Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

For more on this topic, as well as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, I invite you to participate in our upcoming Talking Logistics episode with Pete Mento, Director Global Customs and Trade Policy at C.H. Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (February 17-21, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide ; Clint Reiser.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. As such, the capability to absorb, translate and codify market-facing intelligence into meaningful implications and actions is an important capability organizations are seeking to initiate in 2014.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2015

You’re familiar with the fast paced environment and fluctuating circumstances in the logistics and transportation industry, so it’s no surprise that 2014 was full of change. Robinson white papers in the early part of 2014, Truckload Fuel Surcharges: How They Work and What They Cost. Take, for instance, one of the most downloaded C.H.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Europe is also more complex than North America, given factors such as the sheer number of countries and the wide variability in policies, infrastructure and the like. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 6, 2023

Food Security in a Volatile World Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Patrick Webb , the Alexander McFarlane Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, observed, “From the mid-2000s to around 2014, there was a period where we essentially didn’t have any famine in the world.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2022

In 2013, Cook hired Lisa Jackson, former head of the EPA, as vice president, Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, to assist in developing and leading Apple’s renewable energy activities. In 2014, Financial Times named him Person of the Year, and in 2015, Fortune Magazine named him the World’s Greatest Leader.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

To shape policy, professors should start penning commentaries in popular media.” ” In a similar vein, Kristof (2014) in his comment Professors, We Need You! argues: “[Some] of the smartest thinkers […] are university professors, but most of them just don’t matter in today’s great debates.”

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Mir Sadat ( @Dr_Sadat_USN ), a former National Security Council Policy Director, observes, “From health care to finance, education to navigating space, agriculture to climate research, and from Hollywood to the Pentagon, innovation has been America’s lifeblood.”[1] Why America needs a tune-up. economy for decades.”

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SCM Research

JUNE 24, 2014

Dara O’Rourke is a professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the co-founder of GoodGuide , Inc. which recently launched PurView , a supply chain sustainability data platform for retailers and brands. You can follow Dara on twitter @DaraORourke. O’Rourke, D.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

When trying to answer this question, many people think of company perks like benefits programs, flexible schedules, office lunch parties and open-door policies. This isn't the first time the company's culture is acknowledged by the business community: the Atlanta Journal named AutomationDirect a Top Place to Work in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2022

The International Energy Agency recently estimated that demand for these five minerals and rare earth elements will grow ten times by 2040 in a baseline scenario based on current government policies—and by 30 times in a scenario with more aggressive policies. Molycorp went bankrupt in 2014, selling its assets to a Chinese owned firm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

After months of troop buildups, attempted blackmail by Russian President Vladimir Putin to get policy concessions, failed diplomacy, and Russian lies about their peaceful intentions, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began early Thursday morning. In early 2014, the Cyber Snake program that attacked the Ukraine is believed to be of Russian origin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

And we’ve yet to experience all of the possible repercussions of the conclusion of China’s zero-COVID policy. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Let’s not waste it.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Prior to this, Paul worked as a transportation reporter where he covered state and federal policies, regional economics, and transportation technology. . Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers and handled international economic issues for Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s Policy Planning Staff. Twitter: @ChadBown. Scott Lincicome.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 1, 2014

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Newly Renovated Anderson Student Lounge Now Open » 04/01/2014. Michael Stoll, Professor and Chair of Public Policy in the Luskin School of School of Public Affairs, and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Urban Poverty at UCLA.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 15, 2022

Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty. Back in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea, Henry Kissinger, doyen of realist diplomacy, suggested four principles that could guide a diplomatic solution in Ukraine.[8] Oddly, however, concerns about war remain largely off the radar.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 26, 2014

Due to more complex supply chains, policy makers worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations for manufacturing and logistics. Higher GDP standards are looming in a number of countries – new guidelines will come into force during 2014 in Brazil, the European Union and China.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

3] Staff, “ Digital disruption on the farm ,” The Economist, 24 May 2014. [4] 4] Aloysius Uche Ordu, Larry Cooley, and Lesly Goh, “ Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy ,” The Brookings Institution, 16 August 2021. [5] Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

Notably, these policies are driven by a misplaced reliance on pursuing low-cost supplies at the expense of higher access risk during a pandemic, policies which have been criticized in other channels. [i] Procurement’s Value Proposition, London: Kogan-Page; 2014. [ii] Levellers Press; 2014. [i] ii] Handfield, R.,

