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Continuous Moves (Part 2) 26 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Last week, I discussed continuous moves in networks where they could be planned with a high degree of certainty. But there is another form of continuous moves — a more ad hoc, opportunistic type of mo...
This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013) 23 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even t...
Guest Commentary: Benefiting From the Big Market Shift in Supply Chain Execution 22 Aug 2013 | 04:21 pm
Over the past few years, there has been a shift in the supply chain execution (SCE) software marketplace. Or to borrow from a popular, but old automotive advertising campaign, “This is not your father...
Hyperloop and the Quest for a New Transportation Mode 21 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
Last week, while I was at the beach flying a kite, Elon Musk (founder of Paypal, Tesla Motors, and Space X) introduced his vision for a fifth mode of transportation: a Hyperloop, which would allow pas...
Continuous Moves (Part 1) 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
I’m working on developing a supplier selection tool for Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and one form of optimization a TMS can support is “continuous moves.” I wanted to learn more about con...
This Week in Logistics News (August 5-9, 2013) 9 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm
I gotta get packing, so let’s go straight to the news… U.S. Court of Appeals upholds nearly all of new HOS regulations (Logistics Management) Oracle Helps Retailers Increase Sales and Margins with New...
Guest Commentary: It’s Not the Same: Facing the Challenges of Deploying Globally 8 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
I am fortunate. The supporting facts behind this blanket statement are gleefully numerous, but for the purposes of a blog focused on transportation and logistics, I am going to whittle it down to the ...
Is the Traditional S&OP Process Outdated and Heading to Extinction? 7 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
Last week on Talking Logistics, I had a very thought-provoking conversation with Tony Martins, VP of Strategic Services at Halo Pharmaceutical. Tony is a unique supply chain executive — he not only se...
Guest Commentary: Not So Fast: How Technology is Slowing Express Delivery 6 Aug 2013 | 05:07 pm
Over the last few years, FedEx and UPS have seen significant shifts in how domestic and international customers are shipping. The shift from express to ground products is growing at an unprecedented r...
Leggett & Platt’s Approach to Global Trade Management 5 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
A report from American Shipper shows that trade policy is driven largely by either the supply chain or compliance group. I assumed when I read this that the supply chain folks mentioned would be mostl...
