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This Week in Logistics News (April 8-12, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
April 12, 2013
I’m on borrowed time this morning, so without delay, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in February from
The Most Important Attribute of a Supply Chain Leader
Adrian Gonzalez
April 10, 2013
Last summer, I led a workshop with a group of supply chain executives where we discussed the following question: What skills, knowledge, and expertise must
This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
April 5, 2013
Welcome to April. One quarter down, three to go in 2013. It was a relatively quiet week for news, so let’s get to the items
In Logistics, Somebody Has to Own the Assets
Adrian Gonzalez
April 3, 2013
In most aspects of life, an asset is an asset, “a useful and desirable thing or quality,” as Dictionary.com defines it. But not in the
Amazon Ups the Ante, Delivers Goods to Customers Before They Order Them
Adrian Gonzalez
April 1, 2013
Google and Walmart announced last week new initiatives around same-day delivery and in-store delivery lockers, as the two companies try to keep pace with Amazon.com.
This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
March 29, 2013
Lots of interesting news this week related to e-commerce fulfillment and same-day delivery, so let’s get right to it. Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver
Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing
Adrian Gonzalez
March 27, 2013
The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced
This Week in Logistics News (March 18-22, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
March 22, 2013
#TwitterTurnedSevenYesterday #MostSupplyChainExecsStillDontGetIt In other news… FedEx Corp. Reports Third Quarter Earnings Oracle Reports Q3 GAAP EPS Up 6% to 52 Cents Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
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