GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

Building a resilient supply chain isn't just a best practice anymore — it's a business imperative. A third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help you anticipate disruption, respond quickly and stay competitive. Understanding the Challenges: Why Shippers Are Vulnerable Uncertainty has become a constant in today's supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID. This worked.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 19, 2018

by Ilyas Kucukcay Recent advancements in the space launch market may indicate an increased need for logistics and supply chain management in outer space operations. It’s an indication of a society that can use advanced supply chain technology to achieve the best, and to find and harvest the undiscovered.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

Israel Military Partnership The U.S.-Israel Israel military relationship is a cornerstone of Middle Eastern geopolitics, underpinning one of the region’s most advanced militaries. made weapons, munitions, and technology ensures Israel’s qualitative military edge. Core Components of the Supply Chain The U.S.-Israel

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 22, 2024

Kendra Phillips and Joe Lynch discuss taming the supply chain beast. Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a Fortune 500 Transportation and Logistics company. responsible for a $175M P&L and over 1,200 employees.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Now that the SU military has retrieved the wreckage, new details are emerging. aims to block from obtaining American high technology.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2014

I enjoying reading your posts and listening to your interviews/discussion with some of the the leading companies and representatives in the SCM and logistics industry. First and foremost, what drives my passion for supply chain management is that I love to learn, and there is always something new to learn in this industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2021

The Logistics of Customer Experience with Scott Perry. Scott Perry and Joe Lynch discuss the logistics of customer experience. Scott is the President of the Suddath Companies , Suddath has been a trusted name in moving and logistics for over a century. Key Takeaways: The Logistics of Customer Experience. About Suddath.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 21, 2019

by Ilyas Kucukcay The concept of a drone was not something we gave much thought too just a few years ago—except for the applications of the military-related operations, much less drones in supply chains as product delivery mechanisms. Meet the dazzling drones of the supply chain near future.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 20, 2014

The EU banned the export of military technology and certain technology used for oil and gas exploration and production in deep water, the […].

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. EU proposes supply chain emergency powers, spooking business. After a successful pilot program at 70 stores, Walmart Canada is expanding its partnership with software company Focal Systems to bring a computer vision artificial intelligence solution to stores throughout the country.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible. semiconductor company Micron Technology, citing national-security risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. technology from helping China’s military. technology from helping China’s military. The post This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Use your company’s military veterans and their five-hidden skill sets to make your company logistically successful. Central to the eventual Allied victory was not just General Patton, who swung his military units to attack in the opposite direction, but also a little-known logistical unit.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Logistics can be traced back to the earliest repeated exchange of resources and goods between tribes and villages. As the staff at Hopkins Distribution Company observes, “Today, logistics and distribution is a rather complicated and advanced process but it began years ago in a less advanced form. AI in the Supply Chain.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Rider (1970)).

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Gary Allen and Joe Lynch discuss automating the warehouse. Gary is Vice President of Supply Chain Excellence at Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in supply chain , dedicated transportation and fleet management solutions, that has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies® for 2023.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 15, 2021

With a network technology layer in place, the key idea is that you begin moving business functions onto the network over time in a systematic way that matches your priorities—while retaining the best of your legacy systems. Leverage new technologies like AI and machine learning in concert with current systems.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2016

Chang'an's deputy director Tan Benhong says the company will work on improving its vehicles' sensors and processing technology next in order to prepare the car for mass production. In the process, driverless cars will join a number of technologies that will have an equally profound effect on logistics in the next decade.

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Logility

JULY 25, 2019

At that point in my life I probably had only heard the term “logistics” as related to the military and the term “supply chain management” hadn’t been coined yet. Again, logistics or supply chain management wasn’t part of my vocabulary or part of a long-term career plan. from East Lansing.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 3, 2022

When a person hears the term “strategy,” they often think about military operations. Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese military strategist wrote, “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” Developing an Effective Logistics Strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two recently published studies identify the top disruptions that impacted industry, business and global supply chains during 2024 and our expected to be present in 2025. According to the releas e , overall disruptions to global supply chains increased 38 percent on a year-over-year basis.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

Supply chain professionals are like the military’s special forces. According to Steve Geary, President of the Supply Chain Visions family of companies and Chief Operating Officer at ROSE Solutions, logistics is the key tool in the supply chain professional’s kit. ”[2].

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In our white paper, 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook , we cover many of the lingering effects of the past two years, and the newest challenges truckload shippers can expect to face in the year ahead. White Paper: 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook. Download Today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Here are ten things to keep in mind in terms of the role that forecasting can have on supply chains: While not a cure all, forecasting does matter. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. and examine how those actions would affect the forecast.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

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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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 19, 2020

There has been a lot written and spoken about supply chain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. Supply chain operations are complex — encompassing a broad array of processes and operations. One of the activities within supply chain operations is logistics. Logistic 4.0 Logistics 4.0

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In military operations, there is a notion called “the fog of war.” ” As supply chains have grown more complex, the same thing could be written about many of them. ” As supply chains have grown more complex, the same thing could be written about many of them.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 30, 2019

Working in automotive exposed AJ to supply chain best practices and 3rd party logistics providers. [02:15] Early on, the company was a manufacturer of packaging for the United States military. 6:30] Range of Services: Ensure they offer all the services necessary for your supply chain to succeed.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

History of Supply Chain Management. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

For years, supply chain professionals have toiled in obscurity while making the global economy run smoothly. When the Covid pandemic threw a wrench into the supply chain’s well-oiled machine, supply chain challenges were suddenly front-page news. Supply Chain Trends. ”[1].

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’ve spent most of this week in Dorking, England (not far from London) meeting with executives from Paragon Software Systems and several of its customers (I’ll share my takeaways from the visit, including my video interviews with clients, in a future post). Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 8, 2019

Nowhere is change more evident than in the supply chain arena. Trends affecting supply chain operations. ”[2] Below are some of the trends subject matter experts suggest will impact supply chain operations in 2019. .”[2] The list of crazy things happening goes on and on. ”[1]. ”[1].

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

As the CEO of a supply chain visibility technology company, I am well aware of the irony of my own firm becoming a victim of supply chain disruption. But as the world deals with the immense and unprecedented impact of the coronavirus, even Savi was not able to avoid supply chain issues.

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