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HS 2017 Reform Is Here: Are You Prepared?

Talking Logistics

What happened January 1, 2017? The most recent set of amendments went into effect on January 1, 2017. More extensive than the 2012 updates, the 2017 amendments represent a significant overhaul of the foundation of global trade. It also comprises 5,387 separate groups of goods compared to 5,205 in 2012.

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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

Talking Logistics

Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Descartes (@DescartesSG) March 28, 2017. million in FY 2012 to $203.8 pic.twitter.com/rDXqt2Q7rV.

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The FreightVana Story with Shannon Breen

The Logistics of Logistics

With an educational and professional background in finance, Shannon joined the logistics industry in 2012 with Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, Arizona.

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Producer Prices in US Rose in October by Most Since 2012

Material Handling & Logistics

from October 2017 and 0.5% The producer-price index rose 0.6% from September after a 0.2% advance and climbed 2.9% from a year earlier after a 2.6% Excluding food and energy costs, the core PPI readings were also up more than forecast, rising 2.6% from the prior month.

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Fisher’s Supply Chain–Product Match/Mismatch Framework

SCM Research

2012) demonstrate that “the higher the supply chain fit, the higher the Return on Assets (ROA) of the firm” Interestingly, a majority of the firms from their sample achieve a negative misfit, i.e. they target high responsiveness for their supply chain although their products are functional.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

By 2012 they had implemented this multi-enterprise supply chain network (MSCN) solution. In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. Molex has been working to improve data quality since 2012 when they first put in Nexus. Hanjin was a major carrier for Molex.

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Recognizing Culture at the 2020 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards

Demand Solutions

This isn't the first time the company's culture is acknowledged by the business community: the Atlanta Journal named AutomationDirect a Top Place to Work in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020. Tim leads by example and embodies the unique company culture that is represented in the 2020 World Class Culture Award.

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