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Opinion
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The Stunning Reality of Freight Costs … and What You Can Do About it
Jan 22, 2016
Every shipper and manufacturer thinks they know how to work the contract/spot market lane system to maximize their transportation spend – but trust me, they don’t. Hear me out and I’ll explain the problem and how to cure it.
Written by: Dawn Strobel
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The Future is in Precision-Guided Logistics
Jan 22, 2016
More and more companies are offering their customers delivery options. CoolBlue offers "Ordered today, delivered tonight" service, for example. In the construction sector, it's: "Ordered today, delivered to the site between 7 and 9 tomorrow morning" – unless you'd rather pick up your package at the pick-up point yourself tonight. Agreed is agreed.
Written by: Walther Ploos van Amstel
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John's 2016 Logistics Crystal Ball
Jan 13, 2016
The new year brings a lot of prognosticating, so let’s look at where the logistics world is now and where it’s going in 2016. It is a confusing forecast because there are so many unknowns.
Written by: John Wagner Jr
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Five Ways Postal Operations Can Profit From E-Commerce
Jan 12, 2016
Postal operators were in the right place at the right time when e-commerce started to take off earlier this century. Posts dominated the B2C parcel market in many countries, so it was natural that postal operators would benefit from e-commerce growth.
Written by: Ian Kerr
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New Year, New Logistics Landscape
Jan 12, 2016
The new year is a great time to consider change – and, difficult as it may be in the beginning, companies that depend on logistics and supply chain technologies need change in a big way.
Written by: Dawn Strobel
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City Logistics: Hub or no hub?
Jan 12, 2016
Countless books and articles have been written about urban distribution centers, logistics decoupling points, city hubs and urban consolidation centers. Every self-respecting European city has been the scene of such initiatives – the one more successful than the other, but all highly subsidized in any case. What can we learn from those initiatives? The best option could be no hub at all.
Written by: Walther Ploos van Amstel
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Are Web Stores Causing Traffic Jams In Neighbourhoods?
Jan 4, 2016
Online shopping isn't creating more congestion – and it won't do that even when the number of web-store deliveries doubles to 200 million in 2020. But that doesn't stop my neighbors from complaining all over social media about the increasing number of delivery vans in the street.
Written by: Walther Ploos van Amstel
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CIOs under Pressure as Retail Industry Transforms
Dec 9, 2015
Sales at Brick & Mortars fell 10% during the Thanksgiving holiday while online ordering increased its share of the retail spend pocket. Is it the end for Brick & Mortars?
Written by: Cathy Morrow Roberson
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5 Change Management Tips to Create a Strategic Transportation Management Mindset
Dec 9, 2015
After deciding to use a third party logistics provider (3PL), you may be tempted to continue operating as you have previously. Unfortunately, failure to make and embrace changes will lead your organization to failure
Written by: Adam Robinson
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Thoughts On The Delivery Landscape
Dec 9, 2015
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…”.
Written by: Raghu Ramachandran
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More than Alibaba – China’s Retail Industry
Dec 2, 2015
Consulting firm, McKinsey noted “over the course of the next decade, the global face of the retail industry will change dramatically. Emerging markets will continue to see spectacular growth, both in regards to new shoppers and per capita spending”.
Written by: Cathy Morrow Roberson
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Q&A with Vidmantas Šidlauskas, Head of Procurement, Ruptela
Nov 17, 2015
A delegate's experience from last year Hi-Tech & Electronics Supply Chain Summit in Amsterdam
Written by: Sarah Lafferty
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What Makes an Effective OS&D Strategy?
Nov 3, 2015
One of the most popular downloads from the C.H. Robinson website in 2015 was the Do “Favored Shippers” Really Receive Better Pricing and Service? white paper that was based on research conducted by Iowa State University in conjunction with C.H. Robinson.
Written by: Bryan Freeland
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Soft News All Around
Oct 27, 2015
A flat economy affects the logistics market as we roll through October and baseball’s postseason. The September economic numbers were lackluster, pointing to a continued slow recovery.
Written by: John Wagner Jr
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DHL Global Forwarding: Future-Proofing With Innovation
Oct 27, 2015
DHL is arguably the most innovative logistics provider, so it was exciting to see Mr. Joeri Kuik, VP at DHL Global Forwarding, Global Head of DHL Lead Logistics Partner and Chief Innovation Officer as one of the speakers at the recent eft 3PL Summit in Venlo. Kuik was a panelist on the Disruptive Technologies session and also held the floor speaking on Future Technologies and Innovations.
Written by: editor
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Quarter-End Shipping Surges Impact Transportation Rates
Oct 12, 2015
Do month-end or quarter-end surges still affect your transportation costs?
Written by: Bobby Martens
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Report Points to Increase of Shippers Outsourcing Transportation Management Due to These 4 Core Benefits
Oct 12, 2015
Businesses today often need a bit of help moving their bottom line forward. Outsourcing various parts of your company to other businesses that specialize in those areas has long been a solution that can give you excellent results.
Written by: Adam Robinson
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John Wagner Looks At Some Of The Latest Transportation News And Figures
Oct 7, 2015
Consumer Spending Bodes Well for the Holiday
Written by: John Wagner Jr
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The Relationship Between Innovation in the 3PL Industry and Collaboration Revealed
Sep 29, 2015
The commoditization of logistics has been an ongoing pain-point for 3PLs for the better part of the last decade.
Written by: Dr. Richard Bushart
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Logistics M&A Activity – What’s Next?
Sep 24, 2015
The logistics environment is undergoing great change as 2015 goes down as one of the most active for m&a activity in recent years. Last week, Logistics Trends & Insights hosted a Twitter chat relating to this topic.
Written by: Cathy Morrow Roberson
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How To Change An Industry
Sep 22, 2015
The Story Of How A Logistics Startup Is Changing Global Freight
Written by: Zvi Schreiber
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Are You “Off-Shoring?”
Sep 22, 2015
Businesses are “in the business” of making money.
Written by: Steve Brady
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6 Questions To Ask 3rd Party Logistics Companies for 2015 and Beyond
Sep 15, 2015
With an ever-increasing pool of third-party logistics (3PL) providers to outsource shipping needs to, understanding how to select the best 3PL is the difference between reaching your existing customers and gaining a new market share
Written by: Adam Robinson
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John Wagner Looks At Some Of The Latest Transportation News And Figures From 2015 So Far
Sep 15, 2015
Inside The Wage Cycle & A Shipper's Forecast
Written by: John Wagner Jr
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Supply Chain leaders debate improvements to infrastructure and skills at eft’s first CSCO Forum in Brazil
Aug 26, 2015
Chairman, Hugh Williams, reflects back on eft's first Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum Brazil
Written by: Hugh Williams