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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation. Waggoner served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 until 2021.

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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2005, the EU instituted a cap-and-trade system for businesses as a way to cut the emissions that drive climate change. This can cause massive flooding for coastal cities, impacting manufacturing and shipping times. A drop of 10 centimeters (four inches) means about 100 fewer tons can be transported per ship.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane. Several container ships adjusted schedules to arrive before the storm, which put a strain on the dockworker supply as well.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

The Kiva style AMR first emerged in about 2005. WMS solutions have been around since the 1970s. It is natural to think of robots, the newer technology, as being a more complex technology than WMS.

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Fast Shipping: 2022 Consumer Expectations

Ware2Go

Learn how fast shipping promises drive top of funnel purchase decisions and how merchants of all sizes can make fulfillment a competitive advantage. When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, 2-day shipping was a novelty and what Jeff Bezos himself said felt like “an indulgent luxury”. Fast Shipping in 2022. A Look Back.

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Global Trade Networks Create a Single Version of the Truth for Retailers

Talking Logistics

Drop shipping is becoming more and more popular among retailers as the “Amazon effect” creates intense pressure from customers for quick delivery. So what are some of the benefits of drop ship as a method of fulfilment? Is Drop Ship Too Good to be True? Drop ship revenue now over £150 million.

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Navigating the Unknowns of E-Commerce: Why Reinvent the Wheel?

Talking Logistics

Originally proposed in 2005, the planned facility no longer makes sense because “the nature of retail has changed since the project was announced 12 years ago,” said Delia Garcia, Walmart’s senior director of communications, as reported in the Merced Sun-Star. The nature of retail has indeed changed since 2005.