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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

Market Review: Past, Present and Future. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011. What are the real causes? How long is it expected to last? Holiday Season. Winter Weather. ELD Mandate.

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Do People Skills Matter in the World of Logistics?

The Logistics of Logistics

According to Supply Chain Quarterly , Quarter 4, 2011 issue: “Supply chain scorecards typically focus on operational metrics. About the presenter: Ann C. People skills do matter. But if companies want to capture a true picture of supply chain success, they need to measure employees’ interpersonal performance, too.”

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3,500 Sunrises Later

Talking Logistics

No cake, no balloons, no presents. October 4, 2011: the day my oldest daughter Hannah was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 11. There is a 10-year anniversary coming up in October that I won’t celebrate. But it is a day that I cannot forget. As I wrote a couple of years ago: Read more 3,500 Sunrises Later.

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An Anniversary I Won’t Celebrate

Talking Logistics

Ten years ago today, on October 4, 2011, my oldest daughter Hannah was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 11. No cake, no balloons, no presents. As I wrote earlier this year in “3,500 Sunrises Later,” it is an anniversary that I won’t celebrate. But it is a day that I cannot forget.

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Whitman School Collaborates with Staples to Analyze Supply Chain Management Opportunities Sparking Millennial Interest

GlobalTranz

The end result of both projects will be presented to senior Staples leadership at the end of the engagement. In the second project, Whitman faculty and students are developing a new risk assessment methodology in order to assess the risk exposure in the entire Staples supply chain.

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Editor’s Pick: 8 Truckload Market Trends for 2018

Talking Logistics

But there are several trends presenting themselves that will help us redefine what “normal” means for truckload in 2018 and 2019. Since around 2011, when the recession started to improve, we’ve gotten used to seeing extremely efficient use of for-hire capacity. Efficiently utilizing capacity.

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Five Steps Toward a More Resilient Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Supply-chain flexibility and responsiveness have never been more important as they are at present. Even before COVID-19, supply-chain managers considered how to cope with supply-chain disruptions — from natural disasters like the 2011 Japanese tsunami to political developments such as the U.S.-China