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Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris is the Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics Detroit where they handle the shipments that other companies don’t, can’t, and won’t. Customers have come to depend on the experience, knowledge and capabilities of ICAT Logistics Detroit and its established partnerships around the world. The best routes.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Elemica : TBA , various dates and locations in US and Europe.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update September 18 2023

Supply Chain Matters

This facility, which will represent VW’s first battery production facility outside of Europe , is to be located in the city of St. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. Plans reportedly call for the facility to be operational by 2027. The factors that reportedly influenced this automaker were the U.S.

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The Origins of Category Management

Supply Chain View from the Field

Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. This impacted transportation costs, resins, chemical feedstocks, and a whole bunch of other areas. In Europe they may not trust you at all, and only much later begin to approach something like trust.

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Dispelling Three Common Myths about Global TMS Deployment

Talking Logistics

For the last couple of decades transportation management systems (TMS) have revolutionized supply chains, helping companies streamline their logistics processes, achieve greater visibility into their operations and save significant dollars on transportation. A lot of the issues centered around localization, which isn’t easy.

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The FarEye Story With Kushal Nahata

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m in Detroit about 4 and a half to 5 hours away, depending on the traffic. These transporters came in and said, “We’ve got vehicles moving. Then we started with Europe and US. We’ve built a great team in Europe. We had set up a good team and business in the US and Europe. It doesn’t get worse.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The deal — which would fall short of a legally binding agreement — seeks to settle a dispute that started when President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on metals imports from Europe, citing risks to national security. based UP.Labs to develop six startups over three years that focus on the future of transportation.