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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

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Which is why a drone took flight from the stage during Ryan’s keynote address at the Descartes Evolution 2017 Conference a couple of weeks ago and broadcast real-time video of the audience as it flew across the front of the hall. Descartes (@DescartesSG) March 28, 2017. million in FY 2017 (net income has grown from $12.0

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BlueGrace 2017 National Conference | Recap

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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. Featured Presenters| Day 2 |The Ritz Carlton Leadership Center. Monday | Day 1.

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Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference)

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Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product. So, what are some of the data challenges the industry faces?

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

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CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ).

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

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Supply chain professionals are looking for ways to store goods closer to customers by investing in micro fulfillment centers and to optimize their facilities so orders can be processed faster. Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating.

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Difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain

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Supply Chain = the whole granddaddy process comprising of all aspects in a product cycle, for example from picking of the fruit at a farm in Point A to delivering the fruit to the shelf at a store in Point B using all of the above-mentioned industries, businesses and services. An estimated 89.5% of global trade is carried by sea.

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Panama’s Export Business Thrives

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percent); other sea products (679.2 For DB Schenker, Panama’s highest-volume exports included fuels, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel rods, and pharmaceuticals in 2017. These top five export product groups represented the highest dollar value in Panamanian global shipments in 2016: Organic chemicals: $1.8