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When Does a Comment to Investors Become an Illegal "Signal" to Competitors?

10xLogistics

On July 18, 2015 I wrote a blog post entitled: DOJ Investigates Airlines - Are the Trucking Companies Next? For example, does the statement "disciplined capacity control" state a good business practice to the investors or does it state to the competition "If you don't add capacity I won't add capacity". Something is going on here.

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An Optimistic Outlook for the LTL Market

Blue Grace Logistics

Some truck carriers have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. As a result, some truck carriers such as JB Hunt, Estes and Werner have introduced last mile delivery services for items such as exercise equipment, mattresses, and furniture. Pricing and Labor.

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India-Russia issue stern warning for Pakistan over terrorism after PM Modi-Vladimir Putin meet

247 Customs Broker

WATCH: India, Russia ink major deals during PM Modi-Vladimir Putin meeting . The two Sides agreed to continue the practice of such informal meetings and to maintain strategic communication at all levels on a regular basis. The Sides agreed to make efforts to convene the INSTC Ministerial and Coordination meeting on priority.

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11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs

Logistics Bureau

A prime example of this kind of manipulation (and really, it is manipulation), is when performance issues arise which result in shipment delays. For example, if you offer a three-hour delivery time window, you might consider that to be excellent service. It’s a folly to do so, and it doesn’t do the managers or the company any favours.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. Study the Process’s Operating Patterns.

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8 Reasons Companies Bring Outsourced Operations Back In-house

Logistics Bureau

So what might drive companies to return to insourcing, especially after the painstaking exercise of finding an outsourcing partner, drawing up complex contracts and service level agreements and building a relationship which at the outset, is foreseen as a long-term partnership? Why Take Logistics Back In-House? Better to Have Loved and Lost?

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

Even if you simplify your product range and your upstream suppliers, you still have to deal with the ramifications of diverse customers, their expectations, their location and the logistics needed to meet their requirements. Customer-specific services. Returns management. Logistics costs are often a big contributor to overall Cost to Serve.