Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2020

The best logistics and supply chain shows are listed along with links to the event web sites. Use this page as a resource to plan your logitics event calendar for 2020. Industry association and technology vendor shows are included.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Every year, massive convention centers around the country host thirty or forty major events a year. Many more are business-to-business events at which manufacturers display their wares to wholesalers and retail buyers. However, In March of 2020, at the height of the spring exhibition season, everything changed.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 22, 2021

Since the first quarter of 2020, there have been more black swan events than could ever have been expected. For the food industry, these have all created major disruptions. The post How the Food and Beverage Industry can Transform Itself for the 21st Century appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 11, 2020

IoT World, which was scheduled to take place April 6–9, 2020, has been postponed until August 10–13, 2020. On March 9, the county of Santa Clara issued an order to cancel gatherings of 1,000 attendees or more up until April 01, 2020. Exhibitors, speakers and attendees will be contacted imminently with further information.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Logistics has put itself front and centre in the European public imagination in 2020, driven by ecommerce adoption as perhaps the principal mass change (acceleration is a better word, maybe) of habit caused by the COVID pandemic. Turn to page 6 for more details on this groundbreaking event. And it’s all online.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 12, 2023

is proud to announce that we have raised over $100,000 for autism awareness as part of its annual charity bike tour event, the company announced today. The event has been held every year for the past 13 years, with the exception of the Covid pandemic in 2020. Both items were raffled off as part of the bike tour event.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Professor Sheffi is the author of a 1985 textbook on transportation networks and eight management books, dealing with supply chain resilience, sustainability, industrial clustering, and other business management issues. The 5 th Industrial Revolution: Why human and A.I. His latest book, The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, A.I.,

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 20, 2020

That last few years have been nothing short of eventful for the trucking industry. And then came 2020, a year no one could have ever seen coming. With the COVID pandemic bringing the entire world to a standstill, every single industry felt the repercussions in one way or another, and trucking was not exempt.

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2021

Already operating in a tight labor market pre-COVID, these organizations also faced steep human resources challenges in 2020, when demand for warehouse labor was at an all-time-high. These and other factors contributed to some definite pivots in the contract logistics space in 2020.”. Playing the Waiting Game.

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WorkWave

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Like so many conferences, the 2020 Home Delivery World pivoted to a virtual format in reaction to COVID-19 fears. Through the use of technology, Terrapinn, the event management company that held the conference, was able to maintain the essence of the show. The overall experience of the Virtual Home Delivery World 2020 was positive.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It was a half-day event with six sessions, four of them just 30 minutes long. Read more Transplace Virtual Shipper Symposium 2020: Smarter is Better. The post Transplace Virtual Shipper Symposium 2020: Smarter is Better appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2024

If you’ve worked in the LTL industry for any bit of time, then you know that it’s always changing. The industry hadn’t felt the void of such a large company since Consolidated Freightways closed 20 years prior. A stint of other factors after that didn’t put them in a better position when COVID-19 rolled around in 2020.

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NGT News

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The 2020 summit, to be held Feb. […]. The post Energy Independence Summit 2020 Set for February in D.C. The post Energy Independence Summit 2020 Set for February in D.C. appeared first on NGT News. appeared first on NGT News.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

If we’re going to be able to prepare for these types of events in future, we have to identify appropriate sources of information that we should focus on all the time — not just when [crisis] manifests,” said Randy Bradley, associate professor of information systems and supply chain management at the University of Tennessee.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the year ahead. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many of these events were either cancelled or reimagined as virtual events in 2020. This year’s list remains a work in progress.

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Kuebix

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Amazon Prime Day is approaching quickly with a start date of October 13, 2020. While Amazon typically holds this digital shopping ‘holiday’ in July, supply chain disruptions brought on by Covid-19 led to a postponement of the event. Despite setbacks beyond their control, Amazon has high hopes for this year’s Amazon Prime Day!

