2008 Course Study 
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have serious doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.
Logistics Bureau
MAY 24, 2019
The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.
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MTS Logistics
MARCH 7, 2022
In politics, it can of course be necessary at times to portray events as relatively simple in order to reach a wider audience. However, when the speech and the underlying fact sheet is studied more closely, it unfortunately contains a range of misconceptions about how the shipping industry works.
Parade
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Anticipating that issue, Fortune designed a course to teach their ultra-dedicated carriers how to use the system. In 2008, they added a freight brokerage division to help cover excess freight and serve their shippers better. They plan to make this happen by sending more of their loads to the carriers they utilize most often.
The Lean Thinker
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The article, in turn, summarizes (and slightly updates) Spear’s findings from his PhD work studying Toyota. I talked about this in a post way back in 2008: Not Just Asking Why – Five Investigations. Kent Bowen. All work highly specified as to content, sequence, timing, and outcome. Go and see. Go and see for yourself.
10xLogistics
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
These statements, of course, are designed to create the fear trade and to get the shippers to buy into a "fear premium" as they go into bid season. Another interesting statement out of the CASS reporting was that for the first time since 2008 the National Retail Foundation is forecasting a decrease in holiday sales by 2.5%
Logistics Bureau
JUNE 21, 2020
Even when other costs such as coordination, transport, and logistics are taken into account, it still makes sense for many companies to outsource to China as onshore overall production costs would be much higher, a study of Australian manufacturing firms concludes. Access to China’s Mass Consumer Market. percent in 2019.
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