MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2014

Most people thought of transportation as a part of their overhead.” John Wiehoff’s talk in March 2014 was part of the MIT CTL Global Leadership Lecture series. Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics.

Negotiating Skills 105

Negotiating Skills Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Expense Reduction 105

BlueYonder

JANUARY 16, 2019

I majored in mechanical engineering as an undergrad and thought I would go into engineering or academia for a career. I thought I would eventually become a college professor. Most recently, I joined the board of TAGed, the non-profit arm of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). How did your career start out?

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Software Manufacturing Procurement 40

Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

Although the $675 million price tag for GT Nexus limited the number of potential acquirers, I was surprised at first when I saw that Infor was the buyer, partly because they are not on my radar very often. Oakland port terminals plan PierPass-style program (JOC). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8%

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Forecasting Software 100

Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

It might sound small but ticket tagging and re-routing can be a massive expense for small businesses – costs that can be saved with machine learning. There was a time in which chatbots were only thought of as manmade pests on the internet, but through machine learning, they are getting smarter and businesses are embracing them en mass.

Supply Chain Software 93

Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimization Software Analytics Software 93

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For leadership and management, mobile barcoding can represent a cornerstone technology to catalyze digital transformation in the supply chain. During a Technology Roundtable hosted by Logistics Management, David Krebs, mobile and wireless vice president at VDC Research Group, shared his thoughts about the importance of order fulfillment.

Supply Chain Software 56

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software 56

Tailwind

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

You see, in order to be seen as a Thought Leader in the software community, you really need to ‘tweet’. I really think you need to add it to your arsenal as a Thought Leader”. Yes – you know a muse – someone who will listen to you in a non-judgmental way, just go with your random thoughts and bounce back great ideas. “Yes

Software 28

Software Freight Transportation Groups 28

RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For leadership and management, mobile barcoding can represent a cornerstone technology to catalyze digital transformation in the supply chain. During a Technology Roundtable hosted by Logistics Management, David Krebs, mobile and wireless vice president at VDC Research Group, shared his thoughts about the importance of order fulfillment.

Supply Chain Software 52

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software 52

ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2019

At ThroughPut, data cleansing is instant, because we are fortunate to have both deep operational domain expertise, and data analytics & architecture leadership. Operations experts can point out what data matters, saving weeks of analysis time for data/digital teams.

Analytics Software 45

Analytics Software Data Industrial Industry 45

MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

It’s not a new concept; the famous American thought leader Benjamin Franklin used COINs to develop some of his innovations. Lack of leadership. This is particularly important in young companies that need different leadership skills as the organization evolves beyond the start-up phase. Lack of incentive.

Innovation 40

Innovation Vendor Strategies Expense Reduction Resource Reduction 40

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In general, they’re good news for industry development, but it requires companies and leadership to look out for the safety of workers as much as the safety of the business. Workforce shortages are going to push a lot of automation and robots can be a big help in this regard.

Warehousing 78

Warehousing Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 78

Tailwind

JUNE 15, 2017

And when on one play the catcher forgot – he got the ball and tagged the runner coming in from third – she yelled at him – and he just went and sat down. I thought of parallels to other sports. Yes – I forgot. She added another rule. And that was that the children could only take one base on each kick. He continued.

Just-in-Time 32

Just-in-Time California Supply and Demand Groups 32