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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Add Google To The Same Day Delivery Frontier

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I have blogged a few times on what appears to be a growing number of companies interested in executing same day delivery .  At Logisticsview...

Good Discussion of Unilever Sustainable Living Plan

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I found this a very enlightening and exciting presentation relative to the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan.  Clearly they have a plan and a...
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"The Logistics Failures Will Not Be Repeated" - Part Two

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Note:  This is Part 2 of a Two Part Series Concerning Logistics Lessons Learned in The Israeli National Defense Forces (IDF).  You can read ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

More on The Pickens Plan

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Good interview with Boone Pickens about oil and oil independence.  I just warn all the readers that oil independence does not equate to chea...

ATA September Tonnage Report; AAR Rail Loadings

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The ATA has issued their September tonnage report and the results are as expected - flat at best (increased.4% after an August decrease of ....
Thursday, October 18, 2012

More On Same Day "Delivery Wars"

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My readers know I have been blogging about this, with thoughts on what will work, for almost a week now.  I started with a post asking wheth...
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Housing - Good News Bad News for Transportation

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First, I want to be clear that one month's data does not make a trend however we all have to be very pleased with the housing numbers ye...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

More on 3D Printing

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I had recently written thoughts on 3D printing ( 3D Printing - Don't Reduce Costs - Eliminate Them ) and how I thought this could revolu...

Why Transportation Stocks Are So Important

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In my last post I reported (and linked) to an article about transportation stocks and what the "warnings" mean which have been iss...

Macroeconomic Monday® - Mixed Results Last Week

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Last week could have been a "Seinfeld" week where it was the week about nothing.  It was a very bad week (worst since June) for th...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Could The Post Office Be The Big Winner in Same Day Delivery?

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An interesting development in the "same day delivery wars" which has been brewing as of late with Amazon and Wal-Mart.   The key q...

"The Logistic Failures Will Not Be Repeated" - Part 1

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Note:  This is Part 1 of a Two Part Series Concerning Logistics Lessons Learned in The Israeli National Defense Forces (IDF) I came across...
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-...