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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics , a leading global third-party logistics provider. About Ben Steffes Ben Steffes is Vice President of Managed Services at Coyote Logistics, a leading global third-party logistics provider. Ben Steffes and Joe Lynch discuss 3PL outsourcing trends.

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

We all wish logistics problems were so simple, but when we complicate the network, we can often lose the picture of what we are trying to accomplish. Many logistics experts fall back on a center of gravity study to do routine network optimization such as a warehouse location selection. This answer minimizes the net unit miles shipped.

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Is Software Making Us Dumb?

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, a man drove a tractor-trailer into a Milwaukee park and over two pedestrian bridges, where it ultimately got stuck (a towing company had to use a crane to lift the trailer onto a nearby road). Truck Gets Stuck in Milwaukee Park, Driver Blames GPS (Source: WTMJ). Is software making us dumb? Only if we let it.

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UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Supply Chain Collaborator

NJ-Based Logistics IT Solution Provider Continues Growing its Profile among Retailers. The Milwaukee, WI and York, PA based retailer operates 268 department stores across 26 states and has a robust online/ecommerce site. The post UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Strategic moves among logistics providers. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. 29 | Facts & Figures: Logistics Outsourcing.

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Frank Vorrath, Johnson Controls: “We are undergoing a bi-modal transformation”

Supply Chain Movement

Based in Milwaukee, Wis. With 20 years’ experience in supply chain and logistics management, Vorrath was hired in 2015 to lead Johnson Controls’ global supply chain. Vorrath lives in Germany since 2012 and commutes between two offices in Germany, in Hanover and Burscheid, and Milwaukee, Wis. By Helen Armstrong.

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A Better Way to Sell Logistics Services with Matt Collins

The Logistics of Logistics

General Manager of SunAnt Interactive out of Milwaukee, WI. • 07:28] You have some very strong opinions about transportation and logistics websites. I was shocked when we first started working on logistics sites together, because some of them seemed like afterthoughts. 16:58] There’s a better way to sell logistics services.