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The Top 100 Logistics Companies with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Despite a challenging economic environment and less favorable market conditions, the largest third-party logistics companies in North America continued to grow last year. Clevenger, currently based in Alexandria, Va., is a native of northwest Ohio. billion last year.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

“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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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

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).

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Logistics Industry’s Slow Economic Comeback Continues in Spite of Challenges

Supply Chain Network

Further analysis shows that 2010 was about on par with 2005, and still well below the pre-recession years. percent last year due to higher costs for taxes, obsolescence, depreciation, and insurance, which were offset by a further drop in the inventory carrying rate and warehousing costs. percent of U.S. percent the previous year.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Six of the 10 are in Asia, while several others are in North America and eastern Europe. shale gas began in 2005. No more warehouses full of old and outdated goods, but a situation in which supply will truly meet demand and not only in theory. The overall manufacturing-cost structures of Mexico and the U.S.

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Logistics Startup: FLEXE and Pop-up Warehousing

Techgistics

This is the first in a series of posts on start-ups in the Logistics industry and we’ll start with a “shared economy” player, Flexe, a marketplace for excess warehousing space. FLEXE is a cloud-based peer-to-peer marketplace for sharing excess warehouse capacity; the airbnb for warehouses. Company: FLEXE Funding: $20.8

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS.