The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bill Thayer and Joe Lynch discuss channel free logistics. Bill is the Founder and CEO, of Fillogic a l ogistics-as-a-service platform for retail that converts underutilized space at retail centers into tech-enabled, micro distribution hubs. About Bill Thayer Bill Thayer is the Founder and CEO, of Fillogic a logistics-as-a-service platform for retail that converts underutilized space at retail centers into tech-enabled, micro distribution hubs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s human nature to want to start a new year with new goals—the ever-present new year’s resolutions. Typically, we make it at least one month into the new year before we have to revise our plans. However, it’s only early February 2024, and we already have several major disruptions impacting supply chains. As Alan Amling at the University of Tennessee put it, “2024 is riddled with uncertainty.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Too much of a good thing,” which the Grammarist defines as “an excessive amount that becomes overwhelming or harmful, rather than helpful or pleasurable.” The phrase popped into my head the other night as I helped myself to another serving of ice cream. In case you’re wondering, you can’t have. Read more The post Can You Have Too Much Supply Chain Visibility?

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Join Overdrive and ATBS for the annual Partners in Business seminar at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville on March 22 at 2:45 p.m., this year with emphasis on pulling through the tough freight markets.

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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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NGT News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has completed its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Marshall County, Iowa. The Marshall Ridge Dairy project is expected to produce 1.7 million gallons of low carbon-intensity RNG annually. The three-digester facility in State Center, Iowa, is now producing pipeline-quality RNG and injecting it into the national grid.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Dimerco said that ocean shippers in the APAC region should anticipate rates to increase for vessels going to the U.S. and Europe.

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite inflation, holiday spending in 2023 outpaced the year before, and the annual growth of spending continues, but the rate of growth is slowing and returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from ITS Logistics.

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Truck News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Ontario government’s announcement to move forward with building Highway 413, a new 400-series highway and transit corridor across Halton, Peel and York regions, was highly welcomed by the Ontario […]

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The 2024 Manifest Las Vegas event proved again to be a space where big ideas prosper in big ways.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Before I begin comparing hybrid and office work, my initial idea was to write about the decrease in the customer service levels of our suppliers, especially the experiences we have had as a team in the last year. While there could be multiple reasons for this decline, I noticed that my focus was on hybrid working models. Especially in the post-Covid era, many articles have been written comparing hybrid, remote, and office work models, discussing their advantages and disadvantages.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

KAG will also acquire 36 tractors, 91 trailers, two terminals with two maintenance bays, warehouse space and transloading capabilities.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Routing has always been complicated, but never more so than it is today. This report compares six different routing methods so that you can evaluate each based on your priorities.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Volvo changed everything with its all-new VNL.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Many online and omnichannel retailers, as well as industry pundits, thought the 2023 holiday season would be hampered by inflation-induced price increases, supply chain challenges, geopolitical issues and general economic uncertainty — but the data tells a different story.

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Truck News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I’m connected on LinkedIn with some great carriers and brokers, and lately have been spending time reading the comments on many posts.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How do supply chain risk managers balance cost and finite resources against growing risk loads? Expert Risk Management Strategies give you insights into the tactics and tools used by industry experts to manage and minimize exposure to cost of disruption.

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Compactor Management Company

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The recycling symbol is a famous logo with three arrows forming a loop. It’s known worldwide as a recycling sign. This recycling symbol was made on the first Earth Day in 1970 by Gary Anderson , who was a 23-year-old student working for the Container Corporation of America at the time. Interestingly, this recycling sign is not owned by anyone; it belongs to everyone.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The company said that these updates to Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management will help customers increase visibility, reduce costs and automate regulatory compliances.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In Part 1 , we covered three key areas of enterprise security that have the greatest risk potential — the diverse IT environment, the threat landscape, and human error. There are some specific threat areas that manufacturers need to manage. They also need to know how to protect their ERP systems which are critical for a business to run effectively. Threats in the manufacturing environment The adoption of smart manufacturing, while being critical for many companies who want to stay competitive, a

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Retail return fraud has grown rampant in recent years, stealing retailers’ hard-earned profits, damaging brands’ reputations, and burdening honest consumers with higher prices.

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Phoenix Motor Inc., a provider of heavy-duty transit buses and electrification solutions for medium-duty vehicles, recently delivered an all-electric, zero-emission Z400 shuttle bus to the city of Grand Terrace, California. The electric service vehicle is built on a Ford E-450 chassis powered by Phoenix Motorcars and will serve the city and its community.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Third-party logistics (3PL) organizations are facing a more challenging operating environment. The sheer number of orders is increasing rapidly — and more of them consist of small quantities that threaten to overwhelm information processing systems.

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bollinger Motors Inc., a commercial electric vehicle manufacturer, has named LaFontaine Automotive Group as its first authorized dealer, with two locations in Michigan: Lansing and Farmington Hills. The Bollinger B4 Chassis Cab is a new, all-electric Class 4 commercial truck designed from the ground up with extensive fleet and upfitter input. Bollinger’s chassis design protects […] The post Bollinger Motors Authorizes First Commercial EV Dealer appeared first on NGT News.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that the U.S. is currently updating its laws, including a 150-year-old mining regulation, to ensure the “sustainable and efficient” extraction of critical minerals.

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

HEULIEZ, the urban bus brand of Iveco Group, has been selected by Régie des Transports Métropolitains (RTM, the public transport operator of Marseille, France) to supply 200 electric buses. This contract is valued at 125 million euros. This order marks a major step forward in the large-scale electrification of Marseille’s public transport network.

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Compactor Management Company

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Different people have different ideas about what “closing the loop” means. For some, it’s about reaching fitness goals with a smartwatch or finishing a craft project like crocheting. But in sustainability, it’s a big deal. It’s like reaching the highest standard, creating a system that keeps going without end. But it’s not easy to achieve unless you have all the right inputs.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Volvo changed everything with its all-new VNL.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Getting a thoroughly broad view of supply chain operations gives a supply chain professional a career boost because it makes him or her more useful to the company.

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