Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2024

Winters in Boston are not what they used to be. Not too much, about 4 inches. Two days later, more than 2 inches of rain fell, as the temperature climbed above 50F. Snow is all gone, just mud and puddles left behind.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

July in Florida, not in Boston. My kids did not inherit the Cuban gene for heat and humidity resistance. The calendar says it’s September, but it feels more like July outside. It’s been in the mid 90s this week, with humidity in the tropical zone. I didn’t grow up with air conditioning.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

Last week, for example, DHL Supply Chain announced “a $15 million investment in robotics solutions from Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, to further automate warehousing in North America.” Every day, every month, every year, there are more robots in the warehouse.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

20-year industry veteran brings deep technical expertise and leadership to guide ToolsGroups next phase of growth BOSTON February 4, 2025 ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain and retail planning and optimization software, today announced the appointment of Sean Elliott as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Leading Italian Tire Distributor Aims to Enhance Demand Forecasting, Inventory Management, and Customer Service MILAN and BOSTON — November 19, 2024 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been chosen by Ciavarella Pneumatici, one of Italy’s premier B2B tire distributors, to enhance its (..)

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Company earns top ratings for technology excellence and customer impact in the 2024 SPARK Matrix™ for Retail Forecasting and Replenishment and the 2024 SPARK Matrix™ for Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization Boston—November 12, 2024 — ToolsGroup , a leading provider of retail and supply chain planning solutions, has been named the technology (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Being a native Bostonian, I have watched many of the videos highlighting Boston Dynamics robots in the form of a human or dog, climbing stairs, opening doors, etc. DHL has been working with Boston Dynamics to refine this solution for trailer unloading.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 25, 2025

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts report, “A recent BCG survey found that nearly three-quarters of senior executives have confidence in their companys strategic risk management capabilities. ” Boston Consulting Group, 1 October 2024. [3] Today, AI can help sharp minds deal with strategic risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The Boston Marathon is considered one of the worlds “ Big 5 ” marathons. mile journey, with a particularly large crowd in downtown Boston. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. Spectators line the sides of the 26.2 The Red Sox home game begins early on that day, adding to the crowds downtown.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

BOSTON February 3, 2025 ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and retail optimization software, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Spare Parts/MRO Industries 2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc ID #US51541424, December 2024).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2020

This past Monday was Patriots Day, which in Boston is one of the best sports days of the year. But, due to coronavirus, the Boston Marathon has been pushed off until September (hopefully) and the Red Sox season is on hold.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 13, 2019

BOSTON (May 13, 2019) – ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, announced today that David Barton has joined ToolsGroup as the new general manager of North America. Barton will work from ToolsGroup’s Boston headquarters.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 8, 2022

I drove my car underwater this morning, in a tunnel beneath Boston Harbor, to pick up my son coming downfrom 30,000 feet in the sky. Ordinary life can be so amazing when you press the brakes and think about it. — In this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Containers Stack Up at China’s Ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 13, 2020

Over the past few days, the NBA, NHL, and MLS have suspended their seasons, MLB is postponing spring training and the start of the season, the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments have been canceled, the BAA has postponed the Boston marathon until September, most conferences have been canceled or postponed, multiple states have […].

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Marc is the Co-founder and CEO of Fishtail, a Boston based fintech company that empowers freight forwarders to finance the movement and procurement of goods – for small and medium businesses (SMBs) around the world. Marc Held and Joe Lynch discuss the Fishtail story. About Marc Held. Key Takeaways: The Fishtail Story.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 4, 2025

During Tulips recent Operations Calling conference, Heatherly Bucher, Director of Strategic Alliances at Arena by PTC, convened with Chad Wright, Chief Information Officer at Boston Dynamics, and Todd Fuller, Solution Architect at Rootstock, to discuss effective approaches for constructing a tech stack that fosters innovation and efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

What role do you believe KIVA played in Boston becoming the robotics hub that it is today? MARK: Kiva was absolutely fundamental to the germination of the robotics community in Boston.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2024

