The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 5, 2024

Dan is the Co-founder of Linkage Logistics and the Broker-Carrier Summit , which will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, April 22 – 24, 2024. About Dan Lindsey Dan Lindsey is the Co-founder of Linkage Logistics and the Founder of the Broker-Carrier Summit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the last six years, Class I freight railroads — which include BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific — have hemorrhaged a combined 45,000 workers, according to the Surface Transportation Board. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Calls are increasing for a return to just-in-case (JIC) policies, with some citing this trend as a risk. She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. Increasing critical parts inventory can be a smart strategy (e.g.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Speakers: Sharon Perry, Vice President of Logistics, Carhartt; Gregg Lanyard, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates; Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM. In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Hanjin says U.S.-bound Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. And unfortunately, the trend shows no sign of stopping. A bidding war is heating up for Kansas City Southern’s north-south rail network through the North American industrial corridor, with Canadian National Inc. (CN)

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Looming Great Allocation In conjunction with the Jackson Hole Symposium held last week and organized by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , a research paper titled: Global Supply Chains: The Looming “Great Reallocation ” was released. At the same time the authors qualify that while China ’s share of U.S.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The move may be risky, but the mega retailer’s play may also be indicative of an emerging trend in North American maritime freight. Other key projects are a dock construction at Seybaplaya port for national oil company PEMEX, and a logistics platform at Progreso port in Yucatan. Are Mexico’s Port Investments Prescient or Presumptuous?

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