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Event Proceedings: LSCMS Shippers Council Sustainability Round Table Report

LSCMS

Charting the Course to Sustainable Transportation: Our Journey to a Greener Future Introduction At LogiSYM Platinum in October, 2023, t he LSCMS Shippers Council recently hosted a round table event, bringing together key players in the logistics and supply chain management sectors to discuss the pivotal theme of sustainable transportation.

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The New Generation of Microservices-Based Applications Can Create ‘Cliff Events’

Logistics Viewpoints

Executives at Blue Yonder refer to this as a “cliff event.” To avoid a cliff event, Blue Yonder has proceeded by turning its supply chain applications into applications that are part traditional software code and part microservices. Microservices also open new sales opportunities.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Conference

Descartes

This one-day, high-impact event is where bold ideas meet real-world action. nleong@descartes.com Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:57 Event Location 30 Euston Square, London. Dates 2025 Jun 24 - 2025 Jun 24 Link Register Event Type General

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Samsara Beyond event highlights AI’s impact on fleet safety, efficiency

Freight Waves

SAN DIEGO – Key takeaways from the Samsara Beyond event after customer interviews, press conferences and facility tours is the growing use of artificial intelligence in physical operations to improve safety and efficiency. For San Diego-based Mex-Cal Truckline, geofencing and asset tracking are critical for managing their fleet.

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Tradeshift Index of Global Trade Health Q1 2021

Tradeshift’s Index of Global Trade Health analyses anonymized transaction data flowing across our platform to reveal a timely perspective of how external events are impacting business-to-business commerce.

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Mastering Disruption: A Smarter, More Connected Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

They can ingest large volumes of functional data and leverage advanced intelligence to recognize broad trends and specific disruptive events. That is why supply chain and logistics teams need to see technology adoption not as a one-time event but as an ongoing journey. billion to $23.07

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Context. The Key to Unlocking the Power of Your Supply Chain Data Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

of events and respond accordingly. Clarity of Impact: Context helps planners understand the significance of an event. Planners need the right information at the right time, presented with the proper context, to make meaningful decisions. For instance, detecting a delay in a shipment is not enough.

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Increase Visibility and Productivity With Container Automation

It covers how to use the module, the container events and automations available, and FAQs. This guide will help freight forwarders utilize CargoWise Container Automation for increased visibility and productivity.

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You’re Invited: Innovate Through Data Virtual Summit

Speaker: Logi Analytics

Join us on October 19th & 20th for Logi Spark 2021, the premier event dedicated to helping application teams create engaging state-of-the-art analytics. At this free virtual event, your team will learn practical tips from the pros to help turn your product roadmap into a reality and generate value for your end users.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Supply Chain Visibility

Gain insight to respond quickly to marketplace events and take actions that ensure supply chain performance. Today’s environment spotlights the significance and importance of real-time supply chain visibility. What are the barriers? What’s the solution?

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Protecting Your Supply Chain Against Economic Uncertainty

Many are predicting a recession due to inflation rates, market performance, and global events like Russia's war in Ukraine. How will that economic uncertainty impact your supply chain? Discover 5 major supply chain risks and how to manage them.

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Cold Calling Tips and Tricks

However, there is also strong evidence which points to the contrary - 78% of decision-makers have taken an appointment or attended an event as a result of a cold call. In fact, less than 2% of today’s cold calls actually result in meetings, and 63% of sales professionals say it’s what they dislike most about their jobs. What’s the verdict?

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Supply Chain Planning Maturity – How Do You Compare to Peers?

An event upstream in a different country or region can cause considerable disruption downstream. Today's supply chains are networked, global ecosystems. The COVID-19 pandemic is an extreme example of how this unfolds in practice. How prepared are supply chain teams to react and recover from a planning maturity stance?

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S&OP Reimagined: Overcoming the New Normal with a Revamped S&OP Process

Speaker: Fernando Penteado, CPSM - Supply Chain and Logistics Executive, Global Markets Expert, and International Speaker

Now, as a variety of disruptive events cause supply chain challenges, companies are contemplating bold moves to keep business moving, including moving sourcing and manufacturing closer to home markets and maintaining a larger reserve stock to help manage the fluctuations in supply and demand.

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Digital Transformation: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait

Even global manufacturers –– companies across industrial, automotive, chemical, and energy industries –– are scrambling to mitigate the impacts of labor, material and energy shortages, delays, inflation, and unexpected events.