Cyzerg
MARCH 13, 2018
As in transportation and healthcare, there seems to be much excitement about the Internet of Things (IoT) in the warehouse too. But, what does IoT mean for the future of warehousing? Does it fit here as well? For practical application of this technology, it is important to understand how it can be used in the warehouse to increase efficiency and visibility.
DC Velocity
MARCH 14, 2018
The workdays can be long and the technology a bit behind the times, but logistics and supply chain management is still a satisfying career, said respondents to our 15th annual Salary Survey.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 5, 2018
Technical issues with blockchain for supply chain applications have been largely eliminated. The technology is being widely tested in pilots and proof of concepts but is not yet in every day usage. Experts predict that 2018 will be the year this changes. The post The Growing Maturity of Blockchain for Supply Chain Management appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Fleet Owner
MARCH 28, 2018
Dave Dein, a teacher at Patterson High School in California, was unsure what to expect when the father of a student came to speak him two months ago with tears in his eyes.
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.
Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 16, 2018
"Blockchain is one of the most promising technologies in logistics. It has the potential to digitalize many of today’s paper-based processes and overcome the multitude of different interfaces," said Martin Kolbe, CIO of Kuehne + Nagel.
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Cyzerg
MARCH 6, 2018
With the growth of the global supply chain, warehouses are constantly under pressure for better, faster, more efficient performance. As this pressure grows, the role of lean warehouse management becomes increasingly relevant. However, since lean is relatively new to the warehousing industry, not many of us may be acquainted with it yet. So, here's what it is and why your warehouse needs to be lean too.
DC Velocity
MARCH 12, 2018
Forklifts have gone high-tech, but not everyone needs all the bells and whistles. Here's how to determine when a more basic truck might be the right way to go.
Now, That's Logistics
MARCH 12, 2018
A tecnologia que impactará a logística e a cadeia de suprimentos para sempre. Por Lucas Sanches, CIO, DB Schenker Brasil. O ritmo das mudanças tecnológicas é constante em todas as esferas da vida, e tem acelerado cada vez mais. Antes, as revoluções tecnológicas costumavam acontecer uma vez a cada século, agora elas parecem acontecer a cada década e, em alguns casos, a cada ano.
Fleet Owner
MARCH 28, 2018
Transportation mergers and acquisitions expert shares seven best practices for your company’s succession planning.
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Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 30, 2018
Spiraling last-mile delivery costs and changing customer demands are causing retailers to look at click-and-collect, locker boxes, on-demand, and autonomous solutions.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 1, 2018
The ultimate goal of implementing any warehouse management system (WMS) is an increase in operational efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. Leveraging a cloud-based WMS achieves this on a new level A cloud-based WMS eliminates the need to maintain infrastructure, allowing your IT department to focus on further enabling your business. Furthermore, there is no need to buy your own servers, undergo costly upgrades, and manage fluctuating capacity.
Cyzerg
MARCH 22, 2018
Warehouse management is a task in its own right. However, today, there are a dozen of warehouse technologies that are making this task easy. But, there is one aspect, which, if ignored, can render all the technological advancement useless – performance measurement. With round-the-clock performance measurement, you can expect to achieve consistent and predictable productivity levels.
DC Velocity
MARCH 28, 2018
A consolidation and new automated storage equipment helped Puma North America add the speed it needs to meet escalating customer demands.
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.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 21, 2018
Remember the old-time medicine shows , when showmen and storytellers posed as doctors and peddled miracle elixirs for all sorts of ailments? If they existed today, these showman would be peddling blockchain, the miracle cure and solution to just about everything. Check out these headlines: 7 Ways The Blockchain Can Save The Environment and Stop Climate Change.
Fleet Owner
MARCH 20, 2018
Achieving more equal representation of men and women in trucking—as well as attracting younger generations, minorities, and more diversity in the industry—may come down to a single word: support. But there's more going on here.
Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 15, 2018
While 69% of companies ask suppliers to effectively manage their environmental impacts, only 34% actually provide tools and resources to incentivize action. By now it's pretty well understood that strong sustainability performance positively influences financial performance. And investors are taking notice as well. In a recent report, " Corporate Progress on the Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability ," has found that while 69% of companies call on their suppliers to effectively manage their environm
Logistics Management
MARCH 5, 2018
We know e-commerce is reshaping logistics, but what are the technologies savvy managers can leverage to meet evolving requirements and shifting operational constraints? We’ve rounded up insights from leading analysts to share tools that are available now as well as what’s on the horizon.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 8, 2018
In the not too distant past, when confronted with a decision between investing in sustainability efforts versus corporate survivability, the choice was clear for most organizations. However, as the economic recovery has gained strength and consumers have expressed a desire for corporations to focus on these efforts, green supply chain practices are emerging again.
DC Velocity
MARCH 8, 2018
At the Modex exhibition and conference in Atlanta, attendees can get up close and personal with sizzling new technology, equipment, and services for the supply chain.
GlobalTranz
MARCH 8, 2018
The future of supply chain management is filled with technologically empowered, happy, satisfied workers, faster workflows, synchronous systems, robotics, millennials, and even more millennials. Can you imagine it? Are you ready? Supply chain managers face many challenges in the digital age. E-commerce is growing at an annual compound rate of 18%, and tomorrow’s workforce has unique and experience-centric expectations.
Fleet Owner
MARCH 27, 2018
The Truckload Carrier Association’s Best Practices Groups break down what makes the best trucking the best: From seeking ideas from all employees to focusing on small gains over giant leaps.
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.
Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 19, 2018
A look at the most dangerous occupations in the U.S., as measured by fatal work injury rate. One of the most common ways to measure the dangerousness of an occupation is by the total number of fatalities in a year. Going by that metric, truck drivers and material moving occupations are at the top of the list, with 1,388 fatal injuries in 2016, according to recent data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 14, 2018
To say there is any one single way in which to manage a warehouse would be folly—much depends on the nature of the supply chain and of the warehouse itself. However, there are certain common principles that can and should be applied. Conversely, of course, this also means there are a number of ways in which companies can get it wrong. To help you keep on top of your warehouse management and ensure your storage facilities don’t generate undue supply chain costs, take note of the following eight c
Now, That's Logistics
MARCH 16, 2018
Classificamos os 15 portos mais movimentados do Norte ao Sul das Américas – e o que esperar para 2018. Quando Cristóvão Colombo partiu para o Japão em 1492 buscando uma rota de comércio de especiarias mais rápida entre a Europa e a Ásia, ele não tinha como saber que a segunda maior massa terrestre na Terra – o Novo Mundo – tornaria impossível a chegada ao seu destino.
DC Velocity
MARCH 26, 2018
Vehicles will reduce transport costs through fuel savings, improved safety, FedEx says.
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
Logistics Management
MARCH 1, 2018
Here’s how the next generation of warehouse and inventory management systems are evolving to help logistics operations operate more efficiently and improve their bottom lines in our brave, new digital age.
Fleet Owner
MARCH 1, 2018
Livestock haulers are likely to receive an additional waiver from the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate while longer-term fixes are considered, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said.
Material Handling and Logistics
MARCH 21, 2018
As automation increasingly takes the place of human work, we need to remember that the ultimate responsibility for the robots lies with us.
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