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How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA

Logistics Bureau

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. Infographic: The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

That is part of an overall vehicle efficiency goal of a 50% reduction (from a 2005 baseline) by 2025. Building on their push to incorporate alternative fuels as an emission reduction strategy, logistics companies are increasing their focus on one of the highest cost areas they face: last mile delivery. Last-Mile Delivery.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Supply Chain Planning: 4 Essential Year End Questions to Ask Yourself

GlobalTranz

A huge part of effective strategy in any business function is planning. Adding some context to your experiences presents a more accurate picture of your year by tempering unusual highs and lows. By comparison during the last major driver shortage in 2005, trucking had 20,000 open jobs. where has the time gone!).

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The State of LTL Shipping in Light of YRC Freight Bankruptcy

TransAudit

Purchase of USF in 2005: The acquisition of USF, though appearing promising on paper, led to integration complications and further increased Yellow’s debt. Aggressive Competition and Price Undercutting With rivals employing aggressive pricing strategies, YRC found it challenging to maintain its price points in a saturated market.

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How the Amazon Effect Revamped the Way Freight Moves Today

Blue Grace Logistics

E-commerce giant Amazon has impacted the logistics industry in a myriad number of ways and is single-handedly responsible for dictating present-day consumer preferences and the urgency in freight movement today. Consumers first tasted the two-day delivery system when Amazon launched its Prime membership in 2005.

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.