Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. 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. What will happen in 2016?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

For global freight shippers, managing disruption comes with the job. Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

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TMC

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Expect the Unexpected: Planning Supply Chain Contingencies for Unpredictable Events.Connect. In previous posts , we’ve explored ways to prepare for supply chain disruptions that are predictable using the rich functionality of modern transportation management system (TMS) technology.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System? Post a comment and share your perspective!

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 trillion in 2020.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 trillion in 2020.

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TMC

APRIL 20, 2017

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? But perhaps most exciting of all is how this vast infrastructure of sensors is unlocking extremely powerful analytical capabilities that create more efficient and transparent supply chains. over the 2015-2020 period, reaching $1.29 trillion in 2020.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

There are many ways to measure supply chain performance in terms of resilience, but there is one that’s easily overlooked even though it is gaining in importance: Detection time. In other words, the amount of warning time during which the company can prepare for and mitigate the disruption. Watching the weather is one option.

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