Logility

APRIL 8, 2014

These were just a few of the themes discussed at this year’s Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference. Logility Connections 2014—Enabling Supply Chain at Your Fingertips By Predrag Jakovljevic, Technology Evaluation Centers. Analytics Everywhere. Commentary.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 17, 2015

Now, this week’s supply chain and logistics news, which was dominated by transportation-related items: Are Imports Moving to the East Coast? When it comes to transportation infrastructure funding, it’s the same old story. For related commentary, see my February 2014 post Enough Talk: Time to Fix Transportation Infrastructure Funding.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

12 | Profile Hans Willems, Vice President Supply Chain Europe, Boston Scientific. A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.

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Savi

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The pivot point has moved from production to customer delivery, and the primary constraint has moved from manufacturing to transportation. This shift is hard to handle because the CPG industry spends at least 5% of revenue on transportation. Given that most freight is transported over the road, this is a serious concern.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). Self-Driving-Truck Startups Race to Take On Uber (WSJ – sub. Trump administration re-evaluating self-driving car guidance (Reuters). Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper).

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2015

In May, 2014 Raytheon gathered a group of its largest suppliers in Boston, MA to discuss the launch of the company’s Supplier Advisory Council. The company also realized a 10% increase in stock price since the summer of 2014, in a highly competitive and regulated market. Connect your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

By 2014, 11 percent of manufacturing companies had adopted 3-D printing, according to a PwC survey. from overseas, says Boston Consulting Group. The post 4 Infographics Showing How Technology Is Transforming Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. 3-D Printing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded:[5] Many companies can multiply their climate impact by decarbonizing supply chains. Footnotes [1] Nicole D’Alessandro, “ 7 Sins of Greenwashing (And 5 Ways to Keep It Out of Your Life) ,” EcoWatch, 23 April 2014. [2]

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. Researchers are developing a methodology for estimating carbon emissions from Less Than Truckload (LTL) transportation. World view.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Excessive time-to-market delays due to overseas transportation issues are eliminated. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

Deflategate has consumed the airwaves, headlines, and social media conversations all week, especially here in Boston. ” Companies have historically overlooked B2B Connectivity when evaluating supply chain software solutions, such as transportation management systems. And the news just keeps getting worse for the Patriots.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

percent, the most since June 2014. The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Bloomberg reports that U.S. Andrew Ng Bringing AI to New Industries. Holiday Hiring in Flux as Shoppers’ Habits Shift.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2017

percent, the most since June 2014. The Boston Globe reports that, as shoppers change their buying preferences, retailers have had to change how they ramp up staffing for the holidays. Bloomberg reports that U.S. Andrew Ng Bringing AI to New Industries. Holiday Hiring in Flux as Shoppers’ Habits Shift.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Trade wars, renegotiated trade deals, technology advancements, rising transportation costs, and a growing global middle class have all contributed to a more complex international economic environment. 2] Boston Consulting Group analysts, Harold L. 5] Stephen Fortes and Janie Ryan, “ Manufacturing 4.0

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. The other members of the consortium are the University of Massachusetts Medical School, which leads the current initiative, the Boston Children’s Hospital, Avenir Analytics, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. million grant from Paul G.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

A 2014 study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte projected that employment in manufacturing and warehousing would fall a 2 to 3.5 Undergoing profound change are transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS), which hold the promise of improved management and planning of carrier capacity and inventories.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2015

After an almost 20-year delay, The Department of Transportation announced last Friday that Mexican trucking companies will soon be able to to apply for authority to conduct long-haul, cross-border trucking services in the United States. Regulations Transportation Management' As part of NAFTA, the U.S. billion annually from 2009-2011.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

billion in 2014. . Boston Consulting Group (BCG) research shows roughly 10% of today’s manufacturing functions are fully automated—a number that’s predicted to reach 25% over the next decade, as robotic vision sensors, intelligence and gripping systems improve. over the next four years to reach $7.1 billion by 2019—up from $4.8

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 20, 2020

The other five systems are: business; transport; communication; water; and energy. To overcome this challenge, researchers from Boston University recommend a Smart-city Cloud-based Open Platform and Ecosystem (SCOPE). 8] Staff, “ SCOPE Research Project ,” Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing. ”[8].

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