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This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

You can watch a demo of Coleman in this YouTube video. And now this week, as reported by Reuters , XPO Logistics “unveiled voice-enabled delivery tracking through Amazon.com Inc’s Echo or Alphabet Inc’s Google Home speakers.”

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The SourceDay Story with Tom Kieley

The Logistics of Logistics

SourceDay is a Software as a Service that extends manufacturing and distribution organization’s ERP capabilities; improving supplier on-time deliveries, increasing inventory turns, reducing supply chain errors, and optimizing the use of working capital. SourceDay Explainer Video. SourceDay Demo Video.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here’s their demo video: While this solution is not for high-volume, highly-automated warehouse operations, it demonstrates nonetheless the future of enterprise software user interfaces, where keyboards and clicks will ultimately be replaced with voice commands and finger swipes.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Watch the short video below for how it works. In short, deliveries of critical medical supplies that normally take three hours or more in local traffic are done in 15 minutes with drones. I haven’t seen a full demo of it yet, but BluJay provided a preview of some of the features announced this week at its user conference back in April.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish. 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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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 4, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Check out the video below that illustrates their vision for the future of on-demand freight transportation: And here’s an excerpt from the press release: “The global growth of e-commerce is driving a dramatic shift in both consumer and business behavior,” [said Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder and Virgin Hyperloop One Chairman].

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 1, 2018)

Talking Logistics

As the narrator states in the video below introducing Connected TMS, “DHL extensively reviewed the [transportation management system] market, however no single off-the-shelf system met DHL’s needs, so by combining these best-of-breed technologies [including Oracle OTM, Quintiq, and Microlise], DHL Supply Chain created its own bespoke solution.”.