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.
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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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.
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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Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global
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.
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
I’ll start this post off with a straightforward question. Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? If you can answer with a “Yes”, I applaud you. If you can only say “No”, I will not be surprised, because many companies have never drilled down into the costs involved in selling specific SKU categories, individual SKUs, or providing particular services connected with those sales, to specific customers or customer categories.
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.
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.
We're breaking down how to tighten timelines by addressing one process at a time—from automating freight bookings to accelerating classification and invoicing.
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.
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
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.
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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Explore how a global manufacturing organization steadily advanced its supply chain maturity – starting with basic transportation management and evolving towards a fully integrated, optimization-driven planning approach. Get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.
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.
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-
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.
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.
AI can’t fix broken data. Learn why logistics companies struggle to scale AI and how building a data-first foundation drives real results — not just pilots.
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