This Week in Logistics News (August 27-31, 2018)
Adrian Gonzalez
August 31, 2018
I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week, which was
Closing the Gaps in Supply Chain Visibility
Adrian Gonzalez
August 29, 2018
Not having adequate visibility to your shipments, orders, or products is an ongoing challenge for many companies. You may have very good visibility in some
Research: What Leading Shippers Do to Obtain Better Truckload Rates and Performance
Steve Raetz
August 28, 2018
No doubt about it: this trucking environment is sending plenty of truckload budgets into the red. What can shippers do to navigate this market? Take
Solutions for Managing Transportation Spend
Adrian Gonzalez
August 22, 2018
Successfully managing their transportation spend is a key challenge for transportation executives across all industries today. It’s easy to get bogged down in day-to-day operations,
The Secrets of Top Performers: Fleet Management as a Competitive Weapon
Chris Jones
August 21, 2018
From changing regulatory requirements and increasing freight congestion to excessive detention time and driver shortages, shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are struggling to balance
Control Tower Visibility: Delivering Value in Transportation
Adrian Gonzalez
August 15, 2018
Companies today are facing significant transportation challenges — tight capacity, rising rates, and more demanding delivery expectations from customers. Navigating through these challenges requires timely
TOPICS
Categories
- 3PL (335)
- Above the Fold (29)
- April Fools (3)
- Business Advice (17)
- Business Intelligence (35)
- Case Study (37)
- Cloud/SaaS (71)
- Editor's Pick (86)
- Educator Perspective (3)
- Episode Highlights (347)
- Executive Perspective (10)
- Global Trade (153)
- Global Trade Management (79)
- Guest Commentary (448)
- Guest Commentary – 3Gtms (14)
- Guest Commentary – Amber Road (11)
- Guest Commentary – AXIT (4)
- Guest Commentary – BluJay Solutions (3)
- Guest Commentary – Blume Global (10)
- Guest Commentary – Breakthrough (5)
- Guest Commentary – CH Robinson (31)
- Guest Commentary – ClearMetal (3)
- Guest Commentary – CLX Logistics (8)
- Guest Commentary – Command Alkon (6)
- Guest Commentary – Descartes (33)
- Guest Commentary – E2open (51)
- Guest Commentary – Elemica (25)
- Guest Commentary – Emerge (4)
- Guest Commentary – enVista (12)
- Guest Commentary – GEODIS (9)
- Guest Commentary – Grand Junction (4)
- Guest Commentary – GT Nexus (8)
- Guest Commentary – Infor (3)
- Guest Commentary – JBF Consulting (8)
- Guest Commentary – JDA Software (4)
- Guest Commentary – Kenco Group (14)
- Guest Commentary – Kewill (10)
- Guest Commentary – Kuebix (10)
- Guest Commentary – LeanLogistics (13)
- Guest Commentary – LEGACY SCS (2)
- Guest Commentary – LLamasoft (8)
- Guest Commentary – Loadsmart (1)
- Guest Commentary – Manhattan Associates (7)
- Guest Commentary – MercuryGate (26)
- Guest Commentary – MP Objects (11)
- Guest Commentary – Parcel Perform (2)
- Guest Commentary – PINC Solutions (13)
- Guest Commentary – Quintiq (5)
- Guest Commentary – ReverseLogix (1)
- Guest Commentary – RouteSmart (8)
- Guest Commentary – Ryder (4)
- Guest Commentary – SAP (4)
- Guest Commentary – Tive (1)
- Guest Commentary – Transplace (49)
- Guest Commentary – Transportation Insight (7)
- Guest Commentary – UltraShipTMS (9)
- Guest Commentary- Command Alkon (1)
- Indago (115)
- Industry Trends (546)
- IT Trends (9)
- Just for Fun (33)
- Labor (10)
- Latin America (2)
- Leadership Development (59)
- Life Stories (29)
- Mergers/Acquisitions (110)
- News (574)
- Outsourcing (36)
- Packaging (6)
- Past Episode (400)
- Past Episode – 3Gtms (13)
- Past Episode – Amber Road (8)
- Past Episode – Axit (4)
- Past Episode – BluJay Solutions (21)
- Past Episode – Blume Global (8)
- Past Episode – Breakthrough (4)
- Past Episode – CH Robinson (29)
- Past Episode – ClearMetal (4)
- Past Episode – CLX Logistics (4)
- Past Episode – Command Alkon (5)
- Past Episode – Descartes (24)
- Past Episode – E2open (36)
- Past Episode – Elemica (18)
- Past Episode – Emerge (6)
- Past Episode – enVista (12)
- Past Episode – GEODIS (7)
- Past Episode – GT Nexus (8)
- Past Episode – Infor (1)
- Past Episode – JBF Consulting (1)
- Past Episode – JDA Software (6)
- Past Episode – Kenco Logistics (9)
- Past Episode – Kewill (8)
- Past Episode – LeanLogistics (12)
- Past Episode – LEGACY SCS (2)
- Past Episode – LLamasoft (4)
- Past Episode – Loadsmart (2)
- Past Episode – MacroPoint (1)
- Past Episode – Manhattan Associates (5)
- Past Episode – MercuryGate (20)
- Past Episode – MP Objects (6)
- Past Episode – Nulogy (1)
- Past Episode – PINC Solutions (2)
- Past Episode – project44 (3)
- Past Episode – Quintiq (3)
- Past Episode – RouteSmart (4)
- Past Episode – Ryder (5)
- Past Episode – SAP (1)
- Past Episode – Transplace (30)
- Past Episode – Transporeon (1)
- Past Episode – Transportation Insight (3)
- Past Episode – TranzAct (4)
- Past Episode – Trucker Tools (19)
- Past Episode – Uber Freight (2)
- Past Episode – UltraShipTMS (8)
- Quick Poll (1)
- Regulations (71)
- Research in Focus (15)
- Retail (80)
- Retail Trends (77)
- Robots (89)
- Social Media (32)
- Supply Chain & Logistics Books (6)
- Supply Chain & Logistics Trends (328)
- Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions (6)
- Supply Chain Risk Management (118)
- Supply Chain Technology Trends (370)
- Sustainability (41)
- Technology (391)
- Thanksgiving (1)
- This Week in News (550)
- Transportation Management (808)
- Transportation Management Systems (403)
- Uncategorized (7)
- Upcoming Episodes (1)
- Warehouse Management (41)
- Young Professionals (6)
TRENDING POSTS
- Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2025
- Trust More: A New Year's Resolution for Supply Chain Executives
- Negotiating With A Chatbot: A Walmart Procurement Case Study
- How Much Would You Pay for Drone Delivery?
- The Transportation Management Agenda in 2025: Innovate or Execute Better?
- Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 10, 2025)
SPONSORS
- 5 Trade Compliance Trends for 2025
- BMF Digital & Technology Forum
- How to Protect Your Transportation Technology from Supply Chain Cyber Threats
- E2open Ocean Shipping Index Cites Ongoing Conflict, Extreme Weather and Threat of Labor Strikes as Key Drivers of Port Congestion and Longer Transit Times
- Uber Freight Emissions Dashboard earns Smart Freight Centre accreditation
- E2open Releases 2024 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Lessons from the Pandemic for Future Resilience
- How to Turn Data into Business Value
- 3PL Challenges and Trends: How Technology Can Drive Value
- The Value of End-to-End Freight Visibility for 3PLs and Customers
- Tariffs and Trade Wars: Is Anybody Winning?
- Integrating Customer Portals
- Executive Perspective on Supply Chain Logistics: A Conversation with Tracy Rosser
- Amazon Brokerage and Uber Freight: Why 3PLs and Brokers Need to Evolve and Innovate
- Macro Growth of Micro Supply Chains
- From Purchase Order to the Last Customs Mile: Streamlining and Automating the Global Supply Chain
- Why Duty Drawback is Making a Comeback
- How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for Capacity Challenges
- Working More Efficiently with Third-Party Haulers in the Construction Materials Industry
- Supply Chain Transformation in the Oil and Energy Industry
- How to Become a Carrier of the Year
- Have You Missed the Most Valuable Aspect of Your Transportation Management Solution?