AIMMS

JUNE 20, 2017

Something struck me after spending a few days in Phoenix at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference. Supply Chain Network Optimization is key to running an efficient and profitable operation today. But while the market has changed, network optimization hasn’t actually advanced much since the 1990s.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

Addressing this problem is at the heart of Manhattan Associates’ Active Solutions, which the company introduced a couple of weeks ago at its Momentum 2017 conference. As always, Momentum offered plenty of learning and networking opportunities.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future of Delivery,” which I love because it raises a lot of questions and possibilities (see my recent post on the topic).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It also matters because federal and state agencies and competitive pressures will also demand it (see, for example, the Federal Highway Administration’s e-Construction and Partnering initiative). Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

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. For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably.

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AIMMS

JUNE 20, 2017

Something struck me after spending a few days in Phoenix at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference. Supply Chain Network Optimization is key to running an efficient and profitable operation today. But while the market has changed, network optimization hasn’t actually advanced much since the 1990s.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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. This is achieved through the company’s cloud-native architecture, network density, and partner ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I attended the SAP Spend Connect Live conference in Vienna, Austria a couple weeks ago. This user conference focused on SAP’s spend management and business network solutions. He said to the head of production design at SpaceX, for example, “you are responsible for the production process. Musk smiled.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

Blue Yonder, for example, has created a microservice for transportation optimization. For example, during the days of the monolithic solutions, vendors that had both warehouse management and transportation management systems would tout the new logistics efficiencies that were possible because they could provide both solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2023

I recently attended Körber Supply Chain’s user conference, Elevate 2023. Perhaps the most notable is the extensive network of distributed assets that must be managed and maintained. For example, SMECO wanted RFID capabilities to track the movement of high-value items as they entered and exited the yard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. The interview occurred during athe FourKites Visibility 2023 user conference on September 7th in Chicago. The network has grown in size. I attended my first Visibility conference in 2020. That is fast growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2023

I spent the better part of last week in Las Vegas, NV attending the Blue Yonder ICON customer conference. This was the first time I have attended a Blue Yonder conference in person since 2019, which feels like a lifetime ago. This is how Blue Yonder is planning to build the supply chain network and operating system of the world.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 17, 2024

Examples of this can include access to industry research, subscriptions to relevant publications, or budgeting for educational conferences. Be the example and show them how you take on that initiative, and they will likely follow suit. Of course, there’s plenty of time to network included!

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The answers were revealed at the SummerCon 2017 conference a couple of weeks ago where LLamasoft introduced “Planning by Design” and SupplyChainPlanning.com, which the company describes as “building blocks to improve your current planning capabilities through design technology.”. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2024

In 1956 , “Artificial Intelligence” was officially coined by John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Nathaniel Rochester, and Claude Shannon at the Dartmouth Conference. The conference is seen as the founding event of AI. Common Forms of AI Computer Vision Face recognition is one example of Computer Vision.

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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. The supply chain design solution, for example, continues to grow in depth and usability. Coupa just released a supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) solution that runs on their BSM platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

On Monday, March 8th, a vice president of supply chain for a large retail chain – a chain with over 5,000 stores – spoke at Körber’s supply chain conference Elevate. The goal was to start with the “what” – how workers receive, pick, and ship goods and ensure that the same processes and tools were being used across the DC network.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

That’s why we have a network of Team Members and external relationships that help us stay up to date on the ever-changing market in which we work. Participating in Organizations and Conferences. Count on Trinity as a Trustworthy News Source for Transportation. Check out our YouTube channel.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

This year, I attended the TPM conference, where I listened to details during the presentations where the new alliance is aiming for 90% schedule reliability. Gemini will cover seven trade lanes and the whole network will only have 12 key hubs where 10 of them are owned by the alliance.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At this year's CSCMP Edge conference I attended a great presentation with one of the returnable pallet providers. The company's network design, systems and operations were totally geared towards efficiency. Everyone uses the iPhone as an example of this and so some may think only Apple can do this. It is fun and energizing.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

