The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TIA 2023 Technovations Conference , October 18-20, San Diego, CA Focuses on technology innovation, trends, and new product offerings for the 3PL community. Features 21 showcase presentations with innovations that will advance the industry. Offers education sessions crafted by the TIA’s Technology Committee.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Körber, which was known as HighJump Software until about a year ago, completed their virtual Elevate Americas user conference. When it comes to remote implementations, you can’t find a more inspirational story than the one presented by Lori Jackson, senior vice president of operations at ForHIMS. Chad Collins, CEO of Körber.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Last week, I attended Innovate 2018 , the company’s first user conference, and as I stood on stage to deliver my keynote presentation in front of 140+ attendees, the answer was clear: Yes. Last year, 3Gtms rolled out five product releases containing 140 new features and enhancements, including: Vendor Portal for Inbound Transportation.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 2, 2020

Both conferences, though, have semi-formal activities and get-togethers prior to the first official day. Something I have observed in the past is that each KataCon seems to take on an informal theme of its own – a common thread or feeling that is established more by the participants than the presenters.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2024

all while protecting product quality and safety, reducing wasted capacity, keeping costs under control, and minimizing environmental impact. She frequently presents at industry conferences; and is a regular contributor to trade and business media, including Forbes Small Business Council.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I ate breakfast with Sri Kotha at SAP’s Spend Connect Live Conference in Las Vegas in mid-October. At a quarterly meeting of the Institute of Supply Management, Kevin Frechette, the founder and CEO of Fair Market, gave a presentation on tail spend management. Tail spend refers to low-volume transactions around a particular product.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Pam is the Conference Chair of Manifest a global logistics tech show bringing investors, leaders and innovators from around the world together. 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.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 6, 2020

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. FreightWaves’? Key Takeaways – What Does FreightWaves Do. pageviews a month and over 1.5B monthly impressions. Learn More:

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., Also, if you have a favorite industry conference not included on the list, please post it in the comments. “Who As I’ve shared in the past, here are three questions you should ask yourself: Does the conference agenda align with the key initiatives I’m working on?

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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. In short, I walked away feeling like this was a start-up within Manhattan Associates taking a modern and cloud-native approach to product development and deployment.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

As I prepared my keynote presentation for the BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 conference , I recalled this experience and saw it as a good metaphor for the difficulties many companies are having today responding effectively to the blizzard of supply chain management. I’ll share my takeaways from their presentations in future posts.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. Mark Chrencik, Director of Operations at CLX Logistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor), kicked off the conference with a market update where he covered various trends in the industry, including fuel prices and linehaul rates.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 17, 2024

The conference took place in Orlando, FL, from January 7-10 and featured more than 150 sessions geared toward each of WorkWave’s products: RealGreen, PestPac, Coalmarch, Service by WorkWave, WinTeam and ServMan. The conference featured keynote speeches from WorkWave’s Chief Executive Officer David F.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 50 sessions in the conference programme, new exhibitor events daily and, for the first time, a Campus Plaza for innovation and career. The trade fair’s supporting program connects business, politics and research in expert presentations, panel discussions and interactive formats.

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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. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product. So, what are some of the data challenges the industry faces?

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WorkWave

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

At this year’s Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference, keynote speaker Crystal Washington had an important message for attendees: be cyborgs, not androids. His customers find the use of drones interesting and exciting, reassuring them of his ability to provide a cutting edge product. Time To Read: 3 minutes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 7, 2022

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. FreightWaves TV and podcasts are informed by FreightWaves’ freight data analytics and presented in interesting and engaging shows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Last week I attended MercuryGate’s annual user conference at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans, LA. The conference’s theme was “Dominate.” To do this, MercuryGate is striving to make their customers smarter, stronger, faster, and better, and the presentations that I attended all hit on this.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

As reported in MarketWatch , “The global construction industry has a chronic productivity problem. Over the past 20 years, productivity has grown at only 1% annually, only around one-third the rate of the world economy and only around one-quarter of the rate in manufacturing.”. Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

We learned from the Conference Board C-Suite Outlook that rising inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions were high impact issues for CEOs in 2022. All of these issues remained relevant in 2023 as well (see Conference Board C-Suite Outlook 2023 ). And they must be capable of adapting to various demands.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

18, 2019 -- STORD , pioneers of networked distribution, next-generation warehousing, and distribution for modern shippers, today announced its exhibition and participation at LINK2019 (formerly the Retail Supply Chain Conference), hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, one of the retail industry’s largest events. ATLANTA, Feb.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be staging Explore: Do Business Jamaica Virtual Investment Conference (DBJVIC) from November 17th–18th, 2021 to introduce local and international investors to business opportunities in the island’s growing industries.

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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. As a result, FourKites has moved from a single product company to a platform company. Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2023 in Chicago, IL.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 16, 2023

Körber Supply Chain Software (Körber SCS) hosted its 2023 Elevate User Conference in Orlando this week. The conference theme was finding your rhythm – a fitting metaphor for supply chains across the globe as they return to more predictable patterns after experiencing disruptive fits and starts over the last couple years.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 1, 2016

What’s your opinion of attending conferences, seminars, and industry workshops? The Career-Boosting Value of Conferences. Perhaps you are an employee wondering why you should attend conferences or a leader contemplating the value of sponsoring attendance. Conference speakers are typically at the forefront of their field.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

FourKites , a leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced that its European customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on 7th October. The theme of this year’s conference, “Go Beyond,” presents a bold vision for supply chains of the future, centred around automation, innovation and collaboration.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As the long- standing intralogistics supplier, STILL is ahead of the game with a smart brand orientation, an expanded product portfolio and a focus on customised solutions. In addition, the range of warehouse technology products is to be expanded. This product range is to be successively expanded into a complete product portfolio.

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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. Mr. Usie pointed out that the goal is to make every product better and more efficient.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

So stated Ken Hughes , a leading consumer and shopper behaviouralist, in his keynote presentation at Trasnsplace’s 16th Annual Shipper Symposium a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, we talked about delivery of a product,” Hughes added. Today, delivery is the product.”. “Consumers are the disruptive force today, not technology.”.

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AIMMS

APRIL 20, 2015

This was my first INFORMS Business Analytics conference and I was not sure what to expect. These sessions were incredibly valuable, but there is much more to the conference – there is the time between the sessions as well. Increase plant productivity and improve food production R&D. The AIMMS team at INFORMS.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference is always a must-attend event, but 2021 is set to be the most exciting year for the event yet. For the first time ever, WorkWave is thrilled to attend the Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference along with Real Green, Coalmarch, and Slingshot, who are now part of the WorkWave family!

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It’s been nearly three weeks since we traveled to the magical city of New Orleans for our much-anticipated 2022 Freight Agent Conference. This year’s Freight Agent Conference was held at the historic Hotel Monteleone in the fabulous French Quarter. Offering solutions is more effective than presenting problems.

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WorkWave

MARCH 12, 2020

Ho lmdel, NJ – March 12, 2020 – WorkWave ® , a provider of cloud-based software solutions that support every stage of a service business’s life cycle, today announces its presence at this year’s ACCA 2020 Conference and Expo on March 16-18, 2020 in St. Media Contact. Brittany Boyle. Strategic Communications Manager, WorkWave.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. But this conference was focused on a near real-time analytics solution they developed called Rebus. Product bar codes may also be scanned to verify the right number of products were selected. This improves the quality of the work.

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