Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars ( Reuters ). XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results. Billion ( BloombergBusiness ).

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

– September 9, 2015 – XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO Logistics” or “XPO”) (NYSE: XPO) and Con-way Inc. (“Con-way”) (NYSE: CNW) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for XPO Logistics to acquire Con-way. GREENWICH, Conn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich.

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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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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. The firm’s lean engineers and supply chain engineers help hospitals not only with inventory management and logistics but also with process improvements in catheterisation labs, for example. 26 | Global Trade Map.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

Zaragoza, Spain, where the Zaragoza Logistics Center is based, an employment bright spot in Europe. The unemployment rate in Europe is around 12% and in Spain is about 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 17, 2014

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. IHS Automotive reported that registrations of new class 8 trucks climbed 16.7%—for Large Scale Market Indicators.

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2022

By 2014, projected online retail sales in the U.S One of the trends fueling this growth is the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) system, which enables shoppers to enjoy short-term financing for their ecommerce purchases. As business-to-consumer transactions grew in popularity, so did the size of the global ecommerce market.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Predicting the paths to purchase she is likely to take. When someone in North America starts looking for Extra Long Twin bedding sets, it is highly likely they are buying for someone going to a college dorm. Understanding what compels her to pick a particular offer. Please stay tuned. [i] Featured Supply Chain'

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For instance, if Product-Location has procurement type In-House Production ("E") and if it is missing a corresponding PPDS PPM, then we flagged it as an error code. Financial Services.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 15, 2016

It was a pivotal season that will likely have an impact on holiday retail distribution and logistics for years to come. </p> <p>Before the holiday season began, a number of research firms predicted that holiday eCommerce would increase by about 14% over last year to exceed $70B in holiday sales. vs $11.6B).

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. The load break at both ends of dry canals, which increases costs and delays and limits economies of scale on the overland route, is their biggest drawback.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Anyway, I’m on borrowed time again this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Kewill and LeanLogistics Rebrand as BluJay Solutions, Unveil World’s First Global Trade Network. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Oil prices jumped, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2015

Yesterday we had said we concluded our most popular blog posts by category for the blog posts written from our major categories for 2014. We featured out of our 200 plus blog posts in 2014, over 50 blog posts in the manufacturing category. They are a logistics solutions company, why not ONLY write about logistics?”

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