Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Steve: You mentioned your people were swamped and that they needed better tools to do their jobs. For example, to build that plant, the company would need to work with a construction company or companies.

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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. Count them!

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UL EHS- Sustainability

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Passion for safety Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel kicked off the conference by sharing some statistics about his organization’s work: The Philadelphia fire department handled more than 300,000 medical emergency care incidents per year. In EHS, we are part of an energetic, committed, intelligent and innovative community!

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

David Priestman attended Dexory ’s Supply Chain Fast Track conference. For example, the Dexory View dashboard enables pick face analysis of volumes. Apple’s Vision Pro is tipped by Fahy to become a handy tool. Generative AI may create new strategies in logistics, for example in transport routing. Machine help?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

At its San Francisco customer conference, ‘Beyond’, Samsara Inc. For example, by implementing custom integrations with Samsara’s open API, Liberty Energy saved over 10,000 hours and $300,000 in administrative costs per year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

The most high-profile example of this is the growing adoption of autonomous mobile robotics (so-called AMRs) and modular micro-fulfillment systems. AI-based tools add a layer of sophistication to orchestrate and dynamically allocate workers and work as needed to avoid bottlenecks. Optimizing processes across order types.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Our initial CAB, held in conjunction with our first-ever user conference in 2017, included 15 customers gathered around a conference table to exchange best practices and suggestions for the direction of FourKites’ continued product roadmap.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

My takeaways from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2016. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. Another example, this time in the oil industry, would be an oil blending app. Apps have come to define the way we work and live in many ways.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

Customization is provided for 5 different supply chains (for example, make-to-order, make-to-stock, etc.) The SCRM tool is continually reading hundreds of thousands news sites, social media, and other sources to search for these terms. This year’s Kinaxis user conference, Kinexions, is May 9-12, 2022 in San Diego. .

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 8, 2024

There were some very standard questions directed to me, for example ‘what do you know about repairing forklift trucks?’ It was my job to support the teams in making sure they could get the right tools, support and training to do their jobs.” However, 24 years ago, I did face some resistance from customers and internal colleagues.

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2018

As attendees at this year’s SEMICON West conference saw this week, advanced technology is playing a major role in these new “connected” logistics, warehousing, and transportation networks. IoT and blockchain, for example, can facilitate the recording of every transaction across multiple copies of the distributed ledger.

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The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 24, 2023

I will be presenting at the TWI conference, and am the closing joint speaker for the two combined audiences. Hint – it isn’t about tools.) While the formal part of the conference is always awesome, I want to share some tips about how to get even more out of your experience there. And – yes, I will be there.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. Another example, this time in the oil industry, would be an oil blending app. As Noha explained during the conference, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before embarking on this journey.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

If we look at AsstrA’s “eastern” divisions in, for example, Shanghai and Istanbul, there is no such labour shortage. We need additional tools not only for bringing in candidates but also for keeping them over the long term. What HR tools are used to search for and discover talents? Every 7th CV goes to a logistics company.

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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. 52% reduction in expedite costs. 18% reduction in inventory levels.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

While digital twin technology is not new, it has only recently begun to gain ground as a supply chain tool. For example, home improvement retail giant Lowe’s has begun testing Nvidia’s digital twin solution, Omniverse, in two US stores belonging to the chain. Digital Twins for Inventory and Supply Planning.

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Forto

MARCH 17, 2020

We use company chats such as Slack and project management tools such as Asana. Here’s an example: two weeks ago, we received a message from our colleagues in China about a certain cargo, telling us that the cargo would not be flown, but that part of the route could be covered by truck.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Not surprising, companies have been filling in the “white spaces” of their existing planning tools and processes with (you guessed it!) “Companies have been stuck on a world of heuristics for a long time and using those heuristics just isn’t cutting it any more,” added Fowler. Excel spreadsheets.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

His analysis is based on conversations and data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA, e.g. more than 100 brands in the fashion industry alone. Following the Glasgow World Climate Conference, consumers, politicians and business partners are calling on companies to act quickly. Omnichannel comes without an alternative.

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Automotive Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The automotive industry is being reshaped by the rise of electric and autonomous vehicles but will only stay ahead of the curve in an age of greater supply chain complexity by adopting wider digitalisation as part of its routine operations, delegates at the JDA conference in Barcelona were told last week. Warehouse of the future.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2018

And because customer support is a key means of differentiation we developed a tool to measure, how fast and detailed our members answer requests and award a prize for the best performing company at our annual conference.”. “Being a European network of strong local players, partner support means customer support,” says Knoblich.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Shippers need better tools at their disposal to keep things running smoothly, and that’s where data analytics comes into play. Langley sites dynamic pricing in freight for an example. For shippers, OTIF can make for a tight schedule. But what happens if demand is peaked and capacity is booked? How Analytics can Make a Difference.

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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. At Penske, we're developing great talent as well as great tools and technologies.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Skills: programming equipment, setting up tooling, using preventive maintenance, safety systems , machine set up and re-set up. An Example of Matching Systems with People for Sustained Manufacturing Operations Excellence. You say, “ What about a robotic facility? ” No, you still need people to program the robots.

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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.”. RPA tools operate by mapping a process in the tool language for the software “robot” to follow. Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

This year’s Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, was held alongside the inaugural automotiveIT International conference last week in an effort to promote the kind of communication and cross-fertilisation of ideas that could help to solve these issues. “We Speeding up response times. Turning to academia.

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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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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. million schoolchildren across the nation every week.

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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. Private-sector initiatives across Asia.

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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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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Users also benefit from a new quote search tool that can be customized based on defined pools of acceptable providers, constraints, and carrier and contract preferences. And when it comes to last-mile and home delivery operations, mobile technology has become indispensable.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

At the FVL North America conference, you said we were experiencing a technological revolution rather than an evolution. It’s a question of whether or not those cars will load themselves onto the trucks, for example, which I do not believe they will. What do you think are the biggest changes happening now? ” .

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 9, 2019

At the biennial conference organised by the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, John Lippe, director of city engagement at Ford Mobility Europe, provided one example of how Ford has been working with Transport for London (TFL), the government body responsible for the capital city’s transport system. “We

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 12, 2019

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. Business deals, contacts and knowledge, a success formula. The Networking program is fully loaded this year.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

A real world example of Vendor Managed Inventory in play is electrical products company Leviton Manufacturing. Example: A once/twice Weekly purchase order cycle. We have an ongoing emphasis to continuously improve this channel and streamline the process to make it more effective and responsive.”.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Supply chain planning tools. For example, processes will be different from picking to receiving to reporting. So the question becomes ‘how can you augment these solid areas with outside tools to match your operation today?’. You need features in your current WMS that you just can’t find as add-ons , such as: Directed putaway.

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