This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
March 29, 2013
Lots of interesting news this week related to e-commerce fulfillment and same-day delivery, so let’s get right to it. Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver
Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing
Adrian Gonzalez
March 27, 2013
The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced
Omni-Channel Fulfillment and The Future of Retail Logistics – A Conversation with Retail Executives Eric Morley and Will O’Brien
Talking Logistics
February 18, 2013
The competition between online retailers like Amazon and traditional brick-and-mortal retailers like Walmart and Target continues to intensify. They are all pursuing the same goal:
The Next Big Thing in Supply Chains: The Rise of Entrusts – A Conversation with Art Mesher, CEO of Descartes
Talking Logistics
February 11, 2013
In a recent blog post, Descartes CEO Art Mesher shares his outlook for the future of supply chains and software-as-a-service (SaaS), predicting the rise of what
Adrian’s Supply Chain & Logistics Predictions for 2013
Talking Logistics
December 3, 2012
In this pre-season episode of Talking Logistics, Adrian Gonzalez shares his 8 supply chain and logistics predictions for 2013.
GE Implements a Social Network Platform: 4 Lessons to Consider
Adrian Gonzalez
November 14, 2012
Since most companies are still in the “early observer” stage when it comes to using social networking tools for business processes other than marketing and
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