Thu.May 23, 2024

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Supply Chain Optimization: Leveraging Integrated Scenario Planning as a Margin Multiplier

Logistics Viewpoints

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises. These challenges necessitate extensive configuration within Advanced Planning Systems (APS) test environments to assess their impacts.

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Dark Fleets and Flag States

Supply Chain and Logistics

Shipowners exploit weak flag states to avoid regulations and sanctions. Bribery allows vessels to bypass detentions for violating sanctions, particularly for Russian and Iranian entities. Increased dark trade warrants improved enforcement from maritime authorities.

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Happening Now: A sharp spike in container shipping demand

West Coast and California Logistics

According to the JOC , the container shipping market has experienced an unexpected sharp spike in demand, which seems to be an early start to the peak season. This early rush may be driven by shippers' fears of disruptions from labor negotiations on the US East Coast, or due to rerouting services around Africa.

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Maximizing Success With Customer Journey Optimization: A Full Lifecycle Approach

WorkWave

Customer success goes beyond providing good customer service; it involves understanding each customer’s unique needs and goals and proactively helping them achieve success with your product or service. Each stage presents unique opportunities to engage and delight customers, from awareness to retention. Prospective customers are looking to solve problems at every phase of the journey.

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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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Optimizing Material Supply Chains: Advanced Software Solutions for Delivery Logistics in Construction

Trux

The construction industry is a complex, fast-moving field that demands precision, efficiency, and reliability at every stage. For material producers and suppliers, one of the crucial elements ensuring project success is the optimization of material supply chains.

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WattEV Will Expand Fleet to More than 180 HD Trucks

NGT News

WattEV, a medium- and heavy-duty electric truck charging infrastructure developer, is increasing its current fleet of 36 battery electric trucks to more than 180 by the end of 2024. The increase comes on the heels of WattEV’s expansion of its charging depots to five locations within the past month. “We’ve been using and testing trucks […] The post WattEV Will Expand Fleet to More than 180 HD Trucks appeared first on NGT News.

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. More Resources Home Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries Judah Levine May 23, 2024 Though the logistics and supply chain industry has made and continues to make a lot of progress in its digital transformation, it has a reputation for being part of the late majority or even a laggard in terms of digitalization.

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Cummins X15N raises the profile of natural gas

Commercial Carrier Journal

Natural gas, spurred by Cummins' new big bore motor, will not go quietly into that alternative fuel good night.

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6 Cost-Cutting Strategies LogiNext’s Supply Chain Visibility Software Can Offer for Your CEP Business 

Loginext

Discover how business can optimize their CEP operations using LogiNext's supply chain visibility software. Learn six key strategies to cut costs, improve delivery efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction through real-time tracking, optimized routes, automation, and end-to-end visibility. The post 6 Cost-Cutting Strategies LogiNext’s Supply Chain Visibility Software Can Offer for Your CEP Business appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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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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Inventory Fitness: Governance, Targets and Segmentation

Supply Chain Brain

Without an inventory governance program, working capital will not align with your business aspirations. Attack inventory directly with Oliver Wight in this fast-paced, concise webinar on Inventory Governance.

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Werner’s Fleet Adds Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck

NGT News

Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises Inc. has integrated an International RH Series hydrogen fuel cell truck into its fleet, highlighting the company’s commitment to sustainability and innovation in the transportation industry. The model year 2021 International RH Series truck represents a leap forward in clean energy transportation for Werner.

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Norfolk Southern Agrees to $310M Settlement for 2023 Train Derailment

Supply Chain Brain

Norfolk Southern has also paid out an additional $780 million for environmental response efforts since the derailment.

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New Prologis/Maersk Depot Can Charge 96 Electric Trucks Simultaneously

NGT News

In a significant step toward building out California’s clean transportation infrastructure, Prologis Inc. and Performance Team — A Maersk Company have launched Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle charging depot, located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and powered by the nation’s largest electric truck microgrid. Directly off the Harbor (110) Freeway […] The post New Prologis/Maersk Depot Can Charge 96 Electric Trucks Simultaneously appeared first on NGT N

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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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FAA Warns of 'Long Road' for Boeing as Deadline for Safety Plan Looms

Supply Chain Brain

The FAA flagged dozens of manufacturing issues for Boeing's 737 Max aircraft as part of an audit released in March.

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What are DOT Truck Weight Limits by State?

I.C.E. Transport

There is a very costly misconception regarding ocean shipping that may lead global shippers of heavy freight to pay far more than needed. Specifically, steamship lines promote the idea that container weights must be limited to 44,000 lbs or less to stay within “legal” limits. Knowing the actual DOT truck weight limits by state can easily lead to six-figure savings for large-volume shippers of heavy freight.

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CALSTART, Partners Widen Program for Electrification of Fleets in Massachusetts

NGT News

CALSTART, a global clean transportation nonprofit, has expanded the Mass Fleet Advisor Program administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and in partnership with PowerOptions, Microgrid Labs, Industrial Economics, the Center for Sustainability, BT2, Alipes and DMH Electric. The no-cost program helps commercial fleets plan for a transition to zero-emission trucks and offers free technical […] The post CALSTART, Partners Widen Program for Electrification of Fleets in Massachusetts

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Where Is the Freight?

FreightWaves SONAR

In the brokerage world, everyone is looking for more volume, more freight and more money. Unfortunately, it isn’t going to magically appear on your board — you have to know how to find it. Using SONAR, brokers can see which markets in the country have had an increase in volumes year over year, in addition to tracking rejection changes in certain markets and identifying rate changes on specific lanes.

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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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Bipartisan Bill Would Encourage Use of RNG in Transportation

NGT News

Introduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), U.S. Senate Bill S. 4389 would provide a $1.00-per-gallon tax credit for the use of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a transportation fuel. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House earlier in the session by Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). […] The post Bipartisan Bill Would Encourage Use of RNG in Transportation appeared first on NGT News.

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Robot Picking just like the real thing

Logistics Business Magazine

Autonomous, robotic picking of pieces in warehouse order fulfilment relies on sophisticated ‘hand-eye’ coordination. David Schwebel, Vice President of Sales and Strategic Business Development for RightHand Robotics, spoke to David Priestman about the technology at Manifest, Las Vegas. Massachusetts has always been a hotbed for science and tech. Some of our world’s most beautiful minds come to fruition at MIT and Harvard.

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The Growth of Cross-Border E-Commerce: Trends and Predictions

3PL Links

Image source: Public Domain Pictures | The Growth of Cross-Border E-Commerce: Trends and Predictions Over the past few decades, cross-border e-commerce has grown tremendously. Thus, the advent of the digital age and the development of information and communication technology have created a setting that makes it possible for businesses and customers to communicate on a never-before-seen scale.

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