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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

Driver shortages have become even more of a reality in the supply chain industry for a number of reasons, chief among them being the sharp rise in demand. But the industry is watching as the technology opens new opportunities for safety, savings and speed long-haul, raising curiosity on the strength of a compelling business case.

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Road Report: 2018 OPEX Oil and Gas Summit

TrackVia

One attendee I spoke to worked in the supply chain division for a large petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company. He spoke about how their supply chain is still using paper, email, and spreadsheets for their workflow management. We’d like to hear from you. Subscribe to TrackVia’s Blog.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. The field is large and growing. It also has physical stores, which have mirrors.)

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

trucking industry and supply chains. Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Yellow's success was due in part to its innovative use of technology. Yellow’s financial struggles would continue affecting the trucking industry and supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

Talking Logistics

This time I’ll be returning from enVista’s FUEL 2018 conference where I am giving a keynote presentation this morning on Defining Your Own Logistics Competitive Weapon. Oklahoma grocers set to deploy fleet of autonomous vans for final-mile deliveries (CCJ). Stay tuned for my takeaways from the conference in a future post.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

As the global environment is shifting based on political debates, EU/British negotiations, tariffs driven by the Trump administration, as well as the sudden shifts in country-level policies, supply chain executives and planners are working to plan for future uncertainties. However, some categories are capacity constrained.

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