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This Week in Logistics News (November 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It’s been a very sad and troubling week, with the terrorist attacks in Paris and Israel, which claimed the lives of so many innocent people going about their lives, including an 18 year old son, brother, and friend to many from a neighboring town. Retailers and manufacturers need to be positioned to respond to this dynamic demand.

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ThroughPut to Collaborate with Metro-North Railroad to Improve Operational Efficiency

ThroughPut

The companies selected will deploy their technologies over an eight-week “proof of concept” period with one or more of the following agencies: The MTA –including New York City Transit and Metro-North Railroad – the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, and the NYC Department of Transportation.

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How the Food Blockchain is Bringing Tech to the Table

Zipline Logistics

In an age where food and beverage safety and ingredient sourcing are two crucial product features, blockchain is helping all manufacturers, retailers, and consumers maintain critical visibility. And some of the world’s largest grocers, manufacturers, and retailers are already using this tech solution.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

While observing that US and Israel are lagging several other countries such as Singapore and South Korea in standardized tests, he attributed the innovation of US and Israel to the high self-esteem of the students, fostering entrepreneurial spirit.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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Augmented Reality Supply Chain is Here and It’s Going to be Effective

GlobalTranz

In fact, some huge "Futurists" like Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, as well as Brett King are currently writing books on the matter ( Beyond Mobile: Life after Smartphones and Augmented - Life in the Smart Line respectively). AR is also being used for transportation optimization as well.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It has 253 employees and is headquartered in New York, NY, with offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Dublin, Ireland; and Brighton, England. That last point gets to the heart of this solution’s value proposition: getting more timely and accurate visibility to transportation activities. Borderfree generated $125 million in revenue in 2014.