Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Video Interviews with Industry Executives.

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Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Collaboration 60

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Then in December 2016, one of the my predictions for 2017 was that “The Migration from Traditional User Interfaces to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants Begins.”. Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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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. The R&D team delivered about 350 product releases in 2016. Will this include drone deliveries?

Supply Chain Planning Software 68

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chains 68

Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019. Where is Descartes today? Descartes, in short, is alive and well. Takeaways from Evolution 2019.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 12

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It echoed the title of my September 2016 post, “ The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.”. The Takeaway from CSCMP Conference: The Data Problem Runs Deep. Kenco Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) is a great example. Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference).

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 55