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Artificial Intelligence

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

It presented the first developments in 1943 when Warren McCulloch and Walter Pits created a model of artificial neurons. In 2006, AI was launched in the business world with top companies like Twitter, Netflix and Facebook that started to use artificial intelligence in their applications.

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Is bigger always better – Economies of scale and gigantism in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

With gigantism being the most popular trend currently pursued by the world’s major carriers a new global context has concurrently begun to rear its head. Onwards & Upwards – The trend of gigantism relative to vessels within the container industry. This begs the question is bigger always better and what alternatives exist?

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well. While this idea seemed ground-breaking in 2006, it has become a commonplace aspect of nearly all Walmart locations. This needed degree of visibility is also present in the supply chain.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

The executives surveyed identified these positions as those they believe currently most affected and that they expect will present even more severe staffing difficulties by 2020. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend.

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

The ability of technology to get in and present options, and a more efficient network with automated decisions and things like that, is going to change quite dramatically. Another trend affecting the supply chain is the emergence of autonomous vehicles. A need for autonomous vehicles.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility. Wes Burt, Production Control-SCM-Assistant Manager at Toyota Manufacturing Canada, also gave an informative case study presentation. Where is Descartes today?