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The RocketFuel Story with Josh Beatty

The Logistics of Logistics

Data-Driven Insights: Provides valuable insights into shipping costs and performance metrics to optimize operations. Launch Fulfillment (Josh’s other company) offers premium 3PL solutions for B2C and B2B ecommerce brands, with locations in Utah, Kentucky, and soon United Kingdom.

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US-UK Trade Deal – Key Provisions and Supply Chain Implications

Logistics Viewpoints

On May 9, 2025, the United States and the United Kingdom announced a bilateral trade agreement focused on tariff adjustments across several key sectors. beef from 1,000 to 13,000 metric tons , removing the 20% tariff within that limit. Agriculture and Ethanol The UK has raised its import quota for U.S.

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Dreams on Home Delivery Excellence: It Begins and Ends with Customer Experience

Talking Logistics

Dreams has its own fleet of 110 vehicles and operates an average of 120-125 vehicles per week, with over 400 people across 9 distribution centers in the United Kingdom. As McCarthy put it, after a customer buys a bed, it’s his responsibility “to make sure we deliver it to their home brilliantly.”

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

A new United Nations University report, titled The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 , details e-waste generation by region. million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. With 32% of the world’s total, the United States (7.1 kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The winners drive improvement while posting financial results in the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter ahead of the peer group.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. The reason?

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My Take: LLamasoft Buys Barloworld Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

The purchase of Barloworld gives LLamasoft a strong presence in the United Kingdom, and a team on the European continent. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is working on her third book, Leadership Matters. About the Author: Lora Cecere is the Founder of Supply Chain Insights.