West Coast and California Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2019

For companies of a certain size, there’s an age-old debate over how to best handle transportation services. Is it best to go-it-alone and handle your own transportation through a private fleet? Or, it is better to partner with a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that offers dedicated transportation services? We’ll take a fresh look at these two options in this article while adding a new wrinkle: the option of partnering with dedicated providers that can also offer on-demand transportation.

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Transportation 3PL Handling Article 48

20Cube Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2019

Data is the talk of the town. Data is not only required for smooth functioning but also for better control on the process. This helps organisations achieve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, helping them transform their supply chain processes by better forecasting and procurement planning. . Is data really the show stopper? Capturing data at each point is crucial for any process optimisation and with the advent of blockchain , this is possible, but whether data-driven logistics really help us a

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Data Optimal Sourcing Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 40

CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2019

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Trucking 56

The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 9, 2019

TWI Job Instruction is built around a four step process titled “How to Instruct.”. Steps 2 and 3 are the core of the process. Present the Operation. Try Out Performance. I want to discuss Step 3: Try Out Performance. Teaching Back as Learning. All too often I see “training” that looks like this: Bring the team members into a room. Read through the new procedure – or maybe even show some PowerPoints of the procedure.

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Modeling Software Training Presentation Operations 285

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.

Automation

Cyzerg

AUGUST 28, 2019

In warehousing, as in every other organization, it’s the people who make or break the business. At a time when warehouse workers are swift to move from one warehouse to another, retaining them may seem to be a daunting task. There are lot of challenges that managers face when it comes to attracting, recruiting, and retaining workforce for warehouses.

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Strategy Warehousing Industry 221

Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2019

Advanced technologies are transforming the way products are moved and tracked across the globe today.

Supply Chain Software 162

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Production 162

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2019

Industry 159

Industry Transportation Logistics 159

Fleet Owner

AUGUST 13, 2019

You can be more efficient by being safe, and not giving law enforcement a reason to stop you. But if they do, a professional attitude will get you back on the road more quickly.

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Efficiency 154

The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 13, 2019

The factory is running complex automated equipment. At the morning meeting today we heard “machine x was down for broken bolts.” Actually “again.”. Background – the bolts in question resist pressure in molding equipment. The details of how the equipment works aren’t relevant here. This isn’t the first time I have heard of “broken bolts” being the source of downtime.

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Cost Reduction

Cyzerg

AUGUST 21, 2019

Warehouse safety and health management is an aspect that can never be overemphasized. But, the truth is that warehouse managers often struggle with it. In fact, OSHA statistics reveal that as many as 16 warehouse workers died while working at warehouses 2015-2017.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food Logistics announces its Top 3PLs & Cold Storage Provider winners.

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Logistics 151

Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2019

There are steps every touchpoint in the supply chain can take to ensure the best possible product quality.

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Supply Chains Production 160

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2019

[00:44] Tell us a little bit about you and your company. I am Brad Seaman, founder and CEO of MonsterConnect, which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. MonsterConnect is sales enablement / lead generation service that help sales teams become 6-8 times more productive. [01:14] Tell us a little bit about your background. I grew up in Indianapolis. I went to Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois near Chicago to be a youth pastor.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Modeling Software Outbound Tools 150

Advertiser: GEP

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.

Supply Chain Software

Fleet Owner

AUGUST 14, 2019

Newly proposed HOS rule offers five main revisions to the existing HOS rules, including the ability to split up off-duty time.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 19, 2019

The line is starting to flow, or at least there is more time flowing than not flowing. The places where it isn’t flowing well are now much more evident. Things are speeding up. That is placing more stress on the engineering and materials supply processes where, before, they were shielded by a rough start-up that was always behind schedule. They are catching up on the backlog, closing in on “on schedule shipment.”.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2019

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Production Logistics 146

Food Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food Logistics announces its Top 3PLs & Cold Storage Provider winners.

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Logistics 132

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

Optimal Sourcing

Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 12, 2019

Collaboration 154

Collaboration Logistics 154

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2019

One area of interest in today’s end-to-end supply chain is machine learning. And this is certainly a topic that we have written about quite often. Over the last few months, Steve Banker, Clint Reiser, and I have written about artificial intelligence and machine learning in a number of contexts and how it impacts the supply chain. These topics have included transportation management, warehouse management, and supply chain planning, among others.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Scenario Planning 123

Fleet Owner

AUGUST 16, 2019

The Yield Curve vs. the Coyote Curve: Recession remains a wildcard, but the freight cycle is set to turn favorable for truckers, industry analysts and forecasters agree at ACT Research event.

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Events Freight Industry 148

The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 8, 2019

The center of the B Concourse at O’Hare Airport in Chicago is dominated by a Brachiosaur skeleton, part of the Field Museum exhibit for their store there. As a reminder for those of you over the age of 14, the Brachiosaurus was 70 feet long, 30 feet tall, weighed in at around 60 tons.* It had a brain the size of an avocado. It wasn’t smart. It wasn’t fast.

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Procurement Analytics Course How To Events 186

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.

Cost Reduction

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 22, 2019

Here’s an amazing, fun fact: Kudzu, an Asian vine brought to the U.S. in 1876, can grow as much as a foot a day. Do you know what else can grow incredibly quickly? Marketing collateral. If you haven’t taken a good, hard look at your inventory in a while, you might be surprised to learn what’s hanging around in your (or your fulfillment partner’s) warehouse.

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Inventory Operations 120

Food Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2019

Food Logistics announces its Top 3PLs & Cold Storage Provider winners.

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Logistics 128

Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 6, 2019

The sector says technological innovation will have a positive impact on their business.

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Freight forwarding Digital Industry Freight 153

Kuebix

AUGUST 6, 2019

The transportation industry has a notoriously significant impact on the environment. Conventional vehicles and trucks release large quantities of greenhouse gas emissions, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide, all of which are harmful to the environment and those inhabiting it. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, freight trucks contribute the second highest amount of pollutants into the […].

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Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

Strategy

Fleet Owner

AUGUST 21, 2019

The most efficient and effective idle-reduction solutions entail a combination of complementary technologies.

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How To Efficiency 139

The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 6, 2019

I’ll call the title of this post “Dave’s Observation.”. He is reflecting his experience in varied industries that if a company grows beyond its ability to deliver quality product, on time, then order volume will drop until it reaches a point that performance returns. The business literature is full of examples of this – companies who could not keep up with their own success, their performance deteriorates and, well, many of them go out of business.

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Modeling Software Exercises Modeling Presentation 170

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you’re a subscription business or eTailer, you already know that there’s no substitute for a well-presented package. And if you’re an online buyer or subscriber, you totally understand why: We all want to know what’s inside a more enticing-looking gift – and we assume the item within it is going to be more valuable.

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