Wed.Jan 31, 2024

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5G Holds Great Promise Across the Supply Chain, but Challenges Remain

Logistics Viewpoints

5G promises high bandwidth, low latency, and massive IoT device connectivity. For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology. Patrick Arnold, a research analyst at ARC Advisory Group, says that suppliers of industrial solutions are responding by investing in new product design and incorporating 5G into their portfolios. ā€œ5Gā€ is the 5th generation mobile network.

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The Outlook for Supply Chain Automation

Supply Chain Brain

Robotics and technology companies have doubled down on development of applications to support the supply chain, especially in the warehouse.

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Stringent Reporting Regulations Require Data Integrity

Logistics Viewpoints

As regulations across the globe strengthen, the pressure to collect, report, and organize emission-related metrics has never been higher. This added responsibility for companies will have lasting effects on business operations, corporate partnerships, supply chain logistics, compliance requirements, and data integrity. Structure Your Data for Seamless Reporting Most reporting statutes already require or will require companies to provide data for their Scope 1 through 3 emissions.

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5 advantages of partnering with a regional truckload services provider

West Coast and California Logistics

When youā€™re shipping freight within a region of the US, you have options for the type of carrier you partner with. You can work with one of the large long-haul carriers that operate nationwide. Or you can work with a regional carrier that specializes in your chosen region. In this article, weā€™ll examine regional truckload services and the many advantages you can gain by working with a regional carrier.

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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 todayā€™s workforce.

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Bitterman Trucking: Back to building on long trucking legacy

Overdrive Online

One-truck owner-operator Leslie Bitterman won a near-fatal bout with COVID, fighting back to the truck to keep her business going. Her perseverance, and more, shines through with her nomination as Overdrive's January Trucker of the Month.

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Everything to Know about Ecommerce Data Security

Ship Monk

Every ecommerce business that becomes a ShipMonk 3PL client is a priority. And every aspect of those brands is under our care and protection. For example, our advanced 3PL platform looks after every aspect of your supply chain in an efficient, effective way and our Virtual Carrier Network safeguards your shipping by always applying the best rates and speeds while not handcuffing you to any carrier.

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2024 Warehouse Automation Buyerā€™s Guide

Supply Chain Brain

Want a guide for your warehouse automation journey? Download the 2024 Warehouse Automation Buyerā€™s Guide for Robotic Solutions now to compare prospective AMR companies, the technology they employ, and the overall effectiveness and functionality of each solution provided!

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Is Green Ammonia the Answer to Shipping in the Era of Climate Change?

MTS Logistics

Climate change continues to be a huge issue for shipping and the world. Suppose that a small percentage of the total container ships in service worldwide continue to transition to greener fuel sources over the next few decades. With thousands of container ships in service throughout the world, there will still be many ships unable or unwilling to make the transition to greener fuels due to higher costs, engineering requirements, etc.

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Supply Chain Digitization: What, How, and Why?

Supply Chain Brain

The continued application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to supply chain digitization efforts will ultimately enable the holy grail of the autonomous supply chain. How? Read on to find out.

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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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LogiNext Shipper Web App: Smart Enterprise Shipping Solution

Loginext

LogiNext Shipper Web App: Your all-in-one solution for seamless shipping. Compare rates, print labels, track shipments, and stay compliant effortlessly, making shipping a breeze! The post LogiNext Shipper Web App: Smart Enterprise Shipping Solution appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Five Criteria for Choosing Your Next E-Commerce Delivery Partner

Supply Chain Brain

Everyone wants a delivery partner that delivers goods on time, in undamaged condition, to the right location. Too often, though, wanting is not getting. Shipments are delayed leaving the warehouse, merchandise is damaged somewhere in transit, and consumers end up checking their neighbors to track down wayward cartons.

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Checklist: Driver-friendly facilities for bulk trucking companies

Bulk Connection

When youā€™re hosting friends or family at your house, youā€™ll likely take certain steps to prepare for their visit to ensure a pleasant experience for all. The same type of preparation can apply to the world of bulk transportation. Specifically, youā€™ll want to make your facility ā€œdriver-friendlyā€ to ensure bulk freight loading or unloading goes smoothly.

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How AI Can Deliver a Better 3PL Customer Service Experience

Supply Chain Brain

How can 3PLs provide their clients with outsourced logistics support in an operating environment characterized by increasingly scarce labor, unexpected and often disruptive events, and information overload?

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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 ā€œagentic AI,ā€ 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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Parts and Labor Costs up 1.9%

Food Logistics

Parts and labor expenses rose 1.9% during Q3 of 2023, according to data released by the American Trucking Associationsā€™ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and Decisiv Inc.

