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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2018)

Talking Logistics

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today. CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Talent Management in Logistics: Why It’s More Important than Ever. BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility. Smarter Approaches to Freight Matching. Hit Back with a TMS.

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Logistics Past, Present, and Future

MIT Supply Chain

In the ocean mode, for instance, the consolidation of steamship lines means that more than ever shippers and 3PLs need the leverage that comes from high freight volumes when negotiating with carriers. Another determinant of competitiveness, freight network density, is also a function of scale. It’s a competitive advantage.”.

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Insights from the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, Part 1

BlueYonder

She highlighted the trend of increasing ocean freight capacity, but she maintained that the capacity will not be enough. Therefore, there are three key success criteria: scalable digital innovation, sustainability initiatives, and talent management. In this environment, mergers and acquisitions will continue.

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Developing the Perfect Quote with Zeke Ziliak

The Logistics of Logistics

As Global Vice President, Transportation & Logistics Industries at PROS, Zeke, and his team help transportation and logistics companies develop fast and accurrate freight quotes using dynamic pricing. . Positions include Senior Product Manager, Director of Business Development, and Executive Account Manager. Collaboration.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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Which supply chain and procurement skills will best equip us for the future?

Procurement Academy

carbon freight?carrying So too with leadership, strategy formulation, talent management, as well as the myriad more detailed skills that are required by middle management and below, of course. Partly—but only partly—those changes have come about through technology. Think shipment?level level real?time based track?and?trace

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Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Quirk cites a 2017 study published by the Information Services Group (ISG) that concluded, “This kind of automation technology is allowing for a 43 percent reduction in resources needed for order-to-cash processes, 34 percent for invoicing, and 32 percent for vendor and talent management.”