Top 3 Freight Trends Set to Shape the Rest of 2020
Food Logistics
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The severity of COVID-19 outbreaks and how consumers respond will tell supply chain managers a lot about what to expect during the balance of the year.
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Parcel Shipping & Their Intrinsic Relationship to Peak Season Success
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
More people are taking comfort from shopping online from the comfort of their own homes. With today’s technology, it makes e-commerce a lot more efficient and effective. E-commerce logistics and parcel shipping are the livelihoods of many businesses. Aside from the everyday use of parcel services during the regular shopping seasons, they can also hold.read More.
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VoIP Advantages and Disadvantages – What to Know Before Purchasing VoIP
Cyzerg
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Before purchasing and implementing a VoIP phone system in your business, it is important to understand its advantages and disadvantages. To help you easily acquire that knowledge, we have created this short article that details VoIP’s features, benefits, and drawbacks.
5 Ways to Boost eCommerce Warehouse Operations Efficiency
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
If you’re looking to lower costs and increase the efficiency of your eCommerce warehouse operations, your first thought might be to add automation. But technology doesn’t come cheap. What if you don’t have the order volume to justify the cost? Don’t despair. Following are a few low-tech ways to reduce eCommerce warehouse fulfillment center costs without breaking the bank.
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.
3 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Wait: Agility, Resiliency, and Sustainability
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Supply chain is in the spotlight. It is the business function that is front and center - on top of the minds of consumers and executives. The global pandemic has ripped the rug out from under supply chains, but also highlighted its importance. Agility, resiliency, and sustainability are keys to supply chain survival, so you can’t afford to wait to invest in building these capabilities, which are entwined with each other.
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Never a dull moment in supply chain and logistics these days
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The reasons for why 2020 is different than any other year are wide and varied, considering the COVID-19 pandemic, the related economic fallout from it brought, as well as the uneasy rise in civil unrest in various parts of the United States, too. And, let’s not forget that it is an election year, too.
China Tariffs: A Lawsuit + WTO Ruling
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
If it wasn’t for the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade war with China (along with Brexit) would still be dominating the global trade headlines. Back in November 2019, for example, we published Trade And Tariffs: Preparing For The Year Ahead, which highlighted my conversation with Ben Bidwell, Director of U.S. Customs at C.H. Robinson, about what. Read more China Tariffs: A Lawsuit + WTO Ruling.
Cloud Computing Confusion? Here’s a Quick Guide to the Cloud
Cyzerg
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Although the term cloud computing has recently spread like wildfire, many people are still left wondering, what really is the cloud? Here’s a quick breakdown of common cloud terminology to help you better understand how your logistics business might use the cloud.
The Plane Truth about Holiday eCommerce Fulfillment 2020
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Oh you better watch out if you’re an eTailer, because according to research from Voxware , 76% of shoppers are planning to purchase more than half of their holiday gifts online this year. When you combine that estimate with the exponential growth that eCommerce has already experienced due to COVID-19, you’re looking at unprecedented levels of holiday eCommerce fulfillment activity.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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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.
Picking Up the Pace: The Acceleration of Kindred AI
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
My first introduction to Kindred AI occurred at the Manhattan Associates booth at Promat 2019. There I learned about the company’s partnerships with automation vendors and the forthcoming Manhattan Automation Network certification. As I stated back in 2019, I found the partnership with Kindred and the integration with Kindred Sort particularly interesting.
International Foodservice Distribution Association Debuts Virtual Conference
Food Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Scheduled for Oct. 27-29, DSC DIRECT will feature education sessions, a virtual expo hall, innovation lab presentations and virtual networking.
Another trucking event that remains a go: 10-4 on D.C. kicks off Oct. 1
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Unlike many gatherings this year to date, 10-4 on D.C. remains a go. The event has reduced its two principal days on the National Mall to one, with further activities planned for the Frederickburg Agriculatural Fairgrounds in Virginia.
Please Allow 4-6 Weeks for Delivery
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
During my vacation last month, I picked out an old book to read again: Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier. The book was published in 1997 and it was made into a movie too. If you like literary fiction, I highly recommend the book, which is about a “sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned Confederate soldier who. Read more Please Allow 4-6 Weeks for Delivery.
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
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.
KPI Supply Chain: Parcel Metrics to Track and Boost Peak Season Value
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Carving a successful footprint and managing to boost Peak season value involves the direct application of KPI supply chain best practices. These best practices go back to the root of digital transformation within logistics, recognizing when things go wrong and intervening immediately. Furthermore, the value of parcel efficiency grows in tandem with the demands of.read More.
