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by Tom Moore on Sep 13, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Two sessions at CSCMP are worth watching: Session 1: Meshing Deployment Planning and Execution – Unilever’s Path to Contain Costs. Giovanni Dal Bon, Head of NA logistics for Unilever, will discuss the benefits of optimized load building. Unilever is ...
by Tom Moore on Sep 7, 2021 8:00:00 PM
The good news is that new courier and warehouse worker employment grew by 40,000 in August. This represented about… The good news is that new courier and warehouse worker employment grew by 40,000 in August. This represented about 17% of the total ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 30, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Amazing as it sounds, retailer fines now exceed the cost of… Amazing as it sounds, retailer fines now exceed the cost of distribution labor in some grocery suppliers. Grocers want what they want in the quantities they want on the day they want it. ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 23, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Oil is down substantially, yet diesel hasn’t declined nearly as much because refiners are making more money. Over the past year, refiners have averaged $10/barrel for processing – the so-called “crack spread”. Now the crack spread is running around ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 16, 2021 8:00:00 PM
On the nation's freight rails, Amtrak is a nuisance… On the nation's freight rails, Amtrak is a nuisance – its frequently-late trains just get in the way. Now, the infrastructure bill gives money to start a new route that is all but guaranteed to be ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 9, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Maersk CEO says he sees “no relief from today’s congestion and delays before year-end”: Maersk Q2 revenue rose to $14.23 billion, up 58% from a year earlier. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization nearly tripled to $5.06 ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 2, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Are you planning on going to CSCMP at the end of September this year? The head of supply-chain operations from Unilever is presenting the benefits of using optimized load building (they use AutoO2). At the same time, I’d like to meet as many of the ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 26, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Results from JB Hunt confirm Cass Freight Index – up 11% from May and 27.9% compared to June 2019. JBH’s revenue is up 36%, and profits are up 38%. Segments (year over year): Intermodal (JBI) revenue grew 21%, driven by a 6% increase in volume and a ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 19, 2021 8:00:00 PM
The presidential order is trying to push: Reciprocal switching. This enables competition and decouples a shipper from the railroad whose tracks are next to their building. In Tom’s opinion = good More Amtrak trains on freight rails. The Presidential ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 6, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Diesel price is being pushed up: US refinery capacity totaled 18.1 million barrels per calendar day (b/cd) at the start of 2021 – down 0.8 million b/cd (4.5%) from 19.0 million b/cd at the start of 2020 While down from nearly $78/barrel – oil is ...
Our founding team of supply chain veterans and ML experts has created one of the most sophisticated suites of optimization tools in the supply chain world. Let us show you.