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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. In a blog post, Amazon said a combination of planes, trucks, ships, and delivery vans, along with staffed-up warehouses, has put it in a good position to “get customers what they want, when they want it, wherever they are this holiday season.”

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ThankX Delivery Services!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In March 2020, Real Estate Investor/Tax Analyst Carlos Colon (a Philadelphia native, raised in Puerto Rico) decided to bring an idea of his to life; one which was building in his heart for a long period of time. Soon thereafter, the genesis of #ThankX was born: Concierge Community Couriers (based in our very own Philadelphia)!

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5 Ways to Put AI to Work in Your Supply Chain

Bristlecone

At LogiPharma 2019 in Philadelphia, Deepak Ghodke, Vice President, Bristlecone Labs, spoke about how it is, therefore, not at all surprising that the increase in AI adoption has also extended to enterprises in recent years. Artificial Intelligence has become so deeply engrained in our lives that we don’t always realize it anymore.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

So when the warehouse team threatened to unionize, I transferred into a distribution, warehouse environment. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. This is the goal of this blog. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts.

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AGCO: Driving a Digital Manufacturing Transformation

Supply Chain Shaman

AGCO ‘s initial goal was limited to replacing fragile tablets and enhancing safety on the warehouse floor by freeing up both hands for the workers to climb on and off the unit. No one pays us for our ink on this blog, and the businesses always get to read, review and approve their case studies before publication.

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From Warehouse To World Fame: 12 Famous Celebrities That Worked In Logistics

Locus

But did you know that many others were a part of the logistics industry in some way like warehouse workers, courier managers, bike messengers, and truck drivers? Before becoming a renowned comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster, he also worked as a warehouse assistant in Massachusetts. Schedule a demo with us!

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

If you really want to stretch yourself, start a blog and share your knowledge and experience in writing. Elemica : Reveal 2015 , TBA (last year in Philadelphia and Frankfurt). Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , May 3-6, Orlando, FL. Descartes Systems Group : Evolution 2015 , May 19-21, Miami, FL.