Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 13, 2022

Prior to COVID the company had a three-year plan to add omnichannel order flows by adding buy online/pick up in store and curbside pickup. Mr. Amend explained Walgreens’ project in a speech at the Blue Yonder ICON user conference on May 25 th. They decided the existing solution had good workflow and pick and pack capabilities.

Supply Chain Planning Software 182

Supply Chain Planning Software Digital Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 182

10xLogistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In a 1993 Harvard Business Review article (and subsequently in his book Double Digit Growth ) Micheal Treacy and his co-author Fred Wiersema argue that most companies have to pick one strategy they will really excel at and exploit it. You have to know it and embrace it and that is what this person did in his presentation.

Cost Reduction 117

Cost Reduction Price Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Strategy 117

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Q1 logistics conferences With the start of the new year, it’s time to start thinking about the National Retail Federation (NRF) logistics events too, but that’s not all there is to do. The conference brings together over 38,000 retailers, vendors and industry experts. National Retail Federation (NRF) | JAN. Register Here.

Events 98

Events Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 98

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. But this conference was focused on a near real-time analytics solution they developed called Rebus. A WMS system uses RF guns to make scans of picking locations, to verify that the picker is in the right location.

Supply Chain Planning Software 104

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software SAP Inventory Reduction 104

Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Sonthalia presented an update to the report during the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' virtual conference this week. The report was introduced by CSCMP and presented by Penske Logistics on June 23. We're seeing a lot of interesting propositions being added on that curbside pick-up aspect," she explained.

Presentation 53

Presentation Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Warehousing 53

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As introduced by conference moderator, Flemish TV presenter Anne De Baetzelier: “The Handelsbeurs in Antwerp has been hosting progressive business discussions for over 400 years, so what better place to continue insightful discussions today?”. This includes a Logiconomi TV channel which can be explored via the company website.

Sourcing Strategies 71

Sourcing Strategies Materials Handling Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software 71

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. Gatik’s four-year project with Walmart — using driverless trucks since 2021 — ended with the closing of the warehouse where it was picking up loads. In effect, the bill bans driverless AV trucks.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 123

Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction Logistics Waste Reduction 123

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Simon Frodsham, Sainsbury’s Head of Engineering, and Chris Gaunt, Head of Product, gave an enlightening use-case presentation of the project at Körber’s recent Elevate conference in Prague. The project was delivered on time, with new pick, label and sorting features. Together they explained the rationale for change.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains ERP 52

Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Tom France, the vice president of distribution at Trane Technologies, gave an entertaining presentation in early October of this year at a FourKites online conference. Mr. France’s most interesting advice centered around how to pick an IT supplier. “I Trane Technologies Facility in Columbia, SC.

Optimization Software 127

Optimization Software Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 127

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Optimal Sourcing 136

Freightos

MARCH 10, 2016

For shippers, carriers and logistics providers, the JOC ’s TPM (Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference) is one of the must-attends on the annual events calendar. I caught up with one of Freightos’ delegates after the conference and scoured through the presentation material for insights. Of those featured, my pick was TRAXENS.

Cost Reduction 48

Cost Reduction Price Reduction Conference Material Savings 48

Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

If you’ve attended any logistics conferences lately, or just tried covering a load in recent weeks, you know that the tide is turning in the transportation market. At the CSCMP conference in late September, I heard a lot of speakers talking about the aggregate equipment loss — 50,000 to 70,000 units were taken out of service.

Transportation 61

Transportation Conference Capacity Trends 61

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 22, 2021

At amazon’s fulfillment centers robots transport items to humans who then pick and pack them to be delivered. The technollogy keeps evolving and The Pegasus already has a succesor, The Xanthus, first presented at the Amazon MARS conference in June 2019.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Sorting Packing 52

Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2017

And if you’re attending the CSCMP EDGE 2017 conference next month in Atlanta, Ms. Hennecke will be presenting this case study there, so make sure you don’t miss it! Pick a small part of your supply chain to digitize first, learn from that experience, and then build from there.”.

Case Study 60

Case Study Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Study Supply Chain Design Software 60

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Körber, which was known as HighJump Software until about a year ago, completed their virtual Elevate Americas user conference. When it comes to remote implementations, you can’t find a more inspirational story than the one presented by Lori Jackson, senior vice president of operations at ForHIMS. Chad Collins, CEO of Körber.

eCommerce 112

eCommerce Conference Supply Chain Design Software Modeling Software 112

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’. Let a futurist explain, reports Paul Hamblin. I’m not convinced.

Supply Chain Design Software 50

Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 50

Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2018

Hailing 2018 its time to shine, the haulage giant presented accolades to its stars of logistics, including network members and its own staff, at a glittering awards ceremony hosted by Sir Lenny Henry and held at the East Midlands Conference Centre.

Networks 28

Networks Events Picking Distribution 28

World Food Programme Logistics

JULY 28, 2020

War was always present when I was a small child in the late 1990s?—?it doing all these conferences, teaching and helping in other ways. A Ugandan convoy came to pick up their nationals and evacuate people every three or four days. We are fighting as an NGO to drive away negative teachings children might pick up.

