tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16584856308634981652024-03-04T22:18:58.772-08:00Global Supply Chain InsightsRandom thoughts and musings on the global supply chain. For additional news and thoughts connect with me on LinkedIn and Twitter: @cmroberson06Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-23214291042356563162014-12-14T05:37:00.002-08:002014-12-14T05:39:10.742-08:00Friendly ReminderHi to All!
Just wanted to remind folks that the blog has moved over to Wordpress:
http://globalsupplychaininsights.com/
Be sure to check out the latest series on retailers which will culminate with the publication of Ti's Global Ecommerce Logistics report in January.
Thanks!
CathyCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-42059615139754933792014-08-08T02:33:00.001-07:002014-08-08T02:33:41.533-07:00Weekly Update - August 8Hi!
It's Friday here, not even 6:00 am yet but I thought I'd put a few words down just to let all know what's going on. The big news across the pond is the addition to our group, Stephen Olugbode. Stephen comes from GeoPost where he managed the groups market research. From what I gather he'll be playing a big role in our express parcel and ecommerce projects. Stay tuned.
For me I've been Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-8698802292988429682014-08-01T13:34:00.000-07:002014-08-01T13:53:57.181-07:00Freight forwarding, APAC Logistics and Mergers and AcquisitionsJust when I think I can catch a breather something else comes around that catches my attention! Wow. The weeks seem to get busier and busier but it is fun and keeps my mind occupied - a good thing, particularly when the team is a few thousand miles away!!
So, what's happened since the last time I updated here? Well, the Global Freight Forwarding report is now officially published and to great Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-36102557550046859282014-07-26T03:58:00.001-07:002014-07-26T03:58:02.209-07:00Global Freight Forwarding report publishing soon!That's right. Ti's Global Freight Forwarding report will be published July 31. The Ti team, led by the wonderful Lilith, is putting the finishing touches on the report - formatting charts, proofing etc.
Did you see the report infographic? if not here it is:
What's next? well, Thomas is at work on the Global Automotive Logistics report and I'll be planning the Asia Pacific Logistics report Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-32958180719013422982014-07-20T07:20:00.003-07:002014-07-20T07:21:39.007-07:00Freight Forwarding and MoreThe Smoky Mountains always amaze me and it seems the place I retreat to when a breather is in order. Be sure to check out my photo and the banner on my Twitter page. My photo was taken at Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the park. The banner is a photo I took in Cades Cove, one of the last remaining holdouts before the US government annexed it into the Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-57969896371932582662014-07-12T07:32:00.000-07:002014-07-12T07:32:14.524-07:00New blog post and more!I must confess, I am so glad this week is over. Last weekend was tough from a personal perspective and the week began on a very sad note - our beloved Allie Cat passed away. She was a part of our family for only a few months and had developed diabetes, fluid build-up in the lungs and several other ailments that the doctor suspected all added up to cancer.
This is Allie in her favorite place, on Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-91583344966701113802014-07-05T08:03:00.000-07:002014-07-05T08:03:42.977-07:00A bit late in posting....Apologies for the tardiness in posting this week's update. This is a time of year that is both happy and rather sad for me. I took most of yesterday off (Happy Independence day!!) and spent it in the North Georgia mountains. On a more personal level, today would have been my Dad's birthday. Physically he's no longer with us but in spirit I know he is here and probably is figuring out a way to popCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-25036327702551968862014-06-27T03:32:00.003-07:002014-06-27T03:32:48.995-07:00An updateHappy Friday!
I hope all have had a great week so far. It's been a good week here - worked on the Freight Forwarding report and the two regular weekly briefings. I also attended a luncheon sponsored by the Transportation Club of Atlanta. The topic of discussion was sustainability and we had speakers from US Xpress, Saia and FedEx Express share what each of their companies were doing along these Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-30682864020465332712014-06-21T02:42:00.001-07:002014-06-21T02:42:35.969-07:00What's up? P3 Looses and FedEx WinsIt's a hot, sticky Saturday here in Atlanta. Lots of chores on my to do list this weekend including planting some flowers that I've been planning to do for quite some time (if I can stand the humidity!).
As noted in the early week update post, a new page was created to the blog site. I hope to do web-chats with start-up logistics companies - there's alot the logistics community can learn from Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-69998099484533518732014-06-16T15:18:00.002-07:002014-06-16T15:18:45.495-07:00Early weekly updateThe week has only begun and it's already starting out with a bang!
First off, I'm very sad to report that I will be leaving my eft column effective today. Ti work has picked up even more so I need to focus on that. I want to thank eft for posting and tweeting my blog posts for the past couple of years - it really has meant alot to me, more than alot of folks realize. Also a big thanks for Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-5601855978269441212014-06-12T02:56:00.000-07:002014-06-12T02:56:03.764-07:00What?!I just reread my post from last week and it really sounded frazzled! Well, last week was quite busy but very fun. The conference was a success and it was wonderful meeting so many new people. Check out my blog post on the conference here.
With that being said, the trip to Dubai and back was a bit nerve-wracking - scheduled for 14 hours (each way), it actually turned into 15 hours (each way!!) Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-9037577847725091172014-06-06T13:04:00.001-07:002014-06-06T13:04:38.837-07:00Just returned from DubaiJust returned home from Dubai this morning. It was great meeting so many great people at the conference. Look for a blog post on the conference within the next couple of days.
Next week will be updating Ti Dashboard charts, briefings, hopefully another blog post and EFT column and planning the next report I work on.