Seller Fulfilled Prime Changes: Options for Sellers
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
A few weeks ago, Amazon rocked some of its merchants’ worlds when it announced several changes to its Seller Fulfilled Prime program. Shared via e-mail, the announcement inspired headlines like “ Amazon to force merchants to develop nationwide footprint ” and “ Seller Fulfilled Prime in in Limbo ” – and generated a lot of chatter among the eTailing giant’s many sellers.
E-Commerce Is Booming: Is Your Final Mile Strategy Up to The Challenge?
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
While retailers welcome the surge of online orders, the increased sales of big and bulky items pose unique final mile delivery changes. As the name implies, final mile (also known as last mile) logistics is a specialized mode focused squarely on the final leg of a shipment’s journey to its destination. Final mile arose as a standalone mode due to the complexities in delivering to locations that lack loading docks and other receiving and storage infrastructure.
New Pop-Up Fleet offering from GlobalTranz focuses on shippers’ capacity needs
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
GlobalTranz said that Pop-Up Fleets is geared towards high-volume shippers and shippers with private fleets needing supplemental capacity and whose customers have high service requirements, short lead times and strict on-time delivery requirements.
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
Final review: Hours of service recap, questions answered with FMCSA
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
How 'to work your day' in the words of FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo, explored in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast -- a final review before new flexibilities come into play September 29, 2020. How 'to work your day' in the words of FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo, explored in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast -- a final review before new flexibilities come into play September 29, 2020.
Profiles in Route Optimization Excellence – Smith Brothers Farms
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
It’s no secret that route optimization can have a significant impact on both delivery costs and customer service levels, especially in high volume / high density delivery operations. But what factors contribute to route optimization excellence and how are they put into practice? Has COVID-19 had an impact on this? Those are some of the. Read more Profiles in Route Optimization Excellence – Smith Brothers Farms.
What lessons can logistics and supply chain companies learn from the COVID-19 crisis?
Magaya
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
COVID-19 is giving us a masterclass in what it takes to survive, recover from, and thrive after a major crisis.
On Fulfillment and Football: Does the Size of your Third-Party Fulfillment Provider Matter?
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
If you ever want to feel svelte, go stand next to an offensive lineman. Even in college, he’s likely to weigh just over 300 pounds. That massive weight is a big part of what enables him to do his job, because when it comes to protecting today’s college quarterbacks, size matters. That example applies as we think about one of the outsourcing-related questions we get most often: Is a bigger third-party fulfillment provider – like a bigger offensive lineman – likely to be better?
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.
Warehouse Automation Market Outlook: 2020 Update
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
ARC Advisory Group’s 2020 update to its global warehouse automation market shows Dematic, Knapp, and SSI Schaefer as the 2019 market share leaders. Accelerating warehouse automation demand from e-commerce growth is propelling market growth. This year's research includes additional five year forecasts for hardware by equipment category (subsystems), hardware by load size, and retail by type.
The Ongoing Convergence of Cloud and Logistics/Supply Chain Software
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
How Software-as-a-Service (Saas) took over the supply chain software market, where it stands now and how far we have to go before the supply chain is truly autonomous.
Truckers Christmas Group fundraising getting in swing for year-end push
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The grassroots group's 13th annual campaign to help bring Christmas to trucking families in need gets under way today following record hauls in both 2018 and last year, when the $14,500 distributed among 29 families all told almost doubled the prior year's record.
Confused about ‘mandatory’ hair testing regs for driver drug tests? Here’s what to know…
Commercial Carrier Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Despite seeming lingering confusion, fleets will not be required to use hair sample testing in driver drug tests, nor will drivers be required to take a hair sample drug test as a blanketed rule. And those regs certainly aren't "almost here.
How To Set Up Innovation So That It Aligns With And Enables Corporate Strategy
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
A Catalyst to Change: Using Commercial Map Intelligence for Business Innovation
Trimble
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Demand and expectations are at an all time high for anyone in, or supplying to, the transportation and logistics industry. Fleets are looking to drive efficiency and provide superior customer service. Shippers are trying to manage and gain greater visibility into transportation moves. Technology providers are challenged with delivering innovative, scalable solutions that address the challenges within the commercial vehicle routing workflow.
Parcel Carriers Unwrap Yearly Gift: Peak Season Surcharges
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Parcel carriers have begun alerting customers that they will be raising costs or adding a peak season surcharge during the holidays. This article will review what we know about the size and timing of these increases, as well as things online sellers can do to lessen the cost impact on you and your customers.
No Industry Has A Better Success Metric than Baseball
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Baseball has a key performance indicator that is unrivaled. The Wins Above Replacement Value tells a team exactly what they need to do to succeed. In business, and the supply chain realm, no other success metric has this clarity. The post No Industry Has A Better Success Metric than Baseball appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
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