Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 15, 2023

Steve Lewis, the president of GXO Direct, the shared services division of GXO Logistics, spoke at Blue Yonder’s ICON user conference. In Southern California, for example, they have a 670,000 square foot warehouse that serves eight different fast-growing ecommerce retailers. Those days, for GXO at least, are gone.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

It was a relatively new country for Jungheinrich [having previously operated via dealership] and there was a lot of development and training necessary to make people understand our business model and improve the processes to offer the best service to the customers. What do you know about logistics?’.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Transport management and visibility specialist Transporeon recently staged an online conference which very neatly replicated the format of the real-world version with a quirky navigation that allowed attendees to enter different rooms in a faithfully reproduced virtual ‘venue’. The post What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

On Monday, March 8th, a vice president of supply chain for a large retail chain – a chain with over 5,000 stores – spoke at Körber’s supply chain conference Elevate. Körber is a leading provider of logistics software, material handling, voice, and consulting solutions. There is high turnover in warehouses.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] 2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3].

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

A lack of drivers in Western Europe, a deficit of warehouse logistics personnel in the CIS, and the ageing of the overall industry are just a few of the challenges faced by the HR teams of transport companies around the world. Elena, what draws people to the logistics industry? Every 7th CV goes to a logistics company.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ideally, your third-party logistics provider (3PL) should be providing this for you, but if not, some good resources to check out are FreightWaves , Transport Topics , or Supply Chain Dive. Jennifer Hoffman of Trinity Logistics is sharing freight market information at Trinity’s 2022 Freight Agent Conference.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

This is part two of a three-part series on logistics and logistics readiness. In ‘ The water in the well – how much logistics readiness is enough? ’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

AUGUST 18, 2019

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Logistics readiness is not just a matter of prioritising Defence resources. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness. By David Beaumont.

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Airfreight Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Companies in the development of drones, autonomous vehicles and unmanned aerial systems/vehicles for example are creating new opportunities for the air cargo industry. The partnership allows both TIACA and NAP to work together on programs, conferences, training and communication.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The new HQ includes offices for 75 employees and a training centre for use by customers and JCB Germany’s network of dealers which employ a further 2,000 people. Lord Bamford unveiled a plaque to mark the opening during a conference at the new HQ attended by JCB’s largest 50 dealers from around the world.

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

This is part two of a three-part series on logistics and logistics readiness. In ‘ The water in the well – how much logistics readiness is enough? ’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. By David Beaumont.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

It’s a bike ride I’m participating in as part of my training for our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team ride this September in support of JDRF. Check them out: My other teammates, James Coon (BluJay Solutions) and Ken Wood (Descartes) have been training hard too; I’ll share their photos in a future post. Well, not literally.

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Women in Trucking

MAY 25, 2020

Conference & Expo. For example, about 14 percent of active Women In Trucking members are male, and five of the association’s board members are men. Online training and intranet career portals that offer guidance and identify steps for advancement are available. is one of the newest male members of the WIT board of directors.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

innovations to help it organise its logistics more flexibly. The carmaker’s use of technologies including autonomous transport systems (ATS), robots, augmented reality (AR) and paperless systems, was discussed at length at a recent BMW press event near Munich to showcase logistics innovations. Autonomous and wearable technology.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Reverse Logistics Warehouses. But, there are actually many different types of warehouse storage in logistics and supply chains. Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. Their pros and cons.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Faculty members from some of the leading logistics education programs share their thoughts on how higher education is preparing tomorrow’s professionals for the challenges ahead. Q: What are the latest trends in logistics education, and how does your program address them? Georgia Southern supports this trend in several ways.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Industry leaders discussed several topics at this year's CSCMP EDGE conference in Atlanta, and no subject was more important than how companies managed supply chain disruptions over the past year and the top priorities for the future. State of Logistics – The logistics industry remained strong despite a wide range of global challenges.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat operations at the full combat potential of forces. [1]. Logistics readiness is not just a matter of prioritising Defence resources. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The fundamental nature of logistics and the complicated organisational history of Australian Defence conspire against the development of logisticians. What we need to be. Continuously shared knowledge.

