The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 5, 2023

Mike Zayonc and Joe Lynch discuss Silicon Valley in a box, a nickname for Plug and Play Ventures, a global startup accelerator and venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California. Mike is a Partner at Plug and Play where he founded the firm’s $25.5M Supply Chain Fund and Supply Chain accelerator program. About Mike Zayonc Mike Zayonc is a Partner at Plug and Play where he founded the firm’s $25.5M Supply Chain Fund as well as the Supply Chain accelerators based in Silicon Va

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Talking Logistics

MAY 5, 2023

50 miles. I plan to cycle 50 miles tomorrow as I continue to train for the JDRF Ride in Burlington, VT, which is just 85 days away. I’ll be cycling 100 hilly miles that day, along with other Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure teammates. Am I in shape to cycle 50 miles? I’ll find out. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 5, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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NGT News

MAY 5, 2023

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, has launched the Lion5, an all-electric Class 5 truck powered by LionBattery packs, Lion’s new in-house engineered and manufactured 800 V battery packs. The Lion5 has a maximum payload of up to 12,500 lbs. and is slated for production before the end of […] The post Lion Electric Debuts Class 5 All-Electric Truck appeared first on NGT News.

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Food Logistics

MAY 5, 2023

The Riverside, Calif., site will also feature 4 MWh of battery storage and will increase its solar power generation by an additional 1.5 MW.

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Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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NGT News

MAY 5, 2023

WattEV says its new 26-truck charging plaza at the Port of Long Beach is complete and scheduled to be open for public use the week of May 15. The growing population of heavy-duty electric trucks running in and out of the nation’s busiest ocean port complex now can charge up at the nation’s largest public […] The post WattEV Opens Large Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Depot appeared first on NGT News.

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NGT News

MAY 5, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a request for information in order to improve the agency’s understanding of zero-emission trucks and port equipment, as well as their associated charging and refueling infrastructure requirements. The RFI is the jumping-off point for a $4 billion investment from the Inflation Reduction Act: $3 billion for the […] The post $4 Billion for Clean Vehicles and Ports: EPA Seeking Feedback appeared first on NGT News.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 5, 2023

Only 167 major new construction projects were planned for the North American distribution and supply chain sector in April 2023, a 19% drop compared to March 2023.

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NGT News

MAY 5, 2023

Hexagon Agility has introduced Hexagon Agility FleetCare, its comprehensive total life cycle service portfolio for fleets of compressed natural gas vehicles and other alternative-fuel options. “Maintaining and servicing a clean fuel vehicle must be as easy as – if not easier than – for vehicles powered by traditional fuels,” says Hexagon Agility’s Eric Bippus.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Sealed Air Corporation has announced it has officially changed its corporate brand to SEE®, taking the next step in reinventing the company. Sealed Air has evolved its corporate and iconic brands to SEE, showcasing a market-driven, customer-first, solutions company. SEE partners with customers to deliver packaging solutions integrating Automation, Digital and Sustainability, creating significant value for their businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

Call me out of touch, but yesterday, May 4 th , was the first I had heard of Star Wars Day – better known as “ May The 4 th Be With You! ” As I read further, I learned that May 25, 1977 was the release date of the original Star Wars movie. And it is celebrated by some as Geek Pride Day. I personally think that Star Wars transcends the geek world. But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days i

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Glencar, a leading UK construction company that was recently ranked amongst Europe’s fastest growing businesses, has today announced that it has been appointed by Maersk, the Danish shipping and logistics company to undertake comprehensive fit-out works at Mammoth 602, a 602,000 sq.ft warehouse development situated at GLP’s G-Park Doncaster, South Yorkshire development that it has recently occupied.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 5, 2023

I wrote an article couple of years ago on whether India was becoming the new China and explored the opportunities and threats. While at the time, India becoming the new China did not seem to be the case, recently Apple switched some production from China to India and Boeing signed a $34 billion deal with Air India (the largest deal in aviation history totaling 220 aircraft), two events which made me research the situation again.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Logistics Business magazine, together with the Information Factory, have produced a 7 page digital magazine on data in transport logistics. Editor Peter MacLeod talks to iFactory CEO Robert Jordan to understand how transport businesses can drive up profitability by adopting a data-driven approach. Learn how to transform data into insights and decision-making power.

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MAY 5, 2023

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

With eCommerce booming, vision provider Cognex is helping to accelerate warehouse automation with a range of standard, easy-to-use logistics solutions. The global increase in eCommerce triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic saw functions within warehouses stretched to breaking point as businesses struggled to fulfil record volumes of goods. Furthermore, consumer demands for greater levels of availability, affordability, speed and sustainability drove companies to seek ways to increase throughput wit

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