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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Sick State of Ocean Freight

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I do not spend a lot of time on ocean freight and I probably should spend more.  Suffice it to say I know it is in a dramatic over capacity ...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Total Business Inventory to Sales Ratios

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Somehow last week got away from me, perhaps too much sun in Florida the week prior, so I did not post this on Thursday as I would have liked...
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Supply Chain and Sustainability

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Greenbiz and Supply Chain Insights conduct a survey on the different thoughts of supply chain organizations and sustainability organization...
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Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Rush to Brokerage

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Much like the early '80s there appears to be a rush to brokerage going on in the transportation industry. While I still feel eventually ...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Shiny Happy People...

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Well, after last week we should all be entering this week very shiny and happy and ready for another great week of commerce.  To celebrate, ...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

The Week That Was - Wow!!.. But Will It Translate into Physical Goods?

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Well, this was the week we have all been waiting for if you are one of those who did not abandon the market after the last downturn, stayed ...
Friday, March 8, 2013

February Cass Freight Index Supports 10xLE® Predictions

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The February Cass Freight Index has been released and it continues to support and is right in line with what we have been predicting here at...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Inventory to Sales Ratio - Will March Change the Curve?

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One of my favorite measurements of business activity which actually relates to transportation volume is the Inventory to Sales Ratio.  As I ...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Value of S&OP in Logistics

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I have been talking a lot at various events recently on the value of Sales and Operations Planning to the logistician and specifically to th...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

BNSF to Test Natural Gas

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Just received a number of alerts about the BNSF testing natural gas. Seems they believe this will be a large opportunity to switch which I f...

Mapping The Carbon Use Chain to The Value Chain

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I am starting to do a lot of work and study on the impact of the complete value chain on the environment.  I think the argument over whether...

Why I am Not Concerned About The "Driver Shortage"

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The myth that has existed in trucking for over 15 years is some year we will get into such an acute driver shortage that freight will be at ...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Logistics of Defending Against Asteroids

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A respite from working on how to get a package from point A to point B is to think about the meteor which hit Russia a few weeks ago.  Then ...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Should Cost Modeling Comes to Logistics

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I wrote back in January, embedded in another article about why people should do "should cost" modeling prior to negotiating rates ...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

J.C. Penny Slows RFID Rollout

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I will not go into the details here except to say that an "all or nothing" strategy on almost anything does not usually work and t...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Robots and Other Supply Chain Trends - Kevin O'Marah

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Believe it or not there is a Kevin O'Marah out there (yes, he spells his name differently than I do) and he is in the supply chain fi...

Does Logistics Eat Strategy for Lunch?

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An interesting review of two books about World War II entitled: " When Logistics Beats Strategy " . The review states: " Di...
Sunday, February 3, 2013

Macroeconomic Monday® - Data Mixed, Market Up, Consumers Feel Worse

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What a combination of data!  We knew last week was going to be a "big data" week and it sure did not surprise however it certainly...

A Drone Delivers Your Package?

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Missy Cummings Boston Globe Recently, I watched a fascinating show on Nova entitled:  " Rise of the Drones " and as usual, I n...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

2012 Was A Good Year for Shippers Who Used Analysis Over Emotion

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Despite all the noise about how CSA, regulations and a surging economy would create a massive deficit in capacity, what we saw in 2012 was a...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Why I Thought FEDEX Was Best For My 3D Printing Model

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I received a lot of comments about my post yesterday concerning 3D printing and how I think FEDEX is really set up to exploit this opportun...

Big Economic Week Ahead

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Macroeconomics drives everything.  I am reading Warren Buffett's new book "Tap Dancing to Work" and he is fond of saying a fan...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

More Impact of 3D Printing - Nokia Gets in The Game

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I have written about 3D printing many times and its impact on the transportation industry (read:  Soon a lot less will need to be transport...
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Cost Control Gone Bad..Subway Agrees to Make all "Footlongs" well.. A Foot Long

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We have all seen it in just about everything you buy; packaging is thinner (resulting in more damaged product), metal is replaced with plast...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

The Data Behind The Data on The Housing Market

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A lot has been mentioned recently about the housing market and how quickly it appears to be rebounding.  It feels as if the entire country w...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

A Fascinating Discussion of "Vehicle Miles Traveled" (VMT), Implications for the Auto Industry and Implications for Automotive Logistics

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It is so interesting that the human mind almost always takes previous history and subconsciously projects it out into the future.  It is a r...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Clay Christensen: How Will You Measure Your Life

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I am going to use today's posting to refer you to one of the most brilliant people I have ever met and had the pleasure to listen to: Cl...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Blue and Brown Make Green... Sustainability for The Final Mile

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I have written before about the complexity of the final mile in the logistics network.  This includes both the final mile of the delivery an...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Wholesale Inventories Climb More Than Expected

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I will have more on this later tonight however my fear about inventories seems to be coming true.  Inventory appears to be building in the ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Buyer Beware... of Anchoring!

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Sitting tonight watching the news and the topic was the "after Christmas sales".  The story, of course, made me think of transport...

Holiday Sales Disappoint - Leading to Inventory Issues?

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First, Merry Christmas and my wishes for a very happy holiday season.  Regardless of what you celebrate at this time of the year the message...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

And A Third Set of Predictions....

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I bring you yet another set of predictions concerning supply chain for 2013.  Adrian has a fantastic track record for seeing into the future...

Yet, Even More Supply Chain Predictions

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It is that time of year again when the supply chain (and other) predictions come out.  The really smart people keep them broad enough so, li...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

The Math Behind Tracking Packages - Marketplace, NPR

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NPR does a very good podcast on the "math behind the packages".  A very fascinating quick story on how the "quants" are ...

Lessons From Kozmo.com for Same Day Delivery

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Yes, it is true if you live long enough what is old will be new again.  This, of course, is the situation as it relates to the so called sam...
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