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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention. They can also work alongside humans or independently, depending on the task and the environment.

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5 Big Themes from RILA’s LINK2019 Conference

Stord

Retailers are hungry for supply chain innovation Attendees flocked to the innovation showcase stage presentations on Tuesday afternoon to hear companies give five-minute pitches. Roadie presented its “on-the-way” delivery service that uses extra space in passenger vehicles for flexible shipment options.

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Predictability in a Time of Uncertainty: Machine Learning in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

ML looks into historical data (for example, transit time statistics of carriers) and data from impactful external factors (such as port congestion, weather or holidays) and uses this information to develop more accurate transit time estimates. These can include traffic conditions, port congestion, storms, and holiday closures.

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World Cup 2018 – Transport Planning Challenge & Strategy

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

As we are digging up into flow management during the Logistics class, I wondered myself about events that required a really complex organization and planning. All this article explanations are going to be based on this official document, presented by a Honorary Professor of the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, Philippe H.

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The role of ERP in the smart factory

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Despite external challenges such as economic conditions, fluctuating customer preferences and unexpected global events that change the way businesses perform, the manufacturing industry continues to experience growth. Smaller manufacturers, for example, have to consider the costs as challenges can become magnified as a business expands.

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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

In this blog post, I’ll summarize some key learnings I drew from the event and share some insights on Demand Driven supply chains and the industry’s technology landscape. . The underlying theme in all presentations, and my conversations at the event, was digital transformation. Let’s start with digital transformation .

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Mr. Niebur’s and Thiessen’s presentation was taped in November of 2021 and then played online in February. Soon we will do more training.