IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

million in 2017 to 3.7 For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure. “We ProRail uses algorithms to determine when and where a trespasser might decide to walk on the track, for example. million by 2025. Making Data One’s Own.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

The importance of setting the tone of the relationship and being an example of what you expect. This means, for example, putting the company’s quality manager in contact with the supplier’s quality manager. Set The Tone Of The Relationship, Be The Example. In this way, if problems arise, solutions will be expedited.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Presentations at the NEPPA meeting were consistent in their message that the utilities industry needs new regulations and policies to plan and build the right assets to keep cost low and reliability high. Studies done by NESCOE (New England States Committee on Electricity) provided comments on new market designs to FERC.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This coincides with a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this month ( Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits ) that provided similar examples, including “cardboard maker Packaging Corp. The report, “Truck Driving Jobs: Are They Headed for Rapid Elimination?” million truck drivers overall.

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

President of Morai Logistics, Kelli Saunders, is Awarded 2017 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 in the Entrepreneurship category by Women’s Executive Network (WXN). On November 23rd, 2017, president of Morai Logistics, Kelli Saunders, was honoured with the 2017 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

When a plan is created for one business function, like manufacturing for example, that plan effects things like customer service levels, profitability, cash flows, staffing and many other things. Tata Steel’s connected planning journey began in 2017. What does that mean? This is a rolling one-month process.

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A look at where the technology meant to revolutionize small package delivery is in 2017. Surely, others would take a cue from Amazon’s example. It has been years since the announcement, what new developments have we made in 2017? 2017 was an interesting year for drone delivery. So where is the technology now?

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, organisations no longer need to think of warehousing in terms of massive regional hubs that require long-distance road haulage (with the expense and environmental impact that entails). With all the technology present in warehouses, the need for connectivity is greater than ever. Connectivity.

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CH Robinson Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For example, they have introduced convenience stores or mini FDCs (Front Distribution Center) to store inventory, algorithms to better understand customer buying behaviors, and longer promotion periods for high-volume shopping days like 11.11 Robinson Asia, we have been building up our ecommerce team since 2017. or Black Friday.

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. It’s the freshly appointed CEO of CMA CGM, Rodolphe Saadé, speaking about the new opportunities that lie online during a session at Journal of Commerce’s TPM 2017 in Long Beach. Two years ago you didn’t hear talk of digitization from ocean liners.

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The air freight market could level off during the coming year and present new opportunities for global shippers. Coming off an extremely strong year in 2017, the world’s air freight market fluctuated at certain points in 2018, but for the most part remained stable. For example, Transatlantic and U.S-Europe Not Open Season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. The 2030 roadmap is targeting a reduction in CO2 emissions of 33% for scopes 1 and 2, and of 16% for scope 3, versus 2017 ( definition for scopes 1, 2, and 3 ). Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The company is present in 38 nations and has more than 40,000 employees. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Some examples and benefits of digitalisation in shipping are. Here is a real life example. For example, seafood products are best shipped at -20°C (-4°F) or lower. Nail Polish : day to day product present in almost all households and should be harmless for shipment. These are shipping in Reefer Containers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

One person’s supply chain career might be focused on the specific area of freight forwarding, for example, whereas another person’s might encompass end-to-end operational management from raw materials management to customer invoicing. Supply chain is often what people define it to be. Supply Chain Skills and Roles.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2018

Capacity is a very real problem impacting companies in all verticals, especially those who ship density-based freight that present further challenges. Consider, for example, that a healthy portion of the product you ship is classified at freight classes 100, 125 and 150. Not Properly Dimming Your Density-Based Freight.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 6, 2018

billion in the 2017 financial year. In 2017 we took another major step on the road to achieving our strategic and financial goals for 2020. The increase in revenue and earnings in 2017 is also reflected in improved net profit for the year. Deutsche Post DHL Group invested heavily in all four divisions once again in 2017.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based. A new narrative could be presented to Government in the wake of Defence’s mobilisation review currently underway and would help to guide whole-of-Government planning for military-based crises.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the weeks following the Damco brand subsumption, DB Schenker released a press release that referenced the Damco changes: “The last thing shippers need at present is further uncertainty”. For example, in a recent email, Maersk clarified that fixed upfront rates could only be consumed through the Spot API. Shifting Industry Habits.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

So stated Ken Hughes , a leading consumer and shopper behaviouralist, in his keynote presentation at Trasnsplace’s 16th Annual Shipper Symposium a couple of weeks ago. He pointed to Estonia as an example: Estonia is a great example of what can happen with a concept like blockchain if you’re able to start with a clean sheet of paper.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But, modern logistics is data-driven , and this concept will become essential to success in 2017. Thus, accountability and visibility tools will be critical to keeping consumers happy in 2017. Augmented reality (AR) is comparable to virtual reality , but it uses real-time images with layers of information presented to the user.

