Freightos
OCTOBER 11, 2015
Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them. Steve Jobs. As supply chains expands, they become harder and harder to control. As ships evolve from barges to Maersk EEEs, digital tools for logistics professionals evolve too.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing. The Continual Coverage and Now Reality of Smart Manufacturing with 3D Printing.
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10xLogistics
OCTOBER 2, 2015
I have written about the growth of Amazon as a 3PL / Logistics company for a long time and yet even I, after following them very closely, did not fully understand their reach into all facets of the value chain until this week. This week I had the privileged of attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference where I heard Dave Clark, SVP of Global Operations and Customer Service at Amazon speak about their plans.
PINC
OCTOBER 27, 2015
In the past two weeks, two industry heavy-weights articulated supply chain drone use cases that went largely unnoticed. Why? Because the world is fascinated with having delivery drones, ever since Bezos brought Charlie Rose into his ‘secret’ lab and showed the world Amazon Prime Air. The reality is that the near-term applications for drone technology is actually more upstream – utilized for inventory checking for a variety of asset types both inside and outside distribution centers.
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.
World Food Programme Logistics
OCTOBER 7, 2015
WFP/Ahnna Gudmunds. 1) Improved storage and handling practices among small-scale farmers. Thanks to WFP's deep field presence and supply chain expertise, we know that simple and affordable steps can drastically reduce food losses. Improving storage infrastructure and sharing storage best practices can increase the availability of food on local and regional markets, leading to improved food security and increased resilience for smallholder farmers.
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Freightos
OCTOBER 27, 2015
I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. – James Joyce. Innovators see the world differently. And innovation, technology and logistics are more intertwined than ever. But real progress isn’t always so apparent in freight forwarding. When we heard Joeri Kuik, VP at DHL Global Forwarding, Global Head of DHL Lead Logistics Partner and Chief Innovation Officer, get up at the eft 3PL Summit in Venlo and say th
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 28, 2015
At Cerasis, our customers are manufacturers from the American Manufacturing Industry. Our goal is to not only talk about how they can make transportation management more effective through our blog articles about technology and best practices but to also inform them about their own industry and how they might use this information to better their companies.
10xLogistics
OCTOBER 11, 2015
Over at Logistics Viewpoints (A blog you should be reading) Chris Cunnane gave us a sneak peek into a survey he conducted with DC Velocity magazine about different final mile modes and their current and anticipated adoption rates. The results were not overly surprising. However, the one that really stuck out at me was the feedback on the use of crowdsourcing options.
3PL Insights
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Danger Ahead: the Truck Driver Shortage by Matt Magpantay, Marketing Associate, Evans Distribution Systems At some point in time, everyone has driven by a semi-truck as they ventured down a highway. These mammoth... The post Danger Ahead: the Truck Driver Shortage appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.
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Logistics Portal
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Logistics White Papers Here are some whitepaper on logistics that might be of interest to you - free download Reduce Transportation Costs With Intermodal Too slow. Unreliable. Risk of damage.
PINC
OCTOBER 27, 2015
In the past two weeks, two industry heavy-weights articulated supply chain drone use cases that went largely unnoticed. Why? Because the world is fascinated with having delivery drones, ever since Bezos brought Charlie Rose into his ‘secret’ lab and showed the world Amazon Prime Air. The reality is that the near-term applications for drone technology is actually more upstream – utilized for inventory checking for a variety of asset types both inside and outside distribution centers.
Freightos
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Earlier this year, we ran a series of articles exploring the future of logistics technology. Many of the experts – Cathy Roberson , Joel Clum and others, are consultants with a 50,000 foot view of the industry. Today we’re continuing the series with a post by Robert J. Hall, the president of Track Your Truck. Real