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Navigating the Complex Landscape of ESG and Forced Labor Regulations: Insights from IBM’s Conference

Logistics Viewpoints

Last week, I attended a half-day conference, ESG Here to Stay: 5 Investment Themes for 2025, hosted by IBM in their Manhattan office. The FLR adopts the International Labor Organizations definition of forced labor and mandates the European Commission to issue guidelines by June 2026 to aid compliance.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. In the podcast interview, Joe and Jeff discuss Tucker Company Worldwide and the Breakbulk Americas conference, the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry professionals. Conference Registration. About Jeff Tucker.

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AAR President and CEO Jefferies addresses myriad freight rail issues at RailTrends

Logistics Management

When describing 2020, at last week’s virtual RailTrends conference, Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ian Jefferies called it an odd and challenging year, with some definitive caveats.

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The Secret of Getting Ahead (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2018 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Therefore, it’s not surprising that the question at the forefront of the most recent Leadership Roundtable meeting (held last month at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2018 conference ) was, How do we get started? Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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FourKites Visibility 2023: CONNECTED

Logistics Viewpoints

The conference as a whole was fantastic, from the location and networking events to the conversations I had and sessions I attended. The conference did not disappoint. C-Suite Themes For the C-Suite, there are three main themes where supply chains make a definitive impact: increased customer retention, revenue growth, and lower costs.

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

And every conference showcased the latest technologies available to help you do so. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. Everyone was excited about it.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Definition: Solicit your suppliers to come into your company to assist you with Supply Chain Cost Reductions, and other important issues, rather than your suppliers soliciting your purchasing dollar. You may read my post on holding a supplier’s day conference at your facility so that you may increase collaboration.