Thu.Mar 14, 2024

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Cybersecurity: The First Line of Defense for Your Warehouse

Logistics Viewpoints

As digital threats loom larger than ever, automating your warehouse is not just about enhancing operational efficiency — it’s equally about safeguarding your digital and physical assets. The relentless rise in cyber threats such as ransomware and phishing attacks underscores the imperative need for robust cybersecurity measures, especially in sectors as vital as warehousing and logistics.

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Four Keys to Realizing Flexible Fulfillment of E-Commerce Orders

Supply Chain Brain

The adoption of e-commerce as the consumer’s retail channel of choice has increased by 30% post-pandemic, spurring urgent mandates for e-tailers to scale operations and services.

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Hardworking Pete 379 a company driver's dream

Overdrive Online

James Frenya takes care of the '95 Peterbilt like it's his own, even though he's just the driver. The rig is owned by Kansas-based Fifth Wheel Yard & Truck Service.

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How Generative AI Will Shape Contracting

Supply Chain Brain

Contracts have long been uncelebrated essentials in the business environment. If your company is like most others, procurement professionals view commercial agreements as irritating interruptions to business procedures. They can’t wait to sign the bottom line of the documents, file them in a cabinet and forget them.

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

Heico Sandee, CEO of Smart Robotics, explores how automation redefines warehouse culture. By shifting repetitive tasks to skill-based roles, automation improves safety, fosters collaboration, and makes warehousing more appealing to today’s workforce.

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Hyundai, Iveco Group Expand Heavy-Duty Truck Partnership in Europe

NGT News

Hyundai Motor Company and Iveco Group are strengthening their partnership to drive innovation in the commercial vehicle sector. The two companies signed a letter of intent (LOI), reinforcing their partnership with a facing view toward electric heavy-duty truck solutions, including both battery electric trucks and fuel cell electric trucks, for European markets.

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Key considerations in finding an alcohol logistics services provider

West Coast and California Logistics

When looking for an alcohol logistics services provider, there are several considerations you should address to ensure that your products will be handled and distributed safely, securely, legally, and efficiently. In this article, we’ll tackle some of the most important of these and help you identify the type of 3PL that may be right for your business.

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Accelerating supply chain transformation with cloud-based fleet planning

Supply Chain Brain

Studies have shown that companies implementing digital and sustainability innovations are two and a half times more likely to outperform competitors who don't seek to innovate. The problem many companies have when embarking on their digital journey is where to begin.

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Solaris Agrees to Supply 22 Urbino 12 Hydrogen Buses to Paris for Pilot Project

NGT News

Solaris Bus & Coach will be a part of hydrogen pilot project by Paris, France-based public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités. The manufacturer will deliver to France a total of 22 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses by 2025. With the support of the CATP (Centrale d’Achat du Transport Public), Île-de-France Mobilités has launched a tender for the […] The post Solaris Agrees to Supply 22 Urbino 12 Hydrogen Buses to Paris for Pilot Project appeared first on NGT News.

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Video-Based Safety: Measuring the Value of a Managed Services Program

Supply Chain Brain

In today's fast-paced world, fleet safety has become paramount. Simply installing video cameras is no longer enough. It requires a comprehensive approach that includes expert oversight and actionable insights. That's where SmartDrive's managed services come in.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

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Grasping Success: What is a Clamp Truck?

Conger

Are you familiar with forklifts but interested in learning about clamp trucks and what they can do? If you are involved in transporting materials such as hay, paper rolls, or other irregularly shaped items, a clamp truck could be the ideal solution. In this comprehensive guide, we will dive into everything you need to know about clamp trucks, including: What clamp trucks are and how they work Materials they can handle Types of clamp attachments and their uses Importance of clamp force control fo

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Factoring Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Transportation

Supply Chain Brain

Among various modes of freight transportation, trucking is a significant contributor to CO2 emissions for most companies. Read this exclusive report on Factoring Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Transportation for more information today!

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Why should you have your own Order Management System?

Loginext

Learn the secrets to unlock maximum operational efficiency and customer experience with a custom order management system. It's time to integrate with LogiNext to optimize order fulfillment and delivery operations and improve profits. The post Why should you have your own Order Management System? appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Making the Case for TMS: Driving Supply Chain ROI

Supply Chain Brain

When building a business case for the investment in a new TMS, it is important to provide information on the ROI. This whitepaper helps uncover the key areas that consistently deliver savings, value and continuous improvement in your supply chain and across your business to support your business case.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.

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Who Cares About Data Integrity?

FreightWaves SONAR

We do. Much has been made in recent weeks about supply chain data providers changing historical metrics. Users across the industry have been coming up with their own theories, scrambling to match and compare historicals with their provider, and wondering what they can consider to be “truth.” You’ll never guess where I’m going with this. Well, maybe you should, since it’s the title of the blog…DATA INTEGRITY MATTERS!

