Walmart Planning to Open Case-Ready Beef Facility in Kansas
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 14, 2023
Walmart expects the facility to create 600 jobs for the Olathe, Kansas community while improving the visibility of the company's beef supply chain.
Building a Company and a Network with Nicole Glenn
The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 27, 2023
Nicole Glenn and Joe Lynch discuss building a company a network. Nicole is the Founder & CEO at Candor Expedite , a critical expedite service provider as well as a white-glove B2B company. Today Candor is recognized as a leading certified women-owned business headquartered in Texas – with offices in Illinois and Kansas.
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Building Strong Carrier Relationships with Dan Lindsey
The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 5, 2024
Dan is the Co-founder of Linkage Logistics and the Broker-Carrier Summit , which will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, April 22 – 24, 2024. He is also the driving force behind the Broker-Carrier Summit, a semiannual event focused on creating closer cooperation between freight brokers and trucking companies.
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What if the United States broke in half? Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe?
The Network Effect
JULY 23, 2018
The New Madrid Fault Zone stretches across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee. Is Your Company Ready in the Event of a Catastrophe? The post What if the United States broke in half? appeared first on The Network Effect.
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The Smart Warehousing Story with Carl Wasinger
The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 2, 2023
Carl is the CEO and Founder at Smart Warehousing , a warehousing and fulfillment company that operates as a direct extension of its clients’ teams. Carl Wasinger is the Founder and CEO of Smart Warehousing, a warehousing and fulfillment company that operates as a direct extension of its clients’ teams. About Carl Wasinger.
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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. As MIT professor Yossi Sheffi has argued , less inventory in the system makes a company more flexible, actually building resilience. We need a different approach.
Using AI to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Matt Parry & Kevin Coomes
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a concentration in Chinese, from Kansas State University. About Matt Parry Matt Parry is the Senior Vice President of Werner Logistics, a key component of the company’s portfolio of transportation services solutions. and Revenova, LLC. Greenscreens.ai Greenscreens.ai
Navigating the Freight Downturn with Kevin Coomes
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 17, 2023
Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, with a concentration in Chinese, from Kansas State University. offers real-time market price predictions that take into account the buying power of your company. considers your company’s buying power when generating accurate buy rates. and Revenova, LLC. Greenscreens.ai
What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
It can also mean “which companies make my stuff,” tracing parts or components all the way back through multiple tiers of suppliers back to raw materials. Which is why even knowing precisely where in Kansas the truck carrying your bolts is traveling, and when it will arrive at your plant, still doesn’t move you beyond problem admiration.
Boot Barn Implements Intelligent Warehouse Automation and Control System
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 31, 2021
The company operates over 200 stores in the US and e-commerce websites consisting primarily of bootbarn.com, sheplers.com and countryoutfitter.com. The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas. The Wichita, Kansas facility supports the company’s expanding e-commerce business.
This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 14, 2022
a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Panasonic Energy Co., location.
This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 29, 2022
Toy companies are always looking for the next big thing. Mattel inked a multiyear deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to create a line of toys inspired by the space venture, the companies announced Wednesday. “As And for Mattel, that next big thing might be Space X. Louis, among other cities. Procter & Gamble is taking note.
This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 20, 2022
We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. The company also announced that is secured a partnership with carrier company U.S.
Accenture Study Provides Evidence of Supply Chain Resiliency Actions
Supply Chain Matters
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters outreach blog highlights a recently published survey sponsored by Accenture that provides findings indicating that companies are indeed investing in supply chain resiliency capabilities to mitigate business disruption. In 2022, more U.S. supply chain activity.
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The Evolution of the Food & Beverage Value Chain: Driven By Consumers
QAD
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
A current trend is the running of joint promotions between companies that are not financially linked but produce products that pair well together. In turn, the cookie company offers a discount coupon for the gallon of milk from the dairy. This, however, is very difficult to manage between companies both jointly and internally.
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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
PepsiCo is a very big company, the second largest food and beverage company in the world. But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. In 2021, their company owned fleet traveled about 1.2 The company has tens of thousands of suppliers globally.
Hurricane Harvey - Effects, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices
Elementum
AUGUST 29, 2017
Rail freight networks operated by Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific in Texas, USA were heavily disrupted due to Hurricane Harvey, according to reports on Friday, August 25th. Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Starbucks, Apple, Google, ABInBev are among companies donating to Harvey relief. RELIEF EFFORTS.
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This Week in Logistics News (August 21 – 27)
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 27, 2021
Energy companies race to complete Gulf of Mexico evacuations. The Home – AirTerra website states that the company levels the e-commerce playing field by offering small and mid-size shippers the advantages enjoyed by larger shippers. Kansas City assembles the F-150.
COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 23, 2022
based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S.
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Wholesale Distribution: Any Way You Want It?
Logility
OCTOBER 16, 2018
The groups on my most listened to playlists include Boston, REO, Rush, Kansas, Styx, Van Halen, Eagles, Foreigner and The Police, just to name a few. Historically wholesale distributors have been sales-driven companies founded to fill the gap in capabilities between manufacturers and retailers.
This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Learn the top 5 features that deliver on the ambitious promises of improved efficiency and reduced costs and how leading edge companies leverage advanced technology solutions to reduce costs, improve efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Many products are within the category of optimizers for supply chain needs.
Faceless AI Will Not Relegate the Social Side of Business to the Past
MIT Supply Chain
JUNE 5, 2023
Therefore, when making decisions in a supply chain, such as managing exceptions or escalating problems, the personal relationships between the people in companies and their customers and suppliers matter. Companies often maintain teams dedicated to specific high-profile customers, creating long-term, person-to-person relationships.
Multi-Sector Integrated Business Planning/S&OP Summit: Going?
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
MARCH 13, 2014
Pizza Hut – the well known fast food outlet started by Dan & Frank Carney that has grown from having one store in Wichita, Kansas to being the world’s largest restaurant company. We are banking on Barclays to deposit some interesting insights and notes on Supply Chain Finance related to planning. Go on, check!
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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019
Stord
APRIL 7, 2019
For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. The company is transitioning to a new hub-and-spoke model for distribution that sorts and stores product around its network based on how quickly shipments need to reach stores.
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Tech OEMS battle it out in the semiconductor value chain
Resilinc
JULY 26, 2022
Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June. Hungary’s well-connected location puts us much closer to our European customers so that we can fulfil and sustain their needs while remaining at the forefront of innovation,” the company said in a news release.
Philosophy
The Network Effect
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
For 17 years he paid his dues as an assistant coach – first at the University of Minnesota, then with the Steelers, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, and finally back to Minnesota. Dungy however, had waited and labored hard to get his first big coaching break. His philosophy to coaching was his problem. You have a choice.
Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 30, 2023
The Looming Great Allocation In conjunction with the Jackson Hole Symposium held last week and organized by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , a research paper titled: Global Supply Chains: The Looming “Great Reallocation ” was released. Further indicated is that replicating the juggernaut ( China ) is not feasible in the short run.
How Nuclear Verdicts are Killing the Trucking Business with Quinn Damon
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 2, 2020
As a vice president of an insurance company that insures trucking companies, Quinn is very knowledgeable of nuclear verdicts and the underlying causes. Originally from Kansas City, Quinn is a graduate of the University of Missouri where he studied finance. How Nuclear Verdicts are Killing the Trucking Business with Quinn Damon.
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The Evolution of the Food & Beverage Value Chain: Driven By Consumers
QAD
MARCH 25, 2021
A current trend is the running of joint promotions between companies that are not financially linked but produce products that pair well together. In turn, the cookie company offers a discount coupon for the gallon of milk from the dairy. This, however, is very difficult to manage between companies both jointly and internally.
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Sell Different with Lee Salz
The Logistics of Logistics
MARCH 30, 2022
Lee is the Founder and CEO of Sales Architects , a company that helps its clients hire the right sales people, effectively onboard them, and align their sales activities with business objectives. He has helped hundreds of companies, in various industries and sizes, create marketplace disruption – leading to explosive, profitable growth.
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Can you WFH & Walk?
NC State SCRC
JANUARY 28, 2023
Consider whether or not you would see such opportunities by looking at charts and graphs… The gymnast’s turnaround Alan Mulally was figuratively and literally a gymnast (at least during his time at the University of Kansas). Moller – Maersk , “ an integrated transport and logistics company ”, lists job vacancies on their website.
This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 23, 2021
Within three months, the company reintroduced the original formula, renaming it Coca-Cola Classic. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. Amazon is already the world’s largest buyer of green energy, but through a series of deals, the company is moving to reduce its carbon footprint even more.
What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?
AB&R
JANUARY 10, 2019
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 *. Our dedicated team of in-house label exports can provide exactly what you need. Learn more about how our label solutions will fit practically any application could imagine.
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Leadership Commitment to Strategic Suppliers Makes a Big Difference
Supply Chain View from the Field
APRIL 10, 2014
I visited a Canadian oil and gas company this week, and participated in their first annual Supplier Day. The meeting was opened up by the CEO of the company, who shared his thoughts with the suppliers on some of the issues facing everyone in the oil and gas supply chain in Canada and the US. We’re also seeing growth from the U.S.
Scorecard Helps Angels Value Early-Stage Companies
Marianne Hudson
JANUARY 27, 2016
This past October, I enjoyed watching my hometown Kansas City Royals become the World Champions of baseball. [.] Scorecards are ubiquitous in baseball, helping coaches, players and fans understand the factors that led to a victory or defeat. It turns out that scorecards come in pretty handy for startup business investing, too.
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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)
Talking Logistics
JULY 18, 2014
More companies and solution providers will recognize the importance of B2B connectivity. Because as I wrote earlier this year, it’s at the intersection of Software, B2B Connectivity, and Social Networking where companies will find opportunities for supply chain innovation. We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement.
Pull Your Own Upset
Tompkins Blog
MAY 5, 2014
The column discusses how to apply lessons learned to your career/ company based on five NCAA basketball teams who won big games as underdogs. In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. In 2010 Butler overthrew Kansas State and Syracuse. Lesson learned: intimidation works. Lesson learned: do something surprising.
Why We Bought Freightquote
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MAY 12, 2015
Like all companies, however, these customers want competitive rates. Even the smallest companies can gain a marketplace advantage by leveraging the right technology. It also increases our market share with small businesses and significantly expands our presence in the Kansas City market. These benefits are just the beginning.
America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. Importers and exporters in Chicago, Kansas City, and other Midwestern cities have traditionally relied on railroads connected to ports on the West Coast to haul their containers. to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. And 25 miles north, Intel Corp.
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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 8, 2014
There was no line in the bathroom at the Kansas City CLM conference in 2001, but there will be at the CSCMP conference in San Antonio in 2013. How are companies embracing data lakes, streams, and clouds to use a growing variety and increasing velocity of data? In fact, it will probably be a long line. Corporate Social Responsibility.
This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
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. Ultimately, the joint service provides a new solution for customers of both companies for U.S.-Mexico
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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1
Freight Plus
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Trucking companies enjoyed a boom year as revenues and operating profits scaled new heights, while bankruptcies were at an all-time low. The nine largest publicly traded trucking companies collectively saw an 18% increase in total revenues and a 41% increase in their total operating profits, according to DAT. Morgan analysts.
Stacey Huddleston | Receivables Financing — What You Need To Know
4WL Consulting
APRIL 30, 2020
Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. We’ll chat with Stacey about what receivables financing is, how it works, as well as… What companies are a good fit for receivables financing. The commitment involved in receivables financing. Receivables financing pre- and post-COVID.
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Stacey Huddleston | Receivables Financing — What You Need To Know
4WL Consulting
APRIL 30, 2020
Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. We’ll chat with Stacey about what receivables financing is, how it works, as well as… What companies are a good fit for receivables financing. The commitment involved in receivables financing. Receivables financing pre- and post-COVID.
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