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This Week in Logistics News (February 16-20, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez February 20, 2015

This was a busy week for supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it. Kintetsu to Buy Neptune’s APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion

The Financial Dimension of Supply Chain Visibility [Episode Highlights]

Adrian Gonzalez February 18, 2015

Supply chain visibility and big data are hot topics and everyone is trying to figure out how to extract and analyze the data they have

This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez February 13, 2015

With six feet of it on the ground, it’s hard not to talk about snow around here. Unless you’re talking about ice dams, of course,

The Most Overlooked Cloud Opportunity

Adrian Gonzalez February 11, 2015

There are many value propositions associated with cloud (or software-as-a-service) solutions, but the two most cited are lower upfront costs and faster time-to-value as compared

Talking Logistics YOUniversity: Our First Course

Adrian Gonzalez February 9, 2015

Talking Logistics was launched as a live, online video talk show focused on supply chain and logistics topics. A year after launching, however, a supply

This Week in Logistics News (February 2-6, 2015)

Adrian Gonzalez February 6, 2015

Lots of news to get to this week, so let’s go straight to it. Alibaba now testing drone deliveries. Sound familiar? (Mashable) Uber to develop

The Benefits and Challenges of Multi-Shipper Consolidation [Episode Highlights]

Adrian Gonzalez February 4, 2015

As truckload capacity continues to tighten, both shippers and logistics service providers are looking for ways to leverage existing capacity as efficiently as possible. Multi-shipper

The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend)

Adrian Gonzalez February 2, 2015

Back in the dotcom days, more than 15 years ago, numerous startups launched transportation marketplaces in a bid to revolutionize the way shippers and carriers