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Is this the Last Holiday Shopping Season as We Know It?

BlueYonder

DECEMBER 9, 2016

According to an article in the Washington Post, Amazon will employ leading technologies, including artificial intelligence, so shoppers can fill their bags, have an app add them to a digital cart, debit their Amazon account and then just walk out without having to go through any familiar checkout process.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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APRIL 29, 2022

The BrightDrop Zevo 600, formerly known as the BrightDrop EV600, completed the nearly 260-mile trip from New York City to Washington, DC.

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What Carriers Look For in Shippers

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2015

What we learned from our survey and workshops with carriers is that two things are important to carriers right now: operating their network more efficiently and retaining drivers,” said Ben Cubitt, Senior Vice President of Consulting and Engineering at Transplace, when he was my guest on Talking Logistics. he’ll be in traffic for hours.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

DECEMBER 28, 2016

So without further ado, let’s look back at 2016… Skytop Strategies: Sustainability & Risk 2016 (Washington, D.C.). GEMI Spring Meeting – Science-Based Targets (Washington, D.C.). The UNGC staff brought the feedback from this workshop into the main leadership summit. ProcureCon: Indirect West (Phoenix, AZ).

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Bio-based Products Future is Promising, but Hurdles Exist

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. This group was composed of notable academics, as well as representatives from government and NGO’s – helping to shape the discussion on biofuels.

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Eric Beckwitt Selected as a Keynote Speaker at CleanTech Innovation Showcase in Seattle on June 24th

Freightera

APRIL 18, 2019

For the first time ever, in partnership with the Western Interstate Energy Board, the Showcase will feature a second day innovation workshop dedicated to advancing cooperative energy projects across the west and with the federal government.

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Is More Innovation in Education Required?

Enterra Insights

JUNE 15, 2018

Jordan Shapiro ( @jordosh ), a Senior Fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, concludes, “We need to educate a creative and innovative workforce for the information economy. ” The Washington Post , 21 July 2014. [4] ” Footnotes. [1] 2] Staff, “ Brown v.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 1, 2019)

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. req’d) Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Associated Press). I woke up at 2:15 am on Wednesday and couldn’t fall back to sleep. req’d) New Job for Robots: Taking Stock for Retailers (WSJ – sub.

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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

4) And, of course, GPS tracking and telematics hardware can also alert you when a vehicle breaks down or is at risk of doing so, saving a great deal of time in guiding technicians to the breakdown site or the truck driver to the most convenient workshop location for remedial maintenance. Retreaded Tyres: Are They Safe?

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Healthcare Strategic Stockpile Management Remains a Big Challenge

NC State SCRC

MAY 21, 2020

i] This workshop included discussions around known gaps in the global medical supply chain, issues between the SNS and state and local governments for delivering needed assets, and concepts around SNS strategic communications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2018.

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Building a New Consensus on Infrastructure

MIT Supply Chain

JULY 31, 2014

In 2011 MIT CTL took the scenario planning program on the road in a series of one-day, interactive workshops in venues across the country. Much of the inspiration for these tools came from the scenario planning workshop. Some two years later these efforts are yielding results.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 (Who knew I’d still be writing this blog 18 years later!)

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Many of these flow directly from research initiatives, workshops, and blog posts I’ve worked on this past year, and represent my best gut-feel of what I think will happen in the coming decade. Already, cities like Washington and Philadelphia are providing delivery only zones, but this may not be enough.

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