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6 Supply Chain Disciplines to Enable Profitable Growth
In a conference call with investors in February 2015, Macy’s CFO Karen Hoguet summed up the primary objective of most retailers today: “We are making

This Week in Logistics News (July 20-24, 2015)
There was a lot of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it. UPS Said to Be in Talks to

TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service
One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015 was that 3PLs and software vendors would focus more on acquiring small and midsized business

A Kitty Hawk Moment in Drone Delivery?
The first drone delivery approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was conducted last Friday in rural Virginia. A drone operated by Australian drone startup

This Week in Logistics News (July 13-17, 2015)
My 15 year old Subaru has a parasite. Well, technically, a “parasitic drain” on the battery. That’s what the AAA guy who came yesterday afternoon

“1+1=3” Opportunities in Logistics (Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2015 Conference)
The theme of this year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 Global User & Partner Conference, held in May in Miami, Florida, was “Logistics Integration — What’s Next?”

The 3PL Industry is Suffering from Gresham’s Law
Earlier this year in Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips, I wrote about an issue that continues to negatively affect

This Week in Logistics News (July 6-10, 2015)
Friday, July 10, 2015. The day is finally here — the premiere of The Minions movie. I am not sure who is more excited to
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