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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. Ben received his bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives in Milwaukee.

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Is Software Making Us Dumb?

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, a man drove a tractor-trailer into a Milwaukee park and over two pedestrian bridges, where it ultimately got stuck (a towing company had to use a crane to lift the trailer onto a nearby road). Truck Gets Stuck in Milwaukee Park, Driver Blames GPS (Source: WTMJ).

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

These studies have historically required complicated and hypersensitive software, the studies last for multiple months, and they can cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Even sophisticated design tools sometimes rely on a circuity factor to serve as a proxy for road distance. It’s time for a digital, sustainable supply chain.

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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Contents Supply Chain Movement 22 – 2016 Q3. 8 | Snapshots: Launch Supply Chain Executive Club. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. 14 | Profile Daniel Helmig, Global Head Supply Chain Management, ABB.

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UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Milwaukee, WI and York, PA based retailer operates 268 department stores across 26 states and has a robust online/ecommerce site. Bon-Ton’s implementation will include the UltraShipTMS Core platform as well as Ultra’s LoadFusion freight/route optimization tool and yard management tool, UltraYMS. a regional department store.

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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. Prior to heading into carrier evaluation & negotiations, make sure multi-carrier parcel shipping software is a line item in your budget.

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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. This is also about supply chains, about 150,000 vehicles a day, and a good percentage of that is trucking. And now on to this week’s logistics news.