“This economic crisis doesn’t represent a cycle. It represents a reset,” according to Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric. “It’s an emotional, social, economic reset,” which will lead to greater government involvement in the economy and business affairs. For Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, the problem with the economy is that it grew […]
I picked up this week’s BusinessWeek and took a glance at their cover story, “The BusinessWeek 50: the Best Performers.” As I scanned the list of the top 50 financial performers, I was surprised to see a logistics company, Expeditors, included on the list (they were number 28). I’ve always viewed logistics as a leading […]
When it comes to Logistics Service Providers (LSPs), it is clear that FedEx and UPS have technology-driven value propositions. There is no other way that they could economically and efficiently pick up and deliver large volumes of packages each day without the aid of technology. But technology innovation is not just limited to very large […]