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The Zara’s logistics process

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Nowadays, the fashion industry demands more and more creativity, versatility, and especially agility to compete in the market. Companies need to be always aware of new trends and ready to meet what the market demands at the right time, given the importance of the sector.

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5 examples of the black swan theory

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

SARS pandemic in 2002-2004 sped up the growth of the small company Alibaba, which traded over the Internet. In Western countries, companies like Airbnb and Uber instantly became popular, because in times of crisis, people tried to save on everything: arrange joint living and group for trips. Now it is a retail leader in Asia.

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Is the Transportation Market Heading into Unprecedented Territory?

Talking Logistics

Will these trends continue in 2018? Those were just some of the questions I discussed with Mike Finn, VP of Transportation at Kenco Group in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Those of us in the transportation industry can always tell when the economy is really [strengthening],” said Finn. How should shippers respond?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

He was the hero of the curse-reversing 2004 team that came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS with a walk-off homer and another walk-off single. Walmart’s investment is part of a $400 million round of funding for Plenty led by One Madison Group and JS Capital, with participation from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. I think you’ll like the list too. Got some suggestions?

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The beginning of the end for the Paper Bill of Lading

Shipping and Freight Resource

If you look at many of the news items about the industry recently, there has been a certain buzz and intensity around the electronic bill of lading. The TT Club subsequently wrote off its investments in Bolero in 2004. The transformation that has taken place in the airline industry is an example of what’s possible if we work together.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry. Recently Cerasis asked in the Manufacturing Leadership Community group on LinkedIn, run by Manufacturing Executive. But how does it work in industry? Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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