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Today's episode of the Logistics Tribe is dedicated to the topic of IoT-enabled real-time traceability and visibility in the supply chain.

Our guests today are Miro Skorepa and Charles Bourbonnais, Co-CEOs of HIVE-ZOX, a startup based in Switzerland, that enables seamless, autonomous, low-cost real-time tracking of objects in your supply chain. Down to the item level.

Something that is really attractive for temperature-controlled pharma supply chains. But the company has ambitions to make this technology ubiquitous and used across a wide variety of industries and use cases.

The host of today's show is Boris Felgendreher.

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This episode of The Logistics Tribe was recorded at the IFOY Award Test Days 2021. Our host Marco Prüglmeier talked to Gordon Riske, CEO of Kion Group and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association for Materials Handling and Intralogistics (VDMA) and to Wolfgang Hillinger, CEO of DS Automotion. Together they discuss the following topics:

Segment with Gordon Riske:

- The most important technology trends shaping mechanical and electrical engineering in the area of intralogistics

- How will suppliers of machinery and solutions will benefit from the emerging technologies

- The role of standardization? Examples like the VDA5050 as...

If you believe that blockchain technology is overhyped or not as relevant to the world of logistics and supply chain as many have promised when the technology first appeared on people's radar a few years back, then think again.

Blockchain technology is following an exponential growth curve and has seen some major improvements. It's time for a fresh look at what the technology is up to and how it will change the world of logistics and supply chain management in the years to come.

Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Dr. Daniel Diemers. Daniel is a growth &...

Our guest Penelope Register-Shaw is having an impressive career in logistics. She went from being an attorney in private practice to driving innovations in last-mile logistics at FedEx, Amazon and Walmart.

Our host Dana von der Heide is a successful founder in the logistics tech space. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, these two role models talk about the importance of female empowerment in logistics and much more, including:

- Penny's path into logistics. From an attorney in private practice to being the chairman of the public transportation authority of Rhode Island, to various roles at FedEx for 20...

Eric Johnson is Senior Editor for Technology at the Journal of Commerce. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher Eric talks about the logistics technology and startups that he is particularly interested in or excited about. This turned into a wide-ranging conversation about logtech and startups past, present and future. We talked about robotic process automation (RPA), digital freight forwarders and logtech companies like Slync, BuyCo, Project44, FourKites, Shippeo, Infor Nexus and others.

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Today's episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast offers a deep dive into 5G technology and how it will be able to revolutionize logistics and supply chain operations and processes. Our guest today is Stefan Wimmer, Managing Partner at BayFu. BayFu is a German company that offers independent advice and services in the area of ​​industrial 5G radio networks. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Stefan discusses the following topics:

- The history and evolution of cellular networks and technology

- A comparison of LTE and 5G. What are the biggest differences and advantages?

- The value of private campus networks...

Today's guest on The Logistics Tribe Podcast is Mike Richmond, the Chief Commercial Officer of Doddle. Doddle builds technology that enables e-commerce customers to collect and return their online shopping from the place that suits them best.

Together with our host, Dana von der Heide, Mike talks about the the following topics:

- How Mike went from being a lawyer to being the Chief Commercial Officer of Doddle

- How the idea for Doddle came about and how the model has changed over time

- The COVID-impact on e-commerce, the parcel carrier business and Doddle

- The parcel carrier setup...

Today's episode of the Logistics Tribe Podcast is all about ocean transportation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, ocean freight rates have skyrocketed, there are major container and equipment shortages, misallocations, heavy port congestion and disruptions of supply chains because of it. This situation did not simply happen over night. In fact, the underlying causes were a long time in the making.

That's why we invited to experts onto the show to take a deep dive into all things ocean transportation with a special focus on the freight procurement process and the relationship between shippers, carriers and freight forwarders.

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Zebra Technologies has been around since 1969 and is a true pioneer in the areas of RFID and barcode printers and scanners. Today, the company offers a wide range of solutions that intelligently connect people, assets and data in logistics, manufacturing, retail and other areas.

In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Marco Prüglemeier, who spent over 20 years in various logistics leadership roles at BMW, talks to Paul Norford, Solutions Evangelist from Zebra, about the following topics:

- Why modern organizations need a “Solution Evangelist”

- Change as an integral part of staying relevant as a...

Nespresso is an operating unit of the Nestlé Group, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nespresso is the worldwide pioneer and innovator in premium portioned coffee, to be enjoyed in the comfort of our own homes.

Davide Costella is responsible for the design and the execution of the last-mile delivery strategy of Nespresso globally. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast, our host Dana von der Heide talks to Davide about a variety of topics, including:

- What the last-mile delivery setup of Nespresso looks like (from distribution centers to final customer)

- Scope of carriers (regional and global partners) next-day...