{"id":11826,"date":"2016-06-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-3-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T19:20:23","slug":"supply-chain-logistics-recap-3-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-3-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply chain and logistics recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve curated some great content for you to enjoy from around the web:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I.<\/strong> Everyone seems to have Panama Canal fever! Despite build issues and setbacks, enthusiasm for the project is at a high. When the lock opens there will be instant gains: larger ships, increase in trade, and everything will be cheaper by the ton. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomberg News<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> breaks down all the wins we have to look forward to. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>II.<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.logisticsmgmt.com\/article\/a_new_breed_of_supply_chain_technology\">White Paper Download:<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAre your distribution and logistics systems designed to meet today\u2019s high expectation consumer market? In today\u2019s market, a push and pull-based distribution strategy that\u2019s responsive to omnichannel needs is not built on traditional distribution and logistics systems. It requires a new breed of technology that meets today\u2019s needs while remaining nimble for future market demands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>III.<\/strong> Transportation and technology are going to be headlines for a very long time. T<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/05\/31\/transportation-technology-will-be-the-next-internet-protocol\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">echcrunch suggests we should all make investments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in smart transport NOW and we can expect big returns. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IV.<\/strong> FedEx and TNT merger is officially, well, official. We all knew it was coming, but a delay in China\u2019s regulations put a slow down on things. The $4.8 billion dollar deal is said to mean <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2016\/05\/fedex-acquires-tnt-express.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better delivery in Europe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: The famous Culebra Cut, Panama Canal, 1907, from the United States Library of Congress&#8217;s Prints and Photographs division<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"intro--medium\"><strong>As of September 8, 2020, Crimson &amp; Co (formerly The Progress Group\/TPG) has rebranded as Argon &amp; Co following the successful merger with Argon Consulting in April 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11827,"template":"","categories":[146],"class_list":["post-11826","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supply-chain-recaps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-3-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#8217;ve curated some great content for you to enjoy from around the web: I. 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