Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. Note: Transplace is a Talking Logistics sponsor.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This puts pressure on the brand manufacturer to be creative and innovative to keep the consumer loyal to the branded products. It is an interesting concept that shows innovation to sell more products and stay ahead of the competition. Private labels and store brands are one way to achieve this goal. Promotions are the key.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

While reduced demand caused most of the decline, supply chain issues also figured prominently, with supply chain disruptions continuing to shift from “component shortages to logistics disruptions,” according to Gartner. Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

Consider whether or not you would see such opportunities by looking at charts and graphs… The gymnast’s turnaround Alan Mulally was figuratively and literally a gymnast (at least during his time at the University of Kansas). Moller – Maersk , “ an integrated transport and logistics company ”, lists job vacancies on their website.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 12, 2015

Our recent acquisition of Freightquote brings us a talented team of logistics professionals who understand truckload, less than truckload, and intermodal services. Freightquote employees also help repeat customers identify more efficient logistics services that haven’t always been available to them in the past.

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QAD

MARCH 25, 2021

This puts pressure on the brand manufacturer to be creative and innovative to keep the consumer loyal to the branded products. It is an interesting concept that shows innovation to sell more products and stay ahead of the competition. Private labels and store brands are one way to achieve this goal. Promotions are the key.

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Tompkins Blog

MAY 5, 2014

In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. In 2010 Butler overthrew Kansas State and Syracuse. Do Something Surprising: This is where supply chain innovation can play a big role in your organization’s success. What innovative approach can you take to reducing costs, increasing inventory turns, and growing revenue?

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

“With Platinum’s support, we will continue to execute on our customer-centric growth strategy, which focuses on offering best-in-class customs brokerage, trade compliance and logistics services to more than 30,000 businesses in the U.S., An additional 40% claim that cost has been their greatest barrier to innovation. Morgan analysts.

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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. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

and Kansas City, MO. . Alternative Solutions : An innovative solution is leveraging our neighbors to the South in Mexico. XB Logistics’ is a U.S.-based How will this Impact my Business and 3PL Costs? a katz / Shutterstock.com. Using one of the specialty Mexican-based 3PL’s that focuses on U.S. and Mexican distribution needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. According to the heads of bot rail companies, Canadian Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern will result in new service lanes across North America. That’s all for this week.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. The region could capitalize on the nearshoring trend given its nearness to US markets.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

On the one side there is the medical aspect, which calls for various specialised logistics approaches , and on the other, the hotel/catering aspect. Centralisation then, is all about taking procurement and logistics out of the hands of medical professionals and placing it under its own governance structure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 5, 2021

The governors urging the change are from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Carolina, Alabama, and Missouri. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired QuestaWeb, a leading provider of foreign trade zone (FTZ) and customs compliance solutions.

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Resilinc

JULY 13, 2021

In its first year in force, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has 1) helped to seal foreign investment deals in Mexico’s automotive sector, 2) led companies to build new logistics facilities on the border, and 3) added steam to the merger of Kansas City Southern and Canadian National railways.

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