Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

There’s less and less margin for error, especially when it comes to meeting customer delivery expectations. One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants. I’ll share some highlights in a future post.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 8, 2017

Winners Revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever Retains the Top Spot in Rankings as Amazon Joins the “Masters” Gartner, Inc. 2017 marks the 13th year of our annual Supply Chain Top 25 ranking,” says Stan Aronow, research vice president at Gartner.

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10xLogistics

AUGUST 26, 2017

It still is amazing to me how many CEOs spend more time in meetings than out in their facilities. See transcript from conference call here: Landstar (LSTR) Q2 Conference Call. Inventory to Sales Raio - Updated August 15, 2017 Well, that ends a pretty exciting week and hope it was profitable and engaging for all.

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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. This was no different at the recent Gartner conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. We need people that are adaptable.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway.

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Stord

MARCH 3, 2019

According to officials, 75% of ships that went through the port last year used landside electricity (rather than their own engines) while docked, up from 68% in 2017. Ships are increasingly using electrical power at the Port of Oakland and reducing diesel emissions.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JUNE 8, 2018

Content Summary: The company’s greenhouse gas emission footprint decreased 11% in 2017 compared to 2010. Also in 2017, 76% of the company’s 10 priority ingredients were sustainably sourced. Content Summary: In 2017, the company reduced greenhouse emission per headcount by 7.3%. Printer-friendly version. Media Type.

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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. This was no different at the recent Gartner conference.

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Radius Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Last month, several members of our team attended the in.sight conference in Nashville, Tennessee. This is a conference put on by TMW, the manufacturers of our ERP system, and is attended by over 2000 people from across North America. The cost to attend these conferences may not be small, but the payback is well worth the investment.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 30, 2017

“How to Ship Freight Responsively” is the message that got us their attention, and in just a few days we’ll be taking it to the COP23 Climate Change conference in Bonn, Germany. Magazine Among Socially Responsible Companies, Wins 2017 W3 Design Award! The post Freightera Featured in Inc. appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 14, 2021

So, after our discussion about queueing last meeting. According to Lui, et al (2017) “customer waiting time in queueing systems is a key factor of service quality. “I’m sorry to keep you waiting, this is Vincent. How may I help you today?” References: S. 1130-1134, doi: 10.1109/CCDC.2017.7978688. 2017.7978688.

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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. Addresses the need for maintaining drugs under stable conditions and meeting manufacturer’s specifications. International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 22, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that software vendors and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) would embrace Simplicity-as-a-Service as a new value proposition for customers. MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor) also announced that it has selected Redwood Logistics as its first Logistics Integrator.

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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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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Well-rehearsed mechanisms would be established that would assess the ability of the national support base to mobilise to meet the need, and plans developed to enable this to occur. Logistics and the strangling of strategy, 2017, Logistics and the strangling of strategy – Logistics In War. [2] 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D.,

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Our Supply Chain Leaders Insights conference, round-table, and training day will be taking place in both cities this year. The event doesn’t follow a single theme like many conventional conferences. We look forward to seeing you at Supply Chain Leaders Insights 2017. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. Operationally engaged around the globe, the US military finds itself increasingly stretched to meet an intense and broad set of demands. By Jessica McCarthy. How We Got Here.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 9, 2019

Rick Owens, the independent Landstar agent named 2017 Safety Officer of the Year: “Meeting face-to-face with the customer during a M.U.S.T. Since his father’s passing in October 2017, Rick has assumed the role of president and leads Owens Leasing in day-to-day operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 8, 2018

BluJay grew its CAB involvement, hosting meetings at three customer events, and launching a portal in its product management tool where the product community can submit ideas to address common practices or to solve complex business issues. BluJay added new offices in Melbourne, Australia; Christchurch, New Zealand; and also expanded its U.S.

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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. Regular driver surveys, check-ins (where executives call drivers), ride- alongs, town hall meetings and round tables are becoming more common. Finding and keeping drivers has never been more critical.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

Together NALI and Adani Logistics are aiming to meet the increased demand for domestic distribution of vehicles in the country as production volume grows and said they intend to do so using rail, offering greater multimodal choice to carmakers across India’s vast distances and lessening the impact on the environment.

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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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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars said the use of blockchain would give it greater ability to see whether its sub-suppliers were meeting contractual obligations on such things as working conditions, human rights, environmental protection, safety, business ethics and compliance within the supply chain.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Having launched this unique high school program in 2017 as a way to proactively address the driver shortage, Dave Dein, CDL coordinator and instructor, is more than ecstatic to have Leilani, his first female truck driving student, enroll in the class this year. percent since 2008.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Customers, conferences, and colleagues past and present are all possibilities for sharing insights and information. A recent study from the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council forecast that by 2017, supply chain employment in Canada would increase at an annual rate of over 8 percent for tactical roles and almost 15% for managerial roles.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Here are several videos in support of the 2018 Third-Party Logistics Study, that were filmed at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta during the 2017 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE yearly conference.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Bilateral forums, conferences, meetings and seminars happen more often than one can count, and usually result in numerous announcements – ranging from memoranda of understanding (MoU) to billions of financial commitments. of China’s overall FDI.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

UP said it is moving forward with this plan, because it is not meeting customer expectations, coupled with its desire to secure its place as the industry leader in safety, service and financial performance. Hunter Harrison whom passed away in December 2017, when he was running CSX. PSR was created by late railroading legend E.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management’s (CSCMP) annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Penske is once again a major conference sponsor. In 2017, revenues reached $175 billion, and the U.S. market is expected to grow at about 5.5 The Need for Agility.

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

VANCOUVER, BC (PRWEB) MAY 04, 2017. Eric Beckwitt recently returned from COP22, the UN Climate Conference in Marrakech, where he presented “A Green Future for Freight” a continuation of Freightera’s thought leadership on the issue earlier featured at the 2016 G7 Summit in Climate Change: The New Economy. “I Freightera Logistics Inc.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

At a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in July, member states agreed that import duties on automotive components could only be increased by Russia after being officially signed off at the next EEU Council meeting on August 24, says Shavshina. . In 2017, Russia imported a total of 267,700 finished vehicles worth $6.7

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

However, this new approach would give greater coverage and higher rates of identification of the drug submarines ( Levin 2017 ). Richards (2017) adds that the modern factory must quickly align itself to the cultural change forced upon it by the advances in technology. Bostonia, October 4, 2017. 1 (2017): 96-108.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Shippers and third-party logistics providers are continuing to collaborate as they find solutions to meet their supply chain goals, improve efficiency, and manage their overall transportation spend. Presenters included Balika Sonthalia, a vice president at A.T. State of the Supply Chain.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Europe’s finished vehicle sector faces several big challenges in coming months, as speakers at the recent ECG conference in Germany made clear. At last week’s annual conference of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), held in Mainz, Germany, speakers discussed what they were doing to tackle these problems.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

“The FMC is uniquely positioned to set guidelines and a common understanding of what is fair and what is not fair,” said Alex Cherin, representing the California Trucking Association Intermodal Conference. Meetings after meetings, some facilitated by ports themselves, this commission. Intermodal Conference.

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