Talking Logistics

JULY 11, 2014

Accellos and HighJump Software Merge. May 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index June 2014. HighJump WMS provides large and upper mid-market companies including 3PL companies one of the most scalable and adaptable WMS platforms in the market.

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SCM Research

JUNE 15, 2014

DHL has now published the 2014 edition of its Logistics Trends Radar. and make room for new pricing models” These trends provide flags for the logistics world of the future. and make room for new pricing models” These trends provide flags for the logistics world of the future.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2014

— In this weeks news… HighJump Releases New Retail Management Software Capabilities for Home Goods Retailers. ARI and Fidelitone Logistics Partner to Deliver Unified eCommerce and Supply Chain Solutions. Boeing, United Technologies stock up titanium parts from Russia ( Reuters ).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

So it gives me great pleasure to say, that with the next pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the NBA selects Isaiah Austin from Baylor University.”. HighJump Software Releases Next Cloud-Based Solution: HighJump Route Administrator. April 2014 North American Freight Numbers. LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Announce Partnership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

When you’re ingesting and synthesizing data from dozens or hundreds or millions of sources (as most sophisticated platforms do nowadays), you will see duplicated records, incomplete fields, formatting inconsistencies, different languages, different units of measurement. And better data science leads to better business outcomes for customers.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

What do you get when you bring together shippers, logistics service providers, and a transportation management system (TMS) vendor in New Orleans? How can a transportation management system (TMS) help companies find and secure truckload capacity in a capacity-constrained environment? How can a TMS enable this process?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2014

I learned that logistics executives are truly concerned about truckload capacity, with some even considering buying their own trucks or expanding their existing fleets (and they’re making the case to their CFOs). What did I learn from those conversations?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. When people talk about self-driving trucks, whatever their opinion on the technology, they tend to overlook the industries that might be disrupted.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

” Logistics professionals could adopt that statement as their motto. Half-a-decade ago, Apptricity analysts wrote, “In the world of supply chain and logistics management, perfection remains an elusive goal. ”[2] In pursuit of perfection, logisticians are turning to technology to achieve excellence. ”[3].

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics. Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2014

Maersk Container Industry to Launch New technology with Big Potential. Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Now it’s 2014. CEVA Releases New Mobility Suite, Enabled by CEVA Matrix®.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2015

Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: JDA Unleashes Powerful New Capabilities to Enable the Seamless Supply Chain. Flextronics Unveils Flex Pulse™ — A Software-Based, Real Time, Comprehensive Mobile View Into Supply Chain Events. First, JDA Software announced its latest release, version 9.0,

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. ” Her answer was telling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. Leaders are starting to experiment with new technology approaches giving rise to new spending and interest by Venture Capitalists. The supply chain technology market is responding. Figure 1. The Market Response.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2018

After launching in 2014 and raising a total of $63 million, this “Uber for Shipping” venture (as investors and the press liked to call Shyp) never found a sustainable business model. In August 2014, in a post titled Uber, the Next Amazon? , The fact is that old habits die hard in logistics. Defining Success in Logistics.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hyper-collaboration means seeing ecosystems for what they are: not just candy stores full of opportunities, but fiercely competitive arenas in which companies fight for the best partners, technologies, and networks to create, build and defend added value.” Designers and developers of supporting systems will have to keep up. Compliance.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

I’m on limited time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: enVista Launches New Business Entity, Enspire Commerce®. Key Software Systems Revolutionizes Technology in Last Mile, Same Day Delivery. Fast-Track Gains Backers in House (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 11, 2014

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. CLI researchers are now refining the model by allowing for social factors such as the influence of activist groups on relief operations.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. So far, no government has approved a plan for a hyperloop system. He also added that such technology is not “realistic” right now.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. Jabil Enters Supply-Chain Software Business (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2015

Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday. Netflix Developing Original Series About Logistics Called “D is for Drones”. Design Your Business to Thrive: Four Components of a Smart Supply Chain Modeling Platform. Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2014

NRF 2014 Day Two Recap. After two full days of NRF 2014, Dave Bruno, Sr. Marketing Director at JDA Software, shares his final thoughts on the high amount of traffic at the show, and how retailers are finally focused on solving the omni-channel problem in order to serve their customers more effectively, profitably, and consistently.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession. Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. Decisive phase But some of the 2014 challenges we still witness today have become more urgent.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In the podcast interview, Mike shares his approach to strategic account sales, which has enabled him to consistently win enterprise logistics accounts. GlobalTranz is a technology-driven freight brokerage company specializing in LTL, full truckload, expedited, and managed transportation solutions. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. Cloud-based logistics and warehouse management are combining with B2B networks to enable multi-tier fulfillment. Aggressively design and test products online and then bring the data into your forecasting tools to predict sales of new products by channel. Details matter.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Lots of supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to the items that caught my attention: Amazon now ships to your Audi’s trunk ( USA Today ). UPS Brings Technology and Logistics Expertise to Study of Drone Use in Humanitarian Response. HighJump Announces Upcoming Release of the HighJump One Platform.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Co-founder and CEO Keller Rinaudo says this design is what ‘made sense’ for the Zipline model.” ” Rwanda is blazing the same path in pharmaceuticals and healthcare technology.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite. Choice Logistics Named Top 100 Learning Organization. Roadnet Technologies announced the launch of Roadnet Transportation Suite version 3.6.3 Infor Simplifies Supply Chain Demand Planning. Version 3.6.3

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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2022

As the landscape of enterprise technology shifts again towards app consolidation, now might finally be the time for the first supply chain super app. Business tools go through cycles as well, and in the case of enterprise software, they seem to oscillate between application consolidation and specialization.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. CSCMP 28th Annual State of Logistics Report: Accelerating into Uncertainty. See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0:

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As was confirmed for me yet again this week at a conference, the most utilized supply chain and logistics application, the reigning champ of them all, is the Excel spreadsheet. In other news… JDA Software to Release Next-Generation Solution for In-Store E-Commerce Picking Operations. And what is a warehouse management system?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. Roadnet Technologies Introduces Roadnet Anywhere® Tracking Application. Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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