Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

I’m in New Orleans this week speaking at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference. I’ll share my takeaways in a future post, but in the meantime, check out the top posts and new episodes from Q3 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1 and Q2, you can read/watch them here and here , respectively).

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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

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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. For related commentary, see Here Comes the Chief Network Effects Officer.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

Conference shared a variety of best practices. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. Data shows that wages do indeed impact driver retention. Finding and keeping drivers has never been more critical. Increasingly, companies are seeking out non-traditional approaches for recruiting and retention.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Confidential information is not disclosed and the technology limits access to data relevant to a particular shipment or transaction. ” Mercedes-Benz said it would work in full cooperation with its suppliers to ensure a high enough standard of data was put in to make the system as effective as possible.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2018

“And because customer support is a key means of differentiation we developed a tool to measure, how fast and detailed our members answer requests and award a prize for the best performing company at our annual conference.”. The awards are based upon the performance of all members of EURODIS from June 2017 until May 2018.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For December, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI was 9.2, According to FTR , a TCI reading above zero represents an adequate trucking environment, with readings above 10 indicating that volumes, prices and margin are in a good range for carriers. which was well ahead of November’s 5.48 and in line with October’s 9.48.

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 21, 2019

In continuing its development, the company has retained a strong core of technical talent, with around half of the workforce being engineers and data scientists. One business that has seen the benefits of the system is Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), which started working with Loadsmart in October 2017. That is a big issue.”.

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