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The Rainmakers

DC Velocity

Do you have any favorite topics or studies? Two of our annual studies are among my favorites. My other favorite study is our annual Top Industry Issues Survey. In 2010, the 50 STA executives awarded me the J.R. Q: What has kept you interested in your work? First is our annual list of the Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks.

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to Flock, he played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics – a UPS Company, a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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China expert Leland Miller announced as keynote speaker at FreightWaves’ Future of Freight Festival

Freight Waves

The event, a premier gathering for freight and logistics leaders, promises to equip attendees with forward-looking strategies amid ongoing U.S.-China administrations, or internal challenges like property sector woes—directly impact freight volumes, shipping rates, and inventory strategies.

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3 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The following three mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies which have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

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. The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Future Of Procurement: What Is Your Role?

GlobalTranz

In 2010, Ariba, an SAP company, asked a group of procurement executives and thought leaders to set the vision. Enter The Future of Procurement , an Oxford Economics study. The art of future-gazing is in part a matter of setting a vision, and in part a matter of realistic observation. INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Procurement.

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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.