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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q3 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m in New Orleans this week speaking at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference. I’ll share my takeaways in a future post, but in the meantime, check out the top posts and new episodes from Q3 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1 and Q2, you can read/watch them here and here , respectively). Top Posts.

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Real-time Capacity Matching: Making Brokers More Efficient

Talking Logistics

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. In case you missed it, check out my short video interview with William and David and our write-up of the case study.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Did LLamasoft (a Talking Logistics sponsor) help to create these inflection points or did it simply see these trends coming before others and caught the wave early? What would this “next generation solution” be? Would LLamasoft start competing more directly with other best-of-breed supply chain planning vendors?

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How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

Harris said 3PLs are involved in a growing share of the total freight market, a trend he expects to continue in the years ahead. When she started the Plano, Texas-­based company in 2017, she set out to support clients through a consultative approach to logistics — “to listen to what they have going on and then develop a strategy for them.”

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. 2017 was the year that blockchain technology finally made world headlines, but it was mostly for the wrong reason. Download white paper. The inefficiencies that plague supply chains have seemingly been around forever.

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Urban Density, Changes in Technology and Last Mile Delivery: What Can Cities Do?

Blue Grace Logistics

Future trends in freight movement is a “hot topic” in policy and supply chain circles. The nation’s population is expected to rise from 326 million in 2017 to 390 million in 2045. This trend means more “everything”. This trend means more “everything”. A BlueGrace Case Study In Action.

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SEKO Logistics Expands Full Assembly White Glove Service – Supply Chain 24/7

247 Customs Broker

At the end of 2017, SEKO also launched a combined airfreight and final mile service for bulky goods to destinations across the U.S. We’re responding to this trend.”. It also handles installation and repair. Related SEKO Logistics Resouces. Download Now!