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This Week in Logistics News (July 15-19, 2013)

Talking Logistics

SAP Announces Second Quarter and First Half Results 2013. As I’ve commented in previous postings, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business opportunity (see Reuters article from December 2012).

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New Report Unveils Top 5 Transportation Issues Expected in 2014

Tompkins Blog

RALEIGH, NC — Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013. Trends in the Transportation Industry , a report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, pulls back the curtain on today’s hottest transportation issues.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

All companies but two– Apple and L’Oreal– listed in the Gartner Top 25 underperform when compared against their industry peer group for 2013-2022. A gap in the Gartner analysis is the lack of a sector or industry analysis. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network.

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Walmart Looking to Reduce Footprint

Elementum

It's no surprise then that the company became a signatory of t he Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), a project of Clean Production Action, which provides a tool for benchmarking companies as they select safer alternatives and reduce their use of chemicals of high concern.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

It is the main measurement benchmark in measuring supply chain performance, isn’t it? Transportation is measured just as a cost rather than what it does for the rest of the organization. Other areas to consider measuring as it relates to transportation: Managing inventory. Ensuring that lost sales are minimized. Read More. .

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A Conversation with Stuart Whiting, Schneider Electric

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Holds a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and holds a Global MSc. I joined Schneider Electric Schneider Electric in Singapore with Global responsibility for Logistics and Network Design in 2013. Stuart is a British national, married with three children. Prior to that, I was with TNT for 6 years. Green Skies?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Chainalytics Introduces FMIQ Monthly Benchmarking Index. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). Back in July 2013, the company acquired 3PD (now XPO Last Mile) for about $365 million.