QAD

AUGUST 4, 2022

And, as I live not too far from the self proclaimed town of “Beer City USA” (Grand Rapids, Michigan), I figured a discussion on the beer industry today and its supply chain might be appropriate. The key ingredients of beer such as grains, hops and packaging are now more expensive than ever and scarce. Disruption in the Beer Industry .

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments.

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QAD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. A man checked his watch to confirm what he had expected, he needed to leave his office in Michigan to catch his flight to Texas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

DoorDash can now return your packages for you. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos boldly declared nine years ago that in just a few years, last mile drones would be delivering packages across the country to customer’s front doors. Or, you can type “package” into your search bar. And with that, let’s get to the news.

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QAD

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Today, however, the trend is moving to packaged foods as well. Some examples include sugar from Michigan grown sugar beets, cereals from midwest grain producing states, and potato products from Idaho grown potatoes. Better for the environment due to reduced transportation costs and distances. Strengthens the community.

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3PL Insights

MARCH 22, 2017

Even with its role in the global auto industry losing its luster in recent years, Michigan has rapidly transitioned to growth in the mobility sector. Through various programs and initiatives, Michigan is working to play a crucial role in the automation of driving, certain to rock every corner of the economy over the next few decades.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters). Latest Use for a Bitcoin Technology: Tracing Turkeys From Farm to Table (WSJ sub. UPS announces U.S. rate hikes, new peak surcharges for 2018 (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Michigan Puts Forward Bills to Allow for Public Sales of Driverless Cars (WSJ- sub. One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management. Delivery Won’t Be the Driver at Amazon (WSJ- sub. Uber raises $3.5

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 16, 2018

The pill packages had likely been contaminated by trace amounts of a fungicide used to treat the 6-inch-tall wooden platforms, which carried them from factory to warehouse to retailer. The cost of lost production and yanking Tylenol and Motrin off store shelves: $900m. A pallet cracks, sending a stack of televisions tumbling to the floor.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2016

Not only is picking individual items to complete consumer orders more labor-intensive than fulfilling replenishment orders, it also requires new skills and effort to combine picks into consumer packaging, manifest the resulting parcel shipments and arrange for parcel carrier pickups. This can lead to disappointed customers.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I have been sitting in on interesting calls the past couple of days, and have also been exchanging emails with my colleague Jason Miller at Michigan State University, and also sat in on a presentation by Bill Villalon, recently retired President of APL Logistics, who presented to the CAPS Board. Here’s a few reasons why.

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DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

Because here in Michigan, in the Northern United States, we had one more winter storm. To minimize delays and transportation issues and in the area of food to minimize food spoilage, item location is critical to having that right product at the right place at the right time. Distribution of products today is complex. .

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Not as pre-packaged as an E-update, so more effort required. Transport Topics. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. American Journal of Transportation. LogisticsMgmt.

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 21, 2019

The Beginning: The history of logistics actually begins in ancient Greece and was used to transport military goods during wars. Within the first year of business, the Ambassador Bridge that connects Michigan to Canada was opened. This made communication with transportation carriers much more convenient to track shipments. .

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Rate increases will be accompanied by pay hikes for over-the-road drivers, predicts Gordon Klemp, whose National Transportation Institute (NTI) has collected, analyzed and published compensation data from more than 300 truckload carriers over two decades. Klemp expects this year’s compensation packages to go much higher than that.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

One is time to recover (TTR), the time it would take for a particular node in the supply chain — a supplier facility, a distribution center, or a transportation hub — to be restored to full functionality after a disruption. ” — Understanding Supply Chain Excellence , Michigan State University; Twitter: @michiganstateu 33.

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