The Logistics of Logistics
JULY 21, 2021
Worst Case Scenarios for Freight Brokers with Lisa Bruno. Lisa Bruno and Joe Lynch talk about the worst case scenarios for freight brokers. She started on the customer operations and account management side of the business running point on PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats account among others. Risk Management and Stress Testing.
TransAudit
AUGUST 29, 2023
LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The Decline and Bankruptcy Customers started pulling their freight rapidly.
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GlobalTranz
MARCH 4, 2015
In the second project, Whitman faculty and students are developing a new risk assessment methodology in order to assess the risk exposure in the entire Staples supply chain. The work brings out a new perspective in supply chain risk management. Supply Chain supply chain management'
Talking Logistics
MARCH 12, 2014
Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. And of the 1,192 cargo theft incidents reported to CargoNet in 2012, 73 were described as fictitious pick-ups, a 25 percent increase over 2011. That lets them pretend to be a long-established firm with a seemingly good safety record.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
But as I wrote back in April 2013 , “If you look closely, Amazon’s real advantage comes from its logistics assets — the 89 distribution centers it [had at the time], including 20 opened [in 2012], with more scheduled to open in the months ahead. Shippers and carriers continue to shift away from long-haul trucking and one-way freight.
Supply Chain Movement
APRIL 26, 2016
as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. furthermore, because the continuing growth in outsourcing is making global businesses ever-more susceptible to disruptions, supply chain risk management software is also on the rise.
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. I gave the example of Sun Microsystems, which suffered a spate of freight thefts in Europe.
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