Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2017

Where can you find the next big opportunities for supply chain innovation? If you’re attending the conference, I look forward to learning and networking with you. Adrian will address those questions and more in this informative and thought-provoking presentation. If you’re not attending, I’ll share my takeaways when I return.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2017

Drones and its future in supply chain and logistics processes. 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. Will this include drone deliveries?

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Locus

APRIL 6, 2023

Mark your calendars for the biggest supply chain conference of the year is just around the corner! The Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is where the world’s supply chain leaders, experts, and practitioners convene to exchange experiences, ideas, and best practices.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

As I prepared my keynote presentation for the BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 conference , I recalled this experience and saw it as a good metaphor for the difficulties many companies are having today responding effectively to the blizzard of supply chain management.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Here are a few notable findings from the report, released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) EDGE conference: What are the top concerns and challenges in regards to supply chain decisions? Since 1996, this study has documented the transformation of the third-party logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2018

The focus of our session is “Today’s New Normal” — a discussion about emerging trends and technologies in the industry, everything from e-commerce to blockchain, and what it means for supply chain and logistics professionals. I just have to figure out what to do during the other half of the day.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2018

There’s never been a time that’s more challenging for a CEO in the industry,” explains David Garfield of consultancy AlixPartners in the article. The theme of the conference was “Go Boldly Together.” Video Interviews with Industry Executives. They’re facing unprecedented change.” How to Build Trust with CPGs and Suppliers.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2018

Robinson, MercuryGate, and friends from the industry). Okay, moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… Buckle Up, Prime Members: Amazon Launches In-Car Delivery. Command Alkon Introduces BuildIt to Digitally Revolutionize Construction Industry. Robinson ).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

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. “The

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

One of the trends I’ve been writing and talking about is how the clockspeeds of every industry are accelerating and how companies are having a hard time realigning their processes, organizational structures, and technology platforms to keep up with this rapid pace of change.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Since we promised to update you regularly, we’ve collated some of the latest stories from the world of freight shipping, warehousing, logistics services, and supply chain technology, so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of the fast-changing logistics landscape. A Tense Future for Renault’s Supply Chain.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The use of Vendor Managed Inventory model has gained acceptance in many industries. Cutting the Right Costs with Technology by Sourcing Innovation. Further, Fleet Equipment magazine identifies six emerging trends in the dynamic commercial vehicle aftermarket. Supply Chain Technology vendor managed inventory'

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

It’s the reason why more than 300 people attended this year’s Shipper Symposium: to learn about the trends shaping the industry and to discuss how to rewrite the rules for success moving forward. 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.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The Significance of Sustainability Sustainability is a growing priority for investors, employees, consumers and the public, and supply chains hold some of the most significant opportunities for breakthroughs and advancements in this critical area.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

I learned that fact (and many more important things) at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference in New Orleans this week. Elemica Delivers Predictive Visibility to Global Industrial Supply Chains. Cement is one of the raw materials that goes into making concrete, which is the finished product. Bloomberg).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), an industry-wide organization that provides supply chain assistance to disaster relief organizations and other non-profits, has expanded its hurricane micro-site ( www.alanaid.org/operations/ ) to include key details about Michael’s impacts and related logistics needs.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Last November, executives from all segments of the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) ecosystem got together at the inaugural Leadership Roundtable meeting organized by Command Alkon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to discuss a couple of simple questions: Are there opportunities to elevate the performance of the HBM industry?

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Third-Party Providers Navigate Supply Chain Technology Trends. Technology partners with a long-game approach to development and implementation understand that trends come and go, and it can make little sense to heavily invest in trumpeted technological advancements just because they’re “the new thing.”.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2017

There’s enough data in the industry that you can leverage, as long as you can make sense of it using machine learning, to do things like predictions and obtain intelligent insights using the data you already have. Compain shared more on this topic in a recent guest commentary, The Takeaway from CSCMP Conference: The Data Problem Runs Deep.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, “Resurgent demand in the long-stagnant industrial sector and a big seasonal boost in e-commerce are pushing more goods through shipping networks on the land, water and air, say operators who expect the strengthening U.S. economy to keep the growth going into 2018.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more. 2020 Supply Chain Technology Trends ; Steve Banker, Chris Cunnane, and Clint Reiser. But how mature are these technologies?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.”

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As you read this, I will be flying home from project44’s Transform conference where I moderated a panel discussion on real-time freight visibility and I recorded several video interviews with project44 customers and partners. Ok, so did everybody else who attended the conference, but it was cool nonetheless.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019. Over the past two years, there have been other similar acquisitions in the industry, along with multiple rounds of VC investments.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 4, 2023

Technology purchases must be balanced between strategic considerations such as the ability to scale, along with the pragmatic, such as planning appropriately for operational disruptions. Nonclients can learn more in: Supply Chain Technologies and Digital Transformation.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

Addressing this problem is at the heart of Manhattan Associates’ Active Solutions, which the company introduced a couple of weeks ago at its Momentum 2017 conference. Adapting to change faster is not only important for retailers and other customers; it’s also important for Manhattan Associates and its peers in the software industry.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2017

I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Here’s a short video I recorded in Spanish highlighting the topic of my presentation: If you plan to be at the conference, I look forward to learning and networking with you.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

That may be changing with all of the blockchain sessions at conferences today. Second, as a new and developing technology, there are currently over 70 blockchain frameworks out there today, many of them industry or use-case specific. Companies are reluctant to invest in a framework that may be obsolete six months from now.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

In an announcement this week, the two companies said that “based on feedback from various members of the global supply chain ecosystem who would like to adopt the technology, [we] have modified the go to market model and will now deliver [our] solution through an extension of [our] pre-existing collaboration agreement instead of a joint venture.”.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

Data will be used by the FAA to help expand drone flights and to also test how to balance national versus local government interests in the emerging industry. Tomorrow, while sitting in the back of an autonomous flying car, stuck in traffic high above the Mass Pike, I’ll gaze out the window at the concrete roads below.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2017

That virtuous value cycle simultaneously disrupts and transforms industries worldwide [emphasis mine]. The answer ultimately depends on whether (and how quickly) companies are willing to question the status quo and change their perspective and approach to supply chain management, especially with regards to their technology platforms.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Of course, chances are that this spring, while I’m away at a conference, my wife will get her payback and turn the A/C on without any debate either. And with that, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Powerloop, new venture from Uber, offers trailer pooling platform (CCJ).

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In today's highly competitive marketplace, it’s imperative for businesses to innovate new ways to streamline their supply chain and optimize productivity. Additionally, through a more stable and efficient supply chain, you can greatly enhance customer satisfaction and retention. Computerized Shipping and Tracking.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Another Friday, another flight home from a conference. This time I’ll be returning from enVista’s FUEL 2018 conference where I am giving a keynote presentation this morning on Defining Your Own Logistics Competitive Weapon. Stay tuned for my takeaways from the conference in a future post. Singapore Exchange leads US$44.4

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 31, 2017

A press conference is scheduled for 3:00 pm ET this afternoon in New York City where the leaders of all three companies will share more details about the alliance. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was asked about the alliance at the Q Conference in London, where he had just delivered a keynote address on Blue Origin and the future of space travel.

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