The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mary is a podcast host and writer for FreightWaves , the leader in global supply chain market intelligence. Mary O’Connell is a former pricing analyst, supply chain planner, and broker/dispatcher turned creator of the newsletter and podcast Check Call. Mary O’Connell and Joe Lynch discuss the Bloomberg of Freight.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 18, 2024

Last week in Los Angeles, I attended the TPM conference, where several compelling discussions took place, notably around U.S. Despite the recurring attempts at this integration model throughout my 23-year career in the shipping industry, no clear success stories have emerged.

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Log-hub

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The center of science, knowledge, and supply chain leading innovations is found in the Annual Conference of the Operations Research Society of Germany. The Conference took place at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), from 6 – 9 of September, 2022. One more golden star in the sky of top experts is Prof.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Truck N’ Hustle provides the news, stories, resources, and tools for transportation and logistics professionals to be successful in the trucking business. The professional team of qualified consultants have more than 30 years of experience working in the trucking and transportation industry. FreightFest Conference Site Nov 4-6.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

The European Supply Chain Summit, organized by Generis Group, is set to take place on November 21st and 22nd, 2023, in the vibrant city of Berlin, Germany. As a prestigious senior level leadership event, it gathers over 150 supply chain executives and influential decision-makers including CEOs, SVPs, VPs and directors.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. This is a public, multinational providing different types of electronic and machinery products for different industries. Their revenues exceed €25 billion. A Transformation Journey.

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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). Chad Collins, CEO of Körber. This group had record revenues.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2019

From November 7-9, Trinity Logistics will be hosting our annual Freight Agent Conference at the Margaritaville Resort in Kissimmee Florida. This year’s theme, Roadmap 2020, will give our network of over 100 agents the tools they need to navigate through the upcoming year. Want to hear from our agents throughout the conference?

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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.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. As third-generation CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, Jeff oversees sales, marketing, and the company’s industry presence. As third-generation CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide, Jeff oversees sales, marketing, and the company’s industry presence.

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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. About Gartner: Gartner, Inc.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

ASCM Brings Supply Chain Insights to Brussels In an era of constant disruption, rapid digitization and growing consumer demands, supply chain professionals need to stay on top of the latest emerging and best practices to keep their supply chains resilient and profitable.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2023

His expertise extends across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, energy efficiency, logistics, and technology applications. empowers businesses in the truckload spot freight market with the tools they need to make informed decisions and maximize their success. Greenscreens.ai Greenscreens.ai

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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 also offers a robust, market share leading, supply chain design solution. The top Coupa executives, and the supply chain executives I have interacted with, are still working at Coupa.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Australia’s continuing weather-driven supply chain problems. While digital twin technology is not new, it has only recently begun to gain ground as a supply chain tool.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 6, 2020

FreightWaves is a freight industry leader in data and analytics, logistics industry news and commentary. Dooner is a 15-year supply chain industry veteran who has held leadership positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. What Does FreightWaves Do with Dooner. pageviews a month and over 1.5B

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2024

Matt Hoffman, Vice President of Product and Industry Solutions, at John Galt Solutions One-number plans are bad plans. A probabilistic approach to planning would be better, but our supply chain tools have not supported this approach well. Do they need to get right to a conference, or is the schedule looser?

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Just last week, my colleague Clint Reiser wrote an article about the top logistics and supply chain conferences to attend in 2024. 5 Supply Chain Predictions for 2023 ; Dr. Madhav Durbha ( Coupa Software ) So much has changed in a year! So, let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories of 2023.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 7, 2022

Dooner is a 14-year supply chain industry veteran who has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. FreightWaves also hosts conferences under Transparency and MarketWaves branding and is a co-developer of the first futures contracts dedicated to trucking spot rates.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This year’s CSCMP conference reinforced that we’re in the early days of a massive transformation. The industry is moving in an unprecedented direction that is increasingly digitized and more data-centric than ever, and logistics leaders are looking to increase efficiency with artificial intelligence (AI). The Data Problem.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 24, 2021

Brad is an experienced enterprise SaaS sales leader working in the logistics and supply chain industry. SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Last November, executives from all segments of the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) ecosystem got together at the inaugural Leadership Roundtable meeting organized by Command Alkon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to discuss a couple of simple questions: Are there opportunities to elevate the performance of the HBM industry?

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We leverage these panel discussions to validate product ideas and guide our product roadmap, create champions and buy-in for our brand, and gather intelligence about the state of the industry. Here are a few of the things that were top of mind for me during this exciting event. Breaking Out and Coming Together. It really is as simple as that.

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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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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. In this article we’ll cover the following areas of customer-driven supply chain strategy: The importance of a customer-driven supply chain.

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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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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit. What happens to my existing technology?

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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).

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2018

With the world’s supply chains becoming increasingly complex and intertwined, the race is on to connect them and make them more streamlined and efficient. and pivot to next-generation supply chains powered by technologies that enable connectivity, integration, and collaboration across a broad ecosystem.”. “and

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Logistics technology start-up GoRamp has been selected as the best solution for the management of logistics and supply chain in Central and Eastern Europe. Our contribution to the development of supply chain innovation in Central and Eastern Europe is taken into account and appreciated. GoRamp subscription model.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Supply chain insights from leading industry experts. Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways from the 2018 Gartner supply chain conference. Here are some key takeaways from the Gartner supply chain event: 1.

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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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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. This isn’t breaking news, but it is new for the industry. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). Many of you have had the same observation.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

This year, BlueGrace Logistics held their National Conference at the beautiful SandPearl resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. To no surprise, the conference was jam packed with fantastic speakers including Don Hutson, Alex Sheen and Brian Holloway. Everyone enjoyed learning experiences, lunches and a reception back at headquarters.

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