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Kimberly-Clark: A Demand-driven Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The first day that I worked with the Kimberly-Clark team, it was snowing in Neenah, Wisconsin. 2) Bias to Innovate. Six years ago, the Kimberly-Clark team was an innovator in the use of RFID. In four years, we delivered what we feel is “breakthrough innovation.” They are an innovator. The Journey.

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Cutting Out the Middleman with Mike Nervick

The Logistics of Logistics

Mike graduated from University of Wisconsin with a degree in Political Science and has a master’s degree in Business from University of Chicago. Also, when shippers engage directly with the carriers using Sleek they gain access to their shipping data and insights into the freight market that they might not get if they had a broker.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a new law permitting the use of delivery robots on crosswalks and sidewalks across the state. Online holiday shopping comes with a surcharge this year.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a new law permitting the use of delivery robots on crosswalks and sidewalks across the state. Online holiday shopping comes with a surcharge this year.

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The Way to Real Time Supply Chain

The Logistics of Logistics

A new Bloomberg Business Week Research Services survey and report makes it clear that innovative supply chain tools are widely acknowledged to be crucial to meeting corporate goals now and in the future as supply chains grow more complex, customers become more demanding and globalization accelerates. He is certified as a C.P.M.,CPIM,

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.4-2.8

Freight Plus

Foxconn experiencing buyer’s remorse over Wisconsin LCD factory. billion annually, Uber will now allow drivers to rate shipping facilities just as Uber passengers rate Uber drivers. The freight matching app has already received comments from 30,000 active users on 10,000 shipping facilities., according to Trucks.com.

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Last Mile Shipping Success Requires a Holistic Approach

Talking Logistics

Not long ago, people would take a Saturday afternoon to visit a furniture showroom, sit on several couches, fill out an order form, write a check, and wait six to twelve weeks for the sofa to be shipped to the store. Two-day shipping standards for packages is impacting consumer expectations of large format deliveries.

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