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AI and Digital Twins Revolutionize 2024 Warehouse Operations

Supply Chain Brain

Warehouse management systems have long produced a wealth of data relating to picking, packing, slotting and inventory management, but the visualization capabilities provided by digital twins go a long way toward making that information actionable.

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eBook: Upgrade Manual Labelling to Automatic

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics Business, in association with Toshiba TEC, have produced a new digital issue / eBook about labelling machines in the warehouse, featuring a new machine that replaces manual labelling operations with an automatic process. In this 6-page special, Editor Peter MacLeod interviews Toshiba TEC ‘s European Products and Solutions Manager, Mike Keane, about the APLEX product and application.

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Contract Intelligence: GenAI Turns Commercial Agreements Into Value Creators

Supply Chain Brain

Thanks to advancements in generative artificial intelligence, procurement professionals may now leverage their system of commercial agreements to increase their company’s return on investment.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski

Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea

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Key IT Advances Shaping Vehicle Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

INFORM, a leading software developer specializing in artificial intelligence and operations research, is thrilled to announce its latest study on IT in vehicle logistics , highlighting key findings on IT and AI’s transformative impact in the vehicle logistics sector. With a detailed analysis of current challenges, including capacity constraints and the need for greater operational efficiency and transparency, this report is grounded in insights from 106 industry professionals.

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Watch: What Do Supply Chain Executives Want From Marketers?

Supply Chain Brain

Randy McClary, lead solutions architect with grocery supercenter chain Meijer, shares tips on how marketers of supply chain services can successfully convey their message to buyers.

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Autel Collaboration Intends to Provide MaxiCharger Products for Belgium

NGT News

Autel, a pioneer in electric vehicle charging solutions, has established a strategic partnership with Efinance Belgium, an experienced supplier of high-quality charging solutions. As part of this partnership, Efinance Belgium will offer a comprehensive range of Autel MaxiCharger charging solutions. “At Autel, we believe in the power of technology to transform the future, and our […] The post Autel Collaboration Intends to Provide MaxiCharger Products for Belgium appeared first on NGT

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Distribution and Delivery: 5 Strategic Priorities for 2024

Supply Chain Brain

Are you under pressure to do more with less in 2024? Well, the truth is that you are not alone.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Lime, Hight, Forum Mobility Reach Zero-Emissions Freight Shipments Deal

NGT News

Lime, a leading global operator of shared light electric vehicles; Hight Logistics; and Forum Mobility have reached a new deal for zero-emissions port-to-hub shipping for all Lime freight arriving in North America through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California. Forum Mobility, a zero-emission electric truck charging provider, is supplying the electric […] The post Lime, Hight, Forum Mobility Reach Zero-Emissions Freight Shipments Deal appeared first on NGT News.

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The Secret Sauce to Profitable Rebate Programs

Supply Chain Brain

Rebates have long offered the potential of a win-win-win for manufacturers, distributors and customers, but they are burdensome if not well managed.

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Wallbox Begins Deliveries of Its Pulsar Pro North America EV Charger Series

NGT News

Wallbox, a provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, has started deliveries of Pulsar Pro North America in the United States. Pulsar Pro is the latest addition to Wallbox’s Pulsar family of smart EV chargers, designed specifically for shared spaces including multi-unit residential and commercial properties. “Our Pulsar family was born from a need to make […] The post Wallbox Begins Deliveries of Its Pulsar Pro North America EV Charger Series appeared first on NGT News.

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NTSB: Boeing Overwrote Footage of Repairs Done to 737 MAX 9 Months Before Door Plug Blowout

Supply Chain Brain

The NTSB’s investigation into Boeing has run into another roadblock — missing surveillance video.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.

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Efficient Pallet Racking Project

Logistics Business Magazine

In a significant step towards logistics efficiency, AR Racking is proud to announce the completion of its most recent pallet racking project in Columbia. This project, designed for SUCROAL S.A., a leading chemicals manufacturer, marks a milestone in the strategic collaboration between both companies. The 1,850 m2 warehouse now houses an adjustable pallet racking system, providing the company with a total of 2,742 positions to optimise its inventory management.

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Home Depot to Open 4 New Distribution Centers in Appeal to Pro Customers

Supply Chain Brain

Roughly half of The Home Depot’s customers are home improvement professionals, and the company wants more.

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OCEAN Alliance launches Day 8 product

Shipping and Freight Resource

Recently, OCEAN Alliance, comprising CMA CGM (No.3 in the world), COSCO SHIPPING (4), Evergreen (7), and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL – part of COSCO), extended its operational cooperation for another five years, solidifying its presence until 2032. Close on the heels of this extension, the alliance partners have launched their “DAY 8 Product” As […] The post OCEAN Alliance launches Day 8 product appeared first on Shipping and Freight Resource.