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An Update on Drones and Drone Delivery

10xLogistics

I wrote about Drones first in February of 2013 after watching a Nova episode called " Rise of the drones ". Second, I checked in on Missy Cummings who, in 2013 was the star of the Nova episode. She also has an interesting twist (See video below) on the human interaction of drones. Two updates to report.

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

Talking Logistics

Back in 2013, I wrote the following under the banner of “Siri Comes to Enterprise Apps”: Instead of manually executing tasks with a mouse or touch screen, why not speak them? You can watch a demo of Coleman in this YouTube video. Sticker Snafu Has Millions in Imports Stuck in Argentina’s Warehouses (Bloomberg).

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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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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Back in 2013, in a post titled “Siri Comes to Enterprise Apps,” I wrote the following: Instead of manually executing tasks with a mouse or touch screen, why not speak them? So if you can provide warehousing, transportation and/or material handling equipment to support disaster relief efforts, I encourage you to contact ALAN.

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Supply Chain Management:Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 2

Infosys Supply Chain Management

It is only people like me who come to Vegas to attend these annual conferences on a business visit and attend stream of sessions, meetings and have to finish their regular office work as well. December 2013. November 2013. September 2013. August 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. By 2013, 90% of global trade is seaborne, shipped in 700 million containers every year. Containers are now also re-purposed for disaster relief, and even backdrops for K-pop videos.