The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 15, 2024
Ed is the CEO of Burns Logistics , a transportation sales agency that connects shippers and carriers in a way that helps both to achieve their goals. He joined the family business in 2020 while the world was ending, and is committed to making transportation a better place for both shippers and carriers. For fun, he builds sandcastles.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness. In reality, it may not be softening demand at the root of manufacturers’ slowdown in the bookings for new trucks, trailers and other equipment. No fewer than three major transportation hubs in the U.S.
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The Logistics of Logistics
JULY 13, 2020
Fulfillment locations should be close to carrier transportation hubs, ports, customers, and suppliers. Booking a dozen TL shipments is very different from processing thousands of small parcel shipments. Next, determine suitable locations for e-commerce fulfillment. Decide if you would like to fulfill externally or internally.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
If rail is a key part of your transportation plan, how can you be sure your TMS effectively supports rail’s unique requirements? For example, shipping goods from Atlanta to Tampa may cover 400 truck miles, but using rail the trip could be closer to 800 miles. The post Does Your TMS Support Rail’s Unique Requirements?
Stord
APRIL 16, 2019
After graduation, I worked for a transportation company in Atlanta where I was tasked with building my own book of business and handling my customers in a cradle-to-grave model. surrounded by the transportation and logistics industry, I was really interested in the first Dynamo Accelerator class.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. The flows assume that transportation can move without an interruption. The leader of today’s supply chain lives in an inter-connected, tightly woven world.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 13, 2015
Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. It should not be functional, with a narrow focus on a singular function like manufacturing or transportation. Stage 2: All about Transportation. It is usually driven by the logistics and transportation functions. Let me continue with my story.
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