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Now, That's Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

Zulily’s example highlights the increasingly complex logistics scenarios presented by e-commerce. “E-commerce As a result, there are a lot of startups popping up – companies like Flexport, for example, “to address issues not being addressed by traditional logistics providers.” Complex Logistics Scenarios. Robinson Worldwide.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Today, we’re proud to present Cathy Roberson’s… 3 Technology Trends Changing the Supply Chain (2015-2020) Part IV. By 2017, the market research company expects the number of global smartphone users to increase to 2.50bn and represent 33.8% Technology Trend 1: Mobile. This represented about 24.4%

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

Back in 2017, the Click & Collect Retail Consumer Preference Study revealed that nearly one third of shoppers made an online purchase and subsequently picked their order up at a store during the 2016 holiday season. Brands then need to decide which technologies they will deploy in order to create an efficient, customer-centric flow.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

An example of this is Uber which launched Uber Freight in the U.S. in 2017, now expanding into Europe and Canada. For example, last-mile delivery is very time and energy-consuming. It presents many opportunities for a fresh approach. One example would be temperature monitoring for temperature-controlled products.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

For example, changes in funding sources and availability for students looking to expand their career options and enter the world of supply chain management may result in a temporary decrease or increase in the number of workers interested in employment with a given supply chain entity.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 17, 2020

Cyber security threats can present itself as malicious actions like hacking or infecting your systems with malware or innocent actions like lack of software maintenance on vessels, incorrect user permissions, weak passwords, unauthorised access etc. Gard quotes below live examples of cyber security incidents in shipping.

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World Food Programme Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It featured the voices from host governments, from the field, Board Members, and the RBAs, in order to shed light on concrete country examples and opportunities to reach the most vulnerable people through SSTC in areas such as family farming, market access for rural women, and engagement opportunities for the rural youth.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award will also be presented during the reception. The 58-year-old manager gained decades of experience in business management and supply chain with a strong focus on sustainability at Unilever and joined HAVI in 2017, where he has led the Supply. Humphrey is Logistics Leader of the Year.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Andrea Cook, head of Evaluation at the World Food Programme, talks to Peyvand Khorsandi about the power of evidence [link] Andrea Cook joined the World Food Programme (WFP) in 2017, as the Director of WFP’s Office of Evaluation (OEV)?—?an I present our reports directly to the Executive Board. PK: Can you give some examples?

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For example, the US Army’s Multi-Domain Battle White Paper states, ‘adversaries will also exploit perceived U.S. 7] As these two examples imply, future warfare requires disaggregation of combat power to avoid detection and destruction, and then concentration when needed to produce operational effect. accessed 01 Oct 17).

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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). Since FourKites has seen such tremendous growth within the retail industry this year, many of our customers present at the CAB had OTIF and retailer program compliance at the top of their list.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Rishi Lodhia is a veteran in the cloud video surveillance market – he was CEO and co-founder of Cameramanager back in the early 2000s, and after selling that business to Panasonic in 2013, bought it back again as part of Eagle Eye Networks in 2017. It sounds good – but can he give an example of how it might work?

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Now, That's Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2018

million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2017. For example, the Port of Santos will be receiving a much-needed financial “shot in the arm” by Dubai-based DP World, who last December completed the acquisition of an additional 66.67% stake in Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários in Brazil from Odebrecht Transport (OTP).

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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. Nulogy xChange 2018: Why Courage is So Important Today. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.”

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

A common theme of the 2016 predictions was growth and scalability, so let’s look at how companies are using these technologies as we prepare for the innovations of 2017. This needed degree of visibility is also present in the supply chain. Cloud-Computing Use Continues to Increase.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

For example, Wal-Mart is very clearly intent on providing consumers with the lowest prices, while Target offers “the better low-price shopping experience” Kmart though, is kind of stuck in the middle with no clear message to differentiate itself. A Long History of Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment.

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