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The Free TMS with Tim Higham

The Logistics of Logistics

Tim Higham and Joe Lynch discuss the free TMS, which is of course AscendTMS. Tim spun off AscendTMS and bought it from Palm Beach Capital on January 1st, 2015. Tim is the CEO of AscendTMS, the world’s most popular TMS software, with over 56,197 customers in over 30 countries. AscendTMS). The 3PL was sold in 2014.

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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

But, of course, when dealing with systems that operate at such scale, exceptions happen. I can’t export maritime incident data from the US Coast Guard (which could use some tech) but based on this report there were 18 bridge allisions in the United States between 1960 and 2015. It’s the gritty reality of logistics.

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Clark Europe Introduces New Management

Logistics Business Magazine

With this step, the industrial truck manufacturer wants to set the course for the upcoming generational change in good time. In addition to his role as Director of Sales and Marketing, Stefan Budweit will assume responsibility for operations management as COO (Chief Operating Officer) with immediate effect.

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Quality Management Important for Warehouse Space

Logistics Business Magazine

Contrary to popular opinion the Standard is anything but a box-ticking exercise, especially in its 2015 reiteration. Of course, any reputable company has processes and procedures designed to assure quality performance. We believe this is a major step forward for our business, and for our customers and indeed for our suppliers.

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A Period of Reflection and Learning

The Lean Thinker

From their model I think I picked out a fundamental failure mode of what we like to call “change initiatives” regardless of what tool set of operational models we are trying to deploy. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal A Period of Reflection and Learning. Your Leadership Edge. Fed from The Lean Thinker.

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Striking in the Shipping World

MTS Logistics

In 2015 union-organized strikes on the U.S. East Coast ports like Miami, Charleston, and Savannah, to garner more business, create more-convenient trade routes, and in part, to have viable alternatives in case the country’s largest ports Long Beach and Los Angeles face another devastating halt of operations. 3 days to over one week.

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The Ecosystem of Culture

The Lean Thinker

This is why the promise of a rapid and dramatic change in operational results is frequently unfulfilled. For this to work, of course, we must be honest with ourselves and not just issue a flip answer like “It doesn’t work.”. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal. Fed from The Lean Thinker. The Ecosystem of Culture.