Transportation Trends: The Cover Story for 2012 and Beyond
Soon you will see them everywhere; the magazine covers and television programs that highlight the trends, personalities and events of the waning year. If I had to make my own cover feature that would...
View ArticleDriving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local
To centralize or not to centralize? That is the question – or at least it is a major discussion point for many large, global companies considering how best to manage transportation across today’s vast...
View ArticleComplexity as a Catalyst for Change: How Industry Leaders Turn Challenge into...
It can be said in life that the only constant is change. Those involved in the manufacturing, retail or transportation industries the past year would likely attest to the truth of that statement....
View ArticleInnovation in Air Cargo: A Distinct Possibility or Just Talk?
I hosted a session during TIACA’s 2013 Executive Summit and Annual General Meeting held in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA April 16 – 18. The session was titled “Essential innovation during the downturn”...
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Global Logistics and the Transportation Management Center: The Next Phase in...
In my previous article on the evolution of transportation management, Driving Value from a Transportation Management Center: Think Global, Act Local, I discussed how transportation best practices were...
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JDA FocusConnect 2013 – All Good Things Must Come to an End
The final day of FocusConnect 2013 was met with traditional English weather — cold and rainy. However, it was not enough to dampen the spirits of attendees who again packed the General Session to...
View ArticleTransformation Technology: An Interview with Rich Sherman, Part III
As part of our Expert Insights series, Supply Chain Nation sat down with Rich Sherman, a leading supply chain industry consultant to discuss his book, Supply Chain Transformation: Practical Roadmap for...
View ArticleIndustry Commentary: American Shipper Global Transportation Benchmark Study
American Shipper recently released its annual benchmark report entitled “Global Transportation Management Benchmark Study: Climbing the Visibility Sophistication Ladder.” The study surveys...
View Article2014 Transportation Resolutions for the New World of Retail
The world of retail has changed, dramatically. Not so long ago, if I needed something, I would have to go on a trek from mall to mall and from store to store. If it was something particularly specific...
View ArticleThe Debate – Transportation Planning versus Transportation Execution
We have all seen it. We have all heard it. Perhaps many, or most of us, have even participated in the ongoing debate over which is more critical, transportation planning or transportation execution?...
View ArticleEFT 2016 Global Logistics Report
2016 looks to be a year of great opportunity for logistics service providers (LSPs). That view is confirmed by new industry research from Eye For Transport (EFT) that shows that LSP customers are...
View ArticleHow SpaceX Could Transform the Parcel Service Industry
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: how the SpaceX plan for the Big Falcon Rocket could transform the parcel...
View ArticleThe Battle for Air Cargo Space
Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This week: how expectations for rapid delivery are driving competition in the air...
View Article3 Initiatives Driving Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Management
Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from...
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