Earlier this week I attended the first day of MercuryGate’s annual user conference at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, NV. The conference’s theme was “Smarter. Stronger. Faster. Better.” MORE

Construction activity boosted rates out of Las Vegas : The lane to Los Angeles was up to an average of $3.31/mile. Las Vegas to Phoenix also jumped up to $2.97/mile. The energy sector heated up in January, which contributed to higher flatbed load counts for the month. MORE

The annual International CES, formerly known as the International Consumer Electronics Show, held annually in Las Vegas starts each new … Continued. MORE

This year, for the first time ever, we are bringing Kinexions to Las Vegas. The post Kinexions: What happens in Vegas… appeared first on The 21st Century Supply Chain. MORE

A couple lanes out of Nevada have benefited from construction: Las Vegas to Los Angeles rose ▲64¢ to $3.35/mile. While rates from Vegas to L.A. were up, flatbed rates for loads going to Northern California were down – Las Vegas to Stockton dropped ▼60¢ to $1.98. MORE

FOCUS 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, got started in a big way on Tuesday (April 24). With JDA customers and friends arriving from all around the world, the atmosphere was electric. MORE

Just about two weeks ago, this author had the opportunity to be the opening speaker at the Intesource 2015 Innovation Best practices in Sourcing Conference held in Las Vegas. Intesource’s customers generally reside within various tiers of food and beverage supply chains either as retailers, wholesalers or restaurant services providers. MORE

Woke up with a nice sunrise view as seen from my hotel (Tropicana Las Vegas) window. Dave also mentioned that Hotel Tropicana Las Vegas is using this feature to streamline their maintenance processes. About Us. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries. Aerospace and Defense. Airlines. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Education. Energy. Financial Services. Healthcare. High-Tech. Hospitality and Leisure. MORE

Some of the hot spots for flatbeds last week included Las Vegas and Phoenix in the West, and the Raleigh-Greensboro-Roanoke markets in the Southeast. Las Vegas to Phoenix rates exploded, rocketing up $1.44 Demand for flatbeds has been red hot for months, and so are rates. MORE

At the Informs Business Analytics Conference in Las Vegas last year, I spoke about the potential to enable S&OP / IBP through advanced analytics. MORE

In February, PLS opened its 13 th branch office in Las Vegas, Nevada. Non-Manufacturing Grows for 72 nd Straight Month. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that non-manufacturing activity continues to point towards growth. ISM uses the NMI index to measure non-manufacturing growth and found the economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector continued to grow especially in finance/insurance, real estate/rental, agriculture, health care and public administration. MORE

It’s all happening at COLLABORATE 16 next week in Las Vegas. Real-world education. Networking opportunities. Engaging forums and panels, and presentations by companies including Trek Bicycle. Consumer Products Supply Chain Oracle MORE

JDA Software : Focus 2017 , April 25-28, Las Vegas, NV. Manhattan Associates : Momentum 2017 , May 8-11, Las Vegas, NV. MercuryGate : MercuryGate 2017 User Conference , October 1-4, Las Vegas, NV. TIA 2017 Conference , April 5-8, Las Vegas, NV. MORE

In reverse order: Number 10 Highlights of the APICS Annual 2015 Conference held in Las Vegas in October, and specifically […]. This Editor had the opportunity to view our Supply Chain Matters readership analytics (thanks to Google Analytics) for all of 2015 and can now share our ten most popular 2015 commentaries during the year. MORE

TM was announced , and it was a core theme at the annual CMA conference held in Las Vegas last month. Earlier this summer, CatMan 2.0 MORE

For those of you unable to attend, we hope you might find your way to Las Vegas for FOCUS 2014 the last week of April. The final day of FocusConnect 2013 was met with traditional English weather — cold and rainy. MORE

Upon returning from APICS 2015 in Las Vegas, I have time to reflect on the excellent speakers I heard (and interviewed), motivated people I met, and invigorating conversations I had. APICS was proud to welcome Jack Welch, legendary management expert and best-selling author, to the stage for the conference’s opening general session MORE

More than 2,000 attendees traveled to JDA FOCUS 2017, which was held at the MGM in Las Vegas, to get the latest insights from thought leaders and key players across supply chain management to help them deliver the seamless customer experience. MORE

