2008 Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Transportation 
SCMDOJO
APRIL 11, 2025
Higher Costs and Lower Profits: While recession may incur low demand, operational costs such as energy and transportation can remain high or fluctuate unpredictably. During the 2008 recession, Walmart strengthened its supply chain by investing in predictive analytics and real-time demand forecasting.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 31, 2018
This means that there are fewer people available to transport goods over-the-road. Following the Great Recession of 2008, unemployment rates have been steadily decreasing, currently resting at 3.7% With fewer people unemployed, more money is circulating around the economy and consumers can purchase more goods.
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Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. Robinson Acquires Freightquote.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JUNE 30, 2022
I had the opportunity to work with several excellent organisations, most notably, nearly 20 years with Ceva (including EGL or Eagle Global Logistcis) and now TVS SCS. Manufacturing will be greatly influenced by carbon-conscious modes of transportation and cost and we may see more shifting to near-sourcing.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). Figure 1 shows a sample proposed SPM project structure for a transportation services company.
EcoVadis
JULY 25, 2017
Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE). The Plan also discusses further on how the building sectors could contribute to the reduction targets as per the Energy saving plan 2015-2025+ published in 2015, and how better urban planning could improve transport energy efficiency and reduce roadside carbon emission.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
DECEMBER 18, 2012
This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. First, consumers have clearly stepped-up their preferences towards online channels as the preferred buying option.
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