Detroit Shipping Sourcing Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 8, 2022
The vocabulary used in transportation can be confusing. Shippers” are companies that have goods that need to be transported. It has spot procurement functionality that you would see in a transportation management system (TMS), and the request for proposal (RFP) functionality you would see in contract planning or procurement solutions.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 25, 2021
Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Capacity constraints and transportation delays.
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BlueYonder
MARCH 14, 2024
Blue Yonder and Microsoft co-hosted the annual Blue Yonder Automotive Connect event in Detroit, Michigan, bringing together 67 supply chain practitioners from 15 companies in the Automotive OEM, Tier 1, and Aftermarket sectors.
Supply Chain View from the Field
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
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. Chrysler didn’t have the leverage that Ford or GM did –and so they leveraged it and got them to drop ship steel directly into the suppliers.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MAY 27, 2021
Canada’s Transport Minister has announced that enforcement will be “progressive,” initially focusing on awareness and education. Electronic logging maximizes driver safety, increases the chances your freight will arrive as expected, and provides a source of data that benefits them and you. Most of C.H. That’s a good start.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 27, 2015
It will take in other metropolitan areas like Detroit and Columbus, and encompass a newly contested region that accounts for more than 15% of the U.S. Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Source: Boston Consulting Group. This post is credited to Sri Laxmana.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JUNE 21, 2016
It will take in other metropolitan areas like Detroit and Columbus, and encompass a newly contested region that accounts for more than 15% of the U.S. Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Source: Boston Consulting Group. Authors include: Steve Raetz from C.H.
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