Supply Chain Optimization

More Humping

While 2 unions are threatening a walkout this week, if there isn’t a stoppage, there will be more humping. Even if there is a stoppage, when they come back to work, there will be more humping. Before your mind goes in the wrong direction, humping is ...

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The $200 Million Logistics Problem

The $200 Million Logistics Problem

I don’t usually go into something that is not mainstream, but this is instructive. HCSB bank lost $200 Million dollars in one day because it couldn’t move gold from London to New York to address a disparity between the price of gold in London vs. ...

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Grit…not Genius

“Modern wars are won by grinding, not by genius” – Cathal J Nolan. This may apply to the e-commerce war between Walmart and Amazon. News from the RILA Supply Conference and other sources show Walmart exceeded expectations with comparable e-commerce ...

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Fair Is Fair…

Firstly, we wish you a very happy and prosperous 2019! Railroads impose fees when customers take too long to unload railcars, don’t have their facilities ready to pick up shipments, and take other actions that could cause slowdowns on the rail ...

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Diesel Prices Remain High

Diesel Prices Remain High

Truckers are paying through the nose for diesel…why was revealed by a Wall Street Journal analysis late last year. Because breaking a barrel of crude into its component parts yields ~44% gasoline and only 29% distillates (Diesel), refiners run a lot ...

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