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The Ecommerce Fulfillment Blind Spot with Kyle Bertin

The Logistics of Logistics

Like e-commerce and returns, Two Boxes employees are everywhere, with core teams in California and Colorado. Moreover, the company provides both 3PLs and brands with invaluable data, making returns more efficient, intelligent, and eco-friendly. The company has secured $4.5

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The WSC said its “Containers Lost at Sea – 2023 Update” report revealed positive developments in container safety within the international liner shipping industry, saying the 2022 losses represent a tiny fraction of the 250 million containers currently shipped each year.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. The industry will likely not know the answer until 2024.

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5 Things Your Carrier Wants with Brian Gibala

The Logistics of Logistics

He studied Logistics and Operations Management at The University of Missouri-St. Louis and got his start in the industry at Hub Group in the Highway Brokerage division. LTI has strong density and capabilities in the Midwest and select markets in Georgia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Texas, and Colorado.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. The reported November value of 49.4 declined a significant 7.1

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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that dropped to an all-time low for May 2023. The May report narrative reinforced that “ the negatives seem to outweigh the positives in the logistics industry.” logistics industry continues in a state of recession. Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Professor Solomon’s research was a bit on the technical side, which is why he didn’t have a high profile outside of academia, but his contributions to the industry were well recognized. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters).