The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 10, 2023

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

Supply chain risk solutions are hot. Exiger’s CEO, Brandon Daniels, told me they were larger than their three largest supply chain risk competitors combined. Modern supply chain risk solutions are marvelous pieces of technology. All suppliers are rated on a 1 to 10 scale across different risk categories.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 29, 2022

Mike is a Client Engagement Director at JBF Consulting , a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry. JBF Consulting is a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2022

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss 5 trends shaping logistics and supply chain. In the interview, Ben reviews and discussed trends and interesting companies in ecommerce, final mile, cold chain, reverse logistics, and fulfillment. He draws on a career building, advising, and investing in supply chain companies.

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Stord

APRIL 10, 2024

While there are over 150,000 different software products and services featured on G2, only the highest ranked are recognized each quarter according to their category, company size, geography, and report type," said Sara Rossio, Chief Product Officer at G2.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

In the coming year, here’s how producers of three essential food categories can proactively plan their supply chains to mitigate risks associated with extreme weather and climate change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Franklin Sports needed to protect sales in this category by improving their pickleball supply chain. To achieve that, Franklin Sports supply chain needed to be improved significantly. Without an efficient supply chain, a company can’t meet the demand that exists, and competitors swoop in and grab market share.

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Stord

APRIL 5, 2024

This strategic acquisition further expands Stord's fulfillment network throughout the US and Canada, and strengthens its ability to provide comprehensive and tailored supply chain physical and digital solutions to its customers. We are thrilled to join forces with ProPack," said Sean Henry, Co-Founder and CEO of Stord.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

This year, as with years in the past, there is a broad and deep line-up of supply chain and logistics conferences to attend. This list of events with embedded links is broken into two categories – industry association events and technology provider events. Welcome 2024! Many events exist in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Penske Move Ahead

MARCH 8, 2024

Penske Logistics is pleased to announce that Amy Ilyes, vice president of Logistics Engineering has been honored with the 2024 Pros to Know Award by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. This recognition is in the Lifetime Achievement category. Amy Ilyes’ acknowledgment highlights her significant impact on the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2022

Michael Burry’s tweet stated that the supply glut at retail is a result of the Bullwhip Effect and that there will be deflationary pulses from this. As a supply chain analyst and an economics enthusiast, I was curious to learn more. This talk of deflation caught me off guard.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Global supply chains have largely recovered from the shocks experienced by the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, with industries such as energy and food witnessing price and supply shortages ease significantly compared to the highs of 2022. However, the market remains vulnerable to various supply and demand-side uncertainties.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 4, 2022

Ben is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital , a private equity firm investing in the applied supply chain. He draws on a career building, advising, and investing in supply chain companies. Benjamin led the firm’s efforts, advising on over $1 billion worth of supply chain transactions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply chain sustainability has become a very hot topic, but for a lot of people, there is uncertainty around its meaning. There are three responses in this question that address supply chain sustainability: align with our goals, mission, and values; meet consumers expectations; and increase profitability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2022

Eric Kulisch is the Supply Chain and Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. About Eric Kulisch.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Here are the 9 easiest, fastest, and most effective ways to boost your Supply Chain performance. And discover the respective term of each area in these 3 categories: Short, Medium, and Long. KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics. 11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida on Wednesday (following Hurricane Fiona’s destruction in Puerto Rico earlier this month), and as I write this, it is strengthening again into a Category 1 storm and heading toward Georgia and the Carolinas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over the past few years, supply chain and procurement pros have faced the challenge of navigating their enterprises through one disruption after another. Demands of quickly securing alternative sources of supply due to market changes, supply shortages and disruptions. How will the picture change in 2023 ?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Supply chain and logistics functions have been one of the most volatile in the global economy of the last four years. Do supply chain bottlenecks persist and if so, where? Is supply chain resilience still a priority for C-level executives? However, imports of industrial supplies appear to be declining.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2022

Categories with excess inventory include apparel, electronics, and home and sporting goods. Clearing the stale inventory has helped the world’s largest retailer relieve pressure on their stores and through their supply chain. And we want the buyers in some categories to have that mentality and be aggressive.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mark Derks | BlueGrace Logistics Guest Author for Food Logistics December 30, 2023 The BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index unveils insights into the future state of the market, forecasting the growth or shrinkage of index categories in Q1 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

US and UK-based Synergy Logistics has partnered with leading industry solutions adviser, Supply Chain BEST, to expand their warehouse management system (WMS) implementation capabilities. read more Synergy makes significant UK appointment The post WMS Partners with Supply Chain Advisor appeared first on Logistics Business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2023

And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows. This list of events with embedded links is broken into two categories – industry association events and technology provider events. Welcome 2023! 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Ever since COVID hit, supply chain executives have embraced supply chain risk management. Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm. Then multiply by 10 for the Tier 3.”

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Kuebix

APRIL 30, 2021

In order to better understand the source of harmful gas emissions, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has broken them down into three categories: Scope 1 – All direct emissions from the activities of an organization that are under their control. The post 3 Innovations Driving Sustainability in Supply Chains appeared first on Kuebix.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This blog will review how category managers and supply planners can use cluster analysis to make smarter decisions and grow sales. Let’s look at the four most common ways cluster analysis is used for category management and supply chain planning decisions. Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail. and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID. This worked.

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Kuebix

MAY 21, 2021

The meaning behind the term “fast food restaurant” is just as it sounds – restaurants that prepare food quickly and easily for customers, often in a drive-thru layout, fall under this category. The post A New Era for Fast Food Restaurants & Supply Chains appeared first on Kuebix.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Penske Logistics is a 2023 Quest for Quality Award recipient, in the Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) Value-Add category. Logistics Management magazine published that Penske was the leader in two areas of the Value-Add category: Order fulfillment and logistics information systems.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

The ‘Queen of the Pit Lane’ revealed nine winning companies and two winning individuals in the 11 categories of the awards, which celebrated its 35th anniversary this year. Suzi Perry hosted a crowd of over 550 at the British International Freight Association’s 2023 Freight Service Awards, which took place at the Brewery in London.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Efficio, a global procurement and supply chain consultancy, is working with business leaders to do just that – turning attention to the supply chain to make the biggest impact on ESG. Data needed to quantify carbon emissions within the supply chain can span multiple systems and suppliers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the aftermath of the pandemic, businesses faced unprecedented disruptions, laying bare vulnerabilities within their supply chains, writes Suki Dhuphar (pictured), Head of International Business, Tamr. The question that arises is: What steps can leaders take to prevent future catastrophes in the supply chain?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ve only just entered the second half of the year and people haven’t even taken their summer vacations yet, so why are we talking about holiday supply chains now? Shouldn’t this alleviate the pressure on holiday supply chains?”. Last year, retailers started encouraging holiday shoppers to shop early. Not really.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2023

At the ARC Industry Leadership Forum in February, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Delligatti, Director of Digital Supply Chain Transformation at SDI , to discuss the pandemic, Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO), and the future of supply chain management. You can watch the full interview below.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Supply chain professionals know it can be extremely challenging to drive day-to-day operational excellence and pursue innovation at the same time. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. What to prioritize.

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