Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

” Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! As such, the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) will shine the light on six of these firms in RLA’s annual conference in Las Vegas, Feb 7-9 , in its inaugural Reverse Logistics Startup Pitch Contest. Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – December-January 2023. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Savi

MARCH 14, 2019

Last week, the Savi Team once again attended the Trans-Pacific Maritime (TPM) conference in Long Beach, California, but this year the team detected a noticeable shift in the conversation. Beneficial Cargo Owners, or BCOs, openly said shipping price increases are necessary for carriers to stay profitable.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

It’s the decade we’ve decided to call the “Decade of Supply Chain”, because we truly feel that the next ten years will see supply chain take its rightful place at the heart of business organizations and at the heart of discussions about business optimization world wide. Digital twins.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

(All photos credited to Depositphotos.com) Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Some retailers may have seen these signs but could not pivot quickly enough because of supply chain delays. The adoption of just-in-case inventory strategies by many retailers due to supply chain disruptions also didn't help much.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

This year’s event takes place at the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel in the United Kingdom and includes a stellar lineup of speakers — renowned experts, practitioners and market leaders — and will showcase leading practices in supply chain, manufacturing, retail, transportation and pricing excellence. Day One Sessions.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012. Supply chain risk will not go away. At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Since then, the impact on manufacturing and global supply chains, across multiple industry sectors, has been significant.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 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. Mercedes Plans More Drone Deliveries After 100 Perfect Flights (Bloomberg Technology). Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2013

Will the cloud enable industry-level supply chain collaboration? Cloud computing is gaining a lot of ground in the supply chain domain, with applications ranging from new analytics to dynamic routing and powerful track and trace features. The industry is already using the technology to share information.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice!

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Networked Supply Chains Require Better Visibility. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. Subscribe To. Sunday, 25 November 2007.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. You deserve it. Only one hand when up.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

significant further contributions to supply chain success. Dan Albright, Vice President and North American Supply Chain Leader at Capgemini Consulting. Government investment in infrastructure will contribute to attracting global manufacturers and 3PLs to do. supply chain.”. “As supply chain.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

There has been a lot of buzz around facial recognition software lately. And this buzz has come down on both side of the issue, from the benefits off facial recognition software to the dangers and privacy concerns. Certainly sounds like interesting technology. Supply chain woes could worsen as China imposes new Covid lockdowns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But is that a real possibility, or are the predictions of supply chain mayhem just so much panic and hot air?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Well, as I learned at the recent Dangerous Goods Symposium organized by Labelmaster , dangerous goods compliance is a complex and dynamic process, and many companies lack the knowledge, training, and tools to do it right. (In As I wrote more than three years ago in A New Era for Global Trade Management Software? :

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university. For Power Tools Sold In Iran.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

After more than two years, I finally traveled for a conference again. I was in San Diego for Kinaxis Kinexions , and it was a great trip (I will have a full recap of the conference next week). Kraft Heinz wants to solve its supply chain problems — in the metaverse. Unilever to pilot mobile ice cream shops.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. We LOVE how they’re embracing technology to change logistics and improve the end-user’s life.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. The airport is equipped with huge cold storage warehouses where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines employees are preparing for the surge in vaccine cargos that will need to be flown around the world in ultra-low temperatures. UPS will make dry ice, offer freezers for vaccine distribution.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

Up until then, collective liner pricing organizations (conferences)— which America was not part of—had gained so much market power that they had the ability to unilaterally raise rates and reduce services. As a result, the U.S. exports to war-torn countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This was certainly another strange year, as the in-person conferences I usually look forward to were once again moved to a virtual environment. However, the on-demand nature of the virtual conference makes it easier to attend more sessions, which gives me more opportunities to learn from my peers.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In the past, supply chain professionals are trained to handle the service issues through a planning of inventory , service level and after-sales operations. From the information technology perspective, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) get the highest attention. However, the origin of CRM is pretty unclear.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon ‘in talks over Hahn Airport base’ ( Lloyd’s Loading List ). Accenture Releases Enhanced Ocean Cargo Pricing Software to Provide Greater Pricing Visibility for Carriers. Paragon Software Systems updates PC*MILER interface.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time I am very keen on the subject of supply chain innovation right now, for a variety of reasons. Supply chain in turn obviously has a key role to play in overall corporate/product innovation. First Thoughts. By Dan Gilmore – Editor-in-Chief.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Knowledge is power in the world of supply chain management, and every company is searching for the next best way to save money and meet consumer demand. That’s why we’ve created this list of the top logistics and supply chain journalists and thought leaders that we follow and suggest you check out in 2020. . Paul Abbott.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Of course, chances are that this spring, while I’m away at a conference, my wife will get her payback and turn the A/C on without any debate either. And with that, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Powerloop, new venture from Uber, offers trailer pooling platform (CCJ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The holdup makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to manage supply chains, it said. Texas announced a renewed push for cargo-truck inspections last month as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” plan to deter illegal border crossings and drug smuggling amid what he says is a lack of enforcement by the federal government.

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