Sorry for the short post for this week - Recovering from the 14 hour flight Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-35629372032036086512014-05-30T04:09:00.004-07:002014-05-30T04:09:43.717-07:00Busy Week - Publish Report, White Paper and Blog Post - What Else is Going On?Where has this week gone? Wow. It was a good week as we published (finally) the Global Express and Small Parcel 2014 report and the Middle East eCommerce Logistics white paper. Whew.
Since then, I've been working on presentations for our upcoming conference, a blog post and a webinar. Ah, a webinar you say? yes indeed. Yep. We've decided to try something out with our latest report and giveCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-37847674544611010242014-05-23T16:41:00.001-07:002014-05-23T16:41:02.119-07:00Finally, the return of the blog postIt's the beginning of a long holiday weekend here but work continues - putting the finishing touches on a white paper and one more round of revisions for the express and small parcel report. It looks like this report may finally be published next week - fingers crossed!
Great news, I did get a blog post completed and posted on the blog and yes, it is on Procter & Gamble and is available hereCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-19773852979275115362014-05-17T04:03:00.001-07:002014-05-17T04:03:15.130-07:00Catching up and back on track Hi!
A hectic but productive week has passed and I think I'm finally catching up!
An update to what's going here
A new blog post will be posted this evening/Sunday morning. Finally. Posts should resume on a regular basis now so look for another one later next week.
Thanks for hanging in there with me and be sure to keep up with all the logistics news on Twitter @cmroberson06.
Thanks so much Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-59870882861486732222014-05-11T13:03:00.002-07:002014-05-11T13:46:50.040-07:00Where are the blog posts?!Another busy week has passed and I did not get a chance to write my blog posts as promised! I will this week, probably later in the week though. This past week was spent redoing a section of the Express/Small Parcel report as well as the Middle East eCommerce Logistics white paper, briefs and some other stuff.
On top of all of that, I took a couple of days off to help out with my best friend's Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-30667416030224722522014-05-03T03:51:00.001-07:002014-05-03T03:53:01.226-07:00Busy WeekThanks for your patience, this past week was an extra busy one and as a result, no blog posts to report. Finally finishing up the Express and Small Parcels report this weekend.
Next week, I'll start on a really cool project, a Middle East e-Commerce Logistics white paper, which will be available for free download later in the month from Ti's website. The white paper along with special weekly Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-64795468973893073962014-04-26T15:12:00.001-07:002014-04-26T15:12:13.390-07:00Thank you!!Thank you to folks at The Loadstar for posting my blog post on Zara this past week!! Be sure to check out all the great stuff The Loadstar does here. Also the folks at EFT also posted the post, check out their website here.
If you missed the Zara post, it's available here.
I didn't get a chance to write on the online grocery scene as promised but will do so hopefully this coming week. Instead, Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-2892430998298507472014-04-20T04:18:00.001-07:002014-04-20T04:18:45.812-07:00New PostsAfter all the rain we have received, it looks like today will be a beautiful Easter here in Atlanta! New posts are now available at the blog. Check it out - one on ASOS and one on Zara. Also, a post on the rise in mobile apps is available. This is also available on Eye for Transport's website in a column I do for them.
This coming week look for posts on the online grocery market. Speaking of Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-56477572166012684382014-04-04T11:42:00.000-07:002014-04-04T11:42:09.345-07:00Changes to the Weekly Update and MusingsYes indeed. Check out what the latest is on the blog - Just click here. Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-30351695779251596172014-03-28T13:14:00.000-07:002014-03-28T13:14:48.295-07:00Healthcare Logistics, High Tech Suppliers and Amazon Strikes Again!Ok, perhaps Amazon did not strike again but they are in the news again - this time rumor has it they may acquire Yodel. Seriously? Hmmmm......
An APAC brief topic this week, Sony is focusing on a select number of suppliers. This comes as they will likely have to compete for suppliers with Apple, Samsung and others.
Healthcare logistics has been my priority for this week, find out what's going Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-48674993977404112122014-03-20T17:22:00.004-07:002014-03-20T17:22:47.032-07:00Thoughts on FedEx and other fun stuffHappy Friday!!
A quick recap of what you've missed by not visiting the new blog this week....
Is Georgia a part of your supply chain?
Weekly update and musings on FedEx
A new Ti report! Middle East and North Africa Logistics
Next report due for publication is the Global Healthcare Logistics. Stay in touch, check out the new blog.Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-49168795298718163712014-03-14T06:19:00.000-07:002014-03-14T06:19:10.814-07:00Look what you've missed....This has been another busy week - exclusive blog post on cybersecurity and another musing concerning Amazon. Check out both on the new blog: Global Supply Chain Insights.
Have a great weekend!
Cathy
Cathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-34082892766656198352014-03-08T07:46:00.002-08:002014-03-08T07:46:24.172-08:00Blog has movedHi!
New blog posts are now available at the new website - 3 this week! Check it out here.
Thanks!
CathyCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658485630863498165.post-80306191480045612972014-02-28T03:52:00.003-08:002014-02-28T03:52:40.563-08:00Blog ChangesI finally figured out how to move blog posts to Word Press. Actually it was very simple, I just needed to read the instructions! Anyway, the move has been made and you can now find the new Global Supply Chain Insights here.
Feedback is always appreciated particularly as I keep tweaking the new blog site.
So, I'd like to thank Blogger for two great years. I'll keep this site up for a while untilCathy Morrow Robersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13139441737019236618noreply@blogger.com