Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2015

Here’s a snippet of Steve’s response: What we’ve seen over the years is transportation, logistics, and supply chain moving from being back-office, required functions to being very strategic. Here’s part of what he said: The reason we chose MIT and Iowa State is that they really like transportation. What research questions do you have?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

When a company undergoes a digital transformation, the transformation should be based on an understanding of what they want to achieve. When companies want to digitally transform their supply chain capabilities, moving to an integrated business planning process (IBP) is often at the heart of the transformation. Dean Sorenson concurs.

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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.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 29, 2020

MPR News reports, “The JBS pork company announced … that it would indefinitely close its processing plant in southwest Minnesota, just days after state officials announced that more than two dozen employees of the plant have tested positive for COVID-19.”[3] counties, the analysis found.”[2]

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Minnesota Trucking Association estimates the country has a shortage of 60,000 drivers due to longtime recruitment issues, early retirement, and COVID-canceled driving-school classes. Department of Transportation, the average age of American truck drivers is 48. It’s delaying transport and translating to higher costs for everyone.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 25, 2020

As COVID-19 spread across the globe, hundreds of companies, including many of our customers, had to rework supply chains and shift their focus to the urgent need of expediting personal protective equipment (PPE), hospital equipment, and other medical supplies.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Minnesota Trucking Association estimates the country has a shortage of 60,000 drivers due to longtime recruitment issues, early retirement, and COVID-canceled driving-school classes. Department of Transportation, the average age of American truck drivers is 48. It’s delaying transport and translating to higher costs for everyone.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

I am in Minnesota today, at the CSCMP Twin Cities Roundtable Annual ½ Day Seminar , where I am participating in a keynote session with Rick Blasgen (President & CEO of CSCMP) and Steve Raetz (Director Research & Market Intelligence at C.H. You can watch a demo of Coleman in this YouTube video.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

Once you’ve selected a mix of asset-based carriers, the next step is to choose an optimal 3PL to work with as part of your transportation strategy. Transportation involves numerous risks, with responsibility typically landing on the shipper if something goes amiss during transit. Risk control. Intellectual capital. Robinson since 1989.

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Resilinc

MARCH 16, 2021

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a Minnesota roller skate maker, Riedell Shoes, that lost more than 40% of its revenues at the beginning of the pandemic when roller rinks shut down. More than a year later, odd quirks in consumer cravings continue to pop up, catching manufacturers—and their suppliers—off guard.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2017

For example, a recent consumer products company we worked with needed a supply chain built from the ground up. He gained his experience at market-leading companies in the transportation asset, software development and 3PL sectors. This is the step where we plan what the new supply chain will look like.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people. 20 Manufacturing Blogs You Need to Be Reading.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2022

Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. According to various reporting, the principal distinction from both measures is that the House legislation had forbid ocean shipping companies from refusing to transport U.S. In March of this year, under the co-sponsorship of U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3%

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. that her company increased driver pay 15 percent this year to try to attract more drivers. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. The Washington Post. According to.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Each part of the company is dependent on the other — and when one part breaks down, it sends ripple effects throughout the rest.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Technologies like mobile barcoding can help provide 24/7, end-to-end traceability of raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, fixed assets and spare parts for vertically integrated companies. Each part of the company is dependent on the other — and when one part breaks down, it sends ripple effects throughout the rest.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 12, 2014

Im a Big Ten fan and my team is the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Many of you may be asking, Minnesota has a college football team? And the answer is, Yes, they do. And whats more, at one time they were great. I turn to social media. Here at C.H.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. Until this week’s announcement, much of the responsibility for training workers fell to state and local governments as well as the companies themselves.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 13, 2018

Gene Schultz standing next to one of his company's trucks in 1984. Schultz got his start in the trucking industry working for his father's produce-hauling business in Rochester, Minnesota in the 1950s. Schultz's dispatch board was a series of time-card slots mounted to the wall in the company's dispatch office. The early days.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

But this year it reached a turning point: There was an even split of private sector companies and public sector entities. As a chemical and plastics producer, the company is focused on making the most reusable materials possible, and at the same time seeking to drive sustainable supplier practices.

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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. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2014

This situation has prompted people like Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to see that “we can think of none more appropriate to safeguard our highways as commercial vehicle drivers than the thousands of veterans who have already proven they can safely handle large vehicles under extremely stressful circumstances.”.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 4, 2016

In modern manufacturing and transportation, savings are everything. Nearly every company offers some sort of discounted shipping plan for large purchase orders, and more customers are demanding faster delivery at a reduced rate. In other words, federal agencies may require different KPI reporting what trucking companies want to know.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

I have yet to jump on the metaverse bandwagon, but I see more and more companies offering “virtual experiences” to the masses. And now, more companies are trying to use the metaverse to make interactions as lifelike as possible. This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

As the war rages on in Ukraine, more and more companies and countries are looking at ways they can help with massive humanitarian aid. With Moscow’s war raging in Ukraine, exporters and logistics firms transporting auto parts, cars, laptops, and smartphones are now looking to avoid land routes passing through Russia or the combat zone.

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Tailwind

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Unfocussed Trucking Company “Thanks for calling UnFocussed Trucking Company.how can I help you?” ” “Sorry, it’s the damn company dog again.my lot of adhesives” “So the company name was?” Pratt VP Marketing & Sales Tailwind Transportation Software We are wanting to.”

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

Here are a few excerpts from the article (emphasis mine): Copeland Trucking, a family-owned company with about 50 trucks, is turning away business because of unfilled openings. What is the Future of Truckload Transportation? An article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal highlights the current environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

This means that it can be stored and transported in regular refrigeration trucks. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2014

magazine as one of the fastest-growing regional, privately-held companies and boasts the best on-time records and lowest damage claim rates. Headquartered in Minnesota, it also specializes in overnight delivery. It was highlighted by Inc. Spee Dee Delivery Service serves Illinois and the upper midwest area.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

But much in the same way shippers had transportation difficulties in 2018, the past year was not easy on the other side of the industry — carriers. A swath of trucking companies were forced to close their door permanently in 2019 as their revenues were slashed and talk of recession intensified. Trucking Insurance Costs on the Rise.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2016

Many of the folks listed below are companies and twitter accounts we interact with daily. Cerasis – Run by a transportation management service, this blog features articles covering many aspects of industrial work, but particularly focuses on the automotive trade. ( @Cerasis ).

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 16, 2017

Within 18 months, however, the company had already grown to 12 employees. Paul, Minnesota-based company, both Schleper and Nadeau had spent years working for other brokerages. The two met while working for the same company, and they decided to strike out on their own. "We That's why we decided to start our own company.".

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure includes: · Six interstate highways. It also hosts 11,500 trucking companies, two of which are in the nation’s top ten largest. Content Summary: Louisiana is one of the only two states in the U.S. and the only one in the South where all six Class 1 railroads converge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

This means that it can be stored and transported in regular refrigeration trucks. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 24, 2019

I ended up selling small parcel to companies in Minnesota and Wisconsin for a few years before transitioning into selling transportation management solutions to companies in the Pacific Northwest. [02:25] Transportation companies are not a replacement for e-commerce partners.

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