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This Week in Logistics News (October 21-25, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez October 25, 2013

“Did you come to Denver to plant mango trees?” the taxi driver asked me shortly after we left the airport. He had a thick accent,

On the War for Supply Chain Talent (A Lesson from the Red Sox)

Adrian Gonzalez October 22, 2013

The Red Sox are in the World Series. This was almost unimaginable a year ago, when the team shipped $250 million worth of talent to

This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez October 18, 2013

Several years ago, I interviewed CIOs and IT executives from leading third party logistics (3PL) companies, and one of the most interesting findings was that

Amazon Inside P&G Warehouses: A Case of “What’s In It for We”

Adrian Gonzalez October 15, 2013

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal revealed that Amazon has set up operations inside at least seven P&G warehouses worldwide where “each day, P&G

This Week in Logistics News (October 7-11, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez October 11, 2013

There’s lots going on today, so let’s go straight to the news. Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% in August from July Turnover Rose at Large Truckload

Social Networking, TMS, and Mega Trends: My CSCMP Conference Agenda

Adrian Gonzalez October 9, 2013

Are you attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference later this month in Denver? It’s is one of the best conferences in the supply chain and

This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 4, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez October 4, 2013

Is it ironic that the U.S. government partially shut down on Tuesday, the same day I was scheduled to give a talk on collaboration? I’m

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The Logistics of Elevator Rides

Adrian Gonzalez October 2, 2013

I presented at the LeanLogistics ClientConnect 2013 conference yesterday (more on that in a future posting), which took place at the Swissotel in Chicago. It’s