We are halfway through the last day of the 10th EyeforTransport European 3PL Summit. A large number of 3PL CEOs and other high-level officers have taken the stage to discuss the current state of logistics and the role 3PLs play in it, such as DHL Freight, Ewals Cargo...
How can companies in Europe become more sustainable, effective, and efficient? Work together when shipping goods! 3PL's and freight forwarders are trying to combine loads and increase the efficiency of Europe's transportation system, but so far with limited success....
An article on AllThingsD caught my eye today and got me thinking. Self-driving cars could be a great improvement, as Google Founder Sergey Brin said when interviewed by AllThingsD: “These cars have the potential to avoid accidents. … They can save lives and reduce...
Con-way is one of America's largest transportation companies. While Transportation Companies are generally traditional companies, Con-way is at the forefront when it comes to Social Media. As I wrote in my post Smart Phone? Smart Logistics!, Con-way has been tweeting...
Two things triggered me to finish this blog post, which has been sitting in my concepts folder for weeks. The first was a tweet by Dutch Jazz Saxophone Player Tom Beek saying: “I slept like a blog”, which reminded me of how long ago it was that I wrote an actual blog...
Today I came across this Infographic by the people at Bestcomputersciencedegrees.com. They have created an Infographic on just how big Apple actually is. You can love them, or you can hate them, but from a Supply Chain point of view they really know what they are...
Storage Solutions, a company specializing in Used and New racking and warehousing equipment, has made an Infograhic. Storage Solutions is promoting sustainability initiatives in the warehouse environment, and that's important. We only have one planet, so we better...
Today I was reading an article on ifw about the new freighters that FedEx Express added to its fleet to enhance service across Europe, when I noticed the ad: UPS ad with a FedEx news piece Now that's timing! You can read the article here. Let me know if you see the...
"All big search engines have already updated their ranking algorthms to include social media signals as a metric for search engine rankings", says GO-Gulf.com who made the Infographic depicted below. It shows how Fortune 500 companies are engaging the "general" public...
DHL has been serious about sustainability. It launched the GoGreen initiative to bring down CO2 emissions substantially by 2020 and has been working hard at this ever since. One of the key focus points in the GoGreen strategy is Urban Distribution. Package Delivery by...
Amazon spent around $1.2 billion on Zappos.com, a large online shoe retailer. Recently they took out their wallet again, and this time for the second biggest spend in their history. Amazon will pay $775 million for Kiva Systems, which produces robots that move around...
What is the number one business driver for 2012 according to 350 Supply Chain professionals? Market volatility. 52% of the respondents in the annual international Capgemini Consulting supply chain study 2012 Global Supply Chain Agenda said so. Robust Planning is Key...
Supply Chain Threats According to GT Nexus there are three main Supply Chain threats that need to be addressed: Supply Chain Disruptions The Global Financial Crisis Food and Raw Material Price Volatility These threats can be countered by making sure your supply chain...
Every year in the weeks leading to Christmas there are Supply Chain & Logistics Operations being planned all over the world to ensure that all stockings are filled in time and in full. The Logistics Operation at My House Around Christmas We leave the house on...
I love Apple for their products in terms of design and ease of use, but there is one thing that almost makes me want to throw out my iPod: iTunes. The Logistics of an MP3 Let’s look at this from a Logistics point of view: Apple forces me to keep my goods (my mp3s) in...
Supply Chain is all about getting your product to the right place at the right time. The movie below shows a brilliant example of how a combination of Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Mobile Technology can work together to enhance customer satisfaction. Grocery...
If you go outside (especially when in a city) and you look around, you will without a doubt see somebody looking at the screen of their mobile. Maybe they are texting or looking up a number (how old school), but chances are high that they are busy browsing the web,...
2010 has been the starting year for LogisticsMatter.com and April was the starting month. It all started on Twitter: After almost 9 months of sharing the best news stories and articles of interest on Logistics and Supply Chain with the world, @LogisticsMatter has seen...
This morning I dropped my kids off at the daycare centre (I have 3-year-old twins). Both my son and my daughter always go straight for the jigsaws and as I was standing at the toy cabinet ready to let them pick one, it hit me! My kids are going to a Lean daycare...
