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. The elevation journey actually began the day before the conference officially started. Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

“Scale drives profitability,” Turner told a group of industry analysts on April 22 nd , the day before the Coupa Inspire user conference began. This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, sourcing, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy. Mr. Niebur’s and Thiessen’s presentation was taped in November of 2021 and then played online in February. This is our “supplier board”.

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Penske Move Ahead

APRIL 14, 2025

Penske Transportation Solutions will once again serve as a conference Presenting Sponsor and as a State of Sustainable Fleets Market Brief Title Sponsor (the 2025 publication debuts on April 28 at no cost). A half-dozen Penske leaders will take part in educational sessions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I’ve addressed that question in previous posts and episodes (see links below), but it all boils down to this, which a logistics executive said in a presentation on Vested many years ago: “Have the courage to manage for the long term against the pressures we face today for instant results.”. Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2022

But, as Abigail Myers-Antiaye – the principal product compliance manager at Coupa – pointed out in a presentation at Coupa Inspire at the beginning of the month, supply chain practitioners have never seen compliance legislation that was so broad and impactful.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 30, 2022

With two conferences at this year’s IMHX – The Logistics Conference 2022 and The Logistics Solutions Conference – sessions will be expert-led. IMHX 2022 Group Director Rob Fisher commented: “We are delighted to be partnering with such a respected organisation as Cranfield University.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future. Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference. Supply Chain Visibility: Past, Present, and Future. Transportation Procurement: Still Standing on the Sidelines? Realities and Misconceptions of 4PL Relationships. Big Data in Logistics. Hit Back with a TMS.

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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. It’s also integrated with Watson (here’s where AI comes in), enabling users to perform natural language queries.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

My personal theme for this year’s conference is Why procurement matters! It was the headline on our annual procurement issue, which we published in March, and I hope by the exclamation point, rather than a question mark, you get the sense that I really believe procurement matters, and more than ever. About the Author.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

At present, they aren’t. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. Thirdly, it articulated the need to protect logistics data which is particularly vulnerable to espionage and manipulation. 1] See Eccles, H.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Clear communications will be essential for supply chain firms to tackle future challenges in recruiting and retaining good staff, according to speakers at a recent packaging business conference. The meeting included presentations by two government ministers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Of course, generally, you should not expect to get more out of networking than what you put into it.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

My personal theme for this year’s conference is Why procurement matters! It was the headline on our annual procurement issue, which we published in March, and I hope by the exclamation point, rather than a question mark, you get the sense that I really believe procurement matters, and more than ever. www.supplychain247.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. In May, I attended the Kinaxis Kinexions event in San Diego, CA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few. Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and high inflation in many countries are presenting supply chain managers with major challenges. Additionally, the always present issues of shortage of skilled labour, supply chain disruptions and cost pressure also prove difficult. Purchasing and procurement are revamped.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

During the 5-day online event (17-23 June), Transporeon will announce and present products and services that help carriers to improve collaboration with shippers, freight forwarders and other carriers and, with this, helps them to drive their economic and ecological efficiency. Transporeon Autonomous Procurement.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

And we also communicate with our business partners or colleagues within the Clark organisation via video conference. The project work of our teams is done via digital whiteboards and we use virtual presentation platforms for training our sales partners. You also presented a new solution for production logistics?

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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. Engineers, business analysts, procurement analysts, finance analysts, and other workers typically love Excel. Mr. Railey is the manager of data science at CPChem.

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247 Customs Broker

AUGUST 19, 2018

And as we have highlighted in our recent “Perfect Storm” presentations to C-Level executives, almost one third of CEOs in the S&P 500 cited transportation and freight issues as having a material, negative impact on their corporate earnings through April. For example, why not check out our C-Level Perfect Storm presentation?

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Langley discussed the 25th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, which is produced by Infosys Consulting and sponsored by Penske Logistics , during the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional's ( CSCMP ) virtual conference. A 3PL's technical resources are fully devoted to supply-chain-related applications ," Moses said.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sabine Ursel talks to Bettina Bohlmann (above) , Managing Partner of 3p Procurement Branding GmbH in an interview focused on themes to be explored at this year’s EXCHAiNGE event in Frankfurt. This platform thrives on interactive exchanges between peers, with presenters from various disciplines who genuinely have something to say.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 8, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Today was the last day of the conference and Pulse was open only until 4 PM. Procurement Blog. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It is only people like me who come to Vegas to attend these annual conferences on a business visit and attend stream of sessions, meetings and have to finish their regular office work as well. Customer Service.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management Professional’s (CSCMP) EDGE Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Presenters included Balika Sonthalia, a vice president at A.T.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

His works include podcasts, e-books, whitepapers, case studies, infographics and personalized presentations for major supply chain conferences. His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . and abroad.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 15, 2018

It is especially relevant to participants of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference and others elsewhere. Journal of Public Procurement- 7 articles. The ADF is presently undergoing the most significant recapitalisation of defence capabilities since WWII, across all three Services. Interface – 4 articles.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Transportation: Although autonomous cars present a multitude of benefits, this is one robot that might struggle to work harmoniously with humans. Paper presented at the International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management, Huntsville, AL, October 18-21, 2017. . References. Brown, S.; Pierson, Ph.D.;

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Automotive Logistics

MARCH 21, 2019

So I found a unique opportunity to bring technology to this industry and that’s how I decided to build [Loadsmart],” he told Automotive Logistics at last year’s Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta. The core format is web-based, since the primary user works in an office using desktop computers, but there is also a mobile app.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 15, 2018

At the press conference in Paris in January, Nadal said the company was opening up to new industrial sectors including aviation, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and healthcare, among others. In 2017, it saw a recovery in the automotive sector in Europe and a shortage of transport capacity in the market.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Europe’s finished vehicle sector faces several big challenges in coming months, as speakers at the recent ECG conference in Germany made clear. At last week’s annual conference of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), held in Mainz, Germany, speakers discussed what they were doing to tackle these problems.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management Professional's (CSCMP) EDGE Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. Presenters included Balika Sonthalia, a vice president at A.T.

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Automotive Logistics

JUNE 12, 2018

During the event on June 12 – held on the eve of this year’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference – former Opel, Fiat and BMW vehicle designer Chris Bangle handed out a total of 14 awards covering every aspect of inbound, outbound and aftermarket logistics.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Easy and quick unloading and loading, and a safe transport of finished vehicles, can exclusively be guaranteed when using specific assets, which are more expensive in procurement and maintenance than regular equipment for general cargo. For much of the past year, he has attended conferences and industry events to better understand the sector.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 11, 2025

The following text is of a presentation given at a 2019 Wiliams Foundation conference, ‘Sustaining self-reliance’ As the original article cannot be found on other sites, it is provided here with some slight adjustments. Present day convenience will likely cost the future ADF dearly.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This is a long way around to noting that most economic predictions these days are always accompanied by the caveat “…as long as tariffs don’t cause too much damage,” a common refrain among industry association economists in their presentations at the American Trucking Associations Annual Economic Summit held in September.

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