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The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

Today is day three of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017.

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Guest Blog – How To Identify Supply Chain Barriers To Boost Efficiency?

Gravity Supply Chain

Inefficient First Mile The first mile of the supply chain is often one of the biggest challenges for companies these days. Achieving efficient first-mile operations requires careful planning and coordination across all stakeholders involved in the process, from manufacturers to suppliers, distributors to retailers, and customers.

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Guest Blog: Women of the Supply Chain: Responsibility, Collaboration and Bathroom Lines

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Josh Greenbaum , Principal, Enterprise Applications Consulting recently published an interesting blog that I would like to share with our readers. Josh has over 30 years of experience in the industry as a computer programmer, systems analyst, author, consultant, and industry analyst.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a blog post Tuesday, Walmart announced its new Walmart Express Delivery service, in which customers can have rapid delivery of orders placed in the evening, with a mind-blowing promise that orders placed by 9:30 PM will somehow be delivered just 30 minutes later, by 10:00. And the clock won’t quit ticking.” Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile

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What Is Last Mile Logistics & Why Are More Shippers Looking at This Transportation Function?

GlobalTranz

Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. On the surface, last mile may not seem very important, but it can make up 28 percent of a shipments total cost. In addition, growth in e-commerce is radicalizing how shippers view last mile logistics. What Is Last Mile Logistics? .

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Looking at the ton-mile index, demand for truck transportation today is slightly below what occurred in Q2 2018, being down 1.5% This data is based on industry output derived from monthly government statistics published by the Census Bureau, Federal Reserve Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. As has been widely reported, human casualties could have been far more tragic if it were not for a mayday warning transmitted from the vessel and the efforts of bridge authorities to immediately stop all vehicular traffic just prior to the collision.