The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Pam Simon is a successful entrepreneur and business connector with more than 15 years of experience in event production, content creation, experiential marketing and angel investing. In 2019 Connectiv acquired her Future of Event series from Lab Ventures. Forbes article. About Pam Simon. About Connectiv.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

The logistics industry is changing fast. Courney is a Strategic Event Executive and the Chief Corporate Development Officer and President of Manifest at Connectiv, a live event studio based in NYC. Connectiv produces world-class industry leading events that focus on disruptive technology.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The event is November 9-11 and will cover logistics topics across all modalities: trucking, air, ocean, and rail. The event is free and open to anyone as a place to share experiences, ideas, and learn about the latest innovations propelling the future of logistics. The F3 Virtual Experience will be hosted this week by FreightWaves.

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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. We saw news articles and hit pieces about the conflict, week after week. Rates adjust. So, what happened? Likely not.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Key Takeaways from This Article: COVID-19 has unveiled the fragility of a global supply chain predicated on lowest-cost principles. Shipping from Asia is delayed by weeks given soft demand for apparel and other products, and some suppliers are turning to the airline industry — with air travel down by 95% — to reduce delays.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Nick Koutroulis was awarded for the best article of the year on our blog. Serkan Kavas honored for his top article of the year. To view more photos from the event, please visit the MTS Logistics Facebook page. This year, MTS Logistics celebrated a few important milestones. Marc Holder recognized for 5 years of service to MTS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It is the world’s biggest sporting event that highlights the globe’s most popular sport. What is remarkable about this year’s tournament, and sports in general lately, are the learnings that can be applied to industrial companies working through energy transition and sustainability challenges. So, let’s turn it toward industry.

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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. Organic chemicals, industrial machinery, cotton garments, and medicinal preparations are among the most common imports from the nation. The post Top Events That Shaped 2021 Supply Chains appeared first on Turvo.

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West Coast and California Logistics

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As we bid farewell to another eventful year in the logistics industry, we take a moment to reflect on the content that resonated most with our readers. In 2023, our blog covered a wide range of supply chain topics, but these three articles garnered the most attention.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. The percentage of industrial companies broadly applying agentic AI and generative AI would be a small fraction of that number. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

But you start stacking these events on each other—you add in another hurricane and there’s a few other things from seasonality going on—those issues compound themselves, and it creates additional disruption within the supply chain space,” Williford said. Fortunately, the logistics industry is relatively calm. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design. We dive into real-world use cases, implementation guidance, and measurable results already seen by industry leaders. Start focused: Pilot with clear ROI and scale iteratively.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

The resilience of your supply chain is determined by its structure and operations, whether we’re dealing with major immediate events like a pandemic or gradual systemic changes to your business environment over time. Typically it involves carrying extra inventory and hiring more workers than absolutely necessary.

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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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Trinity Logistics

JULY 19, 2024

This has buoyed optimism in the industry. since the end of March when the event occurred, after a slight dip when freight had to be re-routed, volumes as measured by the OTVI have increased just over 10 percent. While it is not approaching the levels seen in 2021, the volume index is quickly approaching levels seen in 2022.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

IoT World is North America’s largest IoT event where strategists, technologists and implementers connect, putting IoT, AI, 5G and edge into action across industry verticals. For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure. “We million by 2025.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2021

She is a sought after author and speaker having been published in various books, articles, and white papers and spoken at dozens of industry events.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

JUNE 1, 2023

In this captivating article, we delve into the annals of history to explore the most important events that paved the way for the extraordinary development of logistics as we know it today. It is a complex discipline that touches every aspect of our lives, from the products we purchase to the way they are delivered to our doorsteps.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. The number of accidents in the trucking industry is up, and so are insurance premiums. As an industry, trucking associations are advocating tort reform. To read the full article, click HERE.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For example, the New York Times is out with a new article on wind energy and how it can help shipping in the near future as climate change becomes a major focus. Additionally, wind turbines and related equipment can easily be damaged in tropical weather systems or certain weather events.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

While last year, for our 20th anniversary, our holiday event felt like the beginning of life after Covid, this year, everything felt back to normal just like before Covid. With 160 articles published this year on our blog, More Than Shipping, we honored our top blog authors who wrote the top two performing articles for the year.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 19, 2019

Alongside the many opportunities globalization presents for the supply chain industry are potential pitfalls, as such, preparing for them is crucial to the industry’s health. The same applies to a dangerous weather event. The best a company can do is to have contingency strategies in place for each potential event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in January 2021, “ The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World ”, I highlighted that modern supply chains must be built on a foundation of extreme agility and responsiveness. The Key to Long-Term Success: Build Agility, Resilience and Profitability Together.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

Original article: PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance Logistics and supply chain are some of the world’s most complex and regulated industries, which has been further compounded by increasing reliance on data and technology in both fields. What Is Data Governance?

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In this article, we will explore these last-mile delivery optimization strategies and the role of route optimization software as we look ahead to industry trends shaping the future of delivery in 2025. 2 ) Real-Time Data Integration Incorporating real-time data into delivery routes can revolutionize the last-mile delivery process.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. Speed and Urgency : Air cargo is used for faster shipping options, and the need for rapid communication and tracking is more critical in this industry. Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

This article comes from Greg Quirk, Product Marketing Manager at Kinaxis and looks at AI in supply chains. Leveraging their industry knowledge and experience will streamline the process of identifying and collecting the data needed to fuel AI-driven insights and decision-making. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Geopolitical events. Despite the inherent challenges, a 2018 McKinsey article estimated that the payoff of agility enabled by digitalization can be staggering: “For companies that aim well and execute effectively, the resulting cost reductions could be transformational. Natural disasters. Tariffs and trade regulations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

In a recent article on Forbes, Steve Banker points out that less than 25% of executives believe that their IBP process helps decision making and effective cross functional trade-offs that help the P&L of the company. Capabilities you should be looking for to enable decision focus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

I will cover this in an article next week. 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. Events that involved the theft of cargo increased by 20% year-over-year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

My colleague Steve Banker published an informative article in 2020 about this extensive initiative Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation (forbes.com). As part of the initiative, Ahold Delhaize is partnering with Americold and Dematic for the build out of two fully automated frozen facilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2022

This article is from Alfred Hille at Descartes, and looks at supply chain resilience during waves of disruption. But these shocks aren’t limited to en masse life-changing events. To read the full article, click HERE. This would also be a significant competitive edge over their rivals.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 8, 2019

In his article, he quotes from an interview Oscar Munoz, the CEO of United Airlines, gave to ABC. I pay attention to weather and other events that might disrupt the system, and contingency plan accordingly. Now… to be clear, the entire airline industry has a long way to go on this stuff. ” My interpretation?

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Shipping and logistics are among the oldest industries in the world. Moving merchandise means contending with hurricanes, pandemics, geopolitical events, unexpected demand, human errors, labor shortages — and the list goes on. Why is that? The short answer is that $*#t happens in the physical world. Contact ShipMonk today.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

Shipsta’s expertise, built on deep industry knowledge and outstanding technology, has transformed freight tendering for importers and exporters, making Shipsta the perfect complement to our platform. It’s a truly better global freight industry that ultimately reduces supply chain costs, improves speed and agility, and keeps goods moving.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . Probable events that will lead to a downfall in freight prices. Further, the pandemic has caused a series of economic events that have changed the way businesses run today.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 11, 2020

In some cases, bad weather or political events may delay product shipments. Guesswork about container location or estimated time of arrival costs the shipping industry as much as $20 billion annually , according to Boston Consulting Group. In our industry we can’t—there’s too many black holes. We don’t know where things are.”

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