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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last night, I took my 13-year-old son to see the movie Air, which tells the story of how Nike pursued basketball rookie Michael Jordan in 1984 to sign with the company. That move, and Michael Jordan’s incredible talent and business acumen, has turned the Jordan brand into a multi-billion-dollar business.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

As was confirmed for me yet again this week at a conference, the most utilized supply chain and logistics application, the reigning champ of them all, is the Excel spreadsheet. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. As the saying goes, old habits die hard.

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Three Ways Government Can Champion IoT-Wired Supply Chains

TMC

Robinson and the Transportation Intermediaries Association, the testimony focused on how the IoT impacts supply chain, logistics, and the movement of goods. Combat cargo theft. IoT technology can be a boon for cargo thieves who use it to locate and target loads. Engage in megacity logistics. Engage in megacity logistics.

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

This is one of the concepts we have modeled at the MIT Megacity Logistics Lab. The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries. Logistics startups such as Ohi are repurposing vacant urban real estate.

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30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Jordan Haller, ExxonMobil. Content Summary: Jordan Haller, age 28, is a procurement supervisor with ExxonMobil. Content Summary: Lauren Sylvester, age 29, is manager, cargo air acquisitions, with the U.S. Content Summary: Chelsey Graham, age 27, is a commodity manager with United States Steel Corp. Printer-friendly version.

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Supply Chain IoT Unlocks Efficiency and Transparency

TMC

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? A key application area I described in my last IoT post was the use of sensors on trucks to track the status of perishable cargos. Not surprisingly, the industry’s IoT connections have proliferated. billion of the industry’s investments. Reactive to predictive.

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Supply Chain IoT Unlocks Efficiency and Transparency

TMC

How have IoT logistics applications evolved since then? A key application area I described in my last IoT post was the use of sensors on trucks to track the status of perishable cargos. Not surprisingly, the industry’s IoT connections have proliferated. billion of the industry’s investments. Reactive to predictive.