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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment?

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

I’ve been wrong with many of my predictions in the past (still waiting for a major third-party logistics provider to buy a major software company or vice versa), and I will be wrong again. The Convergence of Commerce and Logistics Continues. And if prices climb high enough, will that prompt U.S.