Archive for Logistics Outsourcing
Why?
A simple one-word question is all it takes sometimes to bring about change. Earlier this year, at the CSCMP Europe 2010 Conference, Deborah Lentz, Vice President Customer Service and Logistics, Kraft Foods Europe included the following graphic in her presentation (sourced from “2016 Future Supply Chain,” Capgemini & GCI Global Commerce Initiative):
[caption id=”attachment_4329″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300″ caption=”Source: “2016 Future Supply Chain,” Capgemini and GCI Global Commerce Initiative (click to… Continue reading
As you might recall, this past February we held a seminar on performance-based outsourcing (aka vested outsourcing). We had a great lineup of speakers, including folks from Whirlpool, Del Monte Foods, Penske Logistics, Transplace, Unipart Logistics, and a former executive from Thermadyne Holdings. Kate Vitasek, author of Vested Outsourcing: Five Rules that Will Transform Outsourcing was the keynote speaker.
Well, thanks to the folks at SupplyChainBrain, we… Continue reading
I was recently briefed by the executive leadership team of the GENERIX Group, a leading supply chain execution software vendor headquartered in France. One of its customers is Carrefour, the second largest retailer in the world. Carrefour is ramping up consolidation centers (CC) in Europe. The retailer currently has eight centers operating in France with twelve more in development. Carrefour is also conducting a network design study to… Continue reading
I’ve been on a Depeche Mode kick the past few days. This happens to me at least twice a year, where I just can’t get enough (pun intended) of their songs. One of my favorites is “Everything Counts,” a song I’ve lost my voice singing countless times at their concerts. The song begins with these lyrics:
The handshake sells the contract
From the contract, there’s no turning… Continue reading
Last Thursday, in commemoration of Earth Day, Penske Logistics, Dr. Robert C. Lieb, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University, and Dr. Kristin J. Lieb, Assistant Professor of Marketing Communication, Emerson College, issued the “Third Party Logistics Sustainability Report.” The information is based on the 2008 and 2009 annual survey of forty 3PL CEOs conducted by Lieb and Lieb. The report contains a lot of interesting information, so… Continue reading
In February, we published a report on “Maximizing the Value of 3PL-Customer Relationships” (available to ARC clients only). The content was based on think tanks we conducted at The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum organized by Richmond Events in November 2009. Forty-three logistics and supply chain executives from various manufacturing and retail companies participated in these sessions. ARC also conducted a web survey, with the support of Richmond… Continue reading
Oliver Williamson, a Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkley and co-recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics, published a paper in April 2008 titled “Outsourcing: Transaction Cost Management and Supply Chain Management” in the Journal of Supply Chain Management. Williamson’s area of expertise is transaction cost economics. The paper is far more focused on theory than practice, and is not an easy read by any means… Continue reading
Back in November, I conducted a series of think tanks at The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum, organized by Richmond Events, on maximizing the value of 3PL-customer relationships. Forty-three logistics and supply chain executives, from various manufacturing and retail companies, participated in these sessions. ARC also conducted a web survey, with the support of Richmond Events, on the same topic. More than 100 logistics and supply chain executives… Continue reading
