Morgan Stanley puts out an index of truckload volume. In early December 2013, for the shipping index was higher than it was ever been in that period of December. This occurred during a period of apparent lackluster retail growth. Morgan … Read More
In 2014, I do not expect Supply Chain and Logistics managers will spend lots of time worrying about shipping by drones, but here are some of the concerns they might have. The 2013 changes in hours of services have minimal … Read More
Earlier this week, I did a tour of the Mary Kay warehouse serving the Chicago and Midwest region. The warehouse uses a pick to light process. There are lots of boxes with orders in them going down the line. Lackadaisical … Read More
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is 50 years old this year. The Supply Chain Digest put out a short 5 minute video to list the changes in the field as well as the organization. It was shown last … Read More
10/31/2013 Yesterday I attended a luncheon sponsored by The Chicago Council of Global Affairs on US-China Transportation Infrastructure. There are annual meetings between China and US on transportation infrastructure and this year’s was held in Chicago during a global trade … Read More
Yesterday I met a representative of a tool and engineering company. In talking to her, I was interested to learn that the company’s policy was that it would support all outside education of there regular employees regardless of a direct … Read More
Two events yesterday drew my attention. I attended a program by the CSCMP Roundtable in Chicago at the Motorola Solutions Innovation Center where the topic was omnichannel order fulfillment. If you get a chance to visit the Innovation Center, take … Read More
Come October 1, 2013, there will be important changes when a shipper uses a broker. For reference see this DC Velocity article: http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20130805-take-this-load-and-follow-the-rules/ Come October 1, carriers can not broker a load out a shipper has given to them. This … Read More
For the last couple years, “big data” has been one of those next best thing buzz words of business. Its basic premise is now that we have oodles of data, lets figure out how to use to make the organization … Read More
Today, I took a tour of the the Mi-Jack facilities in Homewood, IL where they make the gantry cranes which load and unload containers on to intermodal rail cars. To be competitive the company needs to make a gantry crane … Read More