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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Each churn reduces the opportunity for innovation and introduces supply chain risk. Thoma Bravo bought and sold Elemica and GHX. Mandate Unique Identifiers.

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Launching a Successful 3PL in the Age of Tech with Nicholas Reasoner and Jeff Dangelo

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick has significant experience and expertise in transportation and logistics especially truckload shipping. Transloop brings cutting-edge technology together with white-glove service to deliver unprecedented transparency, industry-leading reliability, constant innovation, and real-time collaboration with every shipment.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Free’ Shipping Crowds Out Small Retailers (WSJ – sub. Simply put, Descartes is starting to focus on helping companies (especially small and mid-sized businesses) better integrate and automate their e-commerce, warehouse management and shipping processes. Google, Ford, Uber launch coalition to further self-driving cars (Reuters).

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. Examples include first pass yield, schedule adherence, hands-free orders, orders shipped complete, and minimization of waste. Technology change is moving faster than process innovation. Supply Chain Trade-offs. . #4

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. Postal Service announced intentions to consolidate roughly 21% of delivery units into large-scale shipping centers.

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Live From JDA FOCUS 2014 Day 2

BlueYonder

LoCash Cowboys, hailing from Nashville, performed on stage for the huge FOCUS crowd, and even received some on-stage assistance from a few lucky attendees. A number of fun activities are planned for tonight at the Innovation Zone. FOCUS Supply Chain FOCUS 2014 Grand Party Innovation Zone' It was an event I hope you did not miss.