Cyzerg
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Did you know? E-commerce sales are set to skyrocket from $2.8 trillion in 2018 to $4.9 trillion in 2021 according to Statista. With warehouses already struggling with workforce shortage, companies are desperately looking for ways to keep up with or even capitalize on increasing consumer demand. A solution to overcome this is investing in warehouse technology, particularly in robotics, to achieve an autonomous warehouse.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Transportation is the largest sector of the economy, making up 8.9 percent gross domestic product (GDP), reports the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The simultaneous growth of the economy and trucking indicate actual GDP percentages would be higher if compared to the same time last year. In anticipation of the 2018 holiday shopping season , transportation trucking, including Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Full Truckload (FT), Parcel, and intermodal, will increase in value.
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DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
As many as 2.4 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled over the next 10 years due to widening skills gap, study shows.
The Lean Thinker
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
An external auditor was being shown the wide use of improvement storyboards throughout the organization. He was very impressed by the daily experiments, the documentation of what was being learned, and the results being gained. Then he said “…but they aren’t doing problem solving.”. Huh? It turns out that, to this person, “problem solving” means using very specific “problem solving tools” such as fishbone charts, Pareto diagrams, histograms, etc.
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.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
The recent federal court ruling says drivers paid by the mile may still be paid that way but their overall pay must meet the federal minimum wage requirements.
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Cyzerg
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
“Alexa, please automate my warehouse.”. How convenient would it be if it were that simple to automate the warehouse? But in order to achieve a similar future, the warehouse needs a brain to process all the information it receives and automatically execute actions to address an array of scenarios. And that brain is called Artificial Intelligence, or AI.
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
With that many jobs going unfilled between this year and 2028, there could be $454 billion in manufacturing GDP at risk in 2028, or more than $2.5 trillion over the next decade.
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
The race toward automation continues, as a rise in goods-to-person fulfillment, increased adoption of warehouse execution systems, and greater use of autonomous mobile robots top the list of material handling technology trends to watch in 2019.
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
download the audio file. [00:21] Opening / Introduction. [01:04] Erik, please tell us about your background? Where did you grow up? Where did you go to college? Joined Loadsmart in April 2018. Previously, Erik was the Director of Strategy at AFN, a Chicago-based truckload brokerage. Prior to his time at AFN, Erik was the Executive Vice President of CarrierDirect, a boutique strategy consulting firm and advised companies such as Werner Enterprises, Worldwide Express, and BlueGrace Logistics.
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Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Despite awareness and changes at truck stops, critics say industry leaders are not doing enough.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
If you’re reading this shortly before your annual Thanksgiving feast, keep your antacids handy, because the country’s largest package carriers have begun rolling out their annual parcel shipping increases, and boy are they cause for heartburn.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Every year at this time, group news editor Jeff Berman combs through the mountain of news that was reported, written, and posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the year to create the following list. Read below for the Top Logistics News Stories of 2018. Topics include E-commerce innovations, ELD trucking regulation, news from industry giants like UPS, Fedex, Amazon and more.
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
The stakes are higher than ever for e-commerce businesses that rely on Cyber Monday for a large portion of their Q4 sales.
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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.
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Waveless fulfillment systems create a continuous flow of orders through the distribution center, answering today's call for more nimble material handling solutions.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Lee Hong Liang has written an interesting article about the call for standards in maritime documentation. To my view, it’s no doubt needed badly, and has been for years.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Truck drivers are one of the top eight occupations likely to commit suicide. A Facebook group has become a place for drivers with depression to get help and find camaraderie.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
When the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Dallas was in late-stage talks with Amazon to become home to the company’s second U.S. headquarters, some people may have been surprised. By contrast, all of us at Amware were anything but. Over the years, we’ve watched Dallas become one of the country’s hottest markets – for corporate headquarter locations and for logistics and distribution.
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
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
For all who are familiar with the saying “There are 3 things that matter in realty: location, location, location”, there are also 3 “Ls” for delivery productivity: less, less and less. Time is the enemy of delivery productivity and the less loading, less unloading and less driving time spent, the more deliveries can be made. While much emphasis has been spent on minimizing drive times—and more will be covered here—there are tremendous opportunities to minimize […].
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
Layered with advanced analytics, blockchain can offer supply chain managers a path to digitizing prevention and detection of financial crime. During the past five years, an average of 31% of respondents to annual Deloitte polls say their organizations have experienced supply chain financial crime—particularly fraud, waste or abuse—in the preceding year. .
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Here are 10 tips for improving worker comfort within your distribution facility.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Chris Dupin has an interesting article in the most recent American Shipper. CMA/CGM is trying to buy a majority interest in CEVA, the 3PL firm based in Switzerland.
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.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Every year it's different, and this year is special.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
If your company handles marketing fulfillment in-house, could you do better by outsourcing?
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
With the advent of electronic logging devices and supporting technology, shippers can take advantage of unprecedented shipment visibility into their supply chain. Connected to most commercial trucks, ELDs are generating a flood of data that gives shippers who are also using a robust, modern TMS solution a new level of strategic insight into their supply chain.
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
“Last mile distribution within dense U.S. cities requires the right location, the right space and the right price – and that calls for creativity in our industry,” says new JLL report.
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
DC Velocity
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
More than 32 percent of workers are already exposed to some form of AI on the job, survey says.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Alex Lennane has written in the Loadstar about the merger or assimilation of six UK diverse logistics firms under one management. Perhaps this is what’s necessary to get firms to work together– a bigger hammer.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
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