TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

Notable Acquisitions Acquisition of Roadway (2003): This acquisition was strategic for Yellow, but integrating two massive LTL carriers came with challenges. Purchase of USF in 2005: The acquisition of USF, though appearing promising on paper, led to integration complications and further increased Yellow’s debt.

Negotiating Skills 88

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Skills Shipping Freight 88

GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

Obviously, a lot of manufacturing equipment buyers wait for the show before committing to purchase and of course a lot of orders are set up to be taken at the show as well! At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased. It was, however, slower in and slower out.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

Manufacturing Procurement Big Data Procurement Analytics Report 120

Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The orange, wheeled robots are the fruits of Amazon’s 2012 purchase of Kiva Systems for $775 million. The robots are the fruits of Amazon’s 2012 purchase of Kiva Systems Inc. Primarily, that meant tweaking the software so the robots could move about a warehouse without running into one another or other objects, said one of the people.

Warehousing 40

Warehousing San Francisco Demand Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software 40