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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. Wall Street Journal Headline on Retailers Using Containers to Store Excess Inventories. Daniel moved through several leadership positions in Mondelez supply chain leaders ship for 8 years and 1 month, retiring in September 2019. The winter offers no relief.

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

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters). Otto and Anheuser-Busch enlisted the support of the state of Colorado before the drive, and the state patrol monitored it, although Colorado and most other U.S. I am forever grateful.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

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. With this latest investment, Amazon ’s total investment in this AI start-up amounts to $4 billion, and reportedly has a minority ownership.

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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

Last week we cited a report by The Wall Street Journal indicating that the CEO of the globe’s largest freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel , indicated that “ There’s no peak season to be expected in 2023.” A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P. Moeller Maersk last week.

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

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Some mornings I would ride my rocket ship, evading asteroids and alien cruisers along the way, and I would barely make it to school on time (I mean, the space station), with just enough fuel to make a safe landing. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. EU Energy Chief Sees Hurdles to Carbon Overhaul ( Wall Street Journal ). CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Mexico trade.