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Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2022
Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. The myth of the “perfect plan”.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Even worse, I work for a company who makes solutions to help companies solve these kinds of problems, which I listen, speak and write about for a living! The company presumably had a process in place, but what appeared lacking were tactics for dealing with the inevitable disruptions that cause process failure.
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Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 5, 2021
PwC reports that almost half of assets under management are held by investment firms committed to decarbonization. Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed. More than 80 ships stretched to the distance — a new record. ”[1].
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 16, 2013
I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list. This complexity is occurring in many forms.
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 15, 2022
This Ferrari Consulting and Research Group advisory brief provides added perspectives on premium personal fitness equipment and services provider Peloton Interactive , the litany of events that have surrounded the company, and some lessons acquired. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 11, 2023
Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. The company said it will begin the chain-wide rollout this summer and will have the new feature across stores by October. 1 strike that would have disrupted the company’s operations. billion as previously reported. percent to $65.5
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