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Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams

The Logistics of Logistics

Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas with Donnie Williams. Donnie Williams and Joe Lynch discuss supply chain lessons from NW Arkansas. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. Key Takeaways: Supply Chain Lessons From NW Arkansas.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Transforming the $800 billion trucking industry, Emerge empowers meaningful logistics relationships through its award-winning Freight Procurement Platform. and Penske Logistics. About Mark McEntire .

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US. Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane. Simmons has corrected this problem; they are now using a TMS from Kingsgate Logistics for inbound freight.

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Simmons Foods’ Approach to Transportation Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US. This webinar highlighted how Simmons Foods worked with Emerge to create a more agile procurement process, reduce rates, and benchmark the rates they were getting. The webinar focused on Simmons Food’s approach to transportation procurement.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

The results came from delivery consultancy ShipMatrix, whose annual review of the parcel delivery industry has become a benchmark for carrier performance. . The Logistics Managers Index (LMI) showed a reading of 36.9% DoorDash Announces Return Service to Meet Post-Holiday Demand For Reverse Logistics. 24, UPS delivered 97.5%

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Speaking of learning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Will Truckers Trade Futures? Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M and one will track a national benchmark.