Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 27, 2015

MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. Roadmap , that identifies some of the major technology and logistics trends on the horizon. In fact, many of my predictions made in 2014 also appear in my 2015 predictions as well. . On page 21, the U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

But as the recent Hawaii volcanic eruptions, Hurricane Harvey and even the 2014 Atlanta “Snowmageddon” showed us, businesses must always expect the unexpected. These stopgaps can prove beneficial and allow for uninterrupted operations while working to re-establish your supply chain post disaster.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

And yet, despite the continued advancement of global trade management solutions, many companies still rely on Excel spreadsheets to manage this highly strategic and risky supply chain process. Robinson and Transplace are Talking Logistics sponsors. Probably not, but it certainly makes the EU’s position “very clear.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership. With 12,000 supply chain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supply chain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. BASF creates chemistry.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

It echoes the title of my post from last September: “ The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.”. (I The WannaCry cyber attack is another warning for supply chain executives to stop being complacent. Hospitals, Spanish Companies.” What can you do?

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 5, 2019

This is a perfect example of how the physics of supply chains, which are often overlooked, are fundamental to understanding and enabling the “digital transformation” that is discussed so often in the press. logistics real estate, will almost double Blackstone’s U.S. billion on the shift towards e-commerce.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2014

WSJ – Updated April 28, 2014 6:37 p.m. Toyota narrowed its preferred locations to Denver, Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., The auto maker has expanded its operations in the area to include product planning, vehicle design, consumer finance and logistics. What are the major risks to Toyota associated with this decision?

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2016

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and J.P. Heavy-duty truck orders declined 37 percent in December 2015 compared to December 2014, according to industry research firm FTR. Robinson, that question in a recent episode of Talking Logistics (“ On Your Radar: Important Logistics Trends and Outlook for 2016 ”). percent and 1.0

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