Cyzerg
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Stockouts or inventory shortages can spell disaster for businesses. Stockouts not only lead to lost sales and dissatisfied customers, but they can also damage a company's reputation. To help businesses navigate this challenge, we have compiled a comprehensive guide on preventing and managing inventory shortages. In this guide, we will explore the various causes of stockouts and their impact on businesses.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Everyone knows warehouse worker retention is poor. Turnover is close to 50% according to most estimates. But not everyone knows that 60% of attrition occurs in the first 90 days of employment, according to Simon Rakosi , Co-Founder and COO at Butterfly.ai , a leading employee feedback platform.
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Supply Chain and Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2023
There is a shortage of ro-ro (roll on roll off) capacity for moving vehicles by sea. One possibility to move the cars is to put them into containers and ship them on container ships.
Commercial Carrier Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Former late night host Jay Leno does his best to find out the Tesla Semi's tare weight, and fails, but still makes a great video showing off some of the truck's highlights.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Importers must start asking the hard questions and take action to mitigate the significant legal, financial, and reputational risks of trading with partners involved with forced labor.
Logistics Brief brings together the best content for Logistics and Warehousing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
With the omnichannel becoming the standard for fulfillment, decisions on allocation and replenishment become far more complicated than just meeting demand at the store level.
Commercial Carrier Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Merely having data is not enough. You need the data to provide you with actionable insights.
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Being aware of the industry’s trends provides a significant advantage to both you and your company. Do you know what the current trends in logistics are? It might not be exactly what you’re expecting. You might even be surprised by what’s hot! Let’s hear the latest updates from Rob! Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Struggling with Logistics Challenges?
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In September, the Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reads in at 52.4, up (+1.2) from August’s reading of 51.2. This is the second consecutive month of expansion following three straight readings of contraction from May-July.
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MercuryGate
OCTOBER 3, 2023
National Healthcare Supply Chain Week underscores the pivotal role of supply chain professionals in enhancing healthcare. MercuryGate collaborates with our users to foster innovative solutions, emphasizing efficient logistics and patient care. The post National Healthcare Supply Chain Week: Partnerships Powered by TMS appeared first on MercuryGate International.
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Lineage Logistics acquired eight facilities from Burris Logistics, adding nearly 1.3 million square feet of capacity and approximately 115,000 pallet positions across facilities.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Professor Missy Cummings explained the limitations of artificial intelligence, warning, “There’s so much hype out there; it’s your job as supply chain executives to understand what’s real and what’s not.
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Unifeeder Group has signed a long-term time-charter agreement for two new methanol-capable container feeder vessels and has an option for additional two similar vessels. German-based ship owning group Elbdeich Reederei will build and manage the 1250 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels which will be delivered in 2026. Unifeeder Group plans to deploy the new vessels on its European network, where the new vessels will give a significant contribution to lower the emissions of the network.
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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.
Penske Move Ahead
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Volatility in supply chains remains, but an overall softening of freight has created opportunities for shippers to realign and reshuffle allocations of business as they focus on resilience, cost management and strong relationships. “The markets, in general, have experienced a strong shift in favor of shippers in terms of pricing and capacity availability,” said Josh Brogan, a partner with the global consulting firm Kearney and co-author of the 34th Council of Supply Chain Management Professional
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Reggio Emilia, Italy’s Flash Battery has won the ‘Enterprises for Innovation award for the third time, awarded by Confindustria to 12 Italian companies that successfully invested in research and innovation. The Sant’Ilario d’Enza-based company – one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of lithium batteries for industrial machinery and electric vehicles – took to the highest step of the podium, standing next to giants of the pharmaceutical, computer and aerospace industries.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Pavan Mahtani, general manager of returns with Veho, explains the complications that arise from the management of returns, along with solutions that can mitigate the cost for all involved.
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Packaging innovator Loadhog has been working with its customers in the post, parcel, and ecommerce industries to design a new versatile rolling container system. This system offers increased versatility, better vehicle fill, improved handling efficiencies, and carbon reductions vs existing systems on the market today. Loadhog’s new modular system can be adapted for transporting and storing.
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
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Minerals critical for the green transition and highly traded agricultural products are especially vulnerable to “geo-economic fragmentation,” the IMF said October 3.
NGT News
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corp. has formed a partnership with automated driving software platform provider ADASTEC to create an SAE Level-4 automated Vicinity Lighting EV transit bus – the Vicinity Automated Lightning EV – for the North American market. The partnership brings together Vicinity’s expertise in medium-duty, accessible, fully electrified low-floor transit vehicles […] The post Vicinity Motor Corp., ADASTEC Working on Automated Al
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Alibaba placed second on the Asia/Pacific list followed by JD.com in third, Taiwan Semiconductor in fourth and Toyota Motor in fifth place.
Loginext
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A control tower offers visibility and easy access to up-to-date information for better supply chain agility and resilience. Learn how LogiNext helps clients with better decision-making, enhancing productivity, and maximizing fleet operations. The post Create Value From Visibility With the Power of Supply Chain Control Tower appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
We'll examine where robots fit within an organization's enterprise architecture and highlight opportunities for organizations to take advantage of trends in the robotics industry.
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Supply chain consulting and warehousing solutions specialists, Bis Henderson, has brought together the unique strengths of its Consultancy and Space businesses under a single new identity, Visku – leveraging the immense wealth of expertise and extensive network capabilities of the two previously independent businesses. The third element of the Bis Henderson Group, Bis Henderson Recruitment, will continue to operate under its existing, well-respected and long-established name and will now become
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the union representing United Airlines aviators, said the deal is worth about $10 billion.
Penske Move Ahead
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Supply chain management is often regarded as a dynamic and ever-evolving industry, but what's the perspective of the young professionals entering this field? A recent collaborative effort between the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Penske Logistics, and Korn Ferry sought to uncover just that. The comprehensive study, now in its fourth iteration, gathered responses from nearly 200 young professionals under the age of 30.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Boeing laid out this recent plan in the latest version of its master schedule for suppliers, which was re-affirmed by the company in the middle of September.
Ship Monk
OCTOBER 3, 2023
As we move into the busiest time of year for ecommerce businesses, the specter of sky-high shipping costs is still haunting us all. FedEx and UPS made the largest ever single-season general rate increases (GRI) in January, averaging 6.7% and 6.9% respectively. The USPS announced an average increase of 5.5%, and regional carrier Lasership/OnTrac announced an average GRI of 6.9%.
Logistics Business Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced it completed its acquisition of Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics Inc., a leader in autonomous robotics, including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for industrial applications. The acquisition includes Clearpath Robotics’ namesake research division, a leader in developing autonomous technology for the innovation market, and the industrial
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