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BlueGrace 2017 National Conference | Recap

Blue Grace Logistics

Cocktails and appetizers were served while the festivities began and BlueGrace kicked off the 2017 National Conference. 2017 brought the complete redesign of our Riverview, FL headquarters and many of the Branch locations across the US did the same. Monday | Day 1. Featured Speaker| Day 1. Breakout Sessions| Day 1.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: SMC³’s pricing API is the newest tool in the company’s ever-growing collection of Execution and Visibility APIs – solutions that are tailored for efficient, fast and powerful direct-to-carrier communications.

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Kuehne + Nagel sets benchmark with IATA CEIV re-certification

Airfreight Logistics

In 2017, Kuehne + Nagel was the first to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its entire KN PharmaChain Air network. A unique web-based risk assessment tool is used to complete a risk assessment at a lane level, which allows for agile and reliable risk mitigation.

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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

Whether digital or manual, the business of shipping involves a lot of documentation. Or forgetting the minus in -25° C when submitting the shipping documents to the shipping line or port. The Finished Product Name given by the client in the trade documentation could be Cover Girl Continuous Color Nail Polish. Image from : APL.

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Penske Truck Leasing Technicians Have Performed 3.7 Million Voice-Directed Dynamic PMs

Penske Move Ahead

million voice-directed Dynamic PMs since introducing this technological wonder in 2017. The pioneering approach improves inspection and repair accuracy and consistency, while also eliminating paperwork, and ensuring full documentation and compliance with regulations. To date, Penske maintenance technicians have performed 3.7

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

It’s great to see the enthusiasm for this interactive tool. . These quiz responses are fairly consistent with a 2017 survey by Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain Insights, which revealed that 65% of companies use spreadsheets for network design. In fact, as Market Watch reports, close to 90% of spreadsheet documents contain errors.

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The time to go out to bid is now

Transporeon

Quantitative data points to an increase of procurement activity even earlier this year: There has been an increase of 1,000 RFPs through the Ticontract transportation sourcing platform year over year between July 2017 and July 2018, a symptom of the unprecedented levels of increased demand.