Last week I came across this picture somewhere on the internet. It really made me smile and I saved it immediately. What I forgot is to make a note where I found it, so I must apologize for not being able to mention that source, although the original source is most...
At the start of the year, the 5th edition of The Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management has been published by Kogan Page. It's a whopping 720 pages filled with a wealth of information on all aspects of the supply chain, from raw materials through to the...
In June of 2012, I first wrote a blog post about Location-Based Logistics, in which I argued that in the future, parcels would no longer be delivered to addresses (Ship-to Address) but to persons (Ship-to Person) where-ever that person is or will be. We would need to...
Same-Day Delivery is a returning topic on Logistics, Supply Chain and e-Commerce news sites and blogs. It all started about a year ago when large online and offline retailers launched Same-Day Delivery services. The Traditional Model These retail/e-tail giants used...
Christmas is a busy time of year for both people and businesses. Especially Retail and e-Commerce companies, Logistics Providers, and Parcel Carriers are experiencing peak volumes. On the people side, there are similar Planning and Logistics challenges, as presents...
November has been a very busy month in which we visited a total of three conferences, of which LogiMed was the first. The LogiMed 2013 Conference was held in the Kempinski 4 Seasons Hotel in the center of Munich, where more than 125 Medical Device Logistics and Supply...
I was sitting at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, waiting for my flight to Munich to board, on my way to Logimed when an article in the newspaper I was reading (NRC Next*) jumped out at me. The heading said: "A Phone Like a Kit", and of course it was about Dave Hakkens...
I like design, especially if it's modern, innovative, and functional. I also like Logistics, also if it's modern, innovative, and functional. I especially love it when these two (like Hannibal Smith's plans) come together! In the pictures below you see the brand new...
Magnetic Rail Drones Self Driving Cars Crowdsourced Delivery Location Based Logistics 5 New Modes of Transport That Will Change the World of Freight As We Know It 5 World-changing Ways of Moving Goods
I regularly shop online. CD's, sneakers and electronics are among my favourite items. I don't know about you, but when I buy something online the little kid inside me wakes up and I want to play with my newly ordered toy NOW! The feeling is not so strong that I select...
The interest in Sustainability is ever increasing. Supply Chains are being scrutinized and criticized for not being sustainable or socially responsible. People want biological food, green energy, and electrical cars. Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has developed a concept...
Three and a half years ago I founded LogisticsMatter. It started out of professional curiosity after my first encounters with Twitter at the end of 2009. I started spreading logistics news and backgrounds with @LogisticsMatter to have a place to collect what I found...
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 4, 2013 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), celebrated today the delivery of the Memphis, Tenn.-based express shipping company’s first 767-300 freighter. The delivery supports the FedEx strategy...
CEVA provides unique light manufacturing services in Turkey - Partnership extended to almost 20 years Istanbul, Turkey, 5 September, 2013 – CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies, has extended its 14 year partnership with Vileda,...
Ten thousands of employees mobilize for "Global Volunteer Day" for the third consecutive year Program now extended to the entire year Bonn, 09/05/2013, 10:00 AM CEST - Deutsche Post DHL, the world's leading postal and logistics group, is calling on its employees,...
UPS announced it will purchase assets and operations of two Costa Rican based companies; small package delivery company Union Pak de Costa Rica, S.A.; and brokerage company SEISA Brokerage. Both companies have long-standing relationships with UPS as Authorized Service...
UNICEF and The UPS Foundation partnered to provide emergency aid for Syrian refugees on Sept. 1 Atlanta, September 04, 2013 - On Sunday, September 1, The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS, and The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) partnered to...
Moscow / Russia, September 4, 2013 – TOM TAILOR GROUP, an international fashion and lifestyle company and one of the key players in the European fashion sector, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel with a contract for logistics services in Russia. For the TOM TAILOR GROUP...
Lombard, Illinois USA, September 4, 2013 - Dr. Jason A. Acimovic, assistant professor of supply chain and information systems, Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University, will receive the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP)...
