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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Contents Supply Chain Movement 22 – 2016 Q3. Strategic moves among logistics providers. 8 | Snapshots: Launch Supply Chain Executive Club. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. 14 | Profile Daniel Helmig, Global Head Supply Chain Management, ABB.

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

We all wish logistics problems were so simple, but when we complicate the network, we can often lose the picture of what we are trying to accomplish. Many logistics experts fall back on a center of gravity study to do routine network optimization such as a warehouse location selection. It’s time for a digital, sustainable supply chain.

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Is Software Making Us Dumb?

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, a man drove a tractor-trailer into a Milwaukee park and over two pedestrian bridges, where it ultimately got stuck (a towing company had to use a crane to lift the trailer onto a nearby road). Truck Gets Stuck in Milwaukee Park, Driver Blames GPS (Source: WTMJ). Should supply chain professionals do the same?

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UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Supply Chain Collaborator

NJ-Based Logistics IT Solution Provider Continues Growing its Profile among Retailers. The Milwaukee, WI and York, PA based retailer operates 268 department stores across 26 states and has a robust online/ecommerce site. The post UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

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Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Parents got notifications that school was cancelled, employees got notice to stay home, the world started buying most of their goods online, and the global supply chain did a collective * gulp. Lindsay strives daily to make a difference in how organizations leverage technology to move their logistics forward.

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Frank Vorrath, Johnson Controls: “We are undergoing a bi-modal transformation”

Supply Chain Movement

Based in Milwaukee, Wis. Frank Vorrath, Vice President Global Supply Chain, Johnson Controls: “We are undergoing a bi-modal transformation of the front and back end”. This presents new opportunities for the company’s supply chain operations, says Frank Vorrath, 45, Vice President Global Supply Chain.

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The New Way a TMS Fuels Routing Creativity

Talking Logistics

You may not do your job with a palette and a paintbrush, but it’s safe to say that logistics planners have to be creative when moving freight. The key tool for a logistics planner has long been a transportation management system (TMS), but the increased complexity of the market is driving demand for more creative TMS capabilities.