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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ).

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’

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The Flexe Story with Dave Glick

The Logistics of Logistics

As CTO, David is responsible for the design and development of the Flexe Logistics Platform. in Physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Flexe solves the hardest omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast. About Flexe.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Self-Service Logistics.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

Mobile devices are already frequently used in logistics, but their usage is growing day by day. Many companies monitor — manually or automatically — social channels to understand what their clients think of their products, and use the information to tune design, production, logistics, or marketing and communication.” Blockchain.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. And for Burlington, it’s working: the company boasts about $4.5