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Taming the Supply Chain Beast: Tech Solutions for Smoother Operations with Kendra Phillips

The Logistics of Logistics

Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a Fortune 500 Transportation and Logistics company. Prior to CTO, she was Group Director of Southeast Operations for Dedicated Transportation Solutions for Ryder System, Inc.

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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Warehouses are full and shelves are empty. The United States is late in investing in port infrastructure. We cannot change things overnight, but there are some steps that we can take through the use of advanced analytics. Invest in analytics to sense and translate demand. Volume is up. What to do? What to do?

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Give Analytics A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Warehouses are full and shelves are empty. The United States is late in investing in port infrastructure. We cannot change things overnight, but there are some steps that we can take through the use of advanced analytics. Invest in analytics to sense and translate demand. Volume is up. What to do? What to do?

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . transportation management optimization ?to

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Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams

The Logistics of Logistics

Williams’ professional experience includes warehouse operations, project management and leadership training. Dr. Williams is also part of a team of researchers that provides the annual DC Measures Benchmarking study for the Warehouse Educators Research Council (WERC). Department of Supply Chain Management at the Sam M.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. ” 2. .

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Free Trade Zone – Is Your 3PL Giving You All the Warehouse and Distribution Cost Savings You Deserve?

ModusLink Corporation

Fulfillment Free trade zones, or FTZs, are controlled places in a country that offer warehouse and distribution services for goods from foreign markets, excluding them from paying taxes on those goods. These include: People and staffing requirements include skilled workers and managers that will do the daily warehouse operations.