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).

Supply Chain Design Software 0

Supply Chain Design Software Conference Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software 0

Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This paper presents the exemplar concept of national support as an approach upon which a future civil-military relationship in Australia is based. ULAC are used by artillery soldiers in the field for the safe transport and storage of propellant and projectiles in training and operational environments. South Australian workshop.

Military 99

Military Sourcing Strategies Resource Reduction Operations 99

247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

For even more human-robot collaboration, Volkswagen is teaming up with Dresden, Germany-based startup Wandelbots to more efficiently train industrial robots using an innovative jacket fitted with sensors and actuators. Bostonia, October 4, 2017. VW Trains Robots Using Jacket.” Pierson, Ph.D.; Parnell, Ph.D. “ Hitch, John.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 28

Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

Presenters at the 2018 Accelerate! Conference shared a variety of best practices. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. That makes on-going training and support critical for success. Finding and keeping drivers has never been more critical. Companies are recognizing the value of women drivers.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Strategy Survey Study 52

247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 3, 2019

While that still “seems” high, it is actually the lowest point going back to the first quarter of 2017, when it checked in at 74%. What’s more, it helps to counter the 4% increase in the second quarter, which brought the annualized rate to 98%, which was 10% above the large carrier turnover rate at the end of 2017.

Data 28

Data Materials Handling Freight Supply Chains 28

Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In 2017 Major-General Chris Field wrote of two reasons to write; education and humility. His insights were based on a view that ‘standard officer training, education and experience’ was not enough and that ‘doing more was a personal responsibility’. Writing is valuable, and valued. David Beaumont is a serving Army officer.

Military 66

Military Buyer Training Blog Article 66

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I’ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish. I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Rio Tinto Steams Ahead With First Driverless Ore Train (WSJ – sub.

Supply Chain Planning Software 0

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 0

Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

The third in a series of posts relevant for senior logisticians as they consider the future at the Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The result is a growing military logistics experience gap, presenting readiness challenges for future battlefields on which contract support may not be a viable option. Rules Creep.

Military 58

Military Logistics Network Optimization Software Cost Reduction Exercises 58

Automotive Logistics

MAY 15, 2018

In 2017, it saw a recovery in the automotive sector in Europe and a shortage of transport capacity in the market. At the press conference in Paris in January, Nadal said the company was opening up to new industrial sectors including aviation, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and healthcare, among others.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 42

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 42

Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

That was the key message Doug Braun, CEO of BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), delivered in his keynote presentation at the SOAR 2018 Customer Conference last month. Year-over-year revenues grew over 10 percent and customer satisfaction increased to 93 percent. Source: BluJay Solutions. How do you define it?

Conference 6

Conference Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chains 6

247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

15, 2017 Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference in New York. “A A chassis should be the last thing you worry about.”. AIM started with a technology-driven business model and has acquired a fleet of newly built chassis. By the end of 2017, AIM had more than 4,000 chassis deployed in its fleet.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software 28

247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. Lagos-based Andela trains programmers and facilitates their placement with software companies around the world. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017.

Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Government 28

Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2018

Speaking at the Automotive Logistics Mexico conference this week in Mexico City, however, automotive industry director at the country’s Secretariat of the Economy, Amalia Espinosa López, said there was no way the US decision to impose tariffs on certain products would necessarily lead to similar measures being imposed on automotive exports.

Negotiating Skills 28

Negotiating Skills Buyer Training Cost Reduction Conference 28

Automotive Logistics

MAY 2, 2019

As executive director of the ATA’s Automobile Carriers Conference (ACC), Farrell regularly coordinates lobbying efforts between the US House of Representatives and Senate, as well as related government oversight agencies, on issues pertaining to the transport of finished vehicles by truck. Democrats like to spend money.

Price Reduction 28

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction Resource Reduction 28

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? SHEPHARD: It has been a while since I last offered comments concerning something so important as people, training and workplace safety. They developed a consistent method to train employees, then they assigned key individuals as mentors. How did they do it?

Supply Chain Design Software 89

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 89