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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. In 2001, Mr. Bell joined Cargo Transportation Services, Inc., Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based

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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Talking Logistics

ARI and Fidelitone Logistics Partner to Deliver Unified eCommerce and Supply Chain Solutions. Yes, many stores are still stuck in 2001 when it comes to their IT capabilities, and theyll need more than a flux capacitor to get back to the future. Robinson Reports Second Quarter Results.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM. I’m guessing, however, that many supply chain and logistics software vendors (and probably many 3PLs too) rushed to their phones yesterday to call Home Depot’s SVP of Supply Chain Management in hopes of getting a piece of that $300 million pie. in October from September.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. Is Steelwedge a Tragic Hero of Supply Chain Cloud Technology? I remember my first briefing with Steelwedge in 2001. My answer? I am not sure. It depends.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Developing economies can now easily exploit existing containerized supply chains. .

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How Demand Planning Influences Supply Planning through Predicting Future Demand Patterns

Vanguard Software

Not too long ago, in 2014, Walgreens had a $1 billion forecasting error that led to the exit of two executives. And before that, in 2001, Nike also had a demand planning blunder that led to a $100 million loss in sales. Connections Between Demand Planning and Supply Planning.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Supply chain risks are reduced. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, As delivery speed is increasingly important, closer proximity to consumers, supply chain expediency, and convenience of doing business become priorities. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser).