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Transportation Funding vs. Immigration Reform (60 Minutes vs. Saturday Night Live)
If it’s not one thing, it’s another…that keeps transportation infrastructure funding down the priority list for Congress. A few years ago, it was the wars

This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)
I’m guessing it’s summer. My father stands barechested in front of me, but he’s still wearing his work pants, and he looks a bit sweaty,

A Case Study in Closed-Loop Operational Management
As I’ve said before, the biggest challenge facing supply chain and logistics executives today is not managing change, because that’s always been the norm in

This Week in Logistics News (November 10-14, 2014)
We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where

Apple: Still a Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?
There’s been a lot of press lately about the business relationship between Apple and GT Advanced Technologies (“GTAT”), which started when GTAT unexpectedly filed for

Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt
What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? That was my opening question to the executives attending last

This Week in Logistics News (November 3-7, 2014)
I’m off to a CSCMP New England Roundtable Executive Breakfast to discuss (what else!) transportation capacity, with Jason Seidl, Managing Director at Cowen and Company,

Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014
I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of
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