Bulk Connection

MARCH 30, 2023

Capacity has been a bit easier to come by in the early months of 2023. When it comes to North American bulk transport, however, there’s a little more to the story than meets the eye. In this article, we’ll look at the current state of bulk freight capacity in North America and tell you what you need to do to secure it.

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Locus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Peak and holiday seasons are typically when retailers have to scale their capacity to meet the demands. However, with large volumes of orders and manual capacity planning methods, decision making takes a hit and ultimately leads to unnecessary increase in vehicles to accommodate load which leads to increased cost.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 28, 2020

Air cargo faces a capacity crunch that could be exacerbated by a global recession, according to industry trade body the IATA. Global demand, measured in… The post Not enough capacity to meet air cargo demand, warns IATA appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 21, 2023

This move will enable us to more efficiently deliver recently signed orders while positioning us to ramp up to meet the future demand we see in the market.” The post Oceaneering Increases Manufacturing Capacity appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May 2023.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2023

But, with the upcoming BRICS meeting on the horizon, it is essential to explore how this downgrade timing might be a warning sign for the status of the U.S. As borrowing costs increase, American companies may reduce their investments and capacity expansions, which can disrupt production and distribution. It provides the U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

With a total assortment of 10,000 items, distributed through a hybrid retail model, the rapidly expanding organisation was seeking to replace existing outdated voice picking system with a next generation solution to meet rapidly growing market demands. Ensuring capacity matches demand.

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NGT News

MAY 26, 2023

facility to meet increasing demand for electric school buses. The opening marks an important milestone as the company continues to expand its […] The post Blue Bird Increasing Electric-Bus Manufacturing Capacity Five-Fold appeared first on NGT News. Blue Bird Corp. manufacturing plant in Fort Valley, Ga.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The expansion will almost double the storage capacity from the current 27,600 to 50,000 pallet spaces. Boosting capacity The iLogistics Centre in Dunajská Streda has been in operation since 2012, gradually expanding to meet growing customer demand for logistics solutions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

iFollow has expanded its iLogistics Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) range to include a unit with a 1,500kg capacity. Made at iFollow’s state-of-the-art facilities outside Paris in France, the iL – 1500 tops the range that includes units with capacities of 300kg, 600kg and 1,000kg.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Using the solution to improving picking efficiency and accuracy, AYBL has doubled its fulfilment capacity with existing staff and can seamlessly scale to fulfil over 70,000 orders a day during peak season. “To The post Fulfilment Capacity Doubled with Peoplevox WMS appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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CH Robinson Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

These ecommerce trends aren’t going away, and shippers will continue to face the challenge of moving smaller quantities of freight at a higher frequency while navigating capacity issues. Look ahead to overcome capacity constraints. We can line up that extra capacity for you now. Two days has become table stakes.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Automation in the warehouse is essential to meeting the growing demand of e-commerce and the blending of traditional supply chain channels into the omnichannel supply chain. Unfortunately, warehouse capacity around the country is tight, but available capacity is only being used at rates shy of 70 percent. Download WhitePaper.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Jim is the Vice President of Marketing at FRAYT , an on-demand, last mile delivery solution that enables businesses to meet their customers’ same-day expectations, comparable to Amazon’s level of service. With FRAYT, businesses can meet their customers’ same-day expectations, comparable to Amazon’s level of service.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

From manual to automatic: 22 meters tall, eight aisles, a footprint of 5,250 square meters and a storage capacity for 143,840 cartons containing shoes, insoles and shoelaces – all of these are the cornerstones of the new miniload warehouse making significant improvements to the intralogistics processes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Steve is the Vice President of Partnerships at FRAYT , an on-demand, last mile delivery solution that enables businesses to meet their customers’ same-day expectations, comparable to Amazon’s level of service. With FRAYT, businesses can meet their customers’ same-day expectations, comparable to Amazon’s level of service.

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123Loadboard , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. About Parade.

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123Loadboard , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. About Parade.

