As one who drives the Los Angeles freeway system on a daily basis, it is obvious we need improvements; however, we also do not have time to deal with anything but a quick delivery of these improvements.
I took the APICS CLTD (certified in logistics, transportation and distribution) exam yesterday (and passed!); therefore, I have been knee deep in logistics topics this week.
In order to thrive in today’s business climate, executives have no choice but to get a global perspective. Leaders must find a way to stay on top of the trends, likely impacts and opportunities out there.
Two thirds of manufacturers and distributors have customer service gaps when compared to Amazon and mega-distributors like Amazon.
According to today's Wall Street Journal, UPS had robust growth in the third quarter, which was strongly influenced by the e-commerce boom. E-commerce now accounts for about 45% of U.S. packages. Is e-commerce on your radar? I'm on the flight back from Phoenix as I went to meet with [...]
Stay on top of the latest transportation trends to avoid weak links in your supply chain.
Here are five trends in the transportation industry.
With the price of fuel rising 30% from January to early June, transportation costs are rising in importance again. According to 80% of the finance chiefs interviewed by the Duke University/ CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook survey, high oil prices are hurting their business.
Logistics has been making a comeback in the Inland Empire in the last 6 months!
Those businesses who are prepared and ready to leverage opportunities will be those who succeed during this “new normal” timeframe.
