Author Archives: Julian Blumenthal

About Julian Blumenthal

Retired Supply Chain professional

Jul 06

Changes for Truck Brokers

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

DC Velocity in their current issue has an article about the challenges traditional truck brokers have in the current market, found here: http://bit.ly/1ocNZjC. For the shipper these challenges means market changes and additional risks. For decades, a person could start … Read More →

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Jun 09

When to change

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

My last post was on the importance of middle management. It can be found here: http://southlooplogistics.com/middle-management-stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/ There is another aspect of middle managers administration that is important, and that is change. I want to address two separate issues here, process … Read More →

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May 30

Middle Management: Stuck in the Middle With You

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

“Stuck in the Middle with You” was a pop tune in the early 1970’s song by Stealers Wheel. It comes to mind after watching a video of Dr Shay Scott, Managing Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the … Read More →

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May 12

US-Mexico Trade on the Rise

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

Last Thursday, I attended a morning session on the NAFTA trade with Mexico put on by several organizations including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Here some of the things I learned at that event. US-Mexico trade has … Read More →

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Apr 29

Truckload Capacity

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

An article in this week’s Journal of Commerce at: http://bit.ly/1kiFjYo, sites the raw statistics on truckload shortages. It quotes US Xpress Enterprises as saying it turned down 1,200 loads a day during the winter month and 600 loads a day … Read More →

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Apr 13

Changes shipping to or from Mexico.

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

There are big changes in the transportation and custom regulations going into and out of Mexico from the US. They are described in an article by Jim and Chris Giermanski Supply and Demand Chain Executive March 2014 magazine at:http://bit.ly/1jCM88f. For … Read More →

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Mar 24

Panama Canal Expansion

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

Last Thursday I attended a joint meeting of the Traffic Club of Chicago and CSCMP Chicago Roundtable on the subject of the Panama Canal expansion which will allow bigger ships to cross that country. It was a story of people … Read More →

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Mar 20

Big data and management

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

I had an opportunity to hear Krish Krishnan Monday evening March 20, 2014 speak on his subject Big Data to the Chicago area Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Professionals (LOSC). He has worked with many leading companies. If you get … Read More →

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Mar 14

Electronic Logs

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

Within the next few days. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will put out a proposal for electronic logs for all heavy duty trucks and buses. http://bit.ly/1qDvnxA Yes, it will cost money to put these devices in tractors, however electronic … Read More →

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Feb 20

Arthimetic in the Supply Chain

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

One of the study themes of my blog is that numbers are a tool that needs to used wisely. Let me use a non-logistics / supply chain example to illustrate this. This week there was in the Chicago Tribune an … Read More →

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Author Archives: Julian Blumenthal

About Julian Blumenthal

Changes for Truck Brokers

When to change

Middle Management: Stuck in the Middle With You

US-Mexico Trade on the Rise

Truckload Capacity

Changes shipping to or from Mexico.

Panama Canal Expansion

Big data and management

Electronic Logs

Arthimetic in the Supply Chain

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