Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

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. For example, I learned that there’s a difference between cement and concrete, even though many people use the terms interchangeably.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At this year's CSCMP Edge conference I attended a great presentation with one of the returnable pallet providers. You have to know it and embrace it and that is what this person did in his presentation. The company's network design, systems and operations were totally geared towards efficiency. It is fun and energizing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. If you are implementing a warehouse management system, for example, you scan something, you put it away, you store items, you replenish, you build pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Since ProMat is focused on automation, I thought it would be sensible to focus my discussions on Manhattan’s warehouse execution system (WES) that is complementary to the Manhattan Automation Network – a number of strategic integration partnerships that the company has developed with select warehouse automation providers.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jennifer Hoffman of Trinity Logistics is sharing freight market information at Trinity’s 2022 Freight Agent Conference. For example, we have a very successful Freight Agent in our network who makes an amazing living and has a lot of very predictable freight shipping every day. Do it now, as Arnold Schwarzenegger says.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There are delays and bottlenecks, but the focus on driving efficiency to resolve these bottlenecks is a great example of the industry’s adaptability,” continues Press. Additionally, new services provide optimised and secure data exchange with external parties by integrating the SYNDA communication network for the tank container industry.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

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. Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For example, when looking at freight brokerages, if the sales floor is full of swearing, on-the-floor arguments, creating a hostile environment, you are going to lose females and they are going to tell other females not to go into logistics because of it.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We also structure the conversations in such a way to maximize peer-to-peer collaboration between executive sponsors at our customers in order to reinforce the power of the FourKites network. The Customer Advisory Board is one very high-profile example of that commitment, but it’s far from the only one. Breaking Out and Coming Together.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Take EDI, for example. Ron Castro, IBM’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. Source: IBM).

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 1, 2019

As industry becomes ever more connected, the risk of cyber-attacks is getting greater all the time, delegates at this year’s Automotive Logistics Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta were warned. One of the most vulnerable channels for nefarious access to corporate networks is the employee and their own personal online activity.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

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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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The 34th Annual State of Logistics Report was first presented by Penske Logistics on June 20. Brogan provided an update during the annual CSCMP EDGE conference on Oct. The parcel and last-mile networks also saw shifts, with parcel volumes dropping 2% in 2022. Revenue, however, rose as the major companies increased rates.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 20, 2020

Speaking during the 2020 Port Security Seminar & Expo, a week-long virtual conference organised by the American Association of Port Authorities, Rizika said that since NotPetya – the virus that resulted in a US$300 million loss for Maersk – “attacks are increasing at an alarming rate”. Their operation cannot be disconnected and stopped.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 12, 2019

The exhibition will present 150 new exhibiting companies in exclusivity and 180 private companies’ events. The SIL, eDelivery Barcelona, World Free Zones Congress and InTrade Summit BCN Congresses will gather more than 400 international speakers, more than 200 success stories and a total of 65 different conference sessions.

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Logistics in War

JULY 3, 2023

This is the second part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. Part one can be found here. Supply chains move and flex where demand exists.

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IoT World Today

DECEMBER 16, 2019

At present, the Sigfox network is available in 65 countries, although coverage in some regions, like Europe, is more mature than in others. . The Sigfox coverage area continues to steadily expand, thanks to the company’s efforts to build out networking infrastructure and its partnership with affiliated operators.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 11, 2019

However, some of them are better than others for gaining the essential all-around supply chain knowledge that will not only help you identify where you would like to specialize going forward, but will also boost your value to your employer and present opportunities for advancement. More than 70 percent of people land jobs through networking.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

So stated Ken Hughes , a leading consumer and shopper behaviouralist, in his keynote presentation at Trasnsplace’s 16th Annual Shipper Symposium a couple of weeks ago. It’s the reason why P&G, Home Depot, and Target are all redesigning their supply chain and fulfillment networks. Today, delivery is the product.”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What if there’s a major weather event that has the logistics network scrambled? Analytics turns this vast amount of information into insight, according to the 2020 Third-Party Logistics Study by Infosys Consulting, Penn State University and Penske Logistics presented at the CSCMP Edge conference in Anaheim, California.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

For example, AI can enhance risk mitigation by analysing large sets of data, continuously identifying evolving patterns, and predicting disruptive events along with potential resolutions.”. The IoT is the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to interact with their internal states or the external environment. “We

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

That is why Clark Europe, with its extensive distribution network of 168 dealers in 58 countries, is doing everything in its power to be there for customers even in this extraordinary situation: “You Can Count On Us” Rolf Eiten, Clark President & CEO, addresses his customers and business partners with this message.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2017

A notable exception is MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor), which was founded 17 years ago and recently held its annual user conference in Las Vegas. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future of Delivery,” which I love because it raises a lot of questions and possibilities (see my recent post on the topic).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It also matters because federal and state agencies and competitive pressures will also demand it (see, for example, the Federal Highway Administration’s e-Construction and Partnering initiative). Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Bilateral forums, conferences, meetings and seminars happen more often than one can count, and usually result in numerous announcements – ranging from memoranda of understanding (MoU) to billions of financial commitments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The conference as a whole was fantastic, from the location and networking events to the conversations I had and sessions I attended. The conference did not disappoint. This is achieved through the company’s cloud-native architecture, network density, and partner ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2023

I spent the better part of last week in Las Vegas, NV attending the Blue Yonder ICON customer conference. This was the first time I have attended a Blue Yonder conference in person since 2019, which feels like a lifetime ago. This is how Blue Yonder is planning to build the supply chain network and operating system of the world.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As a result, shippers and 3PLs are investing in technology as well as data sharing capabilities as they look to create reliable and agile distribution networks. Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management’s (CSCMP) annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Please visit www.3PLStudy.com

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Harry Moser, Reshoring Initiative Founder and President, offered insights to economic developers at the 2013 IEDC conference , including some of the points listed below. Further a hindrance to Reshoring in AMerica, the STEM and skills shortage presents another impediment to U.S. And, after building the new U.S. manufacturing.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It has created a wireless product for tracking inventory on car dealers’ sites, but earlier this year spotted even bigger opportunities in finished vehicle logistics. “We were invited to a logistics conference,” recalls Mark Sargeant, vice-president of business development at AutoMap. It’s like crowd-sourcing,” Sargeant says.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and high inflation in many countries are presenting supply chain managers with major challenges. Additionally, the always present issues of shortage of skilled labour, supply chain disruptions and cost pressure also prove difficult. Demand fluctuations force action. foreign workers.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Europe’s finished vehicle sector faces several big challenges in coming months, as speakers at the recent ECG conference in Germany made clear. At last week’s annual conference of the Association of European Vehicle Logistics (ECG), held in Mainz, Germany, speakers discussed what they were doing to tackle these problems.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

For example, Napoleon’s ability to organise his Army on the basis of administrative necessity by dividing it to support local subsistence shows cognisance of logistics concerns in designing the French Army – at least until he seemingly ignored it all and nearly led his armies to their end. Ambition met reality south of Baghdad. 1] Engels, D.,

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

For example, Napoleon’s ability to organise his Army on the basis of administrative necessity by dividing it to support local subsistence shows cognisance of logistics concerns in designing the French Army – at least until he seemingly ignored it all and nearly led his armies to their end. Ambition met reality south of Baghdad. 1] Engels, D.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few. Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 15, 2018

At the press conference in Paris in January, Nadal said the company was opening up to new industrial sectors including aviation, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and healthcare, among others. In November last year, for example, it handled its first dedicated block train of containerised parts between China and France.

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