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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

And that is answer (d) — put the warehouse at Customer A’s location and then ship 300 miles to customer B. 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. We should leverage these for our logistics decision-making. Simplicity!

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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Contents Supply Chain Movement 22 – 2016 Q3. Strategic moves among logistics providers. 8 | Snapshots: Launch Supply Chain Executive Club. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. 14 | Profile Daniel Helmig, Global Head Supply Chain Management, ABB.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

With the Milwaukee Bucks opening round loss, the Celtics would have home court advantage throughout the playoffs, with a strong chance to bring home championship number 18. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This is also about supply chains, about 150,000 vehicles a day, and a good percentage of that is trucking.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Note: Descartes and MercuryGate are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Parents got notifications that school was cancelled, employees got notice to stay home, the world started buying most of their goods online, and the global supply chain did a collective * gulp. Lindsay strives daily to make a difference in how organizations leverage technology to move their logistics forward.

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The New Way a TMS Fuels Routing Creativity

Talking Logistics

You may not do your job with a palette and a paintbrush, but it’s safe to say that logistics planners have to be creative when moving freight. The key tool for a logistics planner has long been a transportation management system (TMS), but the increased complexity of the market is driving demand for more creative TMS capabilities.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. This oil was stolen in a series of warehouse break-ins. And now on to this week’s logistics news. supply chain reliability. Milwaukee; and Newark, N.J. billion as U.S.