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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics , a leading global third-party logistics provider. About Ben Steffes Ben Steffes is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics, a leading global third-party logistics provider. 81% were from the U.S., and 19% were from Canada.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 13-17, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? Driver Turnover Falls in First Quarter of 2015. Cass Freight Index June 2015 Report. When it comes to transportation infrastructure funding, it’s the same old story.

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Are Today’s Transportation Tech Startups the Uber of Trucking or the Tinder of Trucking?

Talking Logistics

And of course, Uber itself has its sights on the logistics market, as it tests various delivery services, including UberCARGO. Robinson , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. But transportation is not a commodity. fell to 59% in 2015 from 71% in 2010. That was my first question to Andrew Clarke, CFO at C.H.

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All Signs Point to Mexico Playing a Greater Role in Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

It’s one of the most common questions I get these days from third-party logistics providers (3PLs), especially this time of the year as they’re finalizing their strategies for 2015 and beyond. For years, shippers have been reporting significant logistics cost reductions from moving operations to Mexico. View Results.

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What is Economic Order Quantity & its Advantages

SCMDOJO

While Total Landing Cost (TLC) includes other types of costs like; transporting, storage, risk, delivery, and quality, and the more complicated analysis, the Total cost of ownership (TCO) , includes the TLC, in addition to the ongoing lifetime, operating, durability, end-life disposal cost, …etc. Bowersox, Supply Chain Logistics Management.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

miles I will ride next Saturday with my Logistics Leaders for Type 1 Diabetes Cure teammates at the JDRF Death Valley Ride in California. My daughter was diagnosed with T1D on October 4, 2011 — five years ago this week at age 11. All of these miles are in preparation for the 102.7 Why do I do this?

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3 Logistics Technology Trends in 2016: Automation Leads the Way

GlobalTranz

Innovations in technology are changing how the world does business, and technology is dramatically changing how entities in the logistics industry function in nearly every aspect. Let's take a look at what logistics technology trends will become the dominant factors of the logistics industry for 2016.