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2023

As discussed by many on More Than Shipping in recent weeks, demand in the global shipping industry has fallen to pre-pandemic levels. But it doesn’t fix the problems that the industry uncovered throughout the pandemic, nor provide job security for those who have been over worked in congested ports since 2020. Slashing Jobs.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year’s increased COVID-19 instances, extreme weather events, and Suez Canal closure increased the difficulties. In addition to the already limited supplies, in October 2020, an Asahi Kasei semiconductor facility specializing in ADC and DAC components caught fire. Global chip shortages. Coronavirus outbreak in India.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2024

Since the historic referendum in June 2016 Brexit has been a seismic event, reshaping the landscape of the UK’s logistics and transport sector. Nick Ghia (pictured), Chief Revenue Officer of Transporeon , a Trimble company, explores how Britain’s split from the EU has affected the logistics Industry as a whole.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 24, 2020

The fashion/clothing industry – one of the biggest industries in the world with $2.5 And, since events are canceled or postponed, such as weddings, celebration parties and vacations, these caused another hit on demand. This has been a tough time for every imaginable sector of the economy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Weather events might also be factors. Above-average holiday shipping seasons in 2020 and 2021 led to an above-average returns rate in the usual Quiet Season. Today, the shipping peak season is still a march toward the holidays, but that march is now at a breakneck pace and subject to massive volatility. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 1, 2021

Department of Transportation (US DOT), where she served both as the Deputy Assistant Secretary-Congressional Affairs DAS-Intergovernmental Affairs from April 2019 to October 2020. Since 1978, TIA has been recognized as the trusted voice of the third-party logistics industry. She received a B.A. Anne Reinke LinkedIn.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner? Happily, though, that’s not something you can expect to change in 2020. It’s that time again… Well, almost!

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Ocean Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Let’s take a look then, at each sector in turn, starting with air freight.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2022

According to a recent assessment, if China follows through on its threats to invade Taiwan, the maritime industry should prepare for a major crisis that would increase operational expenses, result in the loss of ships, and cause delays. Volume of container throughput via direct cross-strait routes in Taiwan in 2020, by port (in 1,000 TEUs).

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

Congestion is still impacting key transshipment hubs like Cartagena (90+ ships in port and anchorage in mid-December 2024), Freeport (21+ container ships in queue as of December 2024), and Kingston (50% above 2020 volumes and only 9% schedule reliability) these are particularly important hubs for U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

2020 was a year of extremes – particularly for logistics businesses, where a global pandemic polarised the sector, creating both winners and losers depending on how end-user markets were impacted. 2020 – a year like no other. in 2020 – its lowest level since the survey began in 2012. 2020 really was a year like no other.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. Review of Prior Impactful Events. Their analysis showed which industries tend to have large swings in capital expenditures subsequent to economic shock.

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 6, 2021

Optimism is in the air and 2021 trucking events are on the calendar Drivers look back at the top challenges in a tumultuous year The 7 things shippers need to know about the Q1 freight market 2021 outlook is positive, but there’s a big black capacity cloud looming Driver shortage is leading industry concern going into the new year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Your company is likely under cyber attack as you read this.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 23, 2021

For shippers, the impact on cargo flows was only worsening as 2020 came to a close.”. Executive Vice President and Head of DB Schenker’s Americas Airfreight, Asok Kumar says that airfreight capacity currently remains at about 57% of the total market (including freighters) and about 18% less than what it was in early-March 2020.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Given the highly disruptive events of early 2020, many global organizations are seeking ways to harness change. Indeed, industry analysts say leading retailers and brands must now re-imagine their business models in order to survive.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 21, 2021

Last year, as the pandemic started to take hold around the world, one of the candidates for “Word of the Year” for 2020 was “cancelled” – as industry conferences, sporting events, concerts, schools, and so many other things were either cancelled or postponed. Although Covid is still with us, we are certainly in a better.

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Parade

OCTOBER 21, 2020

,, The 3PL Value Creation North America Summit 2020 is a distinct strategic event where C-level 3PL executives, investment community leaders, and technology innovators virtually network to assess the current and future outlook of the third-party logistics market and explore strategies for value creation.

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Parade

OCTOBER 21, 2020

,, The 3PL Value Creation North America Summit 2020 is a distinct strategic event where C-level 3PL executives, investment community leaders, and technology innovators virtually network to assess the current and future outlook of the third-party logistics market and explore strategies for value creation.

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Parade

OCTOBER 21, 2020

,, The 3PL Value Creation North America Summit 2020 is a distinct strategic event where C-level 3PL executives, investment community leaders, and technology innovators virtually network to assess the current and future outlook of the third-party logistics market and explore strategies for value creation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. CargoNet recorded 1,778 supply chain risk events across the United States and Canada in 2022, an increase of 15 percent from 2021. They estimate $223 million in cargo was stolen across all theft events in 2022. That’s all for this week.

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