Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Back in May 2004, I wrote a post titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?”

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Bixby Cooper , 3rd edition (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009), 164; Michael H. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Bowersox, David J. Hugos, Essentials of Supply Chain Management 2nd (Second) Edition Text Only , n.d., Kenneth Lysons, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, 9th Ed. Lysons, 312. Bowersox, Supply Chain Logistics Management.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season.

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

Since 2009, when Herlitz Inventory Management was founded, annual inflation has been below 3 percent in the US. source: tradingeconomics.com. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation? It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management! Bernanke became Fed Chair. Bank crisis. Financial crisis.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 1, 2016

by CJ Wehlage On the bus ride back to the McDowell Marriott after the 2016 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain event, I plugged my ear phones into my cell and listened to some Pearl Jam. Their classic hit, Last Kiss, the song summed up my thoughts about the 2016 rankings. They went from #34 in 2015 to #18 in 2016. Without CSR Rank.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 31, 2023

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. Decision Quality A decision quality framework is proposed in detail in the book Decision Quality (Spetzler and colleagues, 2016).

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

However, based on Perry’s estimates, by 2016 that rate is likely to escalate to the 2014 rate. 2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Rates are likely to increase between 4% and 9% by year-end 2016, per Don Broughton, economist and industry expert, Avondale Partners. Currently, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 25, 2016

These 9 headlines culled from Transport Topics over the first three weeks of 2016, coupled with the emerging economic slowdown should give pause to all shippers. With manufacturing falling at the fastest rate since 2009, it’s no surprise to see truck stocks plunging, and truck builders cutting back on staff. Rail and Multimodal.

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C3 Solutions

JULY 22, 2020

But WMS only really came into its own after the 2009 recession , as the economic rebound prompted the beginning of the e-commerce boom and renewed consumer spending. 8] " A top tier WCS increases productivity in omni-channel distribution ", The Numina Group, February 15, 2016. [9]

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2017

The import numbers come as retail continues a long-term pattern of increased sales with total retail sales growing year-over-year every month since November 2009. from June 2016. That compares with 2016’s 3.1% from the same period in 2016. over 2016, driven by job and income growth coupled with low debt.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

Not that long ago, they were the only way people listened to music, peaking at 23 million units sold in Q1 2009. Even without unanticipated phenomena like President Trump’s tariffs or 2016’s Hanjin collapse , ocean freight pricing is still highly volatile. Remember iPods? Six years later, that number had dropped to zero.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. 2006-2009 I did a Ph.D. If you’d like to avoid missing a post in the future.

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2017

According to a report from OICA , China was able to produce 28M vehicles in 2016 and accounted for 30% of the global automotive market share. With support from the government, China has been experiencing growth in this segment since 2009, and it's expected to produce 800,000 units by the end of 2017.

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TMC

JANUARY 18, 2017

The global logistics industry was dealt a year full of surprises in 2016, and with that came challenges. While these financial pressures have been ongoing since 2009 due to several factors, overcapacity was certainly one of the most prevalent. For most ocean carriers, the first three quarters were extremely challenging financially.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been setting a personal challenge every year since 2009. Check out our 2017 LL4T1DCure Team Page and 2016 LL4T1DCure Team Page for a recap of the rides and photos.). Every year I take on a personal challenge to learn something new,” he wrote last week on Facebook. “I’ve

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Transport Topics reports that fleet driver turnover is decreasing (meaning more drivers are staying put with their current employers) and that the American Trucking Association is telling its members to brace for a worse shortage in 2016. Global Growth Projected to Be Tepid in 2016 – Wall Street Journal. working population.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. Safe and secure and the redesign of the supply chain to protect the consumer is a part of the 2016 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit focused on Imaging Supply Chain 2025. The sentence is groundbreaking.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 6, 2016

December 5, 2016 was the 225th anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s report on manufacturing to Congress. exports ii and has grown at a faster rate than the rest of the economy since the 2008-2009 recession. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Earnings and Wages, Q1 2016 data ([link]. Constitution. . 225 years?!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Here’s what ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello had to say: “Clearly, 2016 started soft for truck tonnage. There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. We do not expect capacity to tighten in 2016 unless the economy regains steam.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

Included in this post is Cummins’ digital award for the 2016 Supply Chains to Admire. It is a condition of too little sleep due to fabulous late night coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. ” Today I am flying to see the leadership team at Cummins Inc. All winners received their digital images this week. )

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

While a mature SCRM program can deliver significant topline and bottom-line value, such an investment often doesn’t start in earnest until crises like the 2008-2009 financial crash, the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy in 2016, or Hurricane Maria in 2018 wake top management up to the fragility and the strategic importance of (..)

