Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2015

Service Parts Planning Supply Chain Disruption Supply Chain Risk Management business continuity planning General Electric Appliance Park warehouse fire General Electric Louisville Kentucky warehouse fire General Electric supply chain Suuply Chain Matters blog Many of our Supply Chain Matters commentaries related to supply chain disruption and supply chain risk management relate to events that many would not believe would actually happen.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

On August 14, 2013, a UPS cargo plane bound for Birmingham Alabama from Louisville Kentucky crashed in the early morning hours just short of the airport runway, tragically killing both pilots on-board. Flight 1354, an Airbus A300 cargo plane crashed shortly before 6am Eastern time near a parallel access road in the immediate airport area, about a half mile from the runway.

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The Network Effect

JULY 2, 2014

Eventually Pitino became head coach at a number of programs over the years, most notably at Louisville where the Cardinals won the national championship in 2013.

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Logistics Trends and Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2018

and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY. By Ian Kerr, The Postal Podcas t and Cathy Morrow Roberson. 3D printing is revolutionizing the way spare parts is managed.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For example, here’s a description from a 2001 profile of Kroger’s food supply chain published by Louisville Business First : The frozen food portion of the order is assembled at 6:30 a.m.

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The two companies have jointly opened a facility near the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 100 industrial 3D printers. by Joe Cannata I recently took a trip to my local big box electronics store, and saw a 3D printer on display.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 29, 2011

It also offers close proximity to a number of key parcel and air infrastructure hubs including Indianapolis and Louisville, Ky. Global biopharmaceutical company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, has chosen Exel as its third-party logistics provider handling its U.S. distribution. As part of the contract, Exel purchased the existing Bristol-Myers Squibb distribution centers in Mount Vernon, Ind., and will take over operations in the second quarter of this year.

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Cerasis

MARCH 15, 2017

David Hoerig is a Systems Sales Manager with Lantech, the Louisville, KY based inventor of stretch wrapping. Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2016

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

TriHaul Adds $500 to Roundtrip Pay: Chicago - Columbus - Louisville - Chicago. For example, a TriHaul from Columbus to Chicago via Louisville, KY will boost your average rate from $1.82 It's February, so it should be no surprise that freight availability is down, and so are rates.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 15, 2018

I will be speaking more in detail about these myths and much more, in the DAT booth #64196 at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 22 to 24. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 19, 2018

I will be talking about these myths and much more, at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 22 to 24. Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Ted Smith ( @Tedsmithphd ), former chief innovation officer of the city of Louisville, KY, observes, “In this new century, the places we live and work and the transportation we use to move between them get smarter every day thanks to a host of innovations that have combined the Internet of Things (IoT) and the rising tide of expectations for safety, security, and convenience.”[1]

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

You might want to look for a load going from Cleveland to Louisville instead. February is the slow season for freight, and it may feel like your business is at a crawl right now.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Louisville, Kentucky. Winning e-commerce customers means fast, low-cost delivery. Ultimately, this requires getting your product closer to your customers. Pop-up fulfillment is a way for retailers to add fulfillment centers quickly. You can pop-up capacity when and where you need it.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

Louisville, Kentucky. Winning eCommerce customers means fast, affordable delivery—for both you and your customers.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

Kentucky offers the UPS World Port in Louisville, DHL Americas hub in Northern Kentucky and several large FedEx ground hubs throughout Kentucky.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The lease-purchase company was offering a brand-new Freightliner with a sleeper and a dedicated run, which was to go to JFK airport in New York, then to Louisville, KY – but none of this was in writing.

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GTG Technology Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

The junction of I-65 and I-71 in Louisville, Kentucky, follows the Fort Lee bottleneck. Bottlenecks are the bane of truckers everywhere. Across the United States, they’re wasting thousands of hours of drive time and causing safety hazards for people on the road.

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Creating Supply Chain Excellence

DECEMBER 27, 2013

It was only nine years ago when an ice storm crippled Memphis and Louisville, resulting in major final delivery problems for Christmas. Being realistic means being practical and/or pragmatic. For holiday 2013, there were five really big factors that were going to impact final delivery.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2017

When you spend your workday thinking and writing about logistics, you can’t help but see it in your everyday life too. Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging. My wife walked into the study with a large box from Amazon.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY.” I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

I looked specifically at the lane between Fort Lee, NJ and Louisville, KY, because those metro areas were #3 and #4 on the list, respectively. When you do find a load, the rates are low – last week, only $1.17/mile to Louisville. Find a second load from Richmond to Louisville.

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