Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). The UberRush Logistics Layer Has Arrived (TechCrunch). It seems like Amazon was in the news every day this year with some kind of supply chain or logistics development.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

The Hyperloop and drones headlined this week’s supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it: Hyperloop One Accelerates Toward Future With High-Speed Test (WSJ – sub. 73-hour, seven-day workweek limit set by Senate panel for truck drivers (Logistics Management). America’s infrastructure $1.44

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Blue Yonder’s Luminate(R) Cognitive Platform — built exclusively on Microsoft Azure — is the industry’s first intelligence-enriched, integrated technology platform that spans supply chain, retail planning, logistics, and delivery in one end-to-end solution.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Last year, I attended a three-day conference in Las Vegas conducted by the Reverse Logistics Association, a trade group whose members deal with product returns, unsold inventories and other capitalist jetsam. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture. The field is large and growing.

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Elementum

JUNE 5, 2020

When their salads and dressings became more famous than their steaks, they transitioned into a food manufacturer that has grown to a $1B+ business. Deploying Elementum was such a success that they resolved over 200 logistics related incidents in the first month alone at a rate 8–10x faster than before.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One Year Later- Added Functionality In conjunction with this year’s annual 2023 Amazon AWS re:Invent conference held in Las Vegas , additional strategic announcements came forth including added capabilities being planned for the Amazon AWS Supply Chain platform.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 26, 2017

FOCUS 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, got started in a big way on Tuesday (April 24). Divided into a series of “villages,” the Delivery Zone features innovative products and ideas around retail, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and community. But it wasn’t all just business.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 6, 2023

Join us in Las Vegas May 2-5 for three days of awesome content, networking and discussion around the burning trends in the industry. Derek: There will be three industry tracks to choose from: retail, manufacturing and logistics. Bryant: What is ICON 2023 and where is it this year?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 5, 2023

It’s been a month since we were in Las Vegas for ICON 2023. Host: What advice would you give to leaders in manufacturing, retail, and logistics as they start settling back into their day jobs after ICON? You can watch their Blue Yonder Live conversation here. Host: Please share your insights into ICON 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. In a strange twist, all the parking spaces for private planes in Las Vegas are currently booked, according to the Associated Press.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

Several electric semi-truck manufacturers have emerged in recent years, offering different models and specifications of zero-emission vehicles. Some of the notable electric semi-truck manufacturers are: Tesla unveiled its Tesla Semi in 2017 and started production in 2021.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 11, 2013

Last week, I attended the SAS Analyst Day at Steamboat Springs and the Logistics and SCM 2013 event in Las Vegas. Manufacturers are not dealing with petabytes of data yet, and unstructured data is largely underused. Now an Eye on Serving Manufacturing Industries. Here I share my insights. I find this exciting.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 26, 2017

FOCUS 2017, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, got started in a big way on Tuesday (April 24). Divided into a series of “villages,” the Delivery Zone features innovative products and ideas around retail, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, and community. But it wasn’t all just business.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

However, it was not enough to dampen the spirits of attendees who again packed the General Session to hear Razat Gaurav, JDA SVP, International, explore how multiple retail channels have changed retail and manufacturing supply chains everywhere.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Since a modern business is shifting from manufacturing to service, this article will provide a review of literature and a case study of the company at a forefront of the service supply chain frontier. When vendors fly to visit our offices in Las Vegas, they are greeted at the airport by one of our Zappos shuttles.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2017

Logistics Management. To ensure proper logistics management in the hospitality industry, businesses need to take steps to ensure efficient transportation and order pick-up. Some ways to improve logistics management are implementing a vendor compliance program and choosing products that work with staff and facility effectively.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 26, 2014

To oversimplify a bit, in this initiative, the retailers and manufacturers compared their own forecasts and worked to come up with a consensus forecast. This can blow back and change the shipment plan between the manufacturers’ and retailers’ distribution centers (DCs). The JDA Flowcasting solution changes this.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Woke up with a nice sunrise view as seen from my hotel (Tropicana Las Vegas) window. Michelin presented how they replaced 1000s of their local applications by Maximo in their 70 manufacturing plants. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 24, 2020

Jared Council ( @JaredCouncil ) and John McCormick report, “The now familiar phrase ‘Internet of Things’ is taking on a new meaning, according to Steve Koenig, vice president of research at the Consumer Technology Association trade group, which organizes CES — formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show — in Las Vegas.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Steve Hainey is an international speaker who has had over 20 years’ experience in global multi-site supply chain planning for Fortune 100 & 500 manufacturing companies of retail consumable goods, chemical materials, and medical device products. In this week’s interview: Steve Hainey.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Logistics and Distribution. Day ended early today at 6 PM due to Pulse Palooza which I along with few of my Infosys colleagues skipped in order to watch KA - Cirque Du Soleil Las Vegas at MGM Grand [link]. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company said it will spend $40 million on the construction of a manufacturing facility and test track for its fleet of self-driving robot vehicles. Once the company’s manufacturing facility is up and running, Nuro will need a closed course to test and validate its vehicles safely.

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