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I’m back from almost 4 weeks on the road. That is 3 weeks and 4 days longer than the U.S. East Coast Ports strike lasted (although, as I highlight below, the strike has only been
Poor data quality is the Achilles’ heel of supply chain management (see “The Big (Crappy) Data Problem In Supply Chain Management.”) This is especially true for data received from suppliers, logistics service providers, and other
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “Generative TMS: An Outcome-Driven Approach to Selecting and Deploying a Transportation Management System.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by
Did you hear that there might be a port strike next week at U.S. East Coast ports? I’m kidding, of course. Not about the potential strike, but about not hearing about it. My inbox was
When talking to logistics professionals over the years, a common thread emerges – they almost all fell into this industry. In other words, they didn’t study supply chain or logistics in college, or start their
Author’s Note: At Transporeon Summit 2024 last week, I delivered a brief presentation on the state of the European transportation market. Below is an excerpt of what I presented, which includes data from Transporeon Market
As you read this, I’ll be a few hours into my flight home from Vienna after speaking at the Transporeon Summit. I’ll share some takeaways in a future post, but overall, it was a great
Historically, many companies have viewed transportation management as a cost center – a non-strategic part of their business. It’s why many companies outsourced this function to third parties in the past. But in more recent
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Almost exactly 1 year ago, I wrote an article for Talking Logistics regarding my top tactics for estimating TMS implementation duration and budget. Readers seemingly
Although the supply chain industry has garnered plenty of media attention recently, there is still considerable misunderstanding about the true complexity of supply chain issues,
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Nortera, a leading manufacturer of frozen and canned vegetables in North America, was struggling to maintain a complex logistics network with decentralized data and intensive
