Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. Port Logistics Group Adds to Omni-channel Capabilities with EventPick. Reports 2014 Third-quarter Results. UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season, Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Transplace Acquires Logistics Management Solutions. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter 2014 Results. Here are more details from the article: For its recent test, the people familiar with the matter said, Amazon joined with Flywheel Software Inc., Amazon Is Testing Taxis for Deliveries (WSJ – sub. and Lyft Inc.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. DHL Supply Chain commits EUR 218m to develop logistics infrastructure in China. Here are some details from the press release: Airclic’s cloud-based mobile solutions help streamline and automate complex ‘last mile’ logistics processes.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2014

If you go back a decade ago, analysts like me urged companies to view logistics as a competitive weapon, but the advice fell mostly on deaf ears. Most companies viewed logistics as a cost center, with little strategic value; unfortunately, many companies still view logistics that way today. CSX profit up, beats forecasts as U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic. I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” September 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report – October 2014.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 16, 2014

Best Pick and Pack Shipping Systems for 2014. Order fulfillment has seen a rise in technology in 2014 and there is now a large offering of advanced products to help make your warehouse function more efficient. Chirag Patel from Fairway Fulfillment & Logistics explores three popular pick and pack shipping systems in 2014.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Pentant provides its shipper and logistics service provider customers with a reliable and secure connection to both CHIEF (the central UK Revenue & Customs system) and ICS (the European Union Import Control System) to streamline declaration, cargo security and clearance processes.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. Announces the Acquisition of ADS Logistics. FedEx Ground loses new legal round with labor (Logistics Management). June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. The post This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 6, 2022

Pre-invasion planning and Operation Overlord execution have been the subjects of books, articles, and documentaries. As one historian put it, “The great untold story of Normandy is really the logistics effort, the sustainment effort, that makes the whole thing possible.”[1] Professionals study logistics.’

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SCM Research

APRIL 29, 2014

These selections form part of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2014. The winning articles are now freely available until the end of May, 2014. Research Article Award Journal Supply Chain Management' This year’s winners have now been announced. and services operations management ( Heaslip ) [JHLSCM].

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. Here are some excerpts from the article: UPS is trying to persuade e-commerce companies to hold their big sales in mid-December instead of in the countdown to Dec. Song of the Week: “Ana Ng” by They Might Be Giants.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics. Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Re/code published a very insightful article on Google’s Shopping Express service, which allows consumers to shop local stores online and get the items delivered same day. For the past year, I’ve been arguing that logistics — and same-day fulfillment, in particular — is becoming a strategic weapon for companies.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

I was trying to come up with something witty to say, but then I came across this article by Rebecca Burns, deputy editor of Atlanta Magazine , with a title that says it all: The Day We Lost Atlanta: How 2 lousy inches of snow paralyzed a metro area of 6 million. Now it’s 2014. Robinson and UltraShipTMS are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results. DB Schenker expands its contract logistics capacity in Dubai due to global customer demands. Flagship Logistics Group, Rising Sun Systems and Corporate Traffic are among the first customers. Note: Ryder is a Talking Logistics sponsor. Have a happy weekend!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

A couple of notable quotes from the article: “We both see opportunities to make substantial progress in the coming months, as well as some challenges,” Mr. Froman said. Robinson and Transplace are Talking Logistics sponsors. Trade Representative, met in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss the agreement.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. Note: Transplace is a Talking Logistics sponsor.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Introduction – logistics visibility advanced to early mainstream. The past years have brought with them immense challenges for carriers, logistics operators and supply chain managers. Gartner estimates that “logistics visibility” has already reached “early mainstream” maturity, with up to 20% penetration in industry.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

LinkedIn published my 100th Influencer article last month. The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession. Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. One example is sustainability. billion).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

So, without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week with some brief commentary: Target to Buy Grocery Delivery Startup Shipt for $550 Million (WSJ – sub. and Nousot partner to deliver predictive logistics analytics. As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0: or Albertsons Cos.,

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SCM Research

APRIL 23, 2018

It is always inspirational to find articles that, at first glance, fall out of our discipline, but, at second glance, change the way we think about supply chain phenomena. One of these articles is Froud et al. 2014): Financialization across the Pacific: Manufacturing Cost Ratios, Supply Chains and Power.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ).

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Shah will explain the implications at the forthcoming MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ Crossroads 2014 conference, March 25, 2014, on the MIT campus, Cambridge, MA. This article appears in the Winter 2014 issue of Supply Chain Frontiers , the newsletter of the MIT Global SCALE Network.

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Techgistics

MARCH 12, 2018

The global logistics market is predicted to reach US 15.5 As a result, venture capital has poured into logistics startups over the last few years in an attempt to digitize the supply chain. As a result, venture capital has poured into logistics startups over the last few years in an attempt to digitize the supply chain.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 9, 2014

Both articles complement each other very well and give a quick entry into the area of supply chain risk and resilience. MIT Sloan Management Review (spring 2014). MIT Sloan Management Review (summer 2014). Practice Theory Article Logistics Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Risk Management'

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. CSCMP 28th Annual State of Logistics Report: Accelerating into Uncertainty. See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0:

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings. In this article we will focus on another key development in the shipping industry: Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs).

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Logistics Viewpoints team thought our readers would be interested in seeing what 2014 posts obtained the most views over the year. However, this year’s most popular article was posted less than […].

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The Logistics Viewpoints team thought our readers would be interested in seeing what 2014 posts obtained the most views over the year. However, this year’s most popular article was posted less than […].

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Have a happy weekend! Be Sociable, Share!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Let’s not waste it.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

A European initiative aims to foster collaboration between companies in logistics clusters. Pictured is the Grupo Carreras facility in the PLAZA logistics park near Zaragoza, Spain. The EC is providing some €18 million (about $23 million) of funding for a single large project on pan-European logistics applications.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. XPO Logistics Divests North American Truckload Operation to Transforce.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

After two rounds of shoveling more than a foot of snow yesterday, I am in catch up mode today, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Supply Chain Launches FedEx Fulfillment. FedEx Bets on Automation as It Prepares to Fend Off Uber and Amazon (MIT Technology Review).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS.

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