Talking Logistics
MARCH 24, 2015
'This time of year, many shippers are reviewing and updating their transportation plan for the back half of the year and many will be considering issuing RFPs for new or changed capacity needs. I am often asked what shippers should consider (beyond the obvious of reducing cost) when deciding whether to go to market with a transportation RFP and what the associated best practices are.
Enterra Insights
MARCH 24, 2015
'“Big Data is both an over-hyped buzzword and a real trend,” writes Gregory Piatetsky (@kdnuggets), President of KDnuggets, “reflecting the … Continued. The post Predictive Analytics: Promising or Scary? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2015
'As a result of the growth in the outsourcing of manufacturing worldwide, ethical problems are also increasing in the supply chain: a catastrophic fire in a contract manufacturer’s overcrowded factory in Bangladesh and recalls of branded products containing harmful substances, to name but a few. Much can be gained by taking a structured approach to these challenges.
BlueYonder
MARCH 24, 2015
'Your roadmap to Customer-Centricity. The last 15 years have been a rollercoaster for supply chain professionals as companies embraced supply chain innovation, moving up the five steps of the supply chain maturity curve, supported by new technologies. During this time, JDA mirrored this vision of supply chain strategy that fosters competitive advantage and profitable growth based on the five tenets of high-performing supply chains.
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Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2015
'Like the sea-faring coffee traders who inspired its logo it’s not all been plain sailing at Starbucks. In 2008, when Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer) returned to the ship, orders had been failing, money was leaking out and internal communication was poor. Greg Javor, along with a number of other new executives, was drafted in to help re-set the course.
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Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2015
'In the rapidly changing economy, countless companies need advice on strategy and especially supply chain management. In spite of several acquisitions, the landscape of supply chain consulting firms remains fairly fragmented. Following on from its highly popular subway maps showing supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the European quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the second edition about the supply chain consultancy sector.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 24, 2015
'Editor’s Note: This post is a slightly modified guest post from Ahern & Associates , a transportation management consultancy. Given that our proprietary TMS, the Cerasis Rater , provides multiple reports, giving our shippers’ many insights, this post is quite appropriate, just like getting the data that is meaningful , in order to make the best decisions for your business possible. .
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2015
'Supply Chain Media, Districon, DSV and Nyenrode Business University have deloped a new strategy assessment tool: Supply Chain Satellite. A group of logistics professionals and academics have combined their specialist experience from various aspects of the logistics outsourcing process to develop a framework for logistics outsourcing. The tool consists of a detailed questionnaire, a sophisticated scoring model and an in-depth analysis covering all possible logistics outsourcing strategies.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 24, 2015
'Do you have a March Madness bracket filled out for the NCAA basketball finals? Whether you do lots of research on each team or pick randomly, it’s a fun time of year to watch the highs, lows and upsets during the culmination of the college basketball season. As I filled out my bracket and prepared […].
Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.
Logistics Middle East
MARCH 24, 2015
'Aertssen''s subsidiary Gulf Earth Moving to develop land for naval nase at Hamad Port'
Logistics Middle East
MARCH 24, 2015
'Gulftainer''s UAE portfolio contributes significantly to global growth in traffic of 8%'
Logistics Middle East
MARCH 24, 2015
'The award was voted for by the industry and judged by a panel of industry experts.
Logistics Middle East
MARCH 24, 2015
'Former Soviet military transport plane has a colourful past.
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