Remove 2006 Remove Industry Remove Presentation
article thumbnail

Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

Much of the industry at large simply isn’t seeing the forest for the trees. In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby coined the phrase “data is the new oil” to help make his point that corporate data has the potential to be an incredibly valuable resource. Data integrity. He lives in Chicago.

article thumbnail

Is bigger always better – Economies of scale and gigantism in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

In the pursuit of environmental sustainability, digitalization, operational and commercial efficiency, and collaborative practices the containerized fleet and the industries commercial practices have been radically modified over a significantly short period of time. This begs the question is bigger always better and what alternatives exist?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Operation Warden, logistics and what happened next – the final part to ‘Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999’

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont This article, and the series which follows, are an updated version of a presentation given at the Australian National University titled ‘ Logistics preparedness and mobilising the national support base: the effectiveness of ADF strategic logistics prior to Operation Warden 1999 ‘.

article thumbnail

A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The 2000s to 2006: Warehouses Become More Advanced, Relying on Evolving Technology to Meet Increased Demand and Avoid Overstocking. Computers were gaining speed, and robotic systems were already being used by the auto industry. Databases grew dramatically between the late 1990s and early 2000s. Enter the Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud.

article thumbnail

Linde prepares to launch new-generation electric forklifts

Logistics Business Magazine

The German industrial trade fair held in Hanover in March 1971 saw the beginning of what has developed into a 50-year success story: Back then, Linde MH presented its first electric forklift truck. Conductor rails replaced long cable lines and ensured lower energy consumption in the new Linde E14 to E20 models from 2006.

article thumbnail

Exadis Migrates ERP to the Cloud

Logistics Business Magazine

Founded in 2006, Exadis underwent a capital reconstruction in 2019 with the entry of Mobivia Group (44.25%) alongside Renault Group (44.25%) and Groupement des Concessionnaires Renault, GCR (11.5%) present since 2016.

ERP 62
article thumbnail

The Future of Freight and How Brokers Fit In

GlobalTranz

The basics of this technology already exist, but how quickly it will change the industry? The first licenses for autonomous vehicles have been issued in Nevada , but the first round of vehicles requires a human driver to be present. The financial incentives to invest heavily in this technology are present.

Freight 94