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Case Study: It’s a Shoe-in at Skechers EDC

Logistics Business Magazine

The Belgian municipality of Herstal near Liège is a paradise for all shoe lovers: The place is home to the European Distribution Centre for American shoe manufacturer Skechers. It is from this site, that the company is responsible for distributing its sports and casual shoes to the entire European market.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling and Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. million during the period 2002 through 2017. Al Will is president of PWG Distribution Solutions LLC , and a member of the MH&L Editorial Advisory Board. ports doubled from 17.9 million to 34.8

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group.