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Friday, October 12, 2012

Has Amazon Awakened The Sleeping Giant? - Walmart Same Day Delivery

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I think one thing a lot of industries and companies have regretted is taking on Walmart.  Circuit City tried, Toys 'R Us tried and other...

Ryder Launches a New Blog - Called "Exchange"

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One of the goals of the 10xLogistics® forum is to create an "open-source" for logistics and supply chain knowledge.  To do that I ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

A Definition of Logistics Gone Bad

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I recently came across the video which I think is supposed to talk about the huge benefits logistics plays in our economy. And, by this the ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

September CASS Freight Index - Year over Year Decline

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I will take a day to digest these numbers however the CASS Index is out for September and the results are mixed.  Increase month over month ...

Macroeconomic Monday®

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Last week was a heck of a week for the macroeconomic outlook for both the world and the US economy.  As everyone who reads this blog knows, ...
Saturday, October 6, 2012

Value Chain or Supply Chain

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A fantastic discussion over at Supply Chain Index on the measurable differences between a "Supply Chain" and "Value Chain&quo...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

CSCMP 2012 Was A Huge Success - On to CSCMP 2013 in Denver

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My blogging has been slow to non existent this week due to the great Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 2012 Annual Gl...
Saturday, September 29, 2012

3D Printing - Don't Reduce Costs - Eliminate Them!

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You have heard me say over and over again that the ultimate goal is not just cost reduction it is the actual elimination of costs.  Think e-...

Truckload Capacity "Readily Available"

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Over at the Transplace blog they provide some analysis on the most recent Morgan Stanley release.  The words which caught my eye were they ...

Get Ready for "Macroeconomic Monday®"!

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I will be starting a new feature this week called "Macroeconomic Monday®" where I will be reviewing the macroeconomic trends from ...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Getting Natural Gas Right from The EDF

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The Environmental Defense Fund really puts out good science.  They are truly non partisan and report the facts as they are known.  I just r...

Elena Craft Will Be Speaking At Track 6 - CSCMP 2012

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As my readers know I am hosting Track 6 (Click on Track 6 here and see the tracks objectives)  at the Council of Supply Chain Management ...

Walter Zimmermann

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Turning points: United Icap's Walter Zimmermann - Risk.net An interesting biography of our first speaker at CSCMP Track 6 - Energy and...

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Annual Conference

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I really am looking forward to CSCMP 2012 in Atlanta this year.  I am hosting Track 6 - Energy and Infrastructure where we will have a very ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bid More Frequently, Not Less

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I am not sure how I totally missed this great article in DC Velocity entitled " Go Short " however I am glad I ran into it now.  I...
Monday, September 10, 2012

Get Ready - CSCMP 2012 in Atlanta

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Those who have been in the industry a while know the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is the premier professional or...
Friday, September 7, 2012

More Data on Slowing ..

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As reported at the Transplace blog, Stifel Nicolaus data supports the idea of a slowing environment.
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Cass August Index is Out - What Shall We Learn?

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The Cass Freight Index is out for August and the results are not surprising for those of us who stay close to this market every day.  Both ...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Continuing on Cube Utilization - Secondary Cube

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What if Watermelons were Square? Ask yourself - What if Watermelons Were Square? I find just about everyone gets the idea that putting...

Packaging and Merchandising Vs. Logistics Efficiency?

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Conducting what I call a "walk around" (my wife calls it shopping) in the grocery store this weekend started my mind wandering to ...