Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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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. Despite the pandemic, it was a good year for the supply chain group at Körber (Körber rhymes with Gerber, the baby food company). I did a study on the WMS system integrator market last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap? AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. We need people that are adaptable.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Blockchain technology is a major disruptor in the supply chain. It stands to change the game as we know it by giving companies a better way to ensure traceability throughout vast supply chain networks. In order to properly disrupt the supply chain of today, you need to know everything there is to know about it.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Many transportation and logistics software companies were launched in the late 1990s and early 2000s, during the height of the dotcom era, but very few of them survive today — they either went bankrupt or were acquired by others. Are we there yet? Source: Adelante SCM poll of MercuryGate clients.

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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. Coupa offers a Business Spend Management (BSM) platform based on a public cloud. The cloud also allows access to Big Data, which greatly improves the platform’s ability to do machine learning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Today’s DCs and fulfillment centers are a major driver of employment growth and a highly visible proving ground for autonomous robots and other next-generation technologies. For companies across industries, transforming existing DCs and narrowing this technology gap is key to competitive advantage in a changing economy.

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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. Körber is a leading provider of logistics software, material handling, voice, and consulting solutions.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

One of the trends I’ve been writing and talking about is how the clockspeeds of every industry are accelerating and how companies are having a hard time realigning their processes, organizational structures, and technology platforms to keep up with this rapid pace of change. Excel spreadsheets. What does that mean exactly? “As

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of the first things people ask when investigating voice picking and other mobile applications for their DC is “how will the new applications work with my existing systems?” Contrary to what you may have heard from some in the industry, legacy systems are not an impediment to installing new mobile work applications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The problem was that the WMS could not support a combination of strategies and did not utilize AI-based intelligence in doing “system-directed” work. When replacing a WMS makes sense: Your WMS is an older platform which requires specialized technical expertise to keep it running. Supply chain planning tools.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. Products can also be designed with resiliency in mind.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

FedEx, for example, has been on a multiyear digital transformation journey that included cloud computing and work-from-home capabilities but also widespread sensor technology buildouts, robotics forays and continued support of blockchain technologies. Data-Driven Strategies Become Core Value Proposition.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I noticed that many of them obtained valuable experience at Kiva Systems (Amazon Robotics) prior to their current roles. One such executive credited Mark Messina with Amazon’s ability to scale its rollout of Kiva Systems subsequent to its acquisition of the company. I was a CAD jockey, designing systems at Philips.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re serious about continuous improvement and developing a best-in-class supply chain to serve your organisation, keeping your managers and workforce educated is paramount. As any established supply chain professional will testify, this is a field in which the real learning begins after the formal education has ended.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Last fall after attending the CSCMP conference in Atlanta, I shared my observation that digital transformation is now a central theme in the industry. The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Recently, I was on a panel discussing AI in the supply chain industry, and much of the conversation revolved around its applications in forecasting. A pragmatic strategy about where to concentrate efforts is also crucial in an industry as technologically slow-moving as logistics. People are implementing AI for its own sake.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

We conclude our series on supplier quality management (SQM) today with a look at some case studies and examples of benefits derived from the application of a supplier quality management system. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university. For Power Tools Sold In Iran.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Whirlpool Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales over $19 billion, more than 80,000 employees and more than 60 manufacturing and technology research centers globally. Supply chain management was not always a competitive advantage for Whirlpool.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

At its annual customer community conference Kinexions, Kinaxis Inc., a leading provider of supply chain management solutions, unveiled new product innovations spanning the end-to-end supply chain. is an analytical approach and part of the Kinaxis RapidResponse platform. Planning.AI

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… BluJay Solutions Acquires Leading Mobility Solutions Provider Blackbay. World-Class Logistics Solutions providers MercuryGate and Banyan Technology Announce Integration Partnership. IBM Patents Cognitive System to Manage Self-Driving Vehicles.

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Locus

MAY 18, 2022

We’re excited to announce that Locus will be attending the Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2022 as a Platinum Sponsor! The symposium, taking place in Orlando, Florida from June 6-8, is arguably one of the most anticipated annual events for the global logistics and supply chain industry. You can view the complete agenda here.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 18, 2019

Are you interested in expanding your knowledge on the latest trends and technologies within the supply chain industry? EazyStock has complied a new list of the top 2019 Supply Chain events that you can’t afford to miss. ISM2019 is an annual event hosted by The Institute for Supply Chain Management (ISM).

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Through its extensive span of activities, the supply chain sector offers wide-ranging possibilities for employment and career progression. In a different context, online retailer Amazon spotted inefficiencies in the supply chains of other companies. The Supply Chain Career Environment.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Our initial CAB, held in conjunction with our first-ever user conference in 2017, included 15 customers gathered around a conference table to exchange best practices and suggestions for the direction of FourKites’ continued product roadmap. From Platform to Partnership. It really is as simple as that.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2024

A probabilistic approach to planning would be better, but our supply chain tools have not supported this approach well. John Galt Solutions is an innovative supplier of supply chain planning solutions. “But Do they need to get right to a conference, or is the schedule looser?

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 8, 2017

Winners Revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever Retains the Top Spot in Rankings as Amazon Joins the “Masters” Gartner, Inc. has released the findings from its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Better communication is needed in the automotive supply chain, including between OEMs, suppliers, logistics providers and IT experts providing digital supply chain services. The automotive industry also needs to be able to respond faster to disruption in the supply chain when the inevitable unforeseen crisis hits.

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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. Demand fluctuations force action.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 22, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that software vendors and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) would embrace Simplicity-as-a-Service as a new value proposition for customers. It runs the gamut from lack of tools, lack of resources, lack of experience,” said Toliver.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Her professional accomplishments include multi-million dollar global supply chain savings under various legal theories, as well as end-to-end global trade mitigation processes and procedures, identifying “right sized” technology tools, including “compliance on a shoestring” practices.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 11, 2020

What is a customer-focused supply chain? Having a customer-focused supply chain essentially means meeting the customer on their terms, rather than making them settle for yours. A good example of this is using new technologies and predictive intelligence to reduce backhauls and empty miles.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Why do transportation management systems (TMS) implementations get off track? First, let’s define TMS – this is the software used to manage purchased transportation. All too often, companies conflate TMS with vehicle routing & scheduling (VRS) and fleet management systems (FMS) with TMS. Systems Selection & Budget.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) needed a technology that facilitated fast solutions to pressing problems. They chose an analytics platform from Seeq. The software was designed with operations and engineering workers in mind. This is a testament to the effective use of technology and cross site collaboration.

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