened though, the Journal reports that there hasn’t been a return to the previous equilibrium.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. From there, it would be unloaded and then sent inland via truck or rail; in a sense, it goes in “reverse,” since the cargo is heading back in the direction it originally came. .

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. “We do expect growth in imports to slacken off in the coming year, but it will still remain positive.”.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

This past Monday, “truck drivers from three companies at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach began a 36-hour strike…and Port of Oakland truckers have threatened to walk out next week,” according to an article in Cargo Business News. Finally, labor tensions continue to simmer at the West Coast ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

imports from Asia are still overwhelming some of the nation’s biggest ports, especially in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland. The boom was great for shipping lines’ profits, but port congestion sent on-time reliability to all-time lows.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

To date, our volume has concentrated around ports and major cities with our top volume in cities like Oakland, California. These hubs will serve to compliment our already existing nationwide network of facilities.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. Giving me a confirmed delivery date that would then help me schedule an appointment with my contractor.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Back in 2011 (see – told you I was old) the film “Moneyball” showed us how the Oakland A’s built a super-competitive sports franchise on analytics, essentially “competing on analytics”, within relevant business parameters of a major league baseball franchise.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

Now, this congestion is spreading to Oakland, Vancouver, and Seattle ports. From our experience, the congestion and backlog at various U.S. ports is getting worse, not better. The Port of Los Angeles has been a pain point for some time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. The Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) management closed operations on Wednesday at the Port of Oakland due to the independent trucker protests over California’s gig worker law, known as AB5. US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. Alphabet Inc.’s

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