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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

Blythe Brumleve and Joe Lynch discuss the state of logistics podcasting. They talk about the growing popularity of podcasts in the logistics industry and how podcasting can be a helpful tool for professionals to stay up-to-date on industry trends and insights. TIMESTAMPS [00:01:48] Joe’s career background. [00:03:51]

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The Grocery & Produce Supply Chain with John Gillespie

The Logistics of Logistics

John is the Chief Technology Officer at MegaCorp Logistics , an award-winning logistics firm with remarkable growth based on their superior service. Starting in 2008, John was in the healthcare industry providing network and security support. Carrier network: Maintains a network of vetted and certified transportation partners.

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

And, through it all, logistics providers keep critical goods moving. Two of our big bets for 2020 are particularly relevant: For ocean freight, the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) , the world’s only data-backed, IOSCO compliant, and most importantly, daily container index. Ports open and close. Much of the workforce is operating remotely.

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Leveraging Big Data in Logistics Into Meaningful Business Analytics

Intelligent Audit

In 2008, Dr. Raymond Panko published a paper detailing examples of human error in data entry. When manually entering data into a spreadsheet, the probability of human error was 18-40%. One solution is to turn to big shipping data. That’s why it’s critical to have an audit partner who can ingest data across all systems.

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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. About Echo Global Logistics. Doug on LinkedIn.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. To side-step this issue, build planning processes to use market data.

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Do People Skills Matter in the World of Logistics?

The Logistics of Logistics

How you develop your sales team has a big impact on your logistics business. Even as the industry is becoming more data driven than ever before and cutting-edge software is increasingly used to manage freight from start to finish, the development of your sales team is still important. appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.