Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The answers were revealed at the SummerCon 2017 conference a couple of weeks ago where LLamasoft introduced “Planning by Design” and SupplyChainPlanning.com, which the company describes as “building blocks to improve your current planning capabilities through design technology.”. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Here’s a short video I recorded in Spanish highlighting the topic of my presentation: If you plan to be at the conference, I look forward to learning and networking with you.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I learned that fact (and many more important things) at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference in New Orleans this week. As the compliance date for the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate approaches (December 18, 2017), there are two important questions to be answered: How will it impact capacity?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Last fall after attending the CSCMP conference in Atlanta, I shared my observation that digital transformation is now a central theme in the industry. Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian). I haven’t seen a full demo of it yet, but BluJay provided a preview of some of the features announced this week at its user conference back in April. How did we get here so fast?

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10xLogistics

AUGUST 26, 2017

Other implications of this: Data flows directly from consumer to the manufacturer and could be the device that moves power back to the manufacturer and away from the retailer. More data supporting my previous post about leadership and being on the floor to lead and understand what is truly happening. It is a must read.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 11, 2017

Increasingly, supply chains are all about the data. In the most memorable scene in The Graduate not featuring Mrs. Robinson, Dustin Hoffman is offered a one-word piece of advice about how to succeed in business: “Plastics.” If I were writing that scene today, I’d substitute the word: Data. Plastics.”.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Toyota is garnering telematics data every ten seconds from the 9m vehicles it produces annually to transform itself into a future mobility services provider still relevant to a vehicle market undergoing some seismic changes. Thanks to that ingestion of data and the analytics of it, we can create the Mobility Service Platform.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Mobile technologies in transportation and logistics have come a long way over the past decade — that is, since the iPhone was first introduced, followed by Android devices. And when it comes to last-mile and home delivery operations, mobile technology has become indispensable. See also news from Onfleet linked above.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

FreightWaves’ news, content, market data, insights, analytics, innovative engagement, and risk management tools are unprecedented and unmatched in the industry. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

The business started in 2016, but we didn’t get our first venture funding until 2017. It is the leading freight market dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. [47:10] 08:54] Why and when did you start FreightWaves?

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Reflections following the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in London . This month, our team had the pleasure to attend Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in London, a growing event that we’re always thrilled to participate in. Resources and data quality are the most common obstacles. .

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 19, 2017

The Big Data Revolution: Redefining Digitisation in Maritime. This session will focus on the top Big Data trends shaping the maritime industry. It will assess the supply chain as a whole and assess where the adoption of Big Data will have the greatest impact. Date: Tuesday, 26 September 2017. Roundtable Discussion Groups.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Reflections following the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in London. Last month, our team had the pleasure to attend Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in London, a growing event that we’re always thrilled to participate in. Resources and data quality are the most common obstacles. .

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 3, 2019

While driver turnover and the ongoing driver shortage tend to go hand in hand and, more often than not, with a typically negative connotation, data issued today by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is on the positive side. But, at the same time, this ATA data is encouraging. About the Author. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. The further out you book freight, the less expensive it is,” explained Cicerchi in a video interview I conducted with him at the user conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We We need problem solvers, people that can work with data from a data analytics perspective. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. We need people that are adaptable. We saw Irma coming, a Category 5 hurricane, and its path.”

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2020

These include digital technologies such as data science and artificial intelligence (AI), real-time locating systems (RTLS), 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, and adaptive warehouse systems. Of course, technical aids such as video conferences and collaboration tools have been a great help.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Last fall after attending the CSCMP conference in Atlanta, I shared my observation that digital transformation is now a central theme in the industry. Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 8, 2018

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list documents 260 data points of disclosure and performance measures in seven categories: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy & community support. . . Also in 2017, 76% of the company’s 10 priority ingredients were sustainably sourced.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 3, 2021

Most cold chain food regulations come from the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2017. International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). ICH brings together many regulatory authorities to discuss data and establish those guidelines.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

project44 Raises $35 Million to Turn Data into True Supply Chain Visibility. One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that we would start seeing the migration from traditional user interfaces to chatbots and virtual assistants. ’ XPO Logistics unveils voice tracking (Reuters).

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Since 2017, FourKites has convened a panel of the most involved companies within our global customer base for our Customer Advisory Board (CAB). We leverage these panel discussions to validate product ideas and guide our product roadmap, create champions and buy-in for our brand, and gather intelligence about the state of the industry.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

As the title of my post suggests, the answer to the question depends on who you ask, when you ask it, and what data you use. Speaking of data, let’s start with a basic question: How many truck drivers are there in the United States? Here are some excerpts from her article : BLS researchers parsed agency data on U.S.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2019

That shifted slightly from the 2017 results, which showed 81% strongly agreed and 19% agreed that the supply chain is a good career choice. In 2017, 69% strongly agreed and 31% agreed that they would recommend that others consider supply chain as a career. The survey provides useful insights into hiring and employment trends.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. A good example of that was apparent in an October 2017 survey of 1,500 motor carriers conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2019

That shifted slightly from the 2017 results, which showed 81% strongly agreed and 19% agreed that the supply chain is a good career choice. In 2017, 69% strongly agreed and 31% agreed that they would recommend that others consider supply chain as a career. The survey provides useful insights into hiring and employment trends.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Nulogy xChange 2018: Why Courage is So Important Today.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

s annual Supply Chain Executive Conference held last week in Phoenix, AZ provided the platform for the release of its Supply Chain Top 25, which identifies industry “best practices.”. ” ROA: (2017 net income/2017 total assets)*50% + (2016 net income/2016 total assets)*30% + (2015 net income/2015 total assets)*20%.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

Long distance rail connections are central to this trade and, at the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference last week, speakers from China Railway International and Beijing Changjiu Logistics talked about the latest developments for vehicle and parts shipments on the China Railway Express (CR Express) between China and Europe. “We

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Almost 33% of passenger cars are being imported into Russia from Japan, about 16% from Germany and just over 9% from the United States, Russian consultancy Autostat concluded, citing the data released by FCS. Speaking at a press-conference in St. billion, compared to $6 billion a year earlier.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2018

Last November, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry (such as the difference between cement and concrete). A Supply Chain Operating Network for the Heavy Building Materials Industry.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

Comparing the headlines (September 7, 2016 and May 12, 2017). For example, cyber security was one of the topics we discussed at the Executive Forum track at the Descartes Evolution 2017 conference last month. One of the most popular posts I wrote last September became a reality over the weekend. Hospitals, Spanish Companies.”

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

This year, BlueGrace Logistics held their National Conference at the beautiful SandPearl resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. To no surprise, the conference was jam packed with fantastic speakers including Don Hutson, Alex Sheen and Brian Holloway. Everyone enjoyed learning experiences, lunches and a reception back at headquarters.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

An aftermarket report published by Transparency Market Research suggested the disposable packaging market would be the largest contributor to the global automotive parts packaging market between 2017 and 2027 (Automotive Parts Packaging market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2017-2027).

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