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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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Calling Reverse Logistics Startups – RLA to host Startup Competition

Cathy Roberson

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021. New to RLA’s annual conference will be a reverse logistics startup competition.

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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

Retail return rates for 2022 appear to be leveling off, according to data from the National Retail Association and research partner, Appriss. A number of logistics providers, carriers, and tech companies are introducing reverse logistics services and options. NRF and Appriss estimate $816.7

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UPS fights for volumes

Cathy Roberson

I’m also helping out the Reverse Logistics Association as a research manager, and at JOC , I help out as a research analyst and write a weekly LinkedIn newsletter, Freight Forward , summarizing JOC & other published articles and providing an outlook for the week ahead. Heading to Las Vegas next week?

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

Last January, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives to improve as leaders. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend? GT Nexus : Bridges 2015 , June 8-11, Miami, FL.