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Balance and Segmentation – What the Election Can Teach Supply Chain

Kinaxis

In my opinion, these are factors that led to the pollsters being so far off on the 2016 US election, and how supply chain practitioners can help these pollsters to improve. I have to admit, it was cool to see the MUTO walk down the Las Vegas strip and knock down the casinos. Source: © 2007 AMR Research, Inc. | Page 5.

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More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference)

Talking Logistics

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients. The progress here is also mixed: Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 14-18, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the article: Leasing 20 jets would be a significant expansion of an Amazon trial operation out of Wilmington, Ohio, operated by ATSG on Amazon’s behalf, sources said. Song of the Week: “Heaven or Las Vegas” by Cocteau Twins. But the twin 33s have face stiff opposition from U.S.

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Rebirth of the Motor City

3PL Insights

Unlike US cities of a similar size, such as Washington, Boston and Las Vegas, Detroit has long suffered from a lack of real landmarks and tourist attractions. Shangri-La (Orchard Lake). Sources: [link]. Tourism boost. However, the tourism industry now contributes to around 9% of the city’s employment, with 15.9

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