Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 5, 2019

Earlier this year, Netflix introduced a popular but polarizing new show. Entitled Tidying Up with Marie Kondo , it follows various families as they systematically cull through their possessions, all spurred by the cleaning guru’s famous advice to keep only what “sparks joy.”. Whether you love or hate the catchphrase, you have to admit that Kondo has a point, because we’re all guilty of hanging onto things for too long – and not just at home.

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Kane is Able

MARCH 7, 2019

Freight capacity has historically been viewed as a commodity. The onus has been on the trucking company to position itself as the customer’s “carrier of choice.”. But if you haven’t noticed, that’s changing. The combination of a growing U.S. economy and the chronic truck driver shortage is turning freight into more of a seller’s market, requiring shippers to examine how they can become “ shippers of choice ” for carriers, who are now more selective about the loads they haul.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2019

We just completed the new global market study on the Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) market. The market is exploding. In my twenty years of doing market research I have never seen anything like the growth this market is experiencing. The post The Autonomous Mobile Robot Market is Growing Explosively appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MARCH 14, 2019

If you’re looking to establish a logistics hub on the West Coast, California makes practical sense. Its ports and transportation infrastructure, as well as its economic and population advantages, make the state one of the world’s foremost logistics centers. But doing business here requires an understanding of the state’s unique regulatory environment.

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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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Carter Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Blog Topics. The Shared Milkrun Mexico & Border Logistics. All About TMS: What is it and Why is it Important? TMS stands for Transportation Management System: a system to control and audit the transportation movements in a supply chain, as well as the resource planning of an organization. TMS can help companies save time and resources by integrating many parts of transportation operations into one complete system.

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 6, 2019

I am still digesting my experience at the Toyota Kata Summit (KataCon) and the TWI Summit but I wanted to reflect on one of the emerging themes, and some of the reactions. One of the themes that emerged at both conferences – and to be clear, something I had a hand in influencing as well – was mechanisms for altering the culture of the organization.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

download the audio file. [00:20] Opening / Introduction. [00:37] Introduce yourself and your company. I am the Chief Technology Officer of 3PL Systems in Signal Hill, California. We specialize in the development of transportation management software. At the age of thirteen I built my own website and since then I’ve been hyper-focused on learning more about software development.

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Fleet Owner

MARCH 13, 2019

LAS VEGAS. Bob Perry believes his new box can play a big role in improving the health of the nation’s truck drivers. The box is from the just launched CDLMeals, which offers a pre-packaged, healthy meal delivery service.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

As the capability matures, it opens up entirely new ways of doing business that can increase operational agility, improve the quality and speed of decision making, and enhance the customer experience.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 28, 2019

When fulfillment professionals say Phoenix is a hot market , they’re not exaggerating. Over the years, the city has become one of the country’s most reliable and reasonably priced logistics venues thanks to advantages such as extensive transportation connectivity, easy delivery access, and the low cost of doing business there.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2019

For consumers e-commerce is increasingly the preferred method for shopping. Younger shoppers already embrace it and more frequently older shoppers are as well. As e-commerce continues to grow, companies need to adjust their approaches in order to win customer loyalty. According to Nasdaq, by 2040, 95% of purchases will be facilitated through e-commerce.

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Food Logistics

MARCH 17, 2019

Increased demand for healthy and convenient options, coupled with an ever-expanding global food supply chain, has initiated a need for highly-complex cold storage facilities.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

download the audio file. [00:21] Opening / Introduction. [00:31] Introduce yourself and your company. • General Manager of SunAnt Interactive out of Milwaukee, WI. • MBA from the Thunderbird American School of International Management. • After that, he started a business with his brother dealing with lead capture solutions and CRM. • That start-up failed and he went on to work with various agencies. • In 2009, Matt started SunAnt Interactive with a few of his friends. [04:15] What made you guys

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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.

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Fleet Owner

MARCH 26, 2019

Set for three days in June, CVSA program inspects 17 commercial vehicles a minute over 72 hour period across North America.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) Goods-to-Person systems can directly replace heavier mechanized automation that typically requires massive upfront investment and rigid physical infrastructure.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MARCH 19, 2019

Did you know that, according to Bloomberg, 80% of eCommerce businesses fail within the first 18 months? One reason is a lack of focus on product fulfillment operations – the invisible function that gets orders out the door accurately and on time. Here are some common causes of eCommerce supply chain failures and how to avoid them.

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Kuebix

MARCH 26, 2019

The “U.S. federal government regulation specifying that operators of commercial motor vehicles covered by this law will be required to use electronic logging devices, or ELDs” was first announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in December 2015 and the first deadline to comply was in December 2017“ Since then, the ELD Mandate […].

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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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Logistics Management

MARCH 7, 2019

As the complexity of filling smaller orders faster continues to mount, our analysts expect more operations to embrace the value that WMS brings to the table. Here’s what they believe is on tap this year in the world of WMS and the systems that support it.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 28, 2019

download the audio file. [00:20] Opening / Introduction. [00:36] Tell us a little about your background. I went to the University of Texas and wanted to be a Latin teacher, but then found out how much that paid and decided to get into business and marketing. My first job after graduation was Director of Sales and Marketing with a startup. That company sold and I went on to work in the newspaper industry, selling their online ads.

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Fleet Owner

MARCH 15, 2019

The most successful fleets will be those that embrace IT.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

Warehouses of one million square feet accounted for a fifth of total square footage started in 2017 and a record 23% in 2018.

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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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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2019

Warehouse businesses thrive where there is orderliness. They also do well when employees are safe. Unfortunately, accidents can happen in a matter of seconds leading to injuries and even fatalities. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there is an average of 16 fatalities yearly in the warehousing and storage industry and an injury.read More.

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Kuebix

MARCH 18, 2019

What’s the Big Deal? Drones are classified as “a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) which typically refers to a pilotless aircraft that operates through a combination of technologies, including computer vision, artificial intelligence, object avoidance tech, and others.” Their flexibility to perform virtually any report or inspection and easily collect and share data has allowed them […].

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Logistics Management

MARCH 11, 2019

Shippers are starting to see the incredible advantage that can be gained through the strategic management of e-commerce—especially as logistics professionals move out of their silos and into the C-suite. Industry experts further contend that walls will continue to be torn down before this disruption reaches an advanced and fully evolved stage.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2019

“3PL Sales Success in 2019 – Crushing Your Sales Goal” was a webinar conducted in late January 2019 by Joe Lynch and Ann Holm. Below is a recording of the webinar along with an outline of the topics covered in the webinar. 3PL Sales Success in 2019 – Crushing Your Sales Goal. The Ultra-Competitive 3PL Market. Shippers Are Taking Charge of the Buying Process.

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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

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Fleet Owner

MARCH 18, 2019

Meanwhile, conversations at TCA surround just how high driver pay needs to be.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MARCH 13, 2019

The new structure provides cohesion since different companies have different perspectives on what tracking and visibility entails.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

Optimization is a ubiquitous term in the supply chain and logistics industry. We all talk about how we need to optimize our operations. In practice, however, relatively few companies are using optimization technology, particularly in transportation. In the past, a lot of companies believed that they didn’t need optimization, but is that still true today?

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