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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. EchoDrive’s load management tool and document upload capabilities streamline operations, keep dispatchers organized, and help drivers get back on the road faster. About Doug Waggoner.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans launches new US plant

Automotive Logistics

The site previously assembled semi-knockdown (SKD) kits from Germany, which it had been doing since 2006. Manufacturing at the Mercedes-Benz Vans plant includes driverless transport systems and paperless documentation. Digital tools are used to make this process more efficient and sustainable. “In

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Can Dispensaries Deliver Out of State? Which States Allow Delivery of Cannabis?

WorkWave

Slater Medical Marijuana Act of 2006 permits the delivery of medical marijuana in Rhode Island, recreational cannabis delivery remains prohibited. This regulatory framework ensures that cannabis delivery is both responsible and compliant with state laws, providing a convenient service to residents across the state. Hawkins and Thomas C.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

. Sheffi starts, for example, with the extreme pressures coming from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), notably Greenpeace, about which one environmentalist says “When Greenpeace reaches for its toolbox, it tends to find only one tool, and that’s a mallet.” Marketing Director, Inovity.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification.