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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

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Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2017. I’ve attended many of them in previous years, often as a speaker , and I’ve always walked away with some great insights and new business connections. Happy learning and networking in 2017! LLamasoft : SummerCon 2017 , June 12-16, Detroit, MI.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

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Amazon reported its Q2 2017 results yesterday. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results. As of today [July 20, 2017], the company will suspend operations in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and only operate in San Francisco, where the company is based. ATA Opposes Efforts to Delay ELD Deadline.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. CEO Doug McMillon said Walmart would be the first to admit that it will take everyone if this generation is to pass on a sustainable world to future generations.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

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Online Shopping: Disrupting Retail, and Drivers’ Lives (New York Times). WiseTech Global buys Microlistics for $40m, its ninth acquisition in 2017 (Australian Financial Review). The post This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

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According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , nearly three years after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, supply chains are back to normal. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. in December 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

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It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. How did we get here so fast? Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. Pringles !).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

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Manhattan Associates Reports First Quarter 2017 Performance. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). Finally, one of my predictions for 2017 was that we would see a rise in cyber attacks, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.