Category Archives: Logistics

Nov 15

Importance of people in warehousing

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Nov 12

50 years of supply chain history

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Oct 31

US-China Transportation Infrasturture

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Oct 23

Importance of learning culture

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Oct 11

Omnichannel and Dominick’s

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Sep 29

Changes in truck brokerage laws

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

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 →

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Sep 04

Logistics of the Affordable Heath Care Act

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

After listening to Daren Whisman, Director of Financial Operations of Memorial Hermann, a health care organization in Texas, being interviewed on Supply Chain Brain at http://bit.ly/15u3kDL, it caused me to think about the supply chain and logistics affects of the … Read More →

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Aug 27

Dealing with a major retailer

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

Many smaller businesses have products they wish to sell to large retailers. There is a summary of Youtude video put out by Walmart in this article in Supply Chain Digest: http://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/13-08-21-3.php?cid=7335. (The Youtube reference: Walmart channel 8thandwalton: Walmart Senior Buyers … Read More →

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Aug 22

The importance of supporting training programs

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

Yesterday I was privileged to visit the Greater West Town Training Program (GWTP). They are located at 500 North Sacramento in Chicago near the west end of the coach yards of the Union Pacific and Humbolt Park. It is modern … Read More →

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Aug 15

LTL pricing So what is a small shipper to do?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

If you wanted to create a pricing system that is confusing, Less Than Truckload ( LTL ) pricing probably would be it. So let’s decode the complexity, lets use a little history. After that, let’s discuss what is coming down … Read More →

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