I was hoping that my news roundup would lead off with a comment about Boston sports going two for two in the playoffs. So now I wait until tomorrow night to see if Boston sports really went two for two. After Wednesday night’s blowout of the Miami Heat, the Celtics won their opening round series and had me in a good spot.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 28, 2023

BOSTON – August 3, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named among ten Notable Vendors included in Gartner’s Midmarket Context: Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions (July 2023).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2020

It’s an interesting and unsettling time to be a Boston sports fan. As I’ve noted on here a number of times, we are living in an era of winning that is unprecedented. Every Big 4 team has won at least 1 championship over the last 20 years and the cumulative sits 12.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

QUINCY, MA – NOV 4 , 2024 – FreightPlus, a leading provider of managed transportation services, is proud to announce that it has been named one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts for 2024 by The Women’s Edge and the Boston Globe Magazine.

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Kinaxis

MAY 6, 2019

Converse shoe display, Converse headquarter's lobby, Boston, MA. « ‹ 1 of 3 › ». The event was a great way to reflect on the strides we have made for gender equality to close the supply chain gender gap, as well as realize that there is still so much to do; the women’s movement did not end in the 60s with our mothers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

Woodsum holds a master’s degree in communications from Emerson College and was formerly an adjunct lecturer at Boston University’s School of Communications. She lives in the Boston area. The post How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2020

A little over a year and a half ago I saw Hamilton in Boston. The show was incredible, but I always wondered if I missed out by not seeing the original cast on Broadway. When I initially heard that Hamilton was set to hit the big screen in 2021 with a filmed performance by the original cast, I was pretty excited.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

As reported by Petra Sorge and William Boston in the Wall Street Journal in March 2021 (“Germany to Make Firms Responsible for Policing Abuses by Global Suppliers”): Germany is set to force companies to screen suppliers for environmental violations and human-rights abuses, such as illegal mining and child labor…Under the bill, any company based (..)

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 25, 2022

BOSTON – (August 25, 2022) ToolsGroup , a global leader in AI-driven retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, has been named a leader in the Quadrant Solutions SPARK Matrix™ for Global Supply Chain Inventory Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

This summer has been an interesting one weather-wise in the Boston area. And obviously this is not only in the Boston area. In June, we experienced more than one heat wave, which is defined as three or more days in a row where the temperature reaches 90 degrees Fahrenheit or above. And now August is once again bringing the heat.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 11, 2022

Leaders surveyed in third annual ToolsGroup and CSCMP report are “extremely concerned” about external supply chain threats but lack people to make transformation succeed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I was able to attend for a day due to my proximity to the Boston conference center in which it was held. The Association for Advancing Automation hosted the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Week (Co-located with the Vision Show), October 10-13.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

ToolsGroup’s latest acquisition delivers quantum learning and advanced prescriptive analytics to strengthen its pricing, promotion, and inventory optimization solutions BOSTON and LONDON – September 27, 2023 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, announced today the acquisition of Evo , a provider (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2021

Now the company is adding a pilot program in select cities allowing customers to Boston-based ButcherBox. The service will initially be available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, and Miami, with plans to expand later this year. Prices start at $99 for the boxes, which are delivered within one to four days.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

BOSTON (Nov 8, 2021) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, today announced its acquisition of Mi9 Retail’s Demand Management business. Acquisition coincides with significant new growth investment from Accel-KKR.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

At a recent Gartner conference, Kinaxis CEO John Sicard gathered leaders from Bose, Boston Scientific and ON Semiconductor to gather advice for digital transformation, drawn from their own experiences. Panelist Swapneel Vaidya is the Director of Supply Chain Planning COE at Boston Scientific.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Maybe try Boston next? In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued. This is the first of four next-generation FCs announced by Walmart earlier this year.

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C3 Solutions

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that the monetary value of this squandered resource is around $230 billion, a colossal loss in an era where economic stability is a concern for many countries. Out of all food produced globally, a staggering 2.5 billion tons is lost or wasted annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Currently equipped to assist with LL97 compliance, Schneider Electric plans to incorporate Boston’s building performance standards by mid-2025. It aims to help building owners avoid penalties for noncompliance with local regulations.

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