The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2024

He earned an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, and a BA in Economics and Management from Albion College, in Albion, MI. His consulting clients include large publicly traded corporations and family businesses in industries from logistics to aerospace. Steve, his wife Kris, and their two children live in Farmington Hill, MI.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2021

Based in Detroit, she has spent over 25 years in the logistics industry, including working with clients on complex and impactful solutions to transform organizations, processes and technology. About Sarah Banks. Sarah Banks is Global Lead for the Freight & Logistics Industry at Accenture.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries. Steve earned a BA in Economics and Management and an MBA. About Haxlar.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 29, 2024

He earned an MBA from Wayne State University in Detroit, and a BA in Economics and Management from Albion College, in Albion, MI. His consulting clients include large publicly traded corporations and family businesses in industries from logistics to aerospace. Steve, his wife Kris, and their two children live in Farmington Hill, MI.

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All Things Supply Chain

AUGUST 4, 2023

Amazon opens robotics FC in Detroit Amazon has opened its first operations facility in Detroit, a robotics fulfilment center (FC) spanning 823,000 square feet. Over 1,200 employees will work at…

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2023

Negotiators would reportedly like to announce an agreement regarding Indo-Pacific trade talks at a meeting of ministers taking place in Detroit on May 27.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2024

During his time running the Detroit, MI facility he learned first-hand how deliveries to the hard to reach zip codes break the efficiencies of local delivery operations, leading to 35% box trucks driving empty or parked in yards during business hours.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Also this week, The Detroit News and others reported that “Wal-Mart Stores plans to open more small stores as it links them to its supercenters, which will serve as mini-warehouses for their smaller cousins [emphasis mine].”.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union, which is negotiating with the so-called Detroit Three automakers is September 14, a minute before midnight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It operates three networks—the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit Shared Assets Areas, where it serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. About Conrail . Conrail is an American railroad company. Advantages of rail transport: .

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Demand Solutions

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Sabermetricians, who are baseball math nerds like me, talk about VORP when we get wrapped up in debates over whether Albert Pujols (Los Angeles Angels) or Miguel Cabrera (Detroit Tigers) is a better 1st baseman. It’s the age old Superman can beat up Batman debate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 6, 2018

However, Lineage, a mid-cap company based in Detroit, Michigan, is one of the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled supply chain providers. The name Lineage Logistics may not be a household name, but that is something the leadership team is used to. The temperature-controlled […].

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China.

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3PL Insights

JULY 19, 2021

Other achievements this year, include earning the ISO 9001:2015 certification at a fifth facility, refreshing the corporate website and enhancing online resources, and partnering with a local nonprofit in need of overflow warehousing near Detroit. # # #. Click here to download the press release. About Evans Distribution Systems.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

A virus in China disrupts auto manufacturing in Detroit , or a flood in Thailand takes out a cluster of research and production facilities. While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2018

It was also when Hamilton Carhartt & Company was founded by its namesake and began producing overalls with two sewing machines and a half-horsepower electric motor in a small Detroit loft. Today, Carhartt has global operations in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe.

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Axway

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

It’s what Detroit was 50 years ago—where everything is made. Wuhan province is the largest industrial material component sourcing region in the world. When Coronavirus halts the center of the world’s parts manufacturing, companies are left scrambling to keep their …

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QAD

AUGUST 8, 2024

US Consumer Disruption Denial I teach business and engineering classes at Wayne State University in Detroit. Often, I ask my students, many of whom work for the Detroit Automotives, what they think of Tesla and their views are negative. My Tesla can go from Detroit to Petoskey, about 250 miles, on one charge.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2021

He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries. Steve earned a BA in Economics and Management and an MBA. About iDev Partners.

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Taulia

APRIL 10, 2025

AI is like Detroit in the early days of the automotive sector; we understand the power of the technology, but we have no way of knowing the speed with which it will transform our lives just as those early pioneers of the automobile had no concept of how fast the car would revolutionize the world of transport and everything impacted by it.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2019

According to see CCJ Digital.com , trucks North America has expanded the availability of the Detroit connect analytics to new truck models, which will allow more shippers to leverage information gained through IoT-enabled sensors and logs.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 10, 2023

Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. Click here to download the press release. # # #. About Evans Distribution Systems.

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QAD

AUGUST 23, 2022

Wayne State University’s Mike Ilitch School of Business was high on my list because I wanted to go to school in Detroit, and their supply chain program had been ranked in the top 25 by Gartner that year (UPDATE: they ranked again this year, and even higher on the list!) .

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

New York, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and San Francisco. To promote inclusivity, CABI and the Subu Kota Foundation put together a U.S. tour for the reigning World Champion Indian Men’s Cricket Team for the Blind across nine cities: Boston, Washington D.C.,

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QAD

JUNE 4, 2019

In “ It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. Incredible collaborations and subsequent innovations have already been made between Silicon Valley and Detroit. The post It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. II) appeared first on QAD Blog.

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IQMS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Somachini produces heavy truck timing gears for Detroit Diesel and Daimler to Germany, specializing in high precision, high volume production. To do business in the automotive industry, Somachini has to comply with the ISO 14001 standard.

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QAD

MAY 21, 2019

This shift represents an incredible opportunity for new, disruptive business models, but generally, it has been framed as a point of conflict between the tech giants of Silicon Valley and auto giants of Detroit. The post It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. I) appeared first on QAD Blog.

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BlueYonder

MAY 1, 2025

For example, aluminum raw material is cast into a piston in Canada, then shipped to Detroit for machining incurring a 25% tariff based on the piston’s value. Today, Auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers navigate increasingly complex tariff scenarios.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We are located in Metro Detroit. [00:37] Please tell us a little about you and your company. I’m Ron Crabtree, CEO and Founder of MetaOps, Inc. We specialize in providing interim and contract to hire talent at the highest level. I grew up near Kalamazoo and ended up going to night school for over seventeen years.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit. Right then, straight out of college, I worked for Ford and, even while I was in college, I worked in one of the manufacturing facilities in the suburban Detroit area called the Woodhaven Stamping Plant.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit. Right then, straight out of college, I worked for Ford and, even while I was in college, I worked in one of the manufacturing facilities in the suburban Detroit area called the Woodhaven Stamping Plant.

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The Network Effect

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Henry Ford became the world’s first billionaire by making the connection and applying the idea of the overhead disassembly line of a meat packing plant to create the Detroit assembly line of the Model T. He got the idea because he was bored and his mind wandered and made a connection.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 14, 2015

General News Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain management Aaron Rodgers Associated Press Brett Favre Christmas Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Eddie Lacy Green Bay Packers Insider trading Lambeau Field Mike McCarthy (American football) National Football League NFC Championship Game Quarterback Tony Romo'

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Sources: Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO); LIFT, Detroit, MI; DMDII, Chicago, IL; PowerAmerica, Raleigh, NC; Department of Energy; America Makes, Youngstown, OH. Minimize that gap with technology and tear down your biggest barrier to future success. This infographic, from Polycom , shows how Innovation Hubs work.

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QAD

MARCH 29, 2022

Guest hosted and produced by Gravitas Detroit Founder and President, Jan Griffiths, a former key supply chain executive in the industry, the podcast is available on the Auto Supply Chain Prophets website or any major podcast platform.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The protests—especially the blockade of the Detroit-Windsor border crossing—have caused delays and bottlenecks in production across the automotive industry in the U.S. While the Detroit-Windsor crossing was opened Monday morning (February 14), blockades continued to disrupt crossings in Manitoba and Alberta. and Canada.

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