Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. The freight market is mercurial. It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Til Friday's secret to success sits right there in the name. With fairly regular hours and home every weekend and most nights, drivers and owner-operators believe in owner Michelle Hefner efforts to deliver a work-life balance rarely seen in OTR ops.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As data becomes a critical resource in modern organizations, business users are clamoring for tools to ease access to data for reporting and dashboards. However, the race for greater access to data-driven decision-making tools has created a challenge of managing and delivering data to users in tools that they can effectively use in their day-to-day lives.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

While it isn’t yet the norm for insurance companies to require telematics, it is becoming more common because a fleet’s safety, which telematics can shed great light on, is a top factor for an insurer.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

About $2 billion in grants for advanced vehicles will come from the Inflation Reduction Act while another $10 billion will be provided by the Energy Department’s Loans Program Office.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The government should develop new water interconnections and transfers between basins and invest in expanding and modernizing water storage as well as irrigation infrastructure, Fiab said in the statement.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this edition of Overdrive Radio, DAT's Jeff Hopper outlines what his company is attempting to put in place to more proactively police the load board's network, as others also scramble to boost security. Also: A broker it may be best to avoid.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SMBs can use cloud-based AI solutions with affordable and scalable capabilities, allowing smaller businesses to capitalize on AI algorithms without large upfront investments.

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Overdrive Online

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this edition of Overdrive Radio, DAT's Jeff Hopper outlines how his company is attempting to more proactively police the load board's network, as others also scramble to boost security. Also: A broker it may be best to avoid.

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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.

Cost Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Cyberattacks are posing a significant risk to critical infrastructure such as electricity, water supply, transportation systems and healthcare facilities.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Yale Lift Truck Technologies has launched a new Outdoor Reach Truck, which it says applies smart design to meet the operational needs of logistics businesses. The Yale MRO16-20 will reliably support warehousing and distribution applications which incorporate both indoor and outdoor storage and handling areas. “The materials handling industry is evolving, and so are the challenges that come with it for our customers,” says Gianbattista Scaramuzza, Senior Product Strategy Manager, Warehouse Produc

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Nitin Jayakrishnan, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pando, discusses how businesses can embrace new technology to meet the challenges of today.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Rotom has acquired Go Plastic Pallets (GPP) and All Pallets (AP), thus expanding its load carrier services in the UK and further strengthening its activities in Europe. GPP and AP are privately owned companies located in Eastbourne and New Haven. GPP is a leading plastic load carrier distributor in the UK with a broad range of plastic pallets, boxes, (small) containers, crates and trays.

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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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Locus

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Imagine your name is Katie Wilson. One fine morning, you received the order with a different name, Katie Richardson, and address. Say the same thing happens to Katie Richardson, too. Isn’t it frustrating? These troubles occur as a result of sorting mistakes in the warehouse. Every sorting mistake that gets committed leads to a fall in on-time delivery rates , resulting in the company losing more dollars from its pocket.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Growing businesses will sooner or later need more capacity in their supply chain to fulfil larger sales volumes. Adding capacity to an existing facility by introducing automation, reconfiguring current handling and storage equipment, or building an extension all offer a potential solution but can be expensive and disruptive to ongoing operations. Another possibility is to relocate to a new and larger warehouse but leaving aside the costs and complexity involved the current lack of available new-

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Log-hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In today’s business trends it’s impossible to overstate the significance of supply chain visualization. As companies expand globally and customer demands change, a clear supply chain view is essential for improved operations. By enhancing the decision-making process and maximizing efficiency, supply chain visualization aids in improving business operations and provide more value to customers.

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Log-hub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In today’s business trends it’s impossible to overstate the significance of supply chain visualization. As companies expand globally and customer demands change, a clear supply chain view is essential for improved operations. By enhancing the decision-making process and maximizing efficiency, supply chain visualization aids in improving business operations and provide more value to customers.

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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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