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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. From 1986 to 1998, Waggoner held a variety of positions in sales, operations, marketing, and engineering at Yellow Transportation before becoming Vice President of Customer Service.

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Does Geography Matter in the Digital Age?

Enterra Insights

Academics from the San Diego State University note, “With the rise of the Internet and the new era of globalization, some have argued that the world is flat — geography is dead.”[2] The web was the ‘death of distance,’ a concept popularized in 1997 by Frances Cairncross’s book of the same title.”[3]

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

Audit overhead costs such as rent, utilities, insurance, and transport. ” What are you reading or listening to at the moment? “After studying business and managing teams for 10 years, I try my very best to avoid cliche business books. Are you paying for pre-covid levels of space, when half your workforce is now remote?

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Parade to Attend TIA 2022 Conference

Parade

Where to Find Parade at TIA Our co-founder and President Preet Silva will be presenting during the session entitled How to Grow Your Brokerage with Digital Bookings on Thursday, April 7th from 2:00-3:30 pm PT in the Marriott Grand Ballroom 5-9.

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Ocean Freight Survival Guide with Nathan Strang

The Logistics of Logistics

He holds an MS in Business Leadership from the University of San Diego and a BA in International Relations from Manhattan College (NY). Flexport enables shippers to automate orders, onboard suppliers, book logistics, track cargo—even if other partners handle it. About Flexport. Flexport is the platform for global logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26 – July 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company announced earlier this week that it will use robotics to put together small orders of books, electronics and toys at a new warehouse in Parkland County, Alta., Eleni Kounalakis, California Secretary of Transportation David S. As Amazon continues to expand its warehouse footprint, it also continues to automate more tasks.

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Lessons Learned from the Beer Game

BlueYonder

This year, we conducted back-to-back workshops at FOCUS 2017, JDA’s annual conference, and then at the annual GMA conference, which was hosted this year in sunny San Diego. Retailers are connecting to manufacturers, and manufacturers are connecting to suppliers, sharing information on transportation, warehousing, demand and more.