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Enterra Insights
JULY 25, 2022
And all of them expect to be connected to logistics providers transporting goods to and from various supply chain nodes. ” Analysts at ModusLink add, “The IoT concept is aimed at providing a global interconnected network infrastructure for connecting objects to the cyber-physical world. .”[1] ”[2].
Enterra Insights
JULY 26, 2021
In the meantime, people are beginning to realize that commodity shortages could persist if global supply chains don’t fully engage in a circular economy. In the first installment of this two-part article, I want to lay the groundwork for why circular supply chains are a good idea — even if they are difficult to implement.
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Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6
Cathy Roberson
MAY 3, 2021
The overall expansion was supported by the sharpest rise in new orders since June 2014. These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 12, 2014
October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Back in June, Descartes acquired Customs Info , and the company has made several other acquisitions in this solution space over the past few years. For related commentary, see A New Era for Global Trade Management Software? Robinson Expands Focus in Dutch Market.
Talking Logistics
JULY 1, 2016
With many folks taking off early for the holiday weekend, I’ll just go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Exporters Wary as Shipping Safety Rule [SOLAS] Kicks In (WSJ – sub. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc. which last year bought Coyote Logistics, a freight technology firm, for $1.8
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Christopher Marquis ( @CMarquisCornell ), a Professor in Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, explains, “People are increasingly expecting and calling on businesses to uphold higher social and environmental standards.”[1] Currently, environmentalists are hoping to restrict global warming to less than 1.5
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