The chassis story never ceases to amaze. TRAC was positioning itself to be a big player only a couple of years ago. Now what? Is it unprofitable? We are still wrestling with who will pay for chassis, and how to share the cost.
via NEWS FLASH: DCLI acquires TRAC domestic chassis fleet
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Shipping, Supply Chains, Transp Econ, Trucking
Tagged Chassis, container shipping, cooperation, infrastructure, transportation
A new study by the US Maritime Commission on the problems with lock outages in our inland river waterways. If we don’t maintain the locks, we lose competitive advantage in agricultural products particularly; for instance costs of exporting soybeans goes up and lets Brazil become the cheapest source.
I’ve included a link to the pdf of the study below.
via NWF, MarAd release study on unscheduled lock outages
BY HAILEY DESORMEAUX |THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2017
PDF of study:
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Supply Chains, Sustainability
Tagged agriculture, barge transport, economics, infrastructure, locks and dams, soybeans, transportation
Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest talks more about the 2018 version of the annual study of 3PLs by Dr John Langley. Blockchain is mentioned, but does not seem to be grabbing much mindshare among 3PL firms. It’s possible that’s because they don’t see how it will make their life easier or more profitable. In fact much of the press talk has been about how 3PLs will be negatively impacted by having to use a particular blockchain repository for their transactions, revealing them to everyone who is a member of that repository. It’s a good question, and Dan reflects sagely on it.
I’ve included a link to the pdf of the report below. You can also get it by registering on Dr John Langley’s site.
Special Topics Review Includes use of Blockchain, Automation and Digitization, and Talent Management
Source: Supply Chain News: Highlights from the 22nd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study Part 2
Dr. John Langley of Penn State Leads Research Once Again; Dreaded 3PL IT Gap Jumps Higher after Falling for Many Years
Source: Supply Chain News: Highlights from the 22nd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study part 1
Pdf of study: 3PL_2018_Study
Posted in Logistics, Service Management, Strategy, Supply Chains
Tagged 3PLs, blockchain, langley study, Logistics, performance, research, supply chains, transportation
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