Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The USA says it intends to reduce emissions by 26-28 percent below its 2005 level by 2025 , trying hard for the upper limit. Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Corporate Responsibility.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 24, 2015

There was a lot of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it. UPS Said to Be in Talks to Buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8 Bloomberg broke the news this week that UPS is reportedly in talks to buy Coyote Logistics for $1.8 Billion (Bloomberg). Descartes Acquires MK Data Services LLC.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

“Logistics in Motion” was the theme of Descartes’ Evolution 2016 Global User & Partner Conference , and it adequately describes the dynamic nature of the logistics industry as well as the company. Enhanced transportation management for more complex planning and tendering requirements.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. This solution has not been overlooked by logistics companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? And here’s a chart they included in the post: Source: [link]. When it comes to transportation infrastructure funding, it’s the same old story. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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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. So, first and foremost, communicate the potential impact of changing transportation plans to your leadership team.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, Cisco executives created a business continuity-planning dashboard to mitigate risks. Develop methodologies to measure risk for each supply chain node, warehouse, factory, supplier, geography, or transportation node. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. CONCLUSION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. When I saw Team Hoyt cross the finish line in 2005, I turned to my now-wife and said “I want to run next year.”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2023

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus. Added Thoughts We have noted that labor activism should not be a surprise within deemed critical industry supply networks along with global and national services transportation and logistics services firms.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 19, 2023

Spirit , which was spun off from Boeing in 2005, is a key supplier to both major aircraft manufacturers, Boeing, and Airbu s. And currently, global parcel and logistics services provider UPS is in ongoing labor contract renewal talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union. In September of last year, a U.S.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. reverse logistics in a circular economy. CHAPPELOW, J.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. The fuel supply chain could be one of many chains affected by a hurricane, especially if the hurricane threatens the Gulf of Mexico hampering the oil fields like Katrina did in 2005.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 15, 2011

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) released its 22nd “Annual State of Logistics Report®,” presented by Penske Logistics, today at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report reveals that business logistics costs rose to 8.3 business logistics system jumped up 10.4

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. Global fallout not the rule Hurricane Katrina in 2005 did not have a high, global impact. Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source:

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

The evolution of eCommerce has had a dramatic impact on both retail and logistics. Many customers now want their packages next-day, same-day, or even within one hour and as a result logistics networks have evolved to reflect these changing customer preferences. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. While this is bad news for oil producers, it is good news for US manufacturers who will see a significant fall in the cost of manufacturing and transportation.

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GTG Technology Group

JULY 20, 2016

Each container has a different barcode, which is scanned upon entering and exiting transport. Transportation management systems (TMS) use this information in combination with cutting-edge software solutions to monitor shipping times, routes, and logistics. Live information feeds significantly improve transportation management.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive. As a result, unit picking, shipping and returns is redefining warehouse management and transportation processes. Manufacturers that want to have eCommerce capabilities are scrambling to catch-up.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Since most companies invested in the automation of the enterprise, not the value network, visibility within the company and the transportation network is a strength. In the building of global supply chains, in the last decade, across value networks, outsourcing to third-party logistics, and contract manufacturing accelerated.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Following its acquisition of competitor Maytag in 2005, Whirlpool found itself entering an unprecedented period of growth, at which point the management team recognised the need to continuously optimise its supply chain design and make it more flexible and adaptive to ride out economic fluctuations. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. Appropriate choice of assets or outsourced logistics services.

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Techgistics

MAY 27, 2017

If traditional delivery providers want to own the business to consumer rapid delivery market - which may become the ENTIRE retail delivery market (remember in 2005 when free 5-day shipping seemed so amazing!) - they need to innovate and leverage share economy business models. This would only work in large cities.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. He also emphasized on analytics and mentioned that IBM has done more than 16 BUSD acquisitions since 2005 in this area. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

For years now, we’ve watched the old guard of the packaged-food industry get pummeled as consumers look to fill their grocery carts with trendier items bearing feel-good labels such as “natural” or “sustainably sourced.”. So we can’t help but wonder: Is the apparel industry next?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on transportation sector emissions in December of 2022. The largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2, the most common greenhouse gas) in the United States is the transportation sector. Most emissions in the transportation sector come from cars and trucks.

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