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This Week in Logistics News (May 25-29, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez May 29, 2015

The cops showed up at my house this morning at 8:05 am — a squad car and a motorcycle escort. I knew this was going to

The New JDA: Focused on the 3PL Industry (Takeaways from FOCUS 2015 Conference)

Adrian Gonzalez May 27, 2015

“It feels like a new JDA.” That’s how JDA Software’s CEO, Baljit Dail, summarized the feedback he was getting from customers and partners at FOCUS

This Week in Logistics News (May 18-22, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez May 22, 2015

Last year, on the Thursday heading into Memorial Day weekend, I wrote the following: As you read this, I’ll be driving to a baseball tournament

The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships

Adrian Gonzalez May 20, 2015

We’ve seen several headlines over the past six months about how poorly suppliers are being treated these days. Here’s a sampling: Tesco faces fresh accusations

Separate Right Decision from Right Outcome

Adrian Gonzalez May 18, 2015

Two outs, top of the fifth, bases loaded, the score is tied 5-5. That was the situation I found myself in last Sunday as manager

This Week in Logistics News (May 11-15, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez May 15, 2015

According to a survey of 2,000 office workers conducted by management software developer AtTask and market research firm Harris Interactive, people spend 45 percent of

Columbia Sportswear: Peeling Back the Onion on Your Supply Chain Processes

Adrian Gonzalez May 13, 2015

Over the years, I’ve come across many large, brand-name companies that have been successful by many measures, such as revenue growth and profitably, but when