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The Broker-Carrier Summit: From Conflict to Collaboration with Dan Lindsey

The Logistics of Logistics

He started on the docks as a preloader for UPS in 2001. This semiannual event, born from Lindsey’s extensive logistics experience since 2001, fosters collaboration and trust. Dan has been in the logistics industry for 23 years.

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FedEx Elects to Spin Off LTL Freight Business

Supply Chain Matters

The freight unit was established in 2001, when FedEx Corporation acquired and merged the assets of American Freightways , Viking Freight and Watkins Motor Lines. They will also maintain the strategic advantages of cooperation on key commercial, operational, and technology initiatives.

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Autokiniton Drives Quality Standardization and Automotive Excellence with QAD EQMS

QAD

In fact, it had implemented EQMS in 2001. Regulatory compliance and customer audits became more difficult without centralized visibility. A Foundation for the Future with QAD EQMS Autokiniton wasnt new to QAD EQMS. So when the time came to evolve its quality systems, it didnt start from scratchit built upon a trusted foundation.

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UK investor sees not one, but two, pathways to rail mergers

Freight Waves

With only six Class I freight railroads remaining and stringent merger rules set by the Surface Transportation Board’s 2001 framework, the consensus largely held that the window for large-scale transactions was effectively closed. Talk of the next Class I rail merger is steadily moving beyond backroom chatter and into public conversations.

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The Apple Store Retail Experience!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Apple launched its first store in Virginia in May, 2001. The prospects for Apple creating this retail channel and succeeding were met with similar expectations of failure. But you can never underestimate Apple and the Apple store. Apple stores also rank amongst the top retails in sales per square foot ( $5550 per square foot ).

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Not the Jetsons: 10 Use Cases for Cognitive Learning in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was an analyst in 2001, I loved speaking to him. Robots and automation enriched the Jetsons’ lives. Last week, I was having breakfast with a CEO of a leading software supply chain management company. At that time, he aggressively pursued automation, and actively tested new technologies. Two decades later he is more conservative.

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The WannaCry Cyberattack: Another Warning for Supply Chain Executives

Talking Logistics

Simply put, if you’re still running systems from 2001 (when Windows XP was first released) and have fallen behind on downloading patches and security updates, you’re playing with fire and have nobody but yourself to blame when disaster strikes.