The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Of course, these new technologies also come with a lot of risks and uncertainties, which is why many companies are taking a “wait and see” approach before investing any time, money, and resources in them. In some cases, those beliefs were true, but in many other cases, they were not. That approach, however, is also risky.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Of course, TMS still needs good analytics and planning logic, especially when it comes to what Clark calls “deconstructing” truckloads into less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to see if breaking orders into LTL moves makes sense for both service level and costs. These solution providers live and breathe in the parcel world,” says De Muynck.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

. Let’s start with a basic but critical fact: for physical product companies, “sustainability is intimately connected with supply chains, the complex economic structures formed by companies that are using the global supply of natural resources to meet worldwide demand,” Sheffi notes.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

Specifically in this case, I would say the answer is clearly No. “The dire predictions that robots are going to take our jobs are overstated,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the study for McKinsey, adding “There will be enough jobs for everyone in most sectors.” Of course we all need to up our game.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Publishing Resources Industries. Human Resources. Case Studies. |. As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. Hospitality and Leisure. Public Sector.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. data scientists), hardware and software across industry. Education is the answer.

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