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Trimble & Platform Science: The Future of Telematics with Rob Painter and Jack Kennedy

The Logistics of Logistics

Joining the Company in 2006, Painter held a variety of leadership positions, including corporate development, corporate strategy, general manager of Construction Services, general manager of the Intelligent Construction Tools international joint venture, and vice president of Trimble Buildings construction software.

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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. EchoDrive’s load management tool and document upload capabilities streamline operations, keep dispatchers organized, and help drivers get back on the road faster. About Doug Waggoner.

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Daily Management for Improvement

The Lean Thinker

I’m digging through old archives again, and came across this graphic I put together around 2006 or so. Toyota Kata is not a problem solving tool. Yes, there are advanced tools that you use when things get tough. There are cases where other statistical tools are needed. Scientific Thinking is the Foundation.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

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. But he also rightly noted that data, as with oil, is just raw crude if it’s not refined.

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Artificial Intelligence

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

In 1950, Alan Turing created a project of an advanced tool known as “Turing Test” capable to determine whether certain machines are thinking or not. In 2006, AI was launched in the business world with top companies like Twitter, Netflix and Facebook that started to use artificial intelligence in their applications.

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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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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

GlobalTranz

These 10 top mobile apps are valuable tools to help you stay connected and on top of everything in a fast changing business environment. Author information Eric Halsey Eric Halsey is a historian by training and disposition who’s been interested in US small businesses since working at the House Committee on Small Business in 2006.