Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the early pioneers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) was Nistevo, which was acquired by Sterling Commerce in May 2006 (Sterling Commerce had become an AT&T company in late 2005). As I warned retailers and others earlier this year, forget innovation if you can’t execute the small stuff.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“You’ve got to tread carefully if you try to ratchet back ease of returns, so that you don’t drive your customer to your competitor,” said Chuck Johnston, who served as Walmart’s senior director of returns between 2005 and 2012 and is now the chief strategy officer at goTRG, a returns management company.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2013

billion messages each year” — further proof of the rise of supply chain operating networks. Working with Ryder, customers have access to unmatched capacity – whether it’s by accessing vehicles from one of the largest commercial fleets in North America or adding the flexibility of using third-party carriers.

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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. Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

  While the exact statistics is not known, anecdotal evidence is heart-wrenching: over 800 Bangladeshi garment workers have died from factory fire since 2005; and over 1000 apparel factory workers have died after Rana Plaza collapsed in 2013.  If they continue sourcing from Bangladesh, then they need to do something proactive. 

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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. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.

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RELEX Solutions

MARCH 14, 2017

RELEX may be more familiar to European retailers than to those in North America. The company was founded in Helsinki in 2005, with a focus on using in-memory technology for rapid demand forecasting , inventory optimization , and replenishment automation. and Canada, and are making investments to expand further in North America.

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