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Getting the Most from Your Motive Power Batteries: The Benefits of Wireless Charging

Supply Chain Brain

Warehouse operators are constantly seeking to reduce costs. Today, power comprises 75% of an average material handling fleetā€™s operating costs. With ongoing labor challenges, higher demands on throughput, space at a premium, and a challenging macroeconomic environment, warehouse operators must adapt their power and energy management to win into the future.

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Digital Twin for French Warehouses

Logistics Business Magazine

Dexory , a leading provider of cutting-edge AI and robotics solutions, and ID Logistics have announced their collaboration as part of the ID Logisticsā€™ ASTRID program, deploying Autonomous Stock Taking Robots for high-speed inventory management. The collaboration aims to increase warehouse accuracy and enhance overall efficiency to improve the service provided to their customers.

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Mastering Middle- and Last Mile Delivery Through Fleet Diversification

Supply Chain Brain

With more consumers than ever making purchases online, last-mile delivery has become an increasingly complex link in the supply chain. Now, as consumer expectations, technology, and supply chain risk continue to change, many companies are finding that their last-mile strategies must also evolve.

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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 youā€™re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, youā€™re not alone. In todayā€™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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How To Grow Revenue 6X [Jolie Case Study]

Stord

Jolieā€™s partnership with Stord has allowed it to realize over a 6x year-over-year revenue gain. Learn how in this blog post!

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Chinaā€™s Manufacturing Industry Shrinks for Fourth Straight Month

Supply Chain Brain

The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) score for China rose from 49.0 in December to 49.2 in January, signifying a fourth straight month of contracted manufacturing activity.

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Rental Firm Chooses New Big Trucks

Logistics Business Magazine

Sunbelt Rentals, one of the UKā€™s largest rental equipment providers, has taken delivery of a new fleet of fifteen HysterĀ® H16XD6 Big Trucks for the handling of accommodation units. The new machines will ensure better performance at its Accommodation Depots located across the UK. Depending on customer requirements, the specially adapted accommodation units feature water and power supply, and can be equipped for use as office space, changing areas, break rooms, kitchen and bathroom facilities, or

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Me to We: Everyone Wins Through Supply Chain Synchronization

Supply Chain Brain

This ebook describes how a strong supply chain digitalization strategy encompasses enterprise solutions to gain operational control and real-time shop floor data, as well as multi-enterprise solutions to facilitate effective collaboration with external supply chain partners.

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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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Canoo Expands Zeebaā€™s Fleet of Electric Vehicles

NGT News

High-tech advanced mobility company Canoo Inc. has added electric vehicles to the fleet of Zeeba, a national fleet management company. This addition is part of an existing agreement with Zeeba that awarded a total of 5,450 electric vehicles, with a binding commitment of 3,000 Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) EVs for its national fleet. ā€œOur partnership […] The post Canoo Expands Zeebaā€™s Fleet of Electric Vehicles appeared first on NGT News.

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YE Digital, Fujitsu Offering Distribution Center Services in Japan

Supply Chain Brain

Under the deal, Fujitsu will provide Japanese businesses with its warehouse management system (WMS) services while YE Digital will offer its MMLogiStation warehouse automation tool to Japanese logistics companies.

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5 Ways Outsourcing Warehouse Services to a 3PL Can Save You Money

Kanban Logistics

Warehousing services are a key component of virtually any business that handles a physical product, but it takes time and money if you choose to manage the function internally. Fortunately, outsourcing warehouse services to a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider can offer substantial cost-saving benefits for your company. 5 Ways a Warehousing 3PL Can Save You Money Reduce people costs Labor is one of your largest logistics expenses.

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Five Stops on a Road Map to the ā€˜Perfect Orderā€™

Supply Chain Brain

Market volatility has eased somewhat relative to levels seen in the past three years, but the operational demands and customer expectations from an acceleration of omnichannel e-commerce ā€“ now around 20% of retail shipments and growing at ~10% annually ā€“ are here to stay.

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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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Daimler Truck, Volvo Trucks and Navistar ink battery truck 'PACT'

Commercial Carrier Journal

The three North American brands focus on education and advocacy for accelerating the construction of national infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles.

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Beyond Picking: Exploring the Secrets Behind Successful AI-Enabled Robotic Picking Deployments

Supply Chain Brain

Recent years have brought on a host of new challenges for manufacturing companies. Chief among these are a changing labor market, higher customer expectations, the rapid growth of e-commerce and strained capacity. For many companies, robotic picking, sorting and packing has emerged as a groundbreaking solution to their problems.

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Equipment Transportation: Challenges and Solutions in Heavy Equipment Hauling

GoShip Blog

Transporting big machines and equipment is a massive task in industries like construction and mining. Heavy equipment hauling is all about moving large items that regular trucks can’t handle. It’s about more than driving from point A to point B. There are a lot of rules to follow, roads to pick carefully, and safety steps to ensure everything goes smoothly.