The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 6, 2023
Waggoner served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 until 2021. Prior to joining Echo, Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. Echo’s innovations also support freight carriers by providing more flexibility, transparency, and control. Echo Global Logistics , Inc.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 28, 2015
2015 Supply Chains to Admire. First Phase: 2002-2006. What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? Apple, Cisco Systems, EMC and Seagate make the list in high tech and electronics while Intel and TSMC make the list in the semiconductor industries. and Singapore. Those had a finite length of improvement.
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GlobalTranz
AUGUST 20, 2015
Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). Annually, 3.2 - 3.5
Talking Logistics
APRIL 10, 2019
Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Real-time freight visibility is quickly becoming a “must have” capability for transportation managers. One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group.
Techgistics
JUNE 4, 2017
Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MAY 13, 2020
There is a litany of cautionary tales: From Hershey’s widely reported $100 million failed ERP implementation in 2015 to our own personal stories. Suppose your Asian supply chain regularly incurs freight premiums from imprecise planning and frequent order expedites. I believe many (if not most) companies still feel this way.
Abivin
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). meters in 2001.
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