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	<itunes:summary>Viewpoints On the Air is a podcast series produced by Logistics Viewpoints (www.logisticsviewpoints.com), a leading blog for industry executives focused on supply chain and logistics trends, technologies, and services. This podcast series features industry experts Adrian Gonzalez and Steve Banker interviewing leaders in the supply chain and logistics field from manufacturing, retail, third party logistics, and technology companies. Discussion topics include emerging trends in technology and service offerings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and legislative developments, and other topics of interest and importance to supply chain and logistics executives.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Guest Commentary: Three Common Distribution Mistakes Most Retailers Make</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter their size, reach or scope, most retailers make three common mistakes when it comes to their supply chains. Faced with intense competition, squeezed profits and pressure to cut costs, savvy retailers are looking for new ways to reduce costs. One of the most promising areas for improving efficiency is in product distribution. Consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Missing in the Cloud vs. On-Premise Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of chatter lately about cloud vs. on-premise solutions. Two articles published last month, for example, weighed in on the recent acquisitions by SAP and Oracle of cloud software vendors. In an article published by TechCrunch, “Great Acquisitions! Now Put a Fork in ERP,” Tien Tzuo, the CEO of Zuora and former [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Et tu, Apple?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[a penny wise and pound foolish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can a company that is so innovative in so many aspects of its business, also be so ordinary (or worse, the opposite of innovative) in others? Apple has received a lot of negative press lately about its supplier practices in China, including an article published last week in The New York Times titled, “In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Logistics News (November 28-December 2, 2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s “Pajama Day” at my son’s first grade class. As a reward for doing good work the past few weeks, the students got to choose between having a pizza party, watching a movie, or wearing pajamas to school. After much lobbying and debate, the advocates for pajama day won, and my son proudly walked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Commentary: Portrait of a Next-Generation Transportation Management Solution</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2011/10/20/guest-commentary-portrait-of-a-next-generation-transportation-management-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2011/10/20/guest-commentary-portrait-of-a-next-generation-transportation-management-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Oliverio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Logistics Outsourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Logistics Service Providers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Oliverio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continuous improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lean]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Menlo Worldwide Logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Stream Mapping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Freight payment, freight audit, sourcing and order management — these are just a few of the standard tactical components that customers require to execute basic transportation management solutions. But with a tough business climate expected to be challenging far into the future, a competitive transportation management solution must go beyond the basics. Fuel costs are [...]]]></description>
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