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Winner of the last quarter (Q3-2015): Amazon

Supply Chain Movement

American e-commerce company Amazon has secured the number one position in the 11th Supply Chain Top 25 ranking, which was announced at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2015 in Phoenix, USA, earlier this year. The list is published annually by Gartner, Inc.,

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

In 2014, the Postal Service worked with about 4,000 highway contractors. Founded in 1943, Colonial Freight System has remained family-owned throughout its history and has been helmed since 2014 by Ruby McBride. Now that’s around 1,700. With a busy peak season around the corner, U.P.S.’s

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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014. Typhoon Rammasun: The Asian seaboard experienced more natural disasters in 2014 than any other continent, as Typhoon Rammasun last June impacted 36 sites, which took 26 weeks to fully recover from the damages. billion in Vietnam and China.

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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014. Typhoon Rammasun: The Asian seaboard experienced more natural disasters in 2014 than any other continent, as Typhoon Rammasun last June impacted 36 sites, which took 26 weeks to fully recover from the damages. billion in Vietnam and China.

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The Avnet Tech Games IX Welcomes The Inaugural JDA Supply Chain Challenge

BlueYonder

This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” This event brought teams of two to four students together to form Littlefield Technologies, a fictitious manufacturer of digital satellite system receivers. The winning team consisted of: Matt Mulholland. Tushar Solanki. Aaron Barnard.

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IWLA Conference Insights

SphereWMS

Naturally, I was thrilled to have two members of my staff attend the IWLA’s 2014 Annual Conference & Expo in Phoenix.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3 million in the quarter, an increase of 7.1 Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3 percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2012. I wonder if the U.S.