This Week in Logistics News (August 25-29, 2014)
Adrian Gonzalez
August 29, 2014
With summer unofficially ending this weekend, and school starting next week, the clock is ticking on summer vacation. So let’s not waste any time and go
Keep Your Truckload Freight Moving
Talking Logistics
August 28, 2014
There are many moving parts that can impact a shipper’s supply chain. From monitoring carrier capacity and driver shortages to tracking the increasing government regulations,
Develop a Shared Vision Statement with Your 3PL
Adrian Gonzalez
August 27, 2014
As highlighted in a November 2012 HBR blog post, the Israeli company Netafim captured almost one-third of the “seemingly commoditized” micro-irrigation equipment market by changing its
Uber, the Next Amazon?
Adrian Gonzalez
August 25, 2014
Remember when Amazon.com was just an online bookstore? Today the company is a diverse online retailer, for both consumers and businesses, as well as a
Time for a New RFP
Kate Vitasek
August 20, 2014
As you all know the dreaded RFP—or Request for Proposals—is a source of tension, angst and for many of us, a lot of grunt work.
3PLs Need to Take Broader Perspective
Adrian Gonzalez
August 18, 2014
A few weeks ago at the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) Annual Conference, I gave a keynote presentation challenging third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to
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