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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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2022

To succeed in the transportation and logistics business, 3PLs need to be able to hire and retain the very best talent while keeping a lid on costs. Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based based transportation and logistics providers. The Fastest Growing Logistics Companies with Trey Griggs.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. Decisive phase But some of the 2014 challenges we still witness today have become more urgent. billion).

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

” Logistics professionals could adopt that statement as their motto. Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. “Logistics companies cannot afford not to be innovative,” he explains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Of course, there is much more that goes into effectively implementing each of these safeguards. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Matt Elenjickal is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites.

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APRIL 23, 2018

2014): Financialization across the Pacific: Manufacturing Cost Ratios, Supply Chains and Power. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 25 (1), 46-57 [link]. One of these articles is Froud et al. Leaver, A., & William, K.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Those in the supply chain and logistics management industry have been talking a great deal about collaboration in dealing with our business partners. Are you "Radical" Enough to Make Supply Chain and Logistics Collaboration Work? 5 Skills Needed for Radical Supply Chain and Logistics Collaboration.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 25, 2016

Near and far, logistics providers and shippers are renewing their focus on sustainability to build the manufacturing giants of tomorrow. As explained by Bob Trebilcock , sustainability in logistics initiatives are ranked as “very important” for up to 40.6 How Important Is Sustainability in Logistics?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A few years later, when Northeastern was looking for an adjunct instructor to teach the Executive MBA supply chain course, Professor Solomon recommended me to the director and I ended up teaching the course for several years, which was a rewarding experience for me on many levels. I am forever grateful.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2022

And all of them expect to be connected to logistics providers transporting goods to and from various supply chain nodes. Manufacturing and transportation and logistics companies have been pioneers of today’s IoRT revolution, leading the way to connect and automate industry operations.” in 2014 to just 4 cents in 2019.”[6].

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As was confirmed for me yet again this week at a conference, the most utilized supply chain and logistics application, the reigning champ of them all, is the Excel spreadsheet. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. As the saying goes, old habits die hard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

The company launched their platform in 2014. But, of course, over the course of a month the demand and supply pictures change. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. This January the company reported that its annual recurring revenue grew at over 84% year-over-year. Thus, the initial plan must be modified.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Reports 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. West Coast shippers invoke specter of port shutdowns (Reuters). Con-way Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

The kids and I can’t wait to watch her conquer the course on Sunday, and we hope that her efforts and those of many others will ultimately help us turn Type 1 Diabetes into Type None. Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Wal-Mart to impose charges on suppliers as its costs mount (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Unless you’re talking about ice dams, of course, and how water is dripping into your house, which is what I’m dealing with at the moment. XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). million and $8.2

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

Choice Logistics Named Top 100 Learning Organization. On the technology front, Oracle introduced this week Oracle In- Memory Logistics Command Center , which provides “the means to perform rapid simulations and what-if analyses of your logistics network using real-world operational data, rules and constraints.” Version 3.6.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. I can only imagine what it must be like to be at sea during a major storm. He lives in Chicago.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. Of course, what happens in the U.S. Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. What will happen in 2016?

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 12, 2014

This is simply a reflection of blunt reality, before any firm can even think of accomplishing a full Matrix Commerce implementation, they and their organizations will have to master and implement the basics of Omni-Commerce logistics. Drop Ship From Vendors. Advantages, Disadvantages and Benefits – Regional Fulfillment Centres.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My daughter’s second grade class is sharing their work this morning, so in the interest of time, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Descartes Acquires Oz Development, Inc. Final ‘Driver Coercion’ rule is published in Federal Register, will take effect in January (Logistics Management).

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2014

The trick of course, is to look at the network holistically, leveraging common assets across channels, not isolating them. 2014 will become the year of integrated planning and execution. Fulfillment Retail Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Domains fulfillment Network retail transportation'

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Same-Day Delivery Startup Deliv Gets Funding Boost From UPS (WSJ – sub. XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results. Now Amazon’s Free Shipping Will Cost You at Least $49 (Wired).

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 14, 2014

At SCI Logistics in addition to fulfilling millions of e-commerce orders on an annual basis, we also spend a significant amount of time studying the optimal methods of helping our customers serve consumers in Canada. Without this you don’t have a hope of delivering even a basic level of satisfactory omni-commerce customer experience.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On September 30, 2014, supply chain education will take a major step into the digital age with the start of SCx, an on-line educational program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for thousands of professionals across the globe. SC1x – Supply Chain and Logistics Fundamentals (fall 2014).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? From “5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives” originally published on January 14, 2014: 1. Take a finance course if you’ve never taken one. Runners on your mark, get set…”. more often.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Simply put, this topic is near and dear to my research heart, so when I received a copy of Selecting and Managing a Third Party Logistics Provider Best Practices — a new white paper by J. Paul Dittman, PhD and Kate Vitasek from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business — I couldn’t wait to read it.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 8, 2016

While this survey swings on the logistics end of the supply chain pendulum, there are some good takeaways for those involved in all other areas of supply chain management as well. Leveraging supply chain optimization analysis is a form of process — a way to evaluate your current position and course correct if and when necessary.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. On the other hand, of course, as the consumer was not so focused on other industries, we had a slight decrease also there.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 17, 2015

Is your trucking or logistics company an acquisition target? In either event, there is a case to be made for the role of logistics IT solutions to help smooth the process of consuming or being consumed. Front page news from Transport Topics “Trucking, Logistics Acquisitions Expected to Continue in 2015”. Read on for details.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Tim Higham and Joe Lynch discuss the free TMS, which is of course AscendTMS. About Tim Higham Tim Higham is a leading visionary in the logistics and transportation field, running the highly successful InMotion Global, Inc. The 3PL was sold in 2014. AscendTMS). After selling his company, IRC, Inc.,

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

Climate change first arose as a topic in supply chain management because most of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by OEMs and large retailers are produced by supplier and logistics firms. See Resilinc blogs on this topic here and here.) Physical risks to supply chains from climate change are only recently coming into focus.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We've already hit 3 of our 5 main categories by featuring the most popular blogs for the logistics blog posts, manufacturing blog posts, and supply chain blog posts. UPS now applies dimensional weight pricing, also known as "DIM" Pricing, to ALL packages as of December 29, 2014. Top Freight Blog Posts from 2014.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2014

According to the press release: The alliance includes an equity investment in 3Gtms by Trimble and a commercial reseller agreement with TMW Systems, part of Trimble’s Transportation and Logistics Division. Note: Elemica and Manhattan Associates are Talking Logistics sponsors. Have a great weekend!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A new Gartner 2014 Top US Supply Chain MBA Program Rankings report of top supply chain MBA programs within the United States came out yesterday – with the NC State Jenkins MBA and the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative making the list for the first time ever! This most certainly applies to NC State.

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ModusLink Corporation

APRIL 13, 2022

This can be achieved as Fulfillment professionals are able to optimize many aspects of the logistical and Fulfillment process from Packaging to Returns, IT systems, Customer Service etc. The optimization process of course changes depending on the area that requires optimization. 2014, 25 juni). 2019, 24 oktober). Business.Com.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations that I first made in 2014 but still apply today: 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives. Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2018?

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 16, 2021

As the program grows and matures, this infrastructure underpins the growth of participant communities both within and outside the course programs. including some 40,000 who have paid to verify their identities and earn certificates upon passing the courses?—?have have enrolled in the program.

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