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BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility

Talking Logistics

A few weeks ago at the Descartes Evolution 2018 User Conference , I had the opportunity to interview William Wehrle, Director of Supply Chain at BASF, and David Bazzetta, Business Advisor – Process Optimization at BASF, about the importance and value of having real-time freight visibility.

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Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference

Talking Logistics

The 2018 supply chain conference season kicked off for me last week. I gave a keynote presentation on emerging technologies (drones, driverless trucks, 3D printing, blockchain, etc.) at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. This aligns with what the conference attendees are feeling and expecting.

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Free IMHX Seminars to Tackle Supply Chain Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

“The spotlight will fall on the technologies transforming logistics – including AI, robotics and automation and cover many of the themes affecting supply chain professionals today,” says conference producer, David Tran.

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Real-time Capacity Matching: Making Brokers More Efficient

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At the Descartes Evolution User Conference this past March, I attended several sessions about the MacroPoint solution and they were all standing room only , including the one where William Wehrle and David Bazzetta from BASF shared their case study. Real-time Capacity Matching: The Second Wave of Demand and Value. “The

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

Talking Logistics

LLamasoft entered the supply chain planning realm in November 2015 when it acquired Barloworld’s Supply Chain Software (SCS) Division , a provider of supply chain design (“CAST”) and supply chain planning (“OPTIMIZA”) solutions. What would this “next generation solution” be?

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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. A Case Study in Project Logistics. Keeping It Fresh: How to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Reduce Total Landed Costs in the Fresh Food Supply Chain. TMS in the Cloud: Some Lingering Misconceptions. New Episodes.

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Find your Warehouse Rhythm

Logistics Business Magazine

Michael Brandl, Executive VP EMEA for Koerber Supply Chain, told the conference that the company’s objective is to become the global supply chain management (SCM) leader. A ‘unified control system’ to orchestrate and optimise supply chain technology, IT and staff is Brandl’s vision.