Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Another shipping crisis strikes, threatens Black Friday shopping. Volansi completes first-ever autonomous ship-to-ship drone delivery. As a result, the 2021 holiday shopping season could be marred by out-of-stock goods and shipping delays. Shoppers were informed of a $9.95

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up Sept 23rd- 27th This week I was busy attending various Climate Week NYC events, allowing me to step outside my usual bubble of supply chain and sustainability. Now to the Supply Chain & Logistics News of the Week!

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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

JUNE 2, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. companies were further rattled after Chinese authorities recently questioned workers at Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Co. Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 18, 2014

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. 3PL’s, Contract Manufacturing, Suppliers, Logistics providers…. Then, they check online for deals and shipping dates.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The atrocities committed against Jewish civilians in Israel — the beheading of babies, Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 13, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

Prior to co-founding Neurala , Dr. Versace co-founded the Boston University Neuromorphics Lab, and worked with government organizations such as DARPA and NASA to develop AI with the ability to learn in real-time, at the edge, and free of traditional constraints of computational hardware. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We got our first dusting of snow in Boston this week. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 10, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 10, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. The morning in the Estonian capital.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2016

It’s hard to believe that we’re more than a quarter of the way through 2016 already — and that it’s snowing here in Boston today, the first Monday in April. Here on Talking Logistics , however, the sun is shining bright. The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure. Time to Squeeze Carriers for Better Rates?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 27, 2024

Admittedly, the term “trade” has often meant to exploit; nevertheless; most people understand that logistics is what makes the world go round. The staff at Mecalux explains, “Logistics has played a crucial role in the development of humanity throughout history. Logistics can helps reduce costs. 3] They are: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Pickle Robot , a Boston-based privately-held robotics company demonstrated its mobile trailer and container unloading robot. And work assignments can be dynamically prioritized by adjusting configurable rules such as ship date or order types. The post Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a sad and scary day, especially those of us living in the Boston area. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon ‘in talks over Hahn Airport base’ ( Lloyd’s Loading List ). Paragon Software Systems updates PC*MILER interface.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

(Unless you’re a cargo ship, anchored and waiting.) —- Suez Canal Opens, but Shipping Will Be Snarled for Months (WSJ – sub. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 2, 2021). req’d) America’s Imports.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. The firm’s lean engineers and supply chain engineers help hospitals not only with inventory management and logistics but also with process improvements in catheterisation labs, for example.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2017

Inbound freight management is receiving a lot of attention as businesses continue to look for ways to manage shipping costs. If you’re looking to save costs on shipping, take a look at inbound shipping. Thorough tracking of all logistics activities provides more informed shipping history when negotiating new contracts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

E-commerce companies may look for ways to pack multiple goods into one package before shipping, increasing efficiency while also reducing waste. 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.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 12, 2023

Retailers can now supercharge their OMS with Dynamic Fulfillment’s advanced optimization logic that reduces markdowns and shipping costs, improves margins, and satisfies customer SLAs. At the same time, complexity is escalating as retailers race to construct networks that meet customer expectations,” said Inna Kuznetsova, CEO of ToolsGroup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. They add accounting information and where it should be shipped to. She came to BU from a different university in the Boston area in 2022. They recommended a change in leadership. What SAP is doing is great!

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Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2018

Logistics have always been data driven. Historically, logistics data can be found on cuneiform tablets, pieces of parchment, and paper. Blockchain will certainly help logistics operations in a number of ways; but, digital data already available can also help. Complexity adds another layer of difficulty to the logistics picture.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

The weather finally warmed up in Boston, although temperatures in the 90s so early in the season is not what I had hoped for. Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Descartes Acquires ShipRush. Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation launch solution to digitize maritime shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2022

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 28, 2022). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 28, 2022) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. My older kids are off at college, one will be away skiing this weekend, and my youngest daughter sometimes helps.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s the last Friday of school and my kids are showing off their work this morning, so as I fill my coffee mug and get ready for the walk to school, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Next Delivery Drone: You (WSJ – sub. The $50 Billion Question: Can Uber Deliver?

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Do you expect people’s relationship with logistics to change in the long term due to COVID-19? For those who already worked in logistics, there will also be changes. Caroline Proctor is ToolsGroup’s chief marketing officer, leading global marketing and communications from ToolsGroup’s Boston office.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). Descartes Acquires Visual Compliance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Beagen has extensive experience in oceanborne commerce and maritime law, with specific emphasis on maritime transportation, Shipping Act issues, supply chain management, international antitrust law, and port and terminal operations. The number of ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… BluJay Solutions Acquires Leading Mobility Solutions Provider Blackbay. World-Class Logistics Solutions providers MercuryGate and Banyan Technology Announce Integration Partnership.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. But at the same time, supply chains are challenged by complex logistics, systems issues, legal requirements, and lack of resources.” As I wrote earlier this year in Is Your Business Model Safe? ,

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting. Orders can be shipped as early as same day. That prediction never came true.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 2, 2018

Today, we conclude our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. However, this does not mean that an understanding of claims isn’t vital to running an efficient transportation and logistics department.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… XPO Logistics to Acquire Con-way. Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. That was eight years ago.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 21, 2020

Boston and Paris, 21 January 2020 – ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, announces that Allopneus, France’s number one tire retailer, has chosen ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ supply chain planning software to optimize inventory and respond ever more swiftly and effectively to customer requirements.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2022

BOSTON (May 31, 2022) – ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, announced today that Joe (Yossi) Shamir will retire from his role as CEO. Before joining 1010data, Kuznetsova was the President and COO of INTTRA, the largest digital network and analytics provider for the ocean shipping industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

For example, if a shipper needs to ship goods from Chicago to Detroit, the TMS will have a record that on this lane, the transportation planner should contact Carrier A first. Jane is asking for the best route from Boston to Chicago. The post Transforming Freight Benchmarking appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

I can find only two good examples of value networks creating value: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) in the semiconductor industry and Performance Based Logistics in Aerospace and Defense. Look at the gyrations of Boston Scientific and Eli Lilly for the same period of time. Today, we are not aligned on value-based outcomes. It is coming.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. The AMR Research Top 25 was a rocket ship taking off the launch pad. Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

BOSTON (June 16, 2020) – Supply & Demand Chain Executive , the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, selected Polaris to receive a “Top Supply Chain Projects Award for 2021” for its project with ToolsGroup.

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