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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Congress established the program in 2021 through the BIL and dedicated $5 billion to the program over a five-year period. technology from helping China’s military. The post This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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What is Logistics Exactly?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Logistics has been in the news a lot lately, and it will continue to be for some time to come. In March of 2021 we heard about Logistics when a ship blocked passage through the Suez Canal. What is Logistics exactly? Definition of Logistics.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. However, many of these companies are now reining in their logistics ambitions. There is no doubt that autonomous semi-trucks will change the face of logistics. The company went public in 2021 but failed to develop and commercialize its autonomous vehicle technology.

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Logistics and Advanced Technologies

Enterra Insights

Logistics can be traced back to the earliest repeated exchange of resources and goods between tribes and villages. As the staff at Hopkins Distribution Company observes, “Today, logistics and distribution is a rather complicated and advanced process but it began years ago in a less advanced form. ”[3]. . ”[3].

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Polaris Named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2021 Top Supply Chain Project with ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup

BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup. Go to www.sdcexec.com to view the full list of all 2021 Top Supply Chain Projects winners.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff was recently appointed chairman of the Transportation & Logistics Steering Committee for BSMA. Jeff’s commentaries have appeared on CNBC and in The Wall Street Journal, Journal of Commerce, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, Defense Transportation Journal, and many others. Breakbulk 2021 Event Stats.

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Supply Chain Visibility in Foggy Times

Enterra Insights

In military operations, there is a notion called “the fog of war.” In military circles, professionals try to overcome the fog of war by increasing their situational awareness. Supply chain professionals, like military professionals, often find situational awareness an elusive goal. I like that term. ” Step 2.