Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 4, 2022
If you want to find an eCommerce fulfillment partner that prioritizes great 3PL customer service, look for the box marked “Vice President of Client Success.” Then make sure the upward line goes direct to the CEO. If the chart indicates that customer service reports to operations, make a beeline for the door.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 26, 2022
When procuring freight, companies invariably focus on rates and capacity. This is especially true when freight demand exceeds available capacity, which was the case most of 2021 and early 2022. But market conditions are different today. Is this affecting the way shippers are approaching freight procurement? What factors are most important for companies when selecting.
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Ship Monk
OCTOBER 17, 2022
3PL —a simple abbreviation for one of the most complex, integrated, helpful entities operating in the eCommerce landscape. 3PL stands for third-party logistics, and at a glance a 3PL partner provides eCommerce brands with solutions to their fulfillment needs. This includes: Matters of inventory management with advanced 3PL software Delivery speed with warehouse locations that bring products closer to customers Fulfillment: Order processing, picking, and packing Optimal shipping costs and options
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2022
About 33% of respondents expect load growth to decline over the next six months, the lowest reading since 1Q20 and significantly higher than 3Q21 at 9%.
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.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 11, 2022
It’s time for some truth telling about these top 3PL fulfillment companies lists you see around the internet. For the most part, they’re bogus. Just about all of them. We say that even though we’ve landed on some ourselves.
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Food Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2022
How to leverage third-party data to overcome trucking industry-driven food quality and safety challenges.
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the Truck N’ Hustle story. Rahmel is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. About Rahmel Wattley. Rahmel Wattley is a transportation entrepreneur and host of the popular trucking podcast, Truck N’ Hustle. Rahmel got his start in the trucking business in the early 2000’s.
Shipsta
OCTOBER 14, 2022
From scarce and extremely pricey to balanced and more favorable , the freight market has changed drastically in recent months. The global drop in freight rates is a game changer for securing better prices. But is your strategy ready to make the most of the current market?
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. It is common for pundits to look ahead and predict how an industry or profession will change. Sometimes, it can be more insightful to look backwards and note the chances that have occurred over the last several years.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Sun, fun, and logistics. That’s what people – well, at least logisticians – think about at the mere mention of California. And it makes sense that logistics pros love the Golden State. It has a booming supply chain with three of the busiest ports in the US (the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland) and an economy that, if it were counted as a separate country, is the fifth largest in the world.
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 18, 2022
What was the last item you purchased online? Remember when you received it at your doorstep? From one click purchase to the delivery – What all actually goes behind the scene? We might have taken this for granted but Transportation & Logistics players are working relentlessly in this journey to meet our regular needs from … Continue reading Digitizing & designing smart transport for new India ?
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 6, 2022
With escalating perks for company drivers, the industry is asking: Is it better for a driver’s bottom line, and more importantly, their well-being to be an independent trucker or work for a mega-carrier?
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 18, 2022
In September, 2021, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies – “Is your company becoming more supply driven?” A majority of the respondents (58%) said that they had become more supply driven in response to current market.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The continued disruption of supply chains suggests that the challenges of the COVID-19 era have been more than a blip in an otherwise stable period of global business. It’s time to take proactive action to prepare.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Usually, a supply plan can’t be fully executed. Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. But then stuff happens.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The do-it-yourself approach works for many things in the business world, but fulfillment of sales and marketing materials isn’t one of them.
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Robots are increasingly characterized as a panacea for numerous challenges in retail warehouses, but where does the hype end and reality begin? As with the adoption of all technologies, start with simple applications, learn from them and expand accordingly.
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
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 12, 2022
By identifying unique duty cycles, operational needs and decarbonization goals, fleet managers can successfully target environmental goals and economic performance simultaneously.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The role of freight forwarders has morphed over the years out of the necessity to provide what some call “one throat to choke” – a single point of contact for various activities. In this case, the overwhelming number of recurring disruptions has led to the need for freight forwarders to broaden their service offerings to. Read more Freight Forwarders: The Essential Partner.
NGT News
OCTOBER 24, 2022
EV Mobility LLC, an all-electric vehicle car-sharing platform, and Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino have signed an agreement to deploy EVs for hotel and timeshare guests. “We are excited to partner with Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino as the first hotel in their portfolio offering transportation to guests as part of the experience,” […].
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation. Essentially, the network effect exists when all components of the supply chain technology ecosystem work together to improve the performance of the end-to-end supply chain. A yard management system (YMS) is an integral component of this technology ecosystem. As part of our Supply Chain 101 series, we bring you a beginner’s guide to various supply chain technologies.
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 20, 2022
Employee negligence and error are among the most significant cybersecurity liabilities for companies in the supply chain sector. Here are some pointers on how companies can empower employees to defend supply chains.
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Omni-channel, pure e-commerce, and direct-to-store replenishment retail facilities mitigate against variable customer demand, continued e-commerce expansion, dynamic inventory churn, picking accuracy challenges, and unprecedented labor shortages. How can goods-to-person automation address these challenges?
Food Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2022
While predicting the future is never an exact science, utilizing data and partnering with a 3PL provider to strategize next steps when disruptions arise will keep each link in the supply chain connected, resulting in accurate planning and execution.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Editor’s Note: Indago ResearchCasts are brief videos where we highlight findings from our Indago supply chain research community. With all of the transportation-related challenges companies are facing today, transportation management systems (TMS) are back in the spotlight. In October 2021, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply.
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
Overdrive Online
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Following a submission period, Overdrive readers voted on their favorite trucks in each of seven categories to determine the winners in the 2022 Pride & Polish virtual competition.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The Association for Advancing Automation hosted the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Week (Co-located with the Vision Show), October 10-13. I was able to attend for a day due to my proximity to the Boston conference center in which it was held. Especially informative and relevant to me was the roundtable discussion – Productization and Scaling for Next Generation Automation.
NGT News
OCTOBER 12, 2022
German e-mobility specialist QUANTRON has signed a framework agreement with TMP Logistics Group Ltd. for an order of up to 500 Class 8 trucks with FCEV drive system. The vehicles, which will be operated via Quantron-as-a-Service (QaaS), are scheduled for delivery by 2024. It is also intended to integrate zero-emission vehicles from third-party suppliers into […].
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