It has been an incredibly busy week. I am working on getting my latest Transportation Management Systems market study completed, while prepping to launch my annual omni-channel fulfillment survey, as well as an omni-channel order management market study. On top of that, it is conference season. Which means lots of travel. As I mentioned in […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, a day where everyone is Irish. Or, at the very least, pretends to be. And like any holiday, Americans sure love to spend money. In fact, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Americans will spend a record amount of money this year. Just how much money? Well, according to the […]
There’s never a dull moment in the supply chain. That statement seems especially true thus far in 2017. We’re just over two months into the new year and there is already a myriad of questions about the market, the business landscape and how companies will be affected going forward. With issues such as changes to […]
Presidential election years always bring with them a certain level of uncertainty, and this year’s election cycle may have ranked near the top of that category. Every new administration brings some amount of expected change, and while the range of policy changes are yet to be fully understood, there are already early signals — and […]
As of Friday, the year is half over. So what better time to examine what have been the most popular Logistics Viewpoints articles for the first half of the year? It’s nice to see a wide range of topics on the list, including the 3PL market, last mile deliveries, robotics in the warehouse, predictive analytics, […]
Shippers and logistics providers in the food and beverage industry continue to adopt more advanced transportation management software, but many are not taking full advantage of optimization tools. Companies rightly start the first leg of their TMS journey focusing on execution to enable process automation. Optimization is typically a second leg in the journey and […]
There are various lists that include the world’s most sustainable companies: Corporate Knights, the Climate Performance Leadership Index, and others. Walmart does not make those lists. None of them. Walmart is doing more in sustainability, particularly in the supply chain area, than they are given credit for. In contrast, there seems to be some sort […]
My colleagues have written about the numerous applications of autonomous vehicles and their potential uses in the future. Chris discussed driverless trucks currently operating at the ore mines in Australia. In a prior posting, Steve wrote about Google’s plans to build and launch a small fleet of subcompact, driverless cars. He continued by supposing that […]
Happy New Year. It’s hard to believe our little break is over and we are a week back into work. With so much to look back on, I prefer to look ahead. But just to next week. Clint Reiser and I will be off to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show on Monday in […]
This past weekend I tried Uber for the first time. For those of you unfamiliar with Uber, it is basically a crowd sourced taxi that operates at a fraction of the cost of a typical taxi ride. All drivers must pass a rigorous background and driving check, and scheduling a ride is easy. Through their […]