Supply Chain Optimization

Norfolk Southern is Under Attack

Activist investor Ancora Holdings is trying to put seven directors on the Norfolk Southern (NS) board, claiming that NS has significantly and consistently underperformed its peers. Ancora has been joined by three unions and GlassLewis, a proxy ...

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Results from JB Hunt tell the Transportation Story

Intermodal

The following table shows year-over-year changes in JB Hunt results: Going to Gartner? See us at Exhibit Booth 718 and see Ron Sweet talk about Kimberly Clark’s journey to savings using LevelLoad at 1:35 on Monday, May 6th. Also, we recorded ...

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The Supply Chain in Graphs

The Supply Chain in Graphs

There is still real pressure on freight rates. According to Uber Freight, carriers look for an increase in the first round of negotiations. That increase has gone by round 2. As you can see, carriers are leaving the business faster than new ...

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Breaking down silos

Bridging the gap saves businesses millions on transportation spend. "Kimberly-Clark expects a supply-chain technology upgrade will save the consumer-goods supplier millions of dollars annually while improving product availability."(Logistics ...

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A Remarkable Achievement: Ferrara Candy's Success

A Remarkable Achievement: Ferrara Candy's Success

Congratulations to Ferrara Candy! They have succeeded where many others have failed, they have successfully reduced their SKU count by about a third. Josh Lipman and Keba Mbaye presented at the #NextXGen conference. This is how they did it... Some ...

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Harold J. Daggett incentivizes failure supporting anti-optimization

State of the Supply Chain Optimization Podcast with Thomas A Moore

Harold J. Daggett incentivizes economic failure by supporting anti-optimization endorsements while Yellow Corp. Files Bankruptcy Post Government Bailout Did you know that US Taxpayers own 30% of the stocks for this company? You own stock due to the ...

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ProvisionAi and Kimberly-Clark Project EARL

ProvisionAi and Kimberly-Clark Project EARL

ProvisionAi and Kimberly-Clark Project EARL recognized as CSCMP Innovation award finalists for solving costly transportation volatility challenges Franklin, TN – (July 15, 2022) Kimberly-Clarks Project “EARL” (Early Tendering and Leveling) is a ...

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Container Arteries Constricted

Railroads are limiting container loads to locations like Chicago. Here is why: Inland container yards are full Warehouses are full. Prologis Inc. said the vacancy rate in the firm’s top 30 U.S. markets is 3%—good for them but historically, vacancy ...

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How Technology Is Eliminating Deployment Volatility And High-Cost Freight

LevelLoad and AutoO2 eliminate deployment (e.g., from plant to customer-facing distribution centers) volatility using a combination of: Tendering early smooth freight volumes over time by pushing lower-priority deployment demand to a later day and ...

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Avoid High-Cost Carriers: Why You Need Transportation Planning

Avoid High-Cost Carriers: Why You Need Transportation Planning

Transportation Planning provides an incredible competitive edge. To quote a VP at a Fortune 50 consumer goods manufacturer: “We deploy, at a premium cost, a product that may not be needed, from sites that may struggle to ship it, to sites that may ...

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