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

percent higher than the low in April 2009 during the recession.” percent in August compared to the end of 2016.” According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “For-hire freight shipments in August 2017 were 38.0 And this year alone “for -hire freight shipments measured by the index were up 4.9

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Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. Based on their combined experience, decision quality experts Spetzler and colleagues (2016) identified five mega biases that are threats to good organizational decision making.

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Supply Chain 24/7

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

World trade will grow more slowly than expected in 2016, expanding by just 1.7%, well below the April forecast of 2.8%, according to the latest World Trade Organization estimates.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Used from the 17th century until the late mid-20th century, a ball and chain found in 2009 in the United Kingdom from the 17th century was an 18 pound ball six inches in diameter. Figure 2: Focus of Spending in 2016. A thirty-five inch chain connected it to the prisoners’ leg. Making The Leap To The Digital Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

Our target date for this year’s report is July 2016. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. In addition, you can gain some short-term insights by attending our Network of Networks & Shaman’s Circle in Amelia Island on April 17, 2016 (invitation only), or participating in our new research studies.

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Logility

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The latest Gartner Hype Cycle, published in July 2016, shows Machine Learning approaching the Peak of Inflated Expectations. The current inventory-to-sales ratio in the United States sits at 1.41, higher than any time since 2009 (right after the 2008 downturn).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2016

This morning, we announced the Supply Chains to Admire Winners and Finalists for 2016. It is data driven research: a deep analysis of performance, improvement and Price to Tangible Book Value of 320 companies across 31 industries for the period of 2009-2015. Five months of analysis. Lots of heated debates. It is now over.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2016

3PL market has grown by roughly 7% annually since 2009 and is expected to reach $170 billion by the end of 2016. Yet, even as shippers have increased access to this technology, the 3PL market continues to grow. In fact, according to Armstrong & Associates, the U.S. What is driving this growth is much-needed industry expertise.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2023

From 2009 to 2020, packaging waste in the EU increased by 20% , reaching 79 million tons in 2020. Recycling rates did improve slightly from 63% to 64% but have been stagnant since 2016, underscoring the pressing need for more effective packaging waste management solutions.

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synchrono

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In February of 2009, The Economist even published a piece called The Collapse of Manufacturing. According to MarketWatch , so far in 2017, manufacturing jobs have increased by 138,000 after falling by 34,000 in the first 10 months of 2016. The global economic recession that started in 2007/2008 hit the manufacturing sector hard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

For December 2015, retail sales were the lowest since 2009. In Figure 1, we share insights from a recent study on the overall focus of 2016 spending. Figure 1: Expected Changes in IT Spending in 2016. In addition, Macy’s announced the closure of 36 stores and K-Mart followed suite with announcements of 27 store closings.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Back in January 2014, I spoke with one of Oz Development’s customers, Jordan Kivelstadt, founder and CEO of Free Flow Wines , a pioneer in the “wine on tap” movement that Jordan and his partner launched in 2009. Will it happen in 2016? Two startups — Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and Hyperloop Technologies Inc.

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TMC

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The 2016 holiday shopping season is expected to deliver increased sales volumes—and new challenges for retailers as they continue to develop omnichannel supply chain models in response to changing consumer buying patterns. since 2009. TMS-Enabled Omnichannel Supply Chains Gearing Up for the Peak Season Challenge.Connect. to reach $655.8

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2022

When I started working with the company in 2016, they were a Supply Chain To Admire award winner. Figure A is from 2009 to 2016 before the addition of Hugo and Mark, and Figure B represents the patterns for 2011-2020. Orbit Chart for Inventory Turns and Operating Margin from 2009-2016 for Company A. Figure B.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

the “inventory to sales” ratio (inventory levels divided by a month’s worth of sales) spiked in late 2008/early 2009 as the recession caught companies with way more inventory than needed versus suddenly shrinking demand. The end result was that when another earthquake struck Japan in April 2016, GM was much better prepared.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

training partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in 2009. On October 5, 2016, BrownFlynn and EcoVadis launched the first training for EcoVadis suppliers, followed by a 2-day GRI G4 Certified Training Course. “I with nationwide professional development and executive training programs. In fact, BrownFlynn became the first U.S.

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