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Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS dominated business and trade headlines for a day in late January when the world’s largest package delivery company announced plans to cut 12,000 full- and part-time management jobs as part of a new initiative called “Fit to Serve.” What stood out even more was the “subhead” of UPS’ announcement.

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Using APIs for Carrier Integration with a Warehouse Management System

Camelot 3PL Software

Carrier system integration refers to the process of connecting different carrier systems and platforms to enable communication and data exchange between them. The API defines the way in which the application can access the carrier system’s features and data. Data Fields Used with Carrier Integration. an API key).

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Visibility-Driven Workflow for Transportation Execution

Talking Logistics

If you can track an Uber driver or an Amazon package delivery on your smartphone, why can’t supply chain visibility be just as easy? JP says, “Today’s tier one transportation management systems have the ability to pull data from many sources into a single view. You need to meet the data where it’s at.

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The New Expectations of Customer Courtesy in the Digital Age

WorkWave

quintillion bytes of data each day and distribute it across social media, messaging, email, and other online platforms. Sometimes, this means using software that identifies the quickest-possible routes for package delivery. Time To Read: 4 minutes. Today, users create nearly 2.5

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How to Create an Efficient Order Fulfillment Strategy

GoShip Blog

Although order fulfillment strategies may differ across businesses, a typical fulfillment strategy involves the following processes: Receiving inventory Inventory storage Order processing Picking and packaging Delivery Processing returns. These technologies streamline your fulfillment processes, saving you time, money, and manpower.

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Penske Helps Celebrate Military Spouses for Their Service on the Home Front

Penske Move Ahead

Since 2010, Support Military Spouses (SMS), a South Carolina-based non-profit, has hosted appreciation care package delivery parties in North and South Carolina to provide gifts and appreciation cards to military wives and husbands. It just does deliveries twice a year.”. They see the truck coming, and it’s like Santa’s sleigh.

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Should You Use Google Maps for Trucks?

WorkWave

By examining vast troves of data, a good route planner will select the best route more often. A package delivery vehicle may stop at over a hundred locations a day, while a long-haul trucker may stop several times a day for food, gas, sleep, and other necessities. Special Delivery Formats. Higher Productivity.