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Schneider Electric’s Supply Chain Design Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2012 and 2013, they began using external consultants to model their Asian supply chain. Business case creation involves top logistics, finance, or business unit executives. Botham pointed out that they are tackling reverse logistics and circular economy projects, particularly in Europe and China.

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Research in Focus: Cloud Computing in Logistics

Talking Logistics

Back in 2012, Axit (a Siemens company and a Talking Logistics sponsor) together with the Institute for Cloud Computing (IFCC) surveyed over 130 supply chain and logistics professionals across various industries in Europe to determine the state of cloud computing in logistics and how it might evolve in the years ahead.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

And that number could be even higher when you factor in those near misses of the 2007, 2010, and 2017 Patriots, 2012-2013 and […]. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 6) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 27 – August 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Our beloved baseball team managed to go from last place in 2012 to World Series champs in 2013, only to fall back to last place in 2014. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 27 – August 1) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints: A Blog for Logistics, Supply Chain, and 3PL Executives. This Week in News'

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. The Google TMS?

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3PLs and Software Vendors: 3 Questions to Keep Innovating Your Business Models

Talking Logistics

Author’s note: I wrote a slightly longer version of this post in November 2012. Most of the time, when people talk about innovation in supply chain management and logistics, the focus is on technology (e.g., I’m sharing it again today with some minor edits because I believe the topic remains very relevant today.

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The 5 Largest LTL Carriers

The Logistics of Logistics

in sales (estimated 2012). in revenues in 2012. in sales (estimated 2012). The other operating units are: Menlo Worldwide Logistics and Con-Way Truckload. in sales (estimated 2012). In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. The 2012 revenues were 0.4% in sales (estimated 2012).