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Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Descartes (@DescartesSG) March 28, 2017. million in FY 2017 (net income has grown from $12.0
It’s already clear that 2017 is in no way an exception to this rule. Not surprisingly, some of the trucking trends that move drivers forward will also be those that present new challenges and opportunities for such a vital industry as commercial driving. 2017 Trucking Trends. 2017 Trucking Trends.
Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. This was followed by a breakout session where the attendees discussed the challenges and opportunities in small groups and then reported back their key takeaways.
Does the event promote peer-to-peer learning and networking or will I spend most of my time sitting through numerous PowerPoint presentations? Here are some posts I wrote this year sharing my takeaways from various conferences: Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference).
The Utz Group , a global market leader for returnable packaging, is marking its 75th anniversary this year. At this major milestone, the Utz group continues to demonstrate the spirit of innovation instilled by its founder. The post Utz Group celebrates diamond anniversary appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
Ken Wood , sponsored by Descartes Systems Group ( donate to Ken ). I am happy to announce the confirmed riders and sponsors for this year’s team: James Coon , sponsored by BluJay Solutions ( donate to James ). Andrew Clarke , sponsored by C.H. Robinson ( donate to Andrew ). Steve Wallace , sponsored by Elemica ( donate to Steve ).
Deutsche Post DHL Group can look back on another very good financial year. The Group’s operating profit climbed by 7.2% billion in the 2017 financial year. Group revenue was up by 5.4% In 2017 we took another major step on the road to achieving our strategic and financial goals for 2020. per share proposed.
According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.
This year, the IFOY AWARD Night will be hosted by the BMW Group. The trophies of the IFOY AWARD 2022 (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) will be ceremoniously presented to the winners of the intralogistics competition in the almost 1,000 sq m auditorium of the futuristic delivery and event venue.
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.
back in 2017, Mitsubishi Logisnext Group has applied the strategy of ensuring that all wholly owned subsidiaries are taking Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks branded products to market in Europe. This change is part of the European strategy of the company’s owner, Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe (MLE). Ltd (ML), based in Kyoto, Japan.
The groups can discuss what changes or improvements they think should be implemented and any problems that need to be fixed. Being punctual, organized, and ethical are great ways to present as both customer and supplier to feel confident. Companies should also strengthen communication between departments.
The shareholders of viastore Group , a leading international provider of intralogistics systems, intralogistics software and supporting services, have today (31st March 2022) signed an agreement to sell all shares in the company to Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO). For the 2021 financial year, the Group reported sales of around €140m.
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.
A decision-forcing case drawn from the annals of the South Atlantic War of 1982, one called ‘Commando Logistics Regiment’, presents participants with a comparable conundrum. Between 2007 and 2017, Dr. Gudmundsson held the Case Method Chair at the Marine Corps University. The Road to Habbaniya’ is a two-problem exercise.
During the meeting held in in Geneva, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, was presented with a certificate by Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO of IATA, confirming the renewal of the airlines’ status under Stage 2 of IATA’s Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA).
A worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain is present in 72 countries with more than 167,000 employees. A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan.
Brandt Group, the Franco-Algerian home appliances manufacturer, has optimised the supply of washing machines, cutting costs and excess stock by up to a third after implementing supply chain software from FuturMaster. The post Case Study: Demand Management Efficiency for Brandt Group appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.
One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). One of Descartes’ most high-profile acquisitions was its purchase of MacroPoint for $107 million in August 2017. Where is Descartes today? Keegan McCready, Sr.
Nearly all respondents (99%) taking part in the 2021 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Young Professionals Report, which was authored by Korn Ferry and presented by Penske Logistics , said the supply chain field is a good career choice.
Safety Professional of the Year is chosen from a group of safety professionals based on professional achievements, success in advancing highway and industry safety in his fleet, relationship and cooperation with government officials, and methods of meeting and solving safety problems within his fleet. DRIVER OF THE MONTH AWARDS. Services: /.
iFollow, founded in March 2017, is a Paris-based robotics company developing and commercialising market-leading autonomous mobile robots and a proprietary software suite. Its present fleet of cutting-edge AMRs and software are suited for a large range of use-cases, such as collaborative picking and in-and-outbound transport.
The company said it wished to grow in “new frontier markets” where few other carmakers were present. Four years ago, Nissan became the first major carmaker to assemble passenger vehicles in Nigeria when it started a car plant in Lagos in a joint venture with West African conglomerate, the Stallion Group.
Since 2017, FourKites has convened a panel of the most involved companies within our global customer base for our Customer Advisory Board (CAB). That group has since grown to 105 eligible companies in multiple industries – and we’re looking forward to the continued growth of this group in the coming years.
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.
One of the world’s leading shipping groups, CMA CGM were recently presented with the Environment Award at the prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Awards. The group has not stopped there as they plan a further reduction of 30% by 2025. In 2017 the group had already reduced by 10% and are well on course to achieve their goal.
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A 2017 Global Sourcing study from American Shipper magazine found that 58% of shippers said their highest concern today is rising transportation costs. Gary is responsible for developing strategic product marketing direction and presenting the Amber Road brand and solutions worldwide. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA was stock listed in April 2017 on the Oslo Stock Exchange and combines the shipping assets of Wallenius Marine, Wilh Wilhelmsen, EUKOR Car Carriers and American Ro-Ro Carriers ( ARC ). The two new companies are now independently operated, yet firmly connected in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group.
Nail Polish : day to day product present in almost all households and should be harmless for shipment. Even the largest container shipping line in the world experienced this problem when they were subject to a cyber attack in 2017 and many of their services were severely paralysed.
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. Cyber security should be an important component of an organisation’s overall risk management.
The shareholders of viastore Group , a leading international provider of intralogistics systems, intralogistics software and supporting services, have today (31st March 2022) signed an agreement to sell all shares in the company to Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO). For the 2021 financial year, the Group reported sales of around €140m.
As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . And that line is already being crossed. This diversification has helped Maersk’ remain more resilient.
Pall-Ex has celebrated a successful 2017 at its own prestigious awards event, as it makes plans to accelerate its achievements for the year ahead. ADD Express Ltd, of Yorkshire, also picked up a coveted award, after being selected for the Outstanding Contribution to the Network, chosen by Group managing director, Kevin Buchanan.
Woodland Group is to extend its partnership agreement with the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy. Woodland Group will deliver solutions to the World RX logistics requirements across Europe, North America and Africa. World RX looks forward to working closely with Woodland Group.”.
Within the framework of a working group, the International Union of Railways promoted the standardization of pallets and obliged all signatories of an agreement to comply with the standards to manufacture as well as to repair the Euro pallet. The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award will also be presented during the reception.
Furthermore, DHL will continue to present the DHL Fastest Lap Award and the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award, two prizes for exceptional performances by racing drivers and teams. As in previous years, DHL will present two awards again this year after the last race in Abu Dhabi on November 25, providing additional excitement during the season.
In this bylined article , Ralf Russ, Accenture Managing Director, writes that by 2020, connected and intelligent products are predicted to be the biggest “user group” of the internet, estimated at 24 billion devices. Connectivity has Brought us the Digital Industry 4.0 Revolution. But this is not just a revolution in consumer technology.
By Kim Link-Wills | Wednesday, October 31, 2018. The CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of Containerships. The Group announced that it had reached an agreement with Containerships in June. The European Commission authorized the transaction Oct. The European Commission authorized the transaction Oct.
Unlike many events with an educational flavour, Supply Chain Leaders Insights doesn’t deliver canned theoretical presentations that you could find online with a little research. PTV Group: Logistics software and professional services. We look forward to seeing you at Supply Chain Leaders Insights 2017.
Presenters at the 2018 Accelerate! And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says.
The 2018 Global Risks Report, published by the World Economic Forum and Zurich Insurance Group, suggests that the number of cyber breaches recorded by businesses worldwide has almost doubled over the past five years, from 68 per business in 2012 to 130 in 2017. It is also likely that cybercrime remains significantly under-reported. “You
He joined Logistics Bureau Group back in 2009 and commenced by running the benchmarking business known as Benchmarking Success. The report we then present clearly shows the gap between the status quo and best-in-class. We usually get one of two responses from our presentation. What makes them tick? What ticks them off?
The offering, according to the group, meets virtually all their needs, with more than 100,000 parts stored across Distrigo’s warehouses and 29 partner suppliers. Now it is also present in Europe in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the UK, Austria and Switzerland.
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