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Go Boldly Together: Takeaways from Nulogy xChange 2018

Talking Logistics

This unprecedented change, and the challenges and opportunities it creates for CPG companies and suppliers, was a hot topic of conversation at the Nulogy xChange 2018 conference a few weeks ago where I delivered a keynote presentation and moderated a panel discussion with industry executives (more on that later). .

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

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). I think Alexa would agree.

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Two Modes, Split Roads

Freightos

Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018. For example, some carriers shared with us their APIs for contract rates, others for spot rates, some for rates but not ebooking, others share APIs via third parties who charge an exorbitant price for accessing the API.

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GXO Direct to Use AI To Drive Labor Efficiencies

Logistics Viewpoints

Steve Lewis, the president of GXO Direct, the shared services division of GXO Logistics, spoke at Blue Yonder’s ICON user conference. Since its introduction in 2018, GXO Direct has grown exponentially, adding millions of square feet each year. Their selection of Blue Yonder is another example of this. and Canada.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

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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For What It’s Worth: My Take on Last Week’s Supply Chain & Logistics News (May 30, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I’ll just repeat what I said back in January: The bottom line is that product returns is yet another example of how “the way we’ve always done it” is just not going to cut it any more. This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference].

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A crisis in human capital – report from Automotive Logistics Global

Automotive Logistics

The shortage of skilled and unskilled labour is now a major concern for the automotive industry whether in the transport, warehousing or IT parts of the business as delegates heard at this year’s Automotive Logistics Global conference in Detroit. To access the full report, please complete the form below.