The Logistics Academy

JUNE 11, 2017

Increasingly, supply chains are all about the data. In the most memorable scene in The Graduate not featuring Mrs. Robinson, Dustin Hoffman is offered a one-word piece of advice about how to succeed in business: “Plastics.” If I were writing that scene today, I’d substitute the word: Data. Plastics.”.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 was that traditional software user interfaces would start migrating toward chatbots and virtual assistants. Some examples of what a user could ask Coleman: – “Coleman, what is the accounts receivable balance for ACME Corp?

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% Parcel delivery volumes jumped 7% to $99 billion in 2017. According to one software executive, a major stumbling block is the extraordinary growth of data systems is expected to process.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Mobile technologies in transportation and logistics have come a long way over the past decade — that is, since the iPhone was first introduced, followed by Android devices. And when it comes to last-mile and home delivery operations, mobile technology has become indispensable. See also news from Onfleet linked above.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

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. The further out you book freight, the less expensive it is,” explained Cicerchi in a video interview I conducted with him at the user conference.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We We need problem solvers, people that can work with data from a data analytics perspective. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. We need people that are adaptable. We saw Irma coming, a Category 5 hurricane, and its path.”

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Last fall after attending the CSCMP conference in Atlanta, I shared my observation that digital transformation is now a central theme in the industry. Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 3, 2021

Some examples of these are: U.S. Most cold chain food regulations come from the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2017. International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the U.S.,

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

project44 Raises $35 Million to Turn Data into True Supply Chain Visibility. A TMS user, for example, can say to the system, “Show me all uncovered loads,” or an inventory manager can ask, “Which stores have less than three days inventory of product X?” ’ XPO Logistics unveils voice tracking (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

Comparing the headlines (September 7, 2016 and May 12, 2017). The French automaker Renault, for example, was forced to shut down factories across Europe. For example, cyber security was one of the topics we discussed at the Executive Forum track at the Descartes Evolution 2017 conference last month.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Since 2017, FourKites has convened a panel of the most involved companies within our global customer base for our Customer Advisory Board (CAB). The Customer Advisory Board is one very high-profile example of that commitment, but it’s far from the only one.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

As the title of my post suggests, the answer to the question depends on who you ask, when you ask it, and what data you use. Speaking of data, let’s start with a basic question: How many truck drivers are there in the United States? Here are some excerpts from her article : BLS researchers parsed agency data on U.S.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets. per barrel.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 20, 2018

It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. A good example of that was apparent in an October 2017 survey of 1,500 motor carriers conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Nulogy xChange 2018: Why Courage is So Important Today.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2018

“And because customer support is a key means of differentiation we developed a tool to measure, how fast and detailed our members answer requests and award a prize for the best performing company at our annual conference.”. The awards are based upon the performance of all members of EURODIS from June 2017 until May 2018.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

Long distance rail connections are central to this trade and, at the Automotive Logistics Global Shanghai conference last week, speakers from China Railway International and Beijing Changjiu Logistics talked about the latest developments for vehicle and parts shipments on the China Railway Express (CR Express) between China and Europe.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

While digital connectivity introduces a whole new set of risks and potential disruptions to global trade, big data, and industry stakeholders, breakthroughs in advanced technology platforms are certain to enhance collaboration, efficiency, security, and transparency among global trading partners. Johns & Associates.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 27, 2018

At this year’s SMC3 JumpStart conference, which was held in Atlanta in January, keynote speaker Adrian Gonzalez, head of Adelante SCM, explained to attendees that despite the early traction blockchain has received, it is still too early to gauge its impact. There is the challenge of aggregating and cleansing data.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

There were a lot of great sessions and speakers during the conference, but I don’t have the time or space to summarize them all today. He pointed to Estonia as an example: Estonia is a great example of what can happen with a concept like blockchain if you’re able to start with a clean sheet of paper.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

15, 2017 Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference in New York. “A For others, it’s all about the data and the insight that can be gained. We’ve only scratched the surface of the value of the data, and more importantly the insight, derived from the chassis-based event data.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2019

Photo: WFP One early autumn day in 2015, Chief Information Officer Jakob Kern sat in a reassuringly beige New York conference room, explaining how the aid world’s tech teams are turning to data to help feed people. Syria,” he says unequivocally, “is an example where we show our strength.” Kern preempts the next question.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. The most recent example is C.H.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Not entirely philanthropic, the contest was also designed to connect the carmaker with agile start-ups offering new approaches to what it terms ‘critical challenges’ in production flow management, big data and digital communications. The approach makes it simple to accurately specify destinations using text or voice input.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 24, 2018

of them driving around it, making it the second largest in China for vehicle numbers behind Beijing – and it was to Chengdu that delegates headed last week for this year’s Automotive Logistics China conference. CATRC’s director of policy research, Wu Songquan, said China had seen 14 consecutive months of growth since January 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017. Although the Dubai example is perhaps a long shot, the promoters of Smart City Lagos are right to aim that high.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Increased availability of data and the utilization of technology are driving improvement across the supply chain, particularly as shippers navigate growing consumer and customer demands, complex shipping operations. Technology is also playing a critical role in capturing data, which can be used to fuel analytics.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

passenger cars were produced in the Czech Republic in 2017. As of 2017, the UK ranked second in terms of exported cars with a share of 10.5% In 2017, assembly plants in Slovakia manufactured 1.03m finished vehicles, estimates Alexander Matusek, president of the Slovak Automotive Industry Association.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

They operate with less infrastructure than other technologies, for example–stocktaking without forklifts and personnel.”. The drone flies for about 25 minutes per session, collecting stock data on both aisles of a warehouse at the same time, meaning two racks per flight. Philipp Wrycza, research fellow, Fraunhofer IML. OEMs take stock.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Communication is one of the critical components of a successful 3PL-shipper relationship, and reliable data remains at the core of many of those relationships. As a result, shippers and 3PLs are investing in technology as well as data sharing capabilities as they look to create reliable and agile distribution networks.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

In a further example of Android-based ‘micro-applications’, another customer’s requirement for vehicle data capture had outgrown the capabilities of a simple yard scanner, and so was supplemented by paper-based data capture, recorded on a batch basis. The Volkswagen Group has become a prime example.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Coinciding with the upswing in the world economy two years ago, global seaborne trade is doing well, note analysts for the Geneva-based United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This was an improvement of 4% over the first nine months of 2017.”

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Increased availability of data and the utilization of technology are driving improvement across the supply chain, particularly as shippers navigate growing consumer and customer demands, complex shipping operations. Technology is also playing a critical role in capturing data, which can be used to fuel analytics.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Subsequent to the successful implementation of the Protocol on Foreign Office Consultations for the period 2017-18, the Sides agreed to extend the period of Consultations for five more years (2019-2023) and signed a Protocol to this effect. The Sides expressed their support to promoting bilateral trade in national currencies.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Using localised engines or transmissions will score 40 points, for example, while electronic systems or aluminium of Russian origin will score 20 points. . In 2017, Russia imported a total of 267,700 finished vehicles worth $6.7 These negotiations suggest that Hyundai will be seeking state support for the new project. .

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Europe’s finished vehicle sector faces several big challenges in coming months, as speakers at the recent ECG conference in Germany made clear. At last week’s annual conference of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), held in Mainz, Germany, speakers discussed what they were doing to tackle these problems.

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