Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
As online businesses grow in size and sophistication, they require two essential systems: an order management system (OMS) to manage front-end order processing and a warehouse management system (WMS) to manage back-end order fulfillment. Eventually you’ll need tight OMS and WMS integration for eCommerce to provide the data you need to run your business.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
There’s a new reason to optimize DC operations, and it’s bigger than the old reasons of productivity and efficiency gains. More and more companies are realizing that investing in their DCs and powering them with modern and sophisticated technologies like AI can lead to competitive advantages for the overall company. This quest to master distribution has risen to the top of the list because customers (whether consumers or businesses) are demanding performance like never before.
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Now, That's Logistics
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
After dealing with one supply chain, shipping and logistics challenges after another throughout 2021, a lot of companies may be looking forward to a more predictable, manageable shipping environment in 2022. Unfortunately, there’s yet one more disruptive event to get through before that can happen: Chinese New Year. Also called Lunar New Year, the annual festival in China and Chinese communities around the world begins with the new moon that occurs sometime between January 21 and February 20 acc
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
As shippers and carriers work to adjust to the “new abnormal,” some of the industry’s top experts share their insights on what’s around the next corner for freight management—and what new trends may emerge by 2030.
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.
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The newest shortage impacting the U.S. economy is diesel fuel, as major chain truck stops across the country have in spots begun limiting the number of gallons a hauler can purchase. Meantime, continuing soaring prices hurt some owner-ops' bottom lines.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
If the combination of holiday demand, higher rates and volume caps has you seeking alternatives to FedEx, UPS and the USPS, maybe it’s time to consider adding some regional carriers to your parcel delivery options.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
GXO Logistics recently briefed Logistics Viewpoints ( ARC ) on its recent operating progress and its formula for success. I was familiar with GXO as the former logistics segment of XPO and knew about select examples of its warehouse automation investments. But I was not well-informed on the breadth and depth of the company’s warehouse technology investments or the overarching technology strategy.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
By its very nature, the supply chain is especially vulnerable to cyber attack, says Zac Rogers, assistant professor of supply chain management at Colorado State University.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Late last week, Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS announced general rate increases (GRI) for 2022, which are set to take effect December 26, 2021.
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Trinity Logistics
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Why is creating a culture of teamwork so crucial to a third-party logistics company? Well, because our Team Members are our assets! Our Team Members are the ones representing our company every day by living our mission, purpose, and vision. We ensure that everyone who interacts with us receives excellent service as set by our Trinity standards. Additionally, our company relies on the combined knowledge and expertise of every Team Member to run our company efficiently.
Food Logistics
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Here are three ways to find hidden efficiencies within your fleet to help ease the strain of driver shortages.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Are you an efficient shopper? Do to go to the supermarket with a list and get everything you need, including some sale items? Or, do you stroll down each aisle picking up items you think you need and wind up with a hefty bill, but not all the ingredients you need to make dinner? This stark difference in approaches has more similarities with outsourced order fulfillment than you might think.
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Learn about these four key supply chain metrics to help turn your operations into an efficiency powerhouse.
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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
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Many organizations have begun to invest in applications to make warehouse operations more efficient and deliver better customer service. But each of these technologies entails a unique set of complexities.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
United States retail container import levels are expected to remain elevated through the balance of 2021, amid going port congestion and related supply chain issues, according to the most recent issue of the Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Consultants.
AIMMS
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The post What Is Mathematical Optimization And How Can It Help Your Organization? appeared first on AIMMS.
NGT News
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Late Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending bill that will not only modernize the nation’s roads and bridges, but also provide a boost to transit agencies’ efforts toward decarbonization and help build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations. “The Electric Drive Transportation Association applauds the historic […].
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
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
High growth is an exciting part of any company’s journey. It’s also a challenging one. To shed light on how a 3PL fulfillment provider can scale to support your company’s growth, we’ve created a new video featuring Amware customer, 32 Degrees.
Logistics Bureau
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Maybe you don’t even realize that something is going wrong in your Supply Chain. Like the human body, sometimes our Supply Chain’s problems are not evident until too late. So, here are a few things to look at that might be causing you issues: Here are the 8 Supply Chain Health Check Diagnostic. Check them out: Boost Your Supply Chain Performance.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Few tools of the global economy have survived without major innovations as long as the shipping container. The supply ructions around the world are presenting an opportunity to test that incumbency.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Constraints on capacity and bullish demand send truckload carriers rolling into 2022 with “very robust” market conditions. However, carriers remain concerned about finding drivers, higher equipment costs, tight supplies, and infrastructure delays. Times are good for carriers, but challenges remain.
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.
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
The newest shortage impacting the U.S. economy is diesel fuel, as major chain truck stops across the country have in spots begun limiting the number of gallons a hauler can purchase. Meantime, continuing soaring prices hurt some owner-ops' bottom lines.
Truck News
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Driver availability comprises six of the top eight issues – driver shortage (1), driver retention (2), driver compensation (3) (see a trend here?), truck parking (5), detention/delay (7), and infrastructure/congestion (8) – in this year’s list of the trucking industry’s Top 10 concerns. Addressing the latter three can help alleviate the first three.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Though eCommerce sales are largely driven by marketing, that doesn’t mean product fulfillment companies have no role in helping online sellers grow. On the contrary, a good customer experience depends on your fulfillment 3PL doing its job correctly. Your 3PL plays an active role in attracting new customers and keeping the ones you have. This article discusses ways your logistics partner can help accelerate sales growth, and how you can leverage your fulfillment operation as a competitive advanta
NGT News
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Proterra Inc. has expanded its partnership with Lightning eMotors to power their Class 4 and Class 5 commercial electric vehicles (EV) with Proterra’s battery technology. Under a new multi-year supply agreement, Proterra contracted to supply battery systems totaling more than 900 MWh in battery storage capacity to Lightning eMotors to power up to 10,000 commercial […].
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
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
It’s clear that we need a root-and-branch reimagining of supply chain models, to ensure that global trade can survive future crises like the one we’re enduring today.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
With supply chain issues constantly in the news, it is not surprising that shippers have two common questions: First, “Is the worst behind us on the supply chain front?” The answer: “No, the worst isn’t behind us.” That leads to the second question: “How much worse could it possibly get?” The answer: “Much worse!
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Two predictions have come true during the pandemic. In a 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned about the spread of a potential virus and that organizations and governments were not prepared for it. A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before.
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