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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

Many events exist in North America, Europe, and Asia. It’s a “who’s who” in warehouse automation, software, and robotics. Welcome 2024! This year, as with years in the past, there is a broad and deep line-up of supply chain and logistics conferences to attend.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

If you haven’t attended recently, it is an unmatched display of warehouse automation, robotics, and software systems. And still others provide the best learning opportunities. This year I am especially looking forward to ProMat. You name the provider, and they are present.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. China accounts for about 12% of global trade.

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Highlights from TPM 2023 with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He is the founder and chairman of the annual JOC TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif., TPM 2023 was held February 26 – March 1, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center, California. the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. And HighJump Software announced a new partner in the Middle East, Dubai-based Norq Solutions that provides mobility solutions for warehouse management, field service, retail, and other industries.