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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

That was my opening question to the executives attending last month’s Elemica reveal 2014 Conference in Frankfurt. The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition.

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AIMMS in 2016: what’s in store for this year

AIMMS

The use of AIMMS PRO specifically is increasing, as companies are realizing the huge benefits of providing their staff with decision support tools. more times the number of AIMMS PRO Platforms in comparison to 2014. MedWeb – A longtime customer that offers an online rostering tool has decided to move to AIMMS PRO.

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AIMMS in 2016: what’s in store for this year

AIMMS

The use of AIMMS PRO specifically is increasing, as companies are realizing the huge benefits of providing their staff with decision support tools. more times the number of AIMMS PRO Platforms in comparison to 2014. MedWeb – A longtime customer that offers an online rostering tool has decided to move to AIMMS PRO.

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Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

MIT Supply Chain

The roundtable took place on May 21, 2014, on the MIT campus. A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. Some 45% of the deliveries go to the city center on 83 trucks.

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Guest Post: Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The roundtable took place on May 21, 2014, on the MIT campus. A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. Some 45% of the deliveries go to the city center on 83 trucks.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. He knew Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tools were out there, but he couldn’t sell IBP within the organization. Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility.

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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

The transaction will enhance XPO’s range of supply chain solutions by making XPO the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America, and will expand the company’s global contract logistics platform. In Europe, XPO has leading LTL positions in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. •