SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

This year, the CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference 2014 was held in San Antonio, Texas. As every year ( see my previous post from Denver last year ), several leading supply chain management journals have used this forum to present their best paper awards. Journal of Business Logistics, 34 (4), 301-318 DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12028.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Starship Technologies was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahit Heinla and Janus Friis. Over the past five years, the company has expanded its footprint and its home delivery robots have made more than 200,000 deliveries in the cities of San Jose, Santa Monica, Denver, and Dallas, as well as Taipei, Taiwan, and Medellin, Columbia.

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San Jose San Francisco Supply Chain Design Software Texas 201

Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

There are two stages to this logistics play: Leveraging load-matching technology to connect carriers with customers. Together, they helped lower the US’s percentage of GDP spent on logistics to “only” 8.2%, compared to around 18% in China and well over 20% in less developed countries. Logistics Technology Going Forward.

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Freight Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Cargo 120

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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