I was sitting in the backyard, at blacked.award.buzzer to be precise, when I found out about what3words. what3words is a London based company, which you can find at index.home.raft, that has made it its mission to make it as easily as possible for anyone in the world...
It was a very busy week, both for me as well as for interesting logistics news. After a very relaxing weekend, with the first hours sitting out in the sun this year (Yes!), I postponed the writing of this overview until today. It was that relaxing... 🙂 This week's...
Spring is in the air! I have a sunroof in my car, and whenever the sun is out and it's not freezing cold I have it open as far as it will go. This week was the first time this year I could do this. Usually it's annoying to be in traffic jams, but this week I didn't...
Home Delivery World is a conference held with the goal of helping retailers get their products to their consumers. A returning subject on LogisticsMatter, especially when it comes to last mile deliveries. The fact that I buy a lot of things online does make the...
Technology is changing how logistics services are being provided, and also how logistics service providers themselves work. Increased use of technology also has an impact on the role the CIO or the head of the IT department has, transitioning from support to strategy....
This Thursday I was at the Dutch Logistics Manager of the Year event in Utrecht. It's nice when logistics talent is celebrated, and that's what this event is all about. Congratulations to Young Logistics Talent Mario Wopereis of CEVA Logistics, and to Logistics...
United States Patent Application 20150052024: "Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing instructions associated therewith. A delivery method...
It was a good week, and a good weekend as well (I know I'm later than usual with the weekly digest). My wife was away for a training this weekend, so it was just me and the twins. Had great fun, but spent quite some time today getting the house back into shape. And...
A Crowdsourced Logistics concept is a concept that engages the public (companies and private persons alike) to seek excess capacity in existing modes of transport, storage space, and/or time. This can be a private vehicle, but also a taxi, (delivery) van, or truck. A...
A good friend of mine came by the house yesterday evening. We usually play squash once a week, but his back is injured and I need to take it easy with my knee (try taking it easy when playing squash). We opted for some beers in stead and had great fun with my Sonos....
It was some time around Christmas that fellow Supply Chain enthusiast Eytan Buchman, whose work you can read on the Freightos Blog, asked me if I wanted to put my thoughts to paper on which 3 technology trends would be changing Supply Chains as we know them between...
As I stated in my last post: I completely forgot to post the January Snapshot last month. As I like having them all on LogisticsMatter.com and not have one missing, I'm posting the January one anyway. So here goes. Each month the Georgia Center of Innovation for...
As I am writing this I realize that I forgot to post the January Snapshot! I will do that straight after I have finished writing this one. The start of the year has been a busy time, with lot's of interesting stories breaking. Each month the Georgia Center of...
This Saturday it's Valentine's Day again. The best day in the year if you are a florist, I guess. As my wife tends to read the things I write here (I do appreciate your comments and compliments. Opst!) I'm not going into if I got / will get her something for...
Imagine being able to ship freight across the world at supersonic speeds. It would mean a complete new way of looking at logistics and supply chain. The change would be as huge as the impact on transportation of the domestication of the horse, the invention of the...
Two weeks ago I wrote about the Dutch Government wanting Netherlands to be a testing ground for self driving vehicles. Today they have put their money where their mouth is. Minister Schultz, responsible for roads and waterways, rode along with a convoy of three Scania...
Last month I wrote about the Uberization of Logistics; A Crowdsourced Logistics model where (almost) anybody with a decent car can join the ranks of drivers. These types of services have been deployed for transporting People (Uber, Sidecar, Lyft) and transporting...
There was quite some snow this morning, so it took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to get to work, instead of 45. The sun was shining, the farm lands I was driving through were white and looked beautiful in the morning sun, and I had some interesting podcasts to listen to....
Provider Collaboration, Supply Chain Integration, Global Regulations & Emerging Markets, Value Add, and Inventory Optimization. If you're in Supply Chain or Logistics and in the Medical Devices Industry, than there is an event I recommend you visit this April:...