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2023

If you want to plan something, if you want to find the best policy, you need some sort of causal reasoning module.” Mooij, Jonas Peters, Dominik Janzing, Jakob Zscheischler, and Bernhard Schölkopf, “ Distinguishing cause from effect using observational data: methods and benchmarks ,” ArXiv, 11 December 2014.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JANUARY 21, 2014

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. Start-Up Chile Helps Kick-Start Anderson Entrepreneurs » 01/21/2014. Posted by Paul Feinberg on 01/21/2014 at 10:44 AM | Permalink. Posted by: Denita Willoughby | 01/22/2014 at 02:24 PM. Posted by: Alexander Kim | 01/22/2014 at 11:38 PM.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2018

The fast growth of cross-border e-commerce is also a big reason why Pitney Bowes acquired Borderfree in May 2015 and why UPS acquired i-parcel in 2014. Back in October 2014, I wrote a post titled, The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce , where I discussed the various challenges and complexities involved with the process.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Business practices ought to become increasingly transparent therefore implementing green policy can generate profits, provide a positive social impact, and reduce environmental impact. Cardwell, 2014). 2014, July 30). Vishal Gupta, 2013). Bhattacharjee, K. Green Supply Chain Management- Challenges and Opportunities. Cardwell, D.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

The 2014 winter weather triggered a trucking capacity problem. In 2014 utilization was 100% of capacity, a crisis phase. However, based on Perry’s estimates, by 2016 that rate is likely to escalate to the 2014 rate. Contributors to Capacity and Trucker Shortage. Currently, the U.S. is running at approximately 95%.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2022

”[8] Anil Somani, author of that article, writes, “It’s important to establish policies and processes that maintain a high level of data consistency and cleanliness, otherwise companies will find the quality of their analytics will degrade as the quality of their data degrades. Concluding Thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

It was a relatively quiet week for news, but here’s what caught my attention: Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Financial Results. Department of Transportation Releases Policy on Automated Vehicle Development. Click here to download a copy of the NHTSA’s statement of policy on automated vehicles.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Multi-tasking, I was reading Bill’s blog while I was watching the 2014 movie Godzilla. If a supply chain is providing the same policies (shipping, fulfillment, safety stock, etc.) For the Supply Chain, segmenting the customer to know what he/she VALUES is critical to providing the right supply chain policies.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 percent of all smartphones in the country.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

1] Evan Fraser and Lenore Newman, “ Enabling the digital agricultural revolution ,” Policy Options, 23 April 2021. [2] 4] Aloysius Uche Ordu, Larry Cooley, and Lesly Goh, “ Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy ,” The Brookings Institution, 16 August 2021. [5] Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2015

29, 2014): By year’s end, chief executives at all of America’s Fortune 500 companies should get a letter signed by the president of the American Bar Association. 23, 2014, sub. In recent weeks, I’ve come across several articles underscoring how much more difficult, risky, and complex supplier relationship management is becoming.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

How will the policy be executed? Today, there is not a well-defined template on how to build and operate a supply chain defined by customer policy and segmentation strategy. The journey began with a one size fits all approach in 2008, and the policies evolved over the course of the last seven years. How do they buy from you?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Hau Lee, October 2014. Tie policy to action. Third, they align the interests of all the firms in the supply network so that companies optimize the chain’s performance when they maximize their interests. Only supply chains that are agile, adaptable, and aligned provide companies with sustainable competitive advantage.”

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

To reduce inefficiencies and fraud, grant activities are governed by several regulations including these two relatively recently enacted laws: The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) – This law expands on federal awards reporting reforms that began with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

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Logility

APRIL 8, 2014

These were just a few of the themes discussed at this year’s Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference. Sean Willems delivered a master class on why optimized inventory policies are crucial to profit-enhancing segmentation strategies that achieve differentiated service levels and maximum return on investment.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 16, 2014

April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. 2014 John S. UCLA Students Win 2014 Low-Income Housing Competition. What Might Prompt the Fed to Shift Its Monetary Policy? Technology Vs Commercial Real Estate: Retail, Office and Hotel Markets Face Major Disruptions » 06/16/2014.

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