Talking Logistics

JUNE 9, 2016

SAP’s acquisition of Ariba (May 2012). As Joe Dixon, SVP of Supply Chain at Brooks Brothers, commented at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference: “SAP is our internal ERP system, GT Nexus is our external [supply chain] ERP system.”. Enabling Labor, Freight, and Cash-to-Cash Savings with Supply Chain Operating Networks.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. “Home Depot and Lowe’s let you return dead plants, for a year. The field is large and growing. is said to be approaching $1 trillion.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2013

We’ll be discussing the future of the cloud during our Crossroads conference on June 26 th. percent in 2013 to total $131 billion worldwide, up from $111 billion in 2012. percent in 2013 to total $131 billion worldwide, up from $111 billion in 2012. But what lies beyond these solutions? Register here.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. About the 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study. America, as well as other regions and geographies, participated in the 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study via a. world such as the Middle East and Australia. 3plstudy.com.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

But as I wrote back in April 2013 , “If you look closely, Amazon’s real advantage comes from its logistics assets — the 89 distribution centers it [had at the time], including 20 opened [in 2012], with more scheduled to open in the months ahead. Shippers and carriers continue to shift away from long-haul trucking and one-way freight.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 12, 2015

I was at the GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference earlier this week. April 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Since 2012, enVista has achieved 200 percent year-over-year growth in its workforce management practice. Great learning and networking at the event (stay tuned for my takeaways in a future post).

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. The move may be risky, but the mega retailer’s play may also be indicative of an emerging trend in North American maritime freight. freight imports anytime soon. Lazaro Cardenas Port.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 22, 2013

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. He moderated the Capacity Building for Resilience panel at the June conference that discussed the challenge. Brussels: CRED; 2012.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

According to Forbes magazine , The greatest reshoring will occur in industries that benefit most from cheap natural gas and have access to global markets… [industries such as] chemicals and metals… for products that change rapidly, including fashion apparel and technology… whose product value/weight ratios do not justify air freight.

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Elementum

APRIL 22, 2015

Since 2012 the FAA has been under increasing pressure to implement a comprehensive and streamlined pathway for companies wishing to obtain commercial drone operating licenses. Last year Rolls-Royce unveiled a virtual prototype for unmanned freight cargo ships, showing that the future of drones isn't exclusively airborne.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

A potential regulatory mechanism for rolling out quality metrics can be linked to Title VII (Drug Supply Chain Provisions) of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012. Title VII gives FDA new authorities to help ensure the safety, effectiveness, and quality of drugs in the United States.

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace, Partners with SmartWay to Showcase Certified Carriers. has partnered with Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program in an initiative to reduce fuel costs and emissions from freight transportation. Freightera Logistics Inc. It’s a win-win,” said Mr. Beckwitt.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. There are also tremendous differences in boxing and packaging, especially for products like flowers, that make it hard to build uniform pallets and air freight containers, slowing the process and driving up costs.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Amazon introduced its B2B marketplace in 2012, AmazonSupply, and then in 2015, renamed it Amazon Business. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Logility

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Presented at our Connections customer conference, the SAILS Awards recognize companies who significantly improved their business processes, deployed an innovative solution to address their supply chain challenges, or demonstrated an on-going commitment and leadership role in the expansion of supply chain improvements.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

Rethink Robotics introduced Sawyer in 2015 and pioneered the “friendly” robot game with the introduction of Baxter in 2012, which will make the integration of human workers and robots seamless. Now, consider what means for the future. Amazon: The Leader of the Bleeding Edge of Robotics in Logistics Practice.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 3, 2012

ZEST Data Services is currently available in beta and will be fully released in the fall of 2012 as a component of end-to-end services from Intelleflex partners. Configuration, Pricing and Availability. The Intelleflex CMR-6100 Reader is available now through Intelleflex partners. Pr-intelleflex@trainercomm.com.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

I will note Rice used my list during his own excellent presentation on supply chain innovation at the MHI annual conference last October. The result was terribly inefficient handling on both sides of the equation, poor space utilization on the cargo ships, freight damage, and high logistics costs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Service To Mexico. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reached its second highest level in history in August, rising 0.4 percent from August 2012. percent from August 2012. in August from July.

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