Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Jeff is the co-founder of a technology company that developed the collaborative logistics platform used by Nick’s company. Nicholas Reasoner is the founder and CEO of Transloop , a digital freight network revolutionizing logistics for shippers and carriers. Transloop has locations in Chicago, IL, and Nashville, TN.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2016

Lots of supply chain and logistics news to get to this week, especially on the the technology front, so let’s go straight to it. JDA Rolls Out New Transportation Management Capabilities and Taps into Big Data to Enable Real-time Visibility. Free’ Shipping Crowds Out Small Retailers (WSJ – sub. Descartes Acquires pixi.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99. COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. The Rhine River has been a reliable shipping lane for centuries, helping spawn industrial giants along its banks.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. Retailers with store-front will push this option and curbside pickups to offset high shipping costs.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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