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Ben Gordon, BGSA Conference CEOs Optimistic about 2020

View Full Article Here - FreightWaves The majority of transportation and logistics executives expect their businesses to grow by more than 10% in 2020 and say they are “very likely” to consider a merger, acquisition, investment or other transaction in 2020, according to survey data gathered at BGSA’s annual conference. Last week at The Breakers in [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-02-05T05:18:21+00:00February 2nd, 2020|

Supply Chain experts comment on Amazon at the BGSA Conference

Specter of Amazon Looms over logistics business View Full Article Here - Palm Beach Daily News By John Nelander Special to the Daily News The rapid growth of Amazon’s delivery business model was a hot topic among concerned logistics and transportation executives at the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference this week at The Breakers. [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-02-01T20:07:13+00:00February 1st, 2020|

Supply Chain Experts Take on Amazon: Benjamin Gordon in Palm Beach Post

Executives pondered options this week during the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference at the Breakers in Palm Beach. Full Link Here The rapid growth of Amazon’s delivery business model was a hot topic among concerned logistics and transportation executives at the BG Strategic Advisors Supply Chain Conference at the Breakers this week. The issue [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-01-30T02:50:35+00:00January 29th, 2020|

The Cold Chain Heats Up

Cold chain logistics is on fire. In the last year, we have seen a string of deals in temperature-controlled supply chain services. Buyers and investors have funded aggressive initiatives in this market, in the US and around the world. On the technology side, Cold Chain Technologies sold to Aurora Capital. The deal marked a milestone [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:14:10+00:00January 10th, 2020|

Three Waves of Innovation in Logistics: Railroads, Ships and Amazon

Welcome to chapter three of my five-part series on the history and future of supply chain innovation! Today we focus on three waves of innovation over the last three centuries. How did we get from the steam engine to the container ship today? https://youtu.be/S7aIg3MrLHc Chapter One: The Railroad In my view, it all [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:21:53+00:00December 31st, 2019|

How Amazon Disrupted Logistics

Amazon has disrupted logistics. As a result, the supply chain sector looks radically different today. This video interview explains why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR5EcfMvghg&feature=youtu.be Robotics is a case in point. In 2012, Amazon bought a warehouse robotics company, Kiva, for $775 million, marking the 2nd-most-expensive acquisition in its history to date. This month, Shopify acquired 6 River Systems [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:29:02+00:00December 27th, 2019|

Future of Logistics: What Comes Next?

The world of logistics is changing quickly. What does the future hold? At Cambridge Capital, we see eight key themes as particularly important. They include Last-mile: how does freight get from your website purchase to your home? Globalization: how do companies navigate cross-border regulations and conduct trade? Consolidation: in the fragmented world of the supply chain, how do the [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:41:14+00:00December 25th, 2019|

How to Raise Money for Your Company

This is one of the questions I get asked the most frequently. It’s very simple, yet incredibly important. If you can attract A-list investors to your venture, you may be on your way to building the next unicorn. If you can’t, then you may be at risk of hitting a wall. Why do I get [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:34:57+00:00December 23rd, 2019|

Introducing Supply Chains

“Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.” The last American 5-star General, Omar N. Bradley, is said to have made this declaration after leading the Allies to victory in World War II. Since then, logistics has become more important than ever. In the military, successful logistics has proven the difference between winning and losing. Hitler’s [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:38:37+00:00December 19th, 2019|

Food Fight: How Whole Foods Made Amazon Logistics

It’s been two years since Amazon bought Whole Foods. At the time, analysts touted the deal as an Amazon initiative to dominate food retail. But is that what really happened? Looking back and looking forward, what can we learn about Amazon’s goals and strategy? In short — it’s all about logistics. First of all, it’s important to [...]

By Benjamin Gordon|2020-08-28T02:48:32+00:00November 4th, 2019|