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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Caplice and Joe Lynch discuss MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a wide range of logistics and supply chain topics. Chris is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT and serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). He received a Ph.D. He received a Ph.D.

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Ryder’s Freight Market Update with Kevin Clonch

The Logistics of Logistics

Kevin is the group director of customer logistics for Ryder System, Inc. , a leading logistics and transportation company. About Kevin Clonch Kevin Clonch is the group director of customer logistics for Ryder System, Inc. About Ryder Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) is a leading logistics and transportation company.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff was recently appointed chairman of the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee for BSMA. Jeff’s commentaries have appeared on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, Defense Transportation Journal, and many others. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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It’s All About the Logistics

Enterra Insights

Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC, wrote, “The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1]

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Polaris Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project with ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup

The Top Supply Chain Projects (formerly known as SDCE 100) spotlights successful and innovative transformation projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across a range of supply chain functions. The supply chain industry has been challenged with a host of supply chain disruptions over the last year.

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Supply Chain Visibility in Foggy Times

Enterra Insights

In military operations, there is a notion called “the fog of war.” In military circles, professionals try to overcome the fog of war by increasing their situational awareness. Supply chain professionals, like military professionals, often find situational awareness an elusive goal. I like that term. ” Step 2.

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Water is as Important to Some Industries as Electricity

Enterra Insights

Supply chain and logistical problems caused by water woes make matters worse.”[2] In the past two decades, military clashes between nations over water resources have been exceedingly rare, but internal water-related conflicts and tensions have been on the rise in recent years.” Identify locally led innovations.