Tue.Oct 10, 2023

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Warehouse Technology: 7 Important Technologies in 2024

Cyzerg

Warehouse technology is an effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient solution to addressing the challenges of the warehouse. Especially now, when the market is transitioning to e-commerce platforms that are accessible and open 24/7/365, it is becoming increasingly crucial to move warehouses from relying too heavily on costly human labor and into a more automated and technology-focused operation – a transition called “ Warehouse Digitalization ” To help you prepare for Warehouse Digitalization,

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Transportation Visibility vs. Supply Chain Visibility – What’s the Difference?

Talking Logistics

Even before the pandemic, businesses have struggled to keep pace with rising customer demand and provide on-time, in-full (OTIF) deliveries faster and at lower costs. As consumers and B2B customers increasingly expect more for less, businesses are challenged with offering faster shipping options, broader product assortments, and lower prices. If keeping pace consistently and profitably.

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5 Essential Questions to Answer when Selecting a Freight Procurement Platform

Shipsta

With recent developments and continued volatility in the transportation industry, most procurement and logistics leaders have understood how essential it is to infuse their end-to-end freight process with relevant insights and additional execution power. Enabling data-driven decision making, along with automation & speed, becomes key for succeeding in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world.

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Yet another trucker's tires punctured along I-75 in Georgia

Overdrive Online

After an Overdrive report on a bizarre act of vandalism against a sleeping trucker's rig, another report emerged with eerie similarities and no clear cause.

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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 today’s workforce.

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Seven Strategies for Adapting Warehouses to Peak-Season Fulfillment

Supply Chain Brain

Following are seven strategies that can help warehouses navigate the complexities of peak-seasons fulfillment.

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Bulk carriers and containerships moving at slowest speeds

Supply Chain and Logistics

Slow steaming is a good way to save on fuel costs and meet the new IMO requirements. So ships have slowed down. But I was amazed at the graph below, showing a trend for quite a while.

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How a Women In Trucking Foundation Scholarship Changed a Namibian Woman's Life

Women in Trucking

The republic of Namibia is a country in Southern Africa. This sub-Saharan country is one of the driest and least-populated areas in the world. Although the nation borders the Atlantic Ocean, it depends on groundwater for residential and commercial needs.

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Stockholm Planning 2025 Ban of Gasoline, Diesel Cars

Supply Chain Brain

The Green Party, which is a part of the Stockholm City Council’s ruling coalition, said the initiative will lead to an increase in the adoption of electric vehicles.

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Solaris Buying 177 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines from Ballard

NGT News

Ballard Power Systems says longtime customer Solaris Bus & Coach has signed multiple purchase orders totaling 177 hydrogen fuel cell engines. Ballard expects limited initial deliveries of the engines this year, with the remainder to ship from 2024 through 2026. The orders include the supply of fuel cell engines to support the largest announced deployment […] The post Solaris Buying 177 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engines from Ballard appeared first on NGT News.

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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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Ensuring Warehouse Worker Safety in the Automation Era

Supply Chain Brain

With the rapid adoption of automation and robotics, then, it’s important to explore how advanced technology can improve worker safety.

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Peak Season Prep: Solutions for a Successful Q4

Ship Monk

Glass slippers. Jeans. Winter hats. There are a million products that are not one size fits all. That means consumers need to really do the research when making online purchase decisions, otherwise the risk for returns is strong. On the other side of that coin, ecommerce brand owners need to be just as careful when selecting their 3PL fulfillment service partners.

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Longer-term Contracts Back in Vogue as Carriers, Shippers Navigate Stable Market

Blue Grace Logistics

Shippers Navigate Stable Market Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 10, 2023 Many of the concerns from earlier this year have dissipated and shippers are beginning to look for lengthier contracts with stable rates. Brian Straight | Supply Chain Management Review October 10, 2023 First, rising fuel prices were going to plunge the logistics sector into an abyss.

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Optimize Your Supply Chain with Backhaul: SC Navigator’s Newest Feature

AIMMS

With the new Backhaul feature, supply chain teams can actively reduce mileage, carbon emissions, and costs, while optimizing reverse flows.

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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 “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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‘Pop-up’ Fulfilment Service Launch Delivers

Logistics Business Magazine

UK logistics specialist Kammac is taking the pain out of e-fulfilment with a new pop-up service, helping start-up businesses to outsource their operation within days. Backed by dedicated centres and experienced personnel, the solution gives companies the flexibility to scale up rapidly without committing to long-term overheads or compromising on customer experience.

