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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. Its industry-leading, proprietary technology supports clients by addressing a lack of visibility into their supply chain and provides a more robust, data-driven means of reporting. About Doug Waggoner.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

To actually realize the promise of end-to-end visibility and control over our incredibly complex supply chain networks, we need really big picture thinking — particularly when it comes to the supply chain data networks that serve as the foundation for true digital transformation. Numbers matter when it comes to supply chain data networks.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Over time, Wal-Mart used supplier-reseller relationships and business intelligence tools to evaluate performance and returns of RFID implementation.

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Parcel Deliveries Clogging Up City Streets

LandLink

Cities don’t have reliable data on the number of delivery trucks coursing through their streets; let alone planning for them. million in parking fines in 2006. routes its new big-data tool, On-Road Integrated Optimization Navigation (ORION). The next generation is going to be a real-time tool taking traffic into account.

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Philippines: World Food Programme amps up Government’s response as coronavirus bites

World Food Programme Logistics

this is a region in southern Philippines where, since 2006, WFP has been present supporting the peace process. To achieve this, WFP leveraged its technological solutions including SCOPE, a beneficiary data registration and management platform that works both online and offline, with necessary adaptation given the risks imposed by COVID-19.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Training Magazine 's annual survey indicates that from 2006-2013, average investment in training per manufacturing employee was reduced by 31 percent.

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Underpinning this approach will be a global transport management system (TMS), which Richards is responsible for implementing, as well as developing an enterprise visibility tool with predictive analytics for freight movements around the world. “We Richards says the system has been a success and is completely rolled out in North America.