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Parade

MAY 11, 2021

San Francisco, California – Parade , the leader in Capacity Management, and 123 Loadboard, Inc , a leading freight marketplace, today announced that Parade 3PL customers will soon be able to post and sell freight on 123Loadboard’s freight marketplace. Parade is the leading capacity management platform. 123Loadboard. About Parade.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When the OTVI shows a higher reading year-over-year, it’s an indication of less capacity in the full truckload market, which indicates higher freight rates. That’s the value, and in fact, shippers that can predict rates by using SONAR can reduce costs, find freight capacity , and increase customer service in these three ways.

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Stord

AUGUST 11, 2019

White glove helps meet those expectations – goods are safely delivered within the home and unpackaged and assembled by professionals. To meet rising consumer expectations and e-commerce demand, 3PLs and carriers are adding white glove delivery to their list of comprehensive services, but it’s challenging to successfully carry out.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 25, 2021

However, there has been a downside for businesses having to meet increased customer demands in a limited period of time. From an operational point of view, the 2020 holiday season was more difficult than usual because businesses had to deal with the reality of limited carrier capacity which reduced their speed in processing orders.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growing businesses will sooner or later need more capacity in their supply chain to fulfil larger sales volumes. Using WMS to increase factors such as occupancy, throughput, and data and task accuracy can all help to increase the capacity of an existing warehouse. The first is to ensure maximum utilisation of every available space.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

However, those hopes are at risk due to the severe capacity reductions plaguing regions across the US. However, producers that take the time to think about the reality of the situation are better equipped to recognize the value of a strategic partnership to find capacity. What Are Shippers Doing to Find Capacity in a Tightening Market.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

Here’s how many companies are turning to their supply chains to meet their ESG goals. “If you had something comparable to a utility grid for logistics that connected all the parties, you could move the same amount of freight that you move today with 80% of its capacity,” he says. REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORATION.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JUNE 10, 2021

When capacity is low and demand high, carriers raise prices per market trends. Unfortunately, there’s very little shippers can do when parcel carriers decide to raise their rates, making it challenging to keep the shipping budget reasonable while still meeting consumer demands for fast and efficient delivery.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The capacity crunch has been a core concern of shippers for several years, but as 2018 draws closer to the holiday shopping season, it will become a bigger problem. LTL capacity has routinely been used as a source of added capacity when full truckload becomes unavailable. Get Your Free Copy Here. Download White Paper.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The new production hub, where Gousto’s recipe boxes are created and sent out for delivery, will increase the company’s capacity beyond the 5 million meals per month currently being delivered to homes across the UK. Intended to come online in 2022, this Dematic-designed project is expected to more than double Gousto’s capacity again.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce carrier capacity. The driver shortage is affecting available trucking capacity. With luck, the shipper may find and contract with another carrier that has available space despite the driver shortage and scarce capacity. Scarce available trucking capacity leads to higher shipping costs.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Specialty packaged food company leverages load matching app to meet 100% volume growth during the pandemic—and saves thousands in the process. Transportation Case Study.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

For this reason, Yale Europe Materials Handling has developed an all-new cab for its high-capacity trucks. The high-capacity trucks have excellent visibility of the load through the wide mast, as well as the surrounding environment thanks to the curved front and rear windows, made of toughened glass.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

FedEx Express has announced its transition to a direct-serve presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s growing international shipping demands. Under Saudi Vision 2030, the Kingdom is committed to increasing its total air cargo capacity. The company will invest more than SAR1.5bn (c.US$400m/€345m)

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Successful freight brokerages combine networking and business skills to add capacity through carrier sourcing to secure more customers’ loads. In times of disruption, market volatility grows so severe that companies can no longer realistically expect their contract carriers to meet the demands for RFP answers. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 11, 2021

There are many ways for shippers to take advantage of technology and advancements within the industry, but three key methods are essential for utilizing trucking data to source capacity. And knowing those three functions can make all the difference in the world to secure load capacity options for shippers. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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AIMMS

MAY 14, 2018

Our workshop simulated a Capacity Review session. During the workshop, we learned that virtually all attendees had a pain point in common: they always had to go back to their desk to test different scenarios after an S&OP meeting. Suddenly, S&OP meetings would not be as tedious. Their flow wouldn’t be interrupted.

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