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U.S. Import Cargo Volumes Expected to Slow After Hitting 2023 Peak

Supply Chain Brain

U.S. ports handled 1.96 million TEU in August, a 13.5% year-over-year drop-off and less than the 2 million TEU the NRF originally expected the ports to handle.

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Inbound Freight Challenges: Tackle a Subdued Peak Shipping Season with Visibility & Compliance

MercuryGate

Peak season 2023 won’t be the typical frenzied stocking and selling madhouse. Instead, it'll mirror a market still adjusting to pandemic fallout as companies adapt to evolving consumer behavior and demand shifts. What does this mean for inventory management? The post Inbound Freight Challenges: Tackle a Subdued Peak Shipping Season with Visibility & Compliance appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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Chevron Australia Meeting with Unions for Mediated Talks

Supply Chain Brain

The unions and Chevron are scheduled to meet at 10:30 p.m. ET on October 10 for talks with Bernie Riordan, the commissioner of Australia’s Fair Work Commission.

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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 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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New Digital Capabilities for Korrvu® Packaging

Logistics Business Magazine

To improve turnaround time from design to production, SEE® introduces new digital die cutting capabilities for its SEALED AIR® brand Korrvu® retention and suspension packaging. This new offering replaces traditional die tooling with digital die cutting, which speeds up production lead times from months to weeks. Digital-first production also allows customers to place smaller minimum order quantities, so they don’t have to store excess packaging at their business.

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Log-hub Announces New Features for Log-hub 3.4 Platform

Supply Chain Brain

The launch of Log-hub 3.4 also coincides with the introduction of Log-hub’s Freight Matrix application, which can be used to manage a company’s cost structures.

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Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 for Supply Chain: A Must Read for Shippers

Locus

The increased digitalization of our lives has meant that now more than ever, personal data is being shared and transacted, often without people’s consent. Repeated instances of data breaches has prompted governments and organizations to implement robust cybersecurity solutions. As another step in this direction, the Government of India released the Digital Personal Data Protection Act bill in August 2023.

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Watch: New Strategies for Adding Value to Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Deanna Kaufman, vice president of Körber Supply Chain, addresses some of the biggest issues affecting supply chains today: data integration, people assets, cost reduction and the carbon footprint.

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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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Optimizing Inventory Management With a 3PL Warehouse

FW Logsitcs

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective and efficient inventory management is critical to any successful third-party logistics warehouse operation. Efficient inventory management in a 3PL warehouse ensures a steady flow of goods, improves overall operational efficiency, and reduces costs. This article explores the importance of managing inventory in a 3PL warehouse, how a 3PL partner can optimize your inventory process, and the role of technology in improving inventory efficiency.

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Strike Threat Averted at Top Indian Coal Producer

Supply Chain Brain

A previous court decision to support a legal challenge by a group of executives to proposed hikes in salaries for other workers was overturned October 10.

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San Bernardino Transit Agency Acquiring Electric Buses

NGT News

Omnitrans of San Bernardino Valley has ordered 18 battery-electric, three-door bus rapid transit Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot transit buses and four fuel cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE FC 40-foot transit buses from New Flyer of America Inc. Omnitrans provides public transportation services to 15 cities and unincorporated San Bernardino County, Calif., supporting over 11 million annual passenger […] The post San Bernardino Transit Agency Acquiring Electric Buses appeared first on NGT News.

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Unionized Workers Begin Striking at Three Canadian GM Plants

Supply Chain Brain

The walkout came after Unifor said that GM was “stubbornly refusing” to match the three-year deal the labor union had previously reached with Ford Motor.

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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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Docket Grab Warehouse Hanging Sign

Logistics Business Magazine

When the Samworth Brothers company was looking for a new hanging sign for its chilled distribution site in Leicester they chose to partner with inotec which specialises in supplying bespoke warehouse labelling and line marking solutions. The result is an innovative ‘docket grab’ hanging sign that uses ball bearings to grip dockets. These signs, which can be either single or double-sided, are now being used in the pick by line area of Samworth’s Oak Meadow facility.

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Gebrüder Weiss Expanding E-Van Home Delivery Services to Hungary

Supply Chain Brain

The organization ordered ten additional Ford E-Transit e-vans that will be deployed in Győr, Pécs, Zalaegerszeg and Szeged next year.

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Mounting Inventory Visibility Challenges add Pressure

Logistics Business Magazine

Today, at its 2023 European Exchange customer conference, Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) announced the findings of its latest international omnichannel research, highlighting how retailers are increasingly digitizing their offering in efforts to improve customer experiences and maintain market share, with inventory visibility being key. THE CHANGING FACE OF THE STORE Trending in the right direction, 54% of retailers reported that their customers could buy in-store and return online (50