The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2023

TPM annually presents the industry’s most in-depth program delving into the most pressing challenges affecting container shippers in North America and globally. TPM 2023 was held February 26 – March 1, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center, California.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

For shippers and retailers to understand the true peak season meaning, they will need a firm grasp on the realities of inflation, expectations, and the use of technology to get through it. The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. When and What Is Peak Season ? According to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

At the beginning of 2022, our published Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains included among others, a prediction that a heightened cycle of acquisition activity among enterprise and specialty supply chain technology providers will occur.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Many business owners experienced what a disruptive environment truly feels like when supply chains around the world were challenged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The thing is, it doesn’t necessarily take a global pandemic for supply chain operations to falter. So, what can you do to strengthen supply chains?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Supply Chain Matters will feature more in-depth commentary on this development at in a subsequent update.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

The plan is to reportedly integrate Deliverr with Shopify’s direct-to-consumer fulfillment operations including a prior acquisition of warehouse focused collaborative robotics provider 6 River Systems inside owned and partner operated warehouses. Shopify acquired 6 River Systems in 2019 for $450 million.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

The saga of fitness hardware and services provider Peloton Interactive took yet another turn last week with an announcement of the pending closing of the company’s owned North American warehouses and the shedding of field customer support teams, along with other moves. West Coast were in excess of 200 days.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

He and Mary Meeker wrote the paper on it more than 15 years ago, and although getting to “communities of commerce” took a different path than they had envisioned, we are there nonetheless in the form of Supply Chain Operating Networks. From a software application standpoint, there is also good synergy between Infor and GT Nexus.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 8, 2019

“Order rates right now are not that relevant,” said Don Ake, vice president of commercial vehicles at FTR Transportation Intelligence. China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport have released plans to build 30 logistics hubs by 2020 and 150 by 2025. While this is a 22.9% drop from Nov.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Amazon patents show flying warehouses that send delivery drones to your door (TechCrunch). and South America, collects, cleanses and commercializes logistics trade data from over 50 nations across 5 continents, including key markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the European Union.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% During the period discussed in the survey, the Asia Pacific region expects to see significant advances in mobile supply chain technologies.

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RFgen

AUGUST 26, 2015

MarketWatch recently published the results of a Research and Markets survey finding the global mobile supply chain solutions market is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13.4% During the period discussed in the survey, the Asia Pacific region expects to see significant advances in mobile supply chain technologies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides the second in a four-part series of market education postings addressing the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes. Goods are transported either by private fleet or use of contracted carriers.

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BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2023

It is clear that, across industries, companies are still challenged to operate their supply chains profitably and predictably in the face of ongoing disruptions, rising costs, labor shortages, and sustainability pressures. The top areas for rising costs are raw materials (43%), inventory (15%), transportation (14%), and labor (14%).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Understand and identify your supply chain vulnerabilities as a start so that you’re better placed to consider which parts need prioritisation. By diversifying your supply base, improving processes and internal controls, and other similar strategies, you can markedly mitigate risks – especially given continued uncertainty.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Amazon wins a pair of patents for wireless wristbands that track warehouse workers (GeekWire). Infor Introduces Next-Generation Supply Chain Visibility and Control Capabilities. “A In technology news, Descartes announced this morning that it has acquired Aljex Software, Inc., Descartes Acquires Aljex. A number of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

In this edition, we include six added news capsule events that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Livent Corp. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. The combined company is to be headquartered in North America and be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In North America, 4 million workers left their jobs in April. In North America, a record 632,000 frontline workers left their retail jobs having been exposed to increased levels of danger while facing low levels of pay, while white collar workers got a taste for remote work and found it made their lives easier to manage.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. Hurdles remain in fully getting there — from a technology, onboarding, and go-to-market perspective — but it’s encouraging to see innovation across all those fronts accelerating.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

My career has been dedicated to supply chain management from the very start, encompassing more than 30 years’ experience in the industry which began with a university degree in supply chain. This recognition was in part due to the setting up of the region’s first and only physical warehouse training facility.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

According to the announcement , GreyOrange will deploy this growth capital to accelerate the company’s technology leadership, continue its global expansion and further support the adoption of this tech provider’s fulfillment platform in warehouses, distribution centers and retail stores.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. There are hundreds if not thousands of transportation mobile apps available today.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

I was sitting at my kitchen table attempting to write a celebratory book on the 30th anniversary of supply chain management. When I sat down to write the book, Bricks Matter, I believed that companies had used supply chain technologies to reduce operating margin and improve inventory turns.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

China’s Geek+ raises $150M to build robots for warehouses and logistics (TechCrunch). Volvo to provide autonomous transport at Norwegian mine (FleetOwner). under Nafta—be made in North America to qualify for tariff-free trade. Here are some highlights from the press release: Transportation Management — Version 19.0.0

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