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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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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Today we continue our series on successfully working with a logistics company, often called a third party logistics company by focusing on how to properly understand the success of the engagement by knowing all the key performance indicators that a shipper could put in place. This starts with deploying the S.M.A.R.T.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 11, 2017

I recalled that scene walking to a morning session recently at ISM 2017 , the annual conference for procurement professionals sponsored by the Institute for Supply Management. One example: GM is working with Shell and Exxon Mobile to enable a driver to use a connected key fob to enable payment at the pump.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Additionally, each school received training materials to disseminate the knowledge.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 3, 2021

Preventing any interruption of the cold chain is one of the main responsibilities of a logistics manager. Some examples of these are: U.S. International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). REGULATIONS. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the U.S.,

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Logistics in War

JUNE 21, 2018

This transcript is the final half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. The fundamental nature of logistics and the complicated organisational history of Australian Defence conspire against the development of logisticians. What we need to be. Continuously shared knowledge.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 11, 2019

The programme includes two months of technical skills training and an additional 2 months on-the job training at a partner hotel, restaurant or café. But by the end of the training, this same person hugged us all. Sevgi, for example, has started looking at cooking from a different perspective. She pushed me.”

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 17, 2024

Having that curiosity will help you grow to develop a deeper understanding of logistics and help you tailor your services so you can truly shine against those Average Joe’s. Examples of this can include access to industry research, subscriptions to relevant publications, or budgeting for educational conferences. Don’t worry!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Well, by golly, let’s turn this freighter (or truck, train or cargo jet) around! Quick example: we just helped a client of ours, a small fleet owner, save $2,000 with just one expense. appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. Depressed now? 3PL Business Advice'

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World Food Programme Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2019

Training led by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Southern Africa region expand the options for emergency response Aerial assessment of Mozambique floods using drones, January 2019. These new skills are the result of multiple training opportunities led by WFP on how to fly, map, and coordinate with UAS.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Eduardo Solis, executive president of the Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA), told delegates at the Automotive Logistics Mexico conference last week that the industry there had been “growing significantly” and now represented 20.2% of GDP, second only to the food industry at 20.7%. Crime on the rise.

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Logistics Manager

MAY 1, 2018

However, with the abolishment of the conference system and as carriers began sharing space on vessels, carrier services and offerings became narrower in scope. As those who work in this logistics and supply chain industry may know, there are ample opportunities where things can go wrong. Training for Future Success.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 11, 2019

As we are digging up into flow management during the Logistics class, I wondered myself about events that required a really complex organization and planning. I’ve been to a lot of concerts, conferences, festivals… But nothing as big as the World Cup. Bovy, as part of a training seminar for the organization of the event.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Better communication is needed in the automotive supply chain, including between OEMs, suppliers, logistics providers and IT experts providing digital supply chain services. Paulo Monteiro, inbound logistics manager at VW of America. Speeding up response times.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2015

The logistics service level agreement and Quarterly Business Review (QBR) should be detailed with specific 3PL KPIs. Human Resources should be trained for continuous improvement. Solution 2 : Helping managers and employees to understand the meaning of their KPIs is conducted through workshops run by a logistics service provider.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Unfortunately, this amount of time equates to a higher cost of waiting for more drivers to finish their training, thus driving up trucking rates. “We haven’t had much trouble getting trucks yet,” Candace Holowicki, director of global transportation and logistics for $1.5 told the conference.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Following the Glasgow World Climate Conference, consumers, politicians and business partners are calling on companies to act quickly. Analyses of automotive manufacturers, for example, may show that re- or nearshoring of certain products or components makes sense. Sustainability and due diligence laws force us to act.

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