2005 Shipping Sourcing Warehousing 
Enterra Insights
JUNE 28, 2023
By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. It has been around since 2005 and is celebrated every year as a way to thank those who work hard behind the scenes, ensuring that goods are delivered quickly, efficiently and safely.”[3] That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
E-Commerce Driving Need for More Warehouse Workers (WSJ – sub. The New First Moment of Truth: Can We Ship It Profitably? The first moment of truth in retail, as coined in 2005 by former P&G President and CEO A.G. Previously, the retailer would ship those items, regardless of distance or shipping cost.
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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.”
ModusLink Corporation
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Ikea is a good example as it has sourced close to 50 percent of its wood from sustainable foresters and hundred percent of its cotton from farms that meet better cotton standards (Ikea, n.d.). Sustainable production: is the production process that uses inputs with low environmental impact, is greatly effective and provoke no waste pollution.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 18, 2016
Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. With the dawn of eCommerce, companies must now ship the EACH. We how have the endless aisle with the need to ship the EACH. Their processes cannot ship and track the EACH and the outsourcing to third-party logistics is too expensive.
Talking Logistics
MAY 15, 2016
First, Descartes is starting to focus on helping companies, especially small and mid-sized businesses, better integrate and automate their e-commerce, warehouse management and shipping processes. Rather than go into every detail of all the sessions I attended, let me share with you a couple of high-level takeaways from the conference.
MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 10, 2013
In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success. Consider, for example, Amazon’s drive to build more warehouses throughout the US.
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