Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use. Today, Supply Chain Design is becoming more operational and real-time, as companies have to respond more quickly and intelligently to fast-changing forces impacting their business (e.g.,

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Reverse marketing starts first with Value Analysis. Creating Collaboration: Supplier Day Conference Details of The Day. Complete one-on-one meetings.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2023

Raja Hammoud, EVP of Products at Coupa, speaking on the main stage at Coupa Inspire Coupa recently completed its Inspire conference. This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. Coupa meets this definition.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2024

SAP’s user conference, Sapphire, ran from June 3rd through the 5th in Orlando. Mr. Hardee said SAP had great tools to support a quick implementation. After doing a fit-gap analysis, they developed a global template for the rollout that allowed for small nation-specific adjustments. The new company had a minimal IT team.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 18, 2024

Last week in Los Angeles, I attended the TPM conference, where several compelling discussions took place, notably around U.S. policy impacts on trade, the Maersk/Hapag Gemini concept, and more.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2015

Value Analysis (VA) can be used to reduce costs and retain quality. Lean management is a combination of a set of tools , philosophy and a system. As a tool, companies can use the principles to select the right technique or methods to improve what needs improving.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

Manufacturers need to focus on their core in order to stay competitive, and technological tools, such as our Cerasis Rater, a transportation management system , allow for streamlined process in managing transportation, giving back precious time, money, and focus to our manufacturing customers. Go All-in for Online Technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We Bob Herzog, the global planning digitization leader for supply chain, and Pedro Noriega, planning director, North American product supply, both of Procter & Gamble (P&G), spoke on this at Kinaxis’ Kinexions 2019 user conference. We need people that are adaptable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Analysis of what is reported may suggest that a supplier has not been totally forthcoming in what they have reported on the platform. Schneider Electric and EcoVadis Christophe Quiquempoix, VP of Sustainable Procurement at Schneider Electric shared his insights during a panel discussion at EcoVadis Sustain Conference 2023.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Any and all members of the lean supply chain should use these tools to solve problems and reduce costs to increase value to the customer. Supplier Day Conference to look for cost reduction through Value Analysis. Use lean tools to eliminate waste from the accounting processes while maintaining thorough financial control.

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Across industry events, conferences, expos and meetings, AI is the topic that everyone wants to hear more about. However, AI is a tool that can help support personalized services, ultimately improving customer experiences and leading to greater rates of customer retention. Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Or it could be a conference presentation or webinar your prospect just delivered. . Using powerful freight market analytic tools like FreightWaves SONAR will give you the ultimate freight market data you can use to set a hook with all of your prospects. . 5: Conferences . Download the White Paper. #4: 4: Industry news.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 2, 2018

New “digital assist” online price negotiation tools and workflow streamline price bid and counter offer process; eliminate excess phone calls and emails. Advanced “lane search” tools enable carriers to search by preferred lanes and city pairs, presents current available loads, continually updated, ranking best lane-specific loads highest.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

Robotics also impact the efficiency and analysis of supply chain processes. For example, humans must create build an item from the inside out, as our tools only allow us to perform certain actions. Alternatively, a robot could use a tool of much larger reach and smaller grasp to enter a tighter space to perform a certain action.

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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. Knowing what data you have, what you’re missing, and where it’s stored enables teams to manually run their own analysis, report KPIs, and create a record of past activity.

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Transporeon

MARCH 23, 2018

With Transporeon, shippers can leverage smart sourcing methods to secure much-needed capacity alongside robust execution tools to help improve efficiencies within supply chain operations while retaining favorable rates with top-performing carriers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

Other factors-such as poor tooling and equipment as well as basic communication challenges-can contribute to poor quality. Automotive calls it Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), with Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)-essentially a risk profile and its operational counterpart, a control plan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing. Part of this analysis is to look at lost revenue or the seasonality of items, and help to create a specific promotion for that item. There were two use cases that I found interesting.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

PortXchange has already acted on all three commitments: Preparing an annual footprint analysis. Implementing a travel policy where employees attend online international meetings and conferences as much as possible. For office commuting, PXP subsidises the use of public transport for those who cannot commute by bicycle.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The 4PL built a new routing tool specifically for Whirlpool that offered overall cost optimization and mode selection. After completion of its customer-centric supply chain analysis, Whirlpool knew innovation was necessary to maintain a competitive advantage.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2024

1 at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) EDGE conference in Nashville. Among respondents, 46% of shippers and 3PLs see AI as a tool that can automate data analysis to identify patterns or solve problems. Respondents also view AI as a tool to automate repetitive mundane tasks to free up work.

