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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Curtis is hosting the industry’s first live LTL Mastermind Event, November 9 th and 10 th in High Point, North Carolina. About Understand LTL The Understand LTL education brand is a new initiative that is focused on simplifying the LTL industry and helping people to build the mental models in their mind to think about LTL clearly.

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“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS

The Lean Thinker

Kaizen Events. Kaizen events (or whatever we want to call the traditional week-long activity): Can be a useful tool when used in the context of an overall plan. Our operating system) is, by our own model, the “Operational Excellence” pillar of (our business system). Classes and Courses ? Kaizen tools included.

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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

Of course, the Internet of Things and the broader field of artificial intelligence have a host of potential supply chain applications. . Kicking off on August 19, the event lasted five days. As of August 26, the event’s jury had not decided which team will win the contest. .

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. Review of Prior Impactful Events. Well, here we are just two years later in another highly unusual market context. Final Word.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

The supply chain planning market got started when supply chain models were put into in-memory databases in the early 1990s. The Power of Flexible Modeling Based on their background, o9’s cofounders understood the strengths and weaknesses of existing planning technology. A very powerful modeling framework was required.”

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. In process industries the supply chain models used for optimization are much more complex than those used in other industries. So, models for heavy process industries often include first principle parameters.

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3PL Industry Trends and a Forthcoming Identity Crisis

Logistics Bureau

3PLs may have to reinvent their business model in these cases, if they want to continue serving such customers, possibly becoming the Uber of their logistics sector for needs ranging from massive bulk transport down to individual, end-customer deliveries. All you need is your credit card (and a driving licence, of course.)

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