The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 26, 2017
An organization’s culture and mindset evolve over time. When confronted with a problem or challenge, the organization (or more accurately, the people in the organization) view it through a filter of their experiences. Ideas that they believe have worked for them under past similar conditions are more likely to be applied again. Ideas that have seemed less successful, or more difficult, in the past are less likely to be applied again.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Terrorism is a reality that, unfortunately, requires our growing attention in the supply chain world. The British Standards Institution Supply Chain Services and Solutions publishes an annual report that analyzes global trouble spots for supply chain operations. This year’s report focused on the continual rise in terrorist attacks and how it will continue to affect the supply chain.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Frank McGuigan, President and Chief Operating Officer at Transplace , addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What have been the main drivers of all the M&A activity in transportation and logistics in recent years? What makes transportation and logistics so attractive to investment firms? What makes a good acquisition target?
Kane is Able
OCTOBER 26, 2017
The chronic U.S. truck driver shortage threatens to disrupt supply lines and materially impact corporate financial performance. But has the drumbeat of warnings reached the corner office? There is evidence it has not, with companies ignoring the risk in the same way that many in New Orleans ignored flood warning signals before Katrina, until it was too late.
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Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.
Blue Grace Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
The US less-than-truckload (LTL) market is undergoing a tremendous change. Improving economic conditions as well as manufacturing growth has helped increase demand for LTL shipments. As a result, Stifel analyst David Ross noted that the $35 billion LTL market combined for publicly traded carriers reported tonnage per day increased 4% year-over-year during the second quarter of this year.
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Quiet Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
We're pleased to announce our partnership with Roomify, the game-changing digitally native brand that's revolutionized the process of shopping for college.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2017
Many transportation and logistics software companies were launched in the late 1990s and early 2000s, during the height of the dotcom era, but very few of them survive today — they either went bankrupt or were acquired by others. A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas.
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