Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. The elevation journey actually began the day before the conference officially started. Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

Nonetheless, my takeaways below from the recent GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference provides some insight about the company, it’s success to date, and where it’s heading (assuming Infor doesn’t make any significant changes). I was driven by a challenge offered by GT Nexus: the person who tweets the most from the conference will win a drone.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Look at packaging, office furniture, food waste from a conference, paper and promotional product waste from an advertising campaign. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. The technology used holds many insights for the maritime industry. #3

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions. Think about the amount of headcount required to make those calls.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today. Highlights from 3Gtms Innovate 2018 User Conference. CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility. Smarter Approaches to Freight Matching. Top Talking Logistics Posts in Q2 2018.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. Register now and save $300.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 31, 2019

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. From left to right, Cori Purrington, David Domencic, and Gerald Hahn during a panel discussion at the DAT User Conference. Register now and save $300.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here at Freightos, our vision is to digitalize international freight–air and ocean. But so far air freight and ocean freight have gone in different directions. There is progress in digitalizing ocean freight, but its been slow and inconsistent.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Identifying key strengths in procurement and management in high-impact countries will support a fast improvement that may boost economic growth in the region. Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 20, 2015

Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips. Amazon’s 3D Printing Trucks: A Quixotic Quest for Zero Delivery Time? Want a Better Supply Chain? Top Episodes.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Its freight spend? Procurement & Contract Management. Freight Bill Audit & Pay. Is SMB defined by a company’s annual revenues? Its annual shipment volume? Carhartt evaluated several TMS solutions across a broad set of functional requirements, including: Order Management. Location Management. Capacity Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

At the Europe 2024 conference in Berlin , asked by reporters about the ongoing developments surrounding Boeing , he specifically indicated: “ I am not happy with the problems of my competitor. They are not good for the industry as a whole. Kellner has characterized these meetings as being listening and feedback sessions.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 1, 2021

9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If your transportation spend is unmanaged or is procured operationally, then consider these fundamentals to decide if you should more actively manage it. How much of your spend is committed and under contract, and how much is procured on a spot basis?

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a Just Transition Declaration was signed by 16 governments in October 2020 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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EC Sourcing Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If your transportation spend is unmanaged or is procured operationally, then consider these fundamentals to decide if you should more actively manage it. How much of your spend is committed and under contract, and how much is procured on a spot basis?

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. Or do other factors such as the low costs, efficient logistics, and high-quality manufacturing available in these regions offset the growing risks of coastal flooding?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

As the world for non-essential workers moved to on-line meetings, conference calls, and uncertainty, essential workers redefined the workplace to mitigate risk. This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

I need it for my conference on September 10th-11th, 2014. He is responsible for manufacturing, procurement, supply chain planning, logistics, quality, social responsibility and final product engineering. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. I am behind. The heat is on.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Regarding claims that the supply chain would have recovered by now: “ I’ve never seen it so chaotic, honestly, from an execution point of view, whether its construction, sourcing, manufacturing, shifting supply chains or freight. Everything is a little out of sync right now. ”. Additional Thoughts.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Amazon Patents Drone Chute For Quiet Deliveries (CB Insights).

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In China, the key provinces for the procurement of mechanical components, and electronics and electrical components/services in China include Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Beijing, Hunan, Jiangxi, etc. The majority of these provinces has reported 100+ cases of coronavirus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. However, it is worth it.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

A Transportation Management System (TMS) optimizes freight to utilize the most effective lanes and routes. Be bold and try the Supplier Day Conference : invite suppliers to your facility with a structured agenda. Decreases freight costs through better truck utilization in both full (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) shipments.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

And just last week, the Blockchain in Supply Chain Alliance (BiSCA) was announced , with a focus on procurement, planning, warehousing, and transportation processes. Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry. This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference].

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2016

This self-service 4-session course provides an overview of how to build a strong transportation management foundation, with a focus on strategy development, procurement, the role of technology, and the importance of enabling a continuous improvement culture and processes. DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. Ocean freight is split into 14! @ACWmagazine.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

“And we have more than enough package supply to utilize the 40 planes we’ve procured.”. That was the main question I addressed at the SMC3 Connections Conference a few weeks ago, and I will share my thoughts in an upcoming post. Clark also said Amazon for now is focusing its air operation on the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2015

I speak at many industry conferences throughout the year, where the majority of the audience are shippers — that is, supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing and retail companies. Today, I want to focus on what I learned at the conference, from the other side of the table, the carrier side. “If

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

At an MIT conference last year, Tom Linton, Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Flextronics, presented his top 10 list of supply chain trends. Shippers and carriers continue to shift away from long-haul trucking and one-way freight. Number one on his list was “‘Non-Zero’ Supply Chains Win.”

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.”. Whether its driving and working regulations, cooled freight, or access rules and policies — your plans should take into account all the rules and regulations. Adhering to strict rules and regulations.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The variety of functions involved – product design, procurement, warehousing, production, transport, distribution, sales, for instance – encourages demand for new employees and multiplies possibilities for moving around inside too. Supply chain is often what people define it to be. Transportation (transportation manager, fleet manager).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2021

SAP Ariba started as an indirect procurement network and lagged the market in developing multi-tier process definition.) Continuing the argument, E2open’s sweet spot controls the flows of direct inbound materials for high-tech while GT Nexus is more focused on ocean freight management.

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