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WorkWave

JULY 28, 2024

Market Analysis: Conduct a thorough market analysis to identify the target market, competition, and industry trends. Attend networking events, conferences, and industry trade shows to connect with potential clients and build a reputation as a reliable medical courier service provider. Ready to grow your courier business?

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Logistics in War

JUNE 29, 2023

This is the first part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. By David Beaumont. But there’s more to be concerned about.

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Conger

MARCH 28, 2024

Controlling Costs Cost-controlling mechanisms provide businesses with required tools and insights to manage and reduce costs. Leverage technology for expense tracking and analysis: Using technology makes fleet expense monitoring easier. One of the fleet management solutions is an end-to-end tool.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The effect of any communications effort with this may be difficult to measure unless specific measurement tools are put in place upfront. The concepts of root cause analysis seem simple, but applying them in every aspect of your company is difficult. Evidence may be just as useful in situations like this.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

There are three main outputs: Output I: The understanding and integration of climate-environment risk planning, preparedness processes and tools are improved, involving government institutions and humanitarian organizations to determine the adaptation needs of governments and communities at risk of current and future changes to the climate.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Shippers need better tools at their disposal to keep things running smoothly, and that’s where data analytics comes into play. Perhaps one of the most powerful tools of data analytics is it gives you a different perspective of your operations and allows you to drill down to pivotal details. How Analytics can Make a Difference.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

His analysis is based on conversations and data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA, e.g. more than 100 brands in the fashion industry alone. Following the Glasgow World Climate Conference, consumers, politicians and business partners are calling on companies to act quickly. New legislation is driving the pace.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

“Not everything possible always makes sense,” states Frank Müller, Senior Vice President Brand Management, during this year’s STILL press conference, held this week at its manufacturing HQ in Hamburg. Key areas here are automation, alternative energies, circularity and service. “Making intralogistics smart.

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WorkWave

JULY 28, 2024

Market Analysis: Conduct a thorough market analysis to identify the target market, competition, and industry trends. Attend networking events, conferences, and industry trade shows to connect with potential clients and build a reputation as a reliable medical courier service provider. Ready to grow your courier business?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

At the Seeq Conneqt conference Brent Railey gave an fascinating presentation on the importance of tackling cultural issues when implementing innovative technology. We used Excel as a feedstock balancing tool for ethane crackers.” Seeq helped create a common framework in which the sites could collaborate within and across sites.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Understanding data and being able to draw actionable conclusions from it, using IT or other tools made available, is a capability of growing importance. Customers, conferences, and colleagues past and present are all possibilities for sharing insights and information. No person is an island. International business practices.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

These logistics providers constantly keep their ears to the ground attending conferences and researching the latest technologies seeking new capabilities. The future is very bright in this area due to improving visibility technology, more advanced analytics, and integrated collaboration tools. First Adopters of New Technology.

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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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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 9, 2019

While the analysis of private data can (and will) improve safety for both drivers of smart vehicles and pedestrians, one of the questions raised at last week’s SMMT Connected 2019 event in London, UK was whether data protection efforts can keep pace with the rate of technological change and ensure that personal information is not misused.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

First Things First, Do You have all The Tools To Set You Up for DC Or Warehouse Slotting? This takes a bit of analysis, but can be very beneficial in some operations. Warehouse slotting also affects put away, daily cycle counting for Inventory Records Accuracy and root cause analysis, physical inventories, and overall space efficiency.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 26, 2019

Great, so one of the first things I wanted to start with is to congratulate you and thank you for the FreightWaves Transparency Conference last month. It was probably one of the best conferences that I’ve attended in my, I don’t know, decades in this business. Stephen Dedola: . Your last chance. Absolutely.

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