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. Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We Job titles are changing from supply planner or demand planner to network planner. The network planner does the demand/supply balancing, and the consolidated role makes a lot of senses as it eliminates silos. We need people that are adaptable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

At supply chain and enterprise application conferences, software companies have talked about using generative AI to create user manuals. Infor Nexus is a supply chain network that connects businesses to their key partners and makes coordinating the flow of materials and information much more seamless.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Infor M3 Integrates to GT Nexus Supply Chain Network. I remember meeting Karl Siebrecht, co-founder and CEO of FLEXE , a few years ago at the CSCMP Annual Conference not long after the company had launched. Could FLEXE build a network of warehouse providers that would buy into the model? Will these ventures work?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

Visibility Enables Faster Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash processes : for example, you can leverage Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD) and geofencing to initiate invoicing and payment process. . The further out you book freight, the less expensive it is,” explained Cicerchi in a video interview I conducted with him at the user conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2024

I am coming to you from the sunny confines of San Diego, CA where I am attending the 2024 Körber Elevate conference. This is my first time attending Körber Elevate, and it did not disappoint, with over 800 attendees, 60 thought provoking sessions, and lots of networking and learning opportunities.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

On a world scale there are thousands of providers offering third-party services, yet there are only a handful of verylarge ones with the ability, network, systems and infrastructure needed for multinational customers. For example, companies that have their own in-house vehicle fleet often struggle to deliver products on time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Since ProMat is focused on automation, I thought it would be sensible to focus my discussions on Manhattan’s warehouse execution system (WES) that is complementary to the Manhattan Automation Network – a number of strategic integration partnerships that the company has developed with select warehouse automation providers.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Take EDI, for example. Source: IBM). 52% reduction in expedite costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started going to events in conferences because I didn’t work anywhere. For example, instead of the entire backing thing, a lot of them moved directly to wallets. China is the other example. I will give you an example. Do you have networks? How do you engage with the networks? It’s a huge market too.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

What’s becoming clear, however, is that digital supply chain transformation is not enough; companies also have to transform their physical supply chain networks to adequately meet the more demanding challenges and opportunities before them. The approach, now in pilot mode at a warehouse in Perth Amboy, N.J.,

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

The French automaker Renault, for example, was forced to shut down factories across Europe. FedEx, which was the hypothetical example I used in my post (based on an excerpt from the novel CyberStorm ), was also affected by the cyberattack, although it didn’t affect operations. Your network will get breached.

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Trinity Logistics

MARCH 22, 2023

A few weeks ago, we held our first educational and virtual Agent Conference of 2023. This conference focused on winning sales and growing strong customer relationships as a Freight Broker Agent. For example, “I recently spoke with Holly Cooper from your sales team and came up with some great ideas to help with your freight”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 15, 2023

Steve Lewis, the president of GXO Direct, the shared services division of GXO Logistics, spoke at Blue Yonder’s ICON user conference. The network of warehouses enables one day delivery for brands anywhere nationwide. Their selection of Blue Yonder is another example of this. and Canada.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 18, 2019

The Internet of Things World conference brings together stakeholders in the IoT space to help advance project implementation and reach ROI. And also this year we’re building out a developers conference at the show for the audience that is designing and delivering the future products in IoT. Welcome, Zach. Zach Butler: Hi Sue.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For example, how flexible is your network? Have you committed to some minimum volume that makes it difficult for your supply chain to flex, for example? So, for example, if you’re not seeing many supply chain colleagues who act, think, and look like you, we’re your people. How variable are your variable costs?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

But the problem is actually much broader than that because responsibility for dangerous goods compliance goes beyond a single company; it’s a trading partner network challenge. In my keynote presentation at the conference, I made the case that DG professionals need to adopt a broader and more strategic answer to “What business are you in?”

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