Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Some companies do more. The field is large and growing. Some Target stores now have drive-up refund windows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Companies at this stage are the first point of harvesting quality marijuana.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. The company sells their goods in over 125nations and has approximately 1300 company owned stores.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 211

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Colorado State University (CSU) forecasts 23 storms, 11 hurricanes, and 5 major hurricanes—the highest prediction they have ever issued. Significant flooding and damage can force logistics companies to find new and longer routes. #3 Flooded or closed roadways, bridges, and overpasses can delay freight, rail, and even air cargo.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

With all the ambiguity and uncertainty around CBD and cannabis products, how can you ensure that your logistics are in compliance with all the state and federal laws? CBD is widely held to have wellness and therapeutic properties and many companies are planning to launch food and beverage products that contain CBD. percent THC.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

With all the ambiguity and uncertainty around CBD and cannabis products, how can you ensure that your logistics are in compliance with all the state and federal laws? CBD is widely held to have wellness and therapeutic properties and many companies are planning to launch food and beverage products that contain CBD. percent THC.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

In reporting of the latest investment, The Wall Street Journal observed that the total investment represents Amazon’s largest investment in another company since its founding 30 years ago. Founded in 2007, Rotterdam based Flo Group specializes in Oracle focused logistics software support and deployment services capabilities.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur. The company has a fleet of 2,700 tractors and 8,800 trailers, with more than 2,300 trailers operating in Mexico. Be Sociable, Share!

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

With all the ambiguity and uncertainty around CBD and cannabis products, how can you ensure that your logistics are in compliance with all the state and federal laws? CBD is widely held to have wellness and therapeutic properties and many companies are planning to launch food and beverage products that contain CBD. percent THC.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2019

With all the ambiguity and uncertainty around CBD and cannabis products, how can you ensure that your logistics are in compliance with all the state and federal laws? CBD is widely held to have wellness and therapeutic properties and many companies are planning to launch food and beverage products that contain CBD. percent THC.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Blue Yonder ICON – May 4-7 in Denver, Colorado – is coming up fast and we continue to announce exciting new event details before we jet to the Rockies! Data science, microservices, and platform technology provides retailers, manufacturers, and logistics companies with amazing opportunities to innovate and differentiate.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 11, 2022

” He’s correct — IF companies implement strong risk management programs. ”[5] Rice reports, “Meteorologists from Colorado State University, among the nation’s top hurricane forecasters, predicted nine hurricanes would form this year.” .”[2] Elfman, however, is an optimist.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. The company has headquarters in Minnesota and also specializes in overnight delivery. The company also offers a loyalty program called Package Points.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. The company has headquarters in Minnesota and also specializes in overnight delivery. The company also offers a loyalty program called Package Points.

Ohio 100

Ohio West Virginia North America Minnesota 100

The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company started out by offering less-than-truckload (LTL) service, then expanded into truckload (TL), supply chain, and ground service. The company has headquarters in Minnesota and also specializes in overnight delivery. The company also offers a loyalty program called Package Points.

Ohio 100

Ohio West Virginia North America Minnesota 100

IQMS

APRIL 10, 2020

Eldon James is a world-class manufacturer of medical tubing and connection solutions based in Colorado. The company is running lights-out manufacturing shifts across 28 injection molding machines, reducing the need for onsite, shop floor employees. This helped the company get in front of many sales and production issues early.

Demand Planning Software 59

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Supply Chain Collaborator

DECEMBER 4, 2015

December 8, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Boulder, Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD) selects the UltraShipTMS solution for supply chain logistics management after a rigorous evaluation of the leading TMS solutions serving high volume shippers. That differentiates them from the other solutions we considered.”.

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Logility

APRIL 17, 2017

I care about the environment and do what I can to minimize my impact because living in Beautiful Colorado I benefit from being surrounded by some of Mother Earth’s finest scenery. Higher forecast accuracy allows a company to hold less inventory, run more efficient plants, and improve transportation efficiency. Additional Reading.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

By the way, AB&R® will attend the GS1 Connect Conference June 19 – 21, 2019 at the Gaylord Rockies Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. Be sure to check out this case study to read how we helped a major healthcare company implement a new UDI labeling process for medical devices. Company Name *. Labels and Supplies.

Rhode Island 65

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Logility

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

In fact, living in beautiful Colorado I often find myself surrounded by and admiring nature. Optimizing a distribution network not only reduces logistics costs but in most cases reduces carbon emissions through fewer transportation miles and/or less inventory holding facilities and fewer lateral deployments. These still apply today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Hershey Chief Executive Officer Michele Buck said those issues, along with the company’s focus on meeting demand during non-holiday periods, would lead to a likely shortage during Halloween, but added that sales will still top last year. The company is relying on price increases to boost growth. s KitchenAid.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 16, 2021

Vivica is the co-founder of a company that teaches people to use LinkedIn to help salespeople create more qualified and quality conversations. Viveka von Rosen is a Co-founder and Chief Visibility Officer at Vengreso , the world’s largest digital sales transformation company. About Viveka (Vivica) von Rosen. About Vengreso.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

By that I mean the time measured from the instant a company realizes it will be hit by a supply chain disruption to the time the incident actually takes place. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption. Watching the weather is one option.

Metrics 67

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Multichannel Merchant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The new round was led by Tiger Global, which figures in most ecommerce and logistics funding deals these days, with participation from existing investors General Catalyst, Bling Capital, Construct Capital, Industry Ventures and Origin Ventures. billion valuation, just six weeks after its last $125 million round made it a unicorn.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There is little organization between how employees communicate and work together, and this affects how quickly and efficiently the company can both ship products and exceed customer expectations. Logistics Group: This group handles CMS’s entire fleet of vehicles including trucks, railcars, barges, leased ocean vehicles and trailers.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There is little organization between how employees communicate and work together, and this affects how quickly and efficiently the company can both ship products and exceed customer expectations. Logistics Group: This group handles CMS’s entire fleet of vehicles including trucks, railcars, barges, leased ocean vehicles and trailers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A Volvo VNL, using technology developed by trucking startup Otto (which was purchased by Uber back in August), delivered 2,125 cases of Budweiser from Fort Collins, CO, to Colorado Springs. As CCJ reports, Level 4 autonomy – which doesn’t require driver attention – isn’t legal in most states, including Colorado.

Colorado 70

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To demonstrate that classic (single time series demand input) optimization and stochastic (multiple time series demand input) optimization can yield substantially different results, we will analyze a network of a company A that has four manufacturing plants that need to service demand in every mainland US state.

Sourcing Strategies 227

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

The amazing transformations in logistics happening in the past five years have been influenced by advances in technology both on the machine or device side, as well as on the digital side of technology. 3-D is used today in many companies for rapid prototyping. Collins Brewery to Colorado Springs, a 120-mile journey.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2017

The amazing transformations in logistics happening in the past five years have been influenced by advances in technology both on the machine or device side, as well as on the digital side of technology. 3-D is used today in many companies for rapid prototyping. Collins Brewery to Colorado Springs, a 120-mile journey.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2013

YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, KS. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. lower than 2011, however, it was the first time in 6 years that the company earned a profit. The company was founded in Oklahoma City, OK. YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Yellow Corp.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2014

Headquartered in Woburn, MA, Eastern Connection has a large array of services ; in addition to same day and overnight delivery, it also offers international shipping through a partnership with TNT Express and offers customized logistics solutions through its logistics department. It was highlighted by Inc.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

There are two stages to this logistics play: Leveraging load-matching technology to connect carriers with customers. Together, they helped lower the US’s percentage of GDP spent on logistics to “only” 8.2%, compared to around 18% in China and well over 20% in less developed countries. Owned by Roper Industries (S&P 500 company).

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Recently, Goodwin’s company, Done Right Trucking, migrated from the downloadable software version of DAT Power to the new, web-based version. “I travel a lot between California and Colorado so I love the fact that I can access DAT Power from any computer,” said Goodwin, based in Lake Elsinore, California.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

A few companies claim to have found the answer. More recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation deployed an autonomous truck designed to protect road crews. Among the most high-profile of these "digital freight matching" (DFM) companies is Uber Freight , a trucking service that Uber quietly launched in 2017.

Forecasting Software 68

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

There are several elements in an effective logistics strategy, with the ultimate goal of identifying the most cost-effective service levels and developing plans and processes that enable the company to operate as close to those optimal service levels as possible.

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