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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q3 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m in New Orleans this week speaking at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference. I’ll share my takeaways in a future post, but in the meantime, check out the top posts and new episodes from Q3 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1 and Q2, you can read/watch them here and here , respectively). Top Posts.

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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Did LLamasoft (a Talking Logistics sponsor) help to create these inflection points or did it simply see these trends coming before others and caught the wave early? In short, the manufacturer realized some time ago that it was setting inventory policies based on outdated lead time and forecast data.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. 2017 was the year that blockchain technology finally made world headlines, but it was mostly for the wrong reason. Download white paper. The inefficiencies that plague supply chains have seemingly been around forever.

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Real-time Capacity Matching: Making Brokers More Efficient

Talking Logistics

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. In case you missed it, check out my short video interview with William and David and our write-up of the case study.

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Urban Density, Changes in Technology and Last Mile Delivery: What Can Cities Do?

Blue Grace Logistics

Future trends in freight movement is a “hot topic” in policy and supply chain circles. The nation’s population is expected to rise from 326 million in 2017 to 390 million in 2045. This trend means more “everything”. This trend means more “everything”. A BlueGrace Case Study In Action.

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Delivering a smarter factory

Automotive Logistics

Big data and advanced analytics, the internet of things, robotics, digital modelling, 3D printing, and computer-integrated manufacturing are not only included in industry 4.0, The flows in question related to new model launches commencing in 2017 and 2018: initially, the BMW 5-series, then Jaguar’s E-PACE and I-PACE models.

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CMA CGM & Freightos Sign Landmark Agreement Advancing Shipping Industry Digitization – Supply Chain 24/7

247 Customs Broker

In 2017, they carried nearly 19 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). In this case study, Pacific Star Technologies details how it built an optimal IT system for Kaohsiung Harbor by leveraging their rich experience with Advantech-DLoG vehicle-mount terminals. Download Now! About CMA CGM. Related Papers. Download Now!