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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled for 2019. Happy learning and networking in 2019! BluJay Solutions: SOAR 2019 , April 23-26, Orlando, FL. Command Alkon : ELEVATE 2019 , November 5-6, Chicago, IL. Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2019 , March 26-28, Naples, FL.

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We’re going live at the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit in Denver

Kinaxis

by Danielle McNeil Taylor This week our team lands in Denver to participate in the first Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit from Nov. Hope to see you in Denver! Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation, Tim Payne, Amber Salley, Alexa Pradhan, 7 May 2019. 5 from 11:45 am – 12:30 pm MT.

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Severe weather causes freight rates to slip

DAT Solutions

A huge snowstorm in Denver last week closed three interstate highways: I-25, I-70 and I-76. An abundance of capacity has caused van rates to move lower, even though freight volumes in 2019 are actually above previous years' levels. Road closures isolated Denver from parts of the supply chain last week. Rising Rates.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Some of those issues prevailed this year, others lessened in importance, and still, others reared their heads as 2019 progressed. The concern hasn’t waned at all in 2019.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

The company launched its first sidewalk delivery robot named Scout in January 2019, and has been ramping up its efforts to get Scout into a neighborhood near you. While Amazon’s drone delivery team remains in limbo, its home delivery robots team is getting more attention.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040. two in the Greater Chicago area and one near Denver ?

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex.