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More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference)

Talking Logistics

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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Top 10 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2016. And Beyond

GlobalTranz

To keep pace with change, it’s important to keep an eye on the supply chain and logistics trends that are happening right now. To that end, here are 10 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch: Expansion of Same-Day Delivery. A general theme of all of all these supply chain and logistics trends is innovation.

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Awakening the Sleeping Giant - Crude by Rail

10xLogistics

I am short on time as I am heading to the Alternative Fuels Conference ( ACT 2013 ). I wanted to give the light of day to this article on the growth of Crude by Rail (which I mentioned as a trend back here ). This has huge impact on the movement of crude and will likely impact the movement of retail goods.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The focus of our session is “Today’s New Normal” — a discussion about emerging trends and technologies in the industry, everything from e-commerce to blockchain, and what it means for supply chain and logistics professionals. I just have to figure out what to do during the other half of the day. No Clicks Better Than 1 Click.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

Concerns have been raised about possible widespread rail service failures this fall much like we saw in 2013-14. However, members of the shippers and providers panel at the CSCMP press conference stressed that the tradeoff is a welcome improvement to safety now that drivers cannot cheat on their logbooks. Couriers Under Threat.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 8-12, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I remember meeting Karl Siebrecht, co-founder and CEO of FLEXE , a few years ago at the CSCMP Annual Conference not long after the company had launched. Finally, lots of news this week in the supply chain software realm, led by Manhattan Associates, which held its Momentum 2017 Conference this week. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Gap closing between top three most recognizable 3PLs | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

247 Customs Broker

The mood at the 3PL association’s annual conference was buoyant based on truckload demand, but concerns about brokers’ digital strategies floated. In 2013, Menlo placed seventh on the list, while XPO didn’t break the top 20. In 2013, Menlo placed seventh on the list, while XPO didn’t break the top 20. Meanwhile, C.H.