Las Vegas to Sacramento averaged $3.19/mile. The national flatbed rate for October was the highest of the year, boosted at least in part by rebuilding efforts in Florida and the Gulf Coast after the storms from a couple months ago. MORE

Out West, Las Vegas has become a construction hub, and rates rose 15%. The lane from Vegas to Sacramento jumped up to an average of $3.22/mile, but it could be a short term-spike since it’s a relatively low-volume lane. MORE

JDA FOCUS 2014 kicked off today in earnest from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with JDA CEO Hamish Brewer’s General Session Keynote highlighting the day’s activities. Brewer started off his keynote by reminding the crowd: You know that saying, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? MORE

I have to admit, it was cool to see the MUTO walk down the Las Vegas strip and knock down the casinos. by CJ Wehlage If you haven’t already, please read Bill Dubois’s blog, “ Latest Polls Show We’ve Lost Faith in Polls ”. MORE

Did you happen to miss out on COLLABORATE 16 earlier this month in Las Vegas? Whether it was product updates from the JD Edwards team, over 200 educational sessions or countless network opportunities, COLLABORATE 16 was the place to be. Consumer Products Supply Chain Oracle MORE

HighJump Software : Innovation 2015 , TBA (last year in May in Las Vegas, NV). MercuryGate : MercuryGate 2015 User Conference , September 13-16, Las Vegas, NV. Last January, I shared 5 New Year’s Resolutions for supply chain and logistics executives to improve as leaders. Of the five resolutions, the one you should always recommit yourself to every year is “Make the time for learning — and teaching.” MORE

The SAPinsider hosted event, Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada wrapped up last week. MORE

Las Vegas is a construction hub, and flatbed trended down immediately after Hurricane Harvey. The immediate impacts from Harvey and Irma first showed up in van freight, then reefers. Now it's looking like flatbed’s turn. MORE

He paraphrased the Las Vegas advertising slogan, “What happens in the post brief, stays in the post brief” to enforce the idea of an honest evaluation of performance to facilitate learning from successes and failures. MORE

Construction materials often move out of Las Vegas and Reno , and it’s a little early in the season for those markets to weaken as much as they have. The lane from Las Vegas to Phoenix lost 57¢ at $2.57 Las Vegas to Salt Lake City also tumbled 62¢ at $1.73 MORE

MercuryGate : MercuryGate 2018 User Conference , TBA (2017: October 1-4, Las Vegas, NV). Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S., although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; MORE

Followed up shortly thereafter by FOCUS 2017 in Las Vegas from April 25-28, 2017 at the MGM Grand. FOCUS 2016, held in Nashville, TN, wrapped up earlier this week after setting record attendance. MORE

by CJ Wehlage This past week was the IE Group’s S&OP Innovation Summit at the beautiful venue of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The post S&OP in Las Vegas! MORE

In a prior posting, I alerted our readers to an upcoming speaking engagement where I will be speaking on a very important and timely topic at the upcoming APICS 2015 annual conference being held from October 5-7 in Las Vegas. This week, the conference agenda was finalized and I’m pleased with the line-up of timely […]. MORE

So, as I was watching one of my favorite shows, Pawn Stars, I thought the next time I am in Las Vegas, this is what I will take into the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. MORE

I’m heading back home today from the MercuryGate Velocity 2017 user conference in Las Vegas. Supply Chain & Logistics Trends delivery driverless vehicles drones e-commerce Las Vegas shooting MercuryGate MercuryGate Velocity 2017I arrived Sunday night, and being on east coast time, I went to bed relatively early. At 12:30 am, a loud alarm went off in my room announcing that the resort (The Cosmopolitan) was being locked down. MORE

At JDA FOCUS 2017 , our annual customer event being held this year at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from April 25 th through April 28 th , we will have over 70 face-to-face SIG meetings. At one time or another, we have all felt like we are facing our supply chain challenges alone. MORE

On March 8-10, e-Sourcing technology provider Intesource will be hosting its 2015 InnovationBest Practices in Sourcing customer conference in Las Vegas. The role and contribution by procurement to the business is changing rather rapidly. The reasons are many and the change has accelerated because of evolving mega-trend convergence that surrounds various industry and services focused supply chains. MORE