Picking 59

Picking Conference Presentation Trucking 59

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Federal statistics also are off because they include occupations in which driving a truck is incidental to a job’s main function, such as sales workers who drive a truck or “light truck or delivery service drivers” who deliver or pick up merchandise, according to the paper. million heavy and tractor-trailer truckers are employed by U.S.

Optimal Sourcing 62

Optimal Sourcing Trucking Cost Reduction Price Reduction 62

247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This week, to learn a little more about reverse logistics, I’m attending RLA’s annual conference in Las Vegas. Based on the present growth rate for returns, by 2027, customers will return nearly $1 trillion in merchandise annually. Dubbed the “Cornerstone of the Circular Economy, today was Day One.

Reverse logistics 28

Reverse logistics Supply Chain Software Material Savings Materials Handling 28

247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Distribution: In distribution and fulfillment centers, robots have been programmed to assist with order picking by traveling to a specific location to pick a pallet of an item or, in more advanced scenarios, individual items. In these cases, a human double-checks the robot’s work. References. Brown, S.; Pierson, Ph.D.; Hitch, John.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design 28

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.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Software 28

Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019. Another is that visibility enables companies to deliver an enhanced customer experience, which was the theme of this year’s conference. presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility.

Supply Chain Design Software 12

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 12

Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management’s (CSCMP) annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Penske is once again a major conference sponsor. Kearney and a presenter of CSCMP’s 29 th Annual State of Logistics Report, both of which are presented by Penske Logistics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 26

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Efficiency 26

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.

Supply Chain Planning Software 127

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 127

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

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

Supply Chain Planning Software 126

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing 126

247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways from the 2018 Gartner supply chain conference. I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. This should partly address the need for such skill scarcity.

Gartner 28

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Conference 28

Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Seat also plans to implement paperless distribution next year, whereby a truck driver receives in advance, on mobile devices, documentation related to the vehicles they are picking up at Martorell. For much of the past year, he has attended conferences and industry events to better understand the sector. Technology-led change.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 28

Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

And we also communicate with our business partners or colleagues within the Clark organisation via video conference. The project work of our teams is done via digital whiteboards and we use virtual presentation platforms for training our sales partners. You also presented a new solution for production logistics?

Supply Chain Design Software 54

Supply Chain Design Software Industry Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement 54

Freightos

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The catalyst was fairly simple – there are freight conferences and tech conferences, but few that really mesh both very well. After attending dozens of conferences, it was thrilling to put together our own little gathering. It would take days to pour out everything that I picked up. Plus, the conference was awesome.

Optimal Sourcing 49

Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software 49

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

For companies wishing to decouple their supply chains from China but struggling to do so, the current situation presents an unsettling start to 2023. National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference on January 17, 2023, agreed that the just-in-time model is floating belly-up.

Supply Chain Planning Software 92

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Logistics Network Optimization Software 92

Automotive Logistics

JULY 2, 2018

The key thing is that regulators appear to be broadly supportive, seeing the obvious benefits that platooning can confer.” . “But perversely, congestion can be higher in specific locations at night, as lanes are closed off for road repairs, so as to avoid disruption to day-time journeys.

Trucking 34

Trucking Supply Chain Design Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software 34

Penske Move Ahead

APRIL 30, 2019

Penske gave the leadoff presentation at the conference, titled Blockchain Empowered Interoperability: A Single Efficient Tech Ecosystem. When it comes to emerging technologies, we’re not here picking winners or losers,” said Moses. “We So why Penske, and why blockchain? We simply stand for our customers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 24

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 24

247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

West Coast longshore labor strike in late 2014 and early 2015, or in the aftermath of liner carrier Hanjin Shipping declaring bankruptcy in August 2016. Cargo owners and trucking companies are normally given a certain number of free days to pick up containers of imported goods from ports after they have been unloaded from ships.

Negotiating Skills 28

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Food and Agriculture Cargo 28

Automotive Logistics

JUNE 12, 2018

During the event on June 12 – held on the eve of this year’s Automotive Logistics Europe conference – former Opel, Fiat and BMW vehicle designer Chris Bangle handed out a total of 14 awards covering every aspect of inbound, outbound and aftermarket logistics. Innovation leader winner: Gefco – MyCarIsThere car transport solution.

Supply Chain Design Software 31

Supply Chain Design Software Waste Reduction Cost Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software 31

Automotive Logistics

APRIL 5, 2019

Once they get there, drivers’ troubles are only just beginning: transporters subsequently have to contend with customs, immigration and security officials whose outstretched palms need to be greased before the required clearances are made and they can actually pick up their containers.

Sourcing Strategies 28

Sourcing Strategies Government Optimal Sourcing Trucking 28

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

The best Executive Coach out there is Ann Holm , and she picked it. I started going to events in conferences because I didn’t work anywhere. Returns are free, and returns are also picked from your homes. For brands that are growing, the need to be present across, it can’t be either or a thing is what we feel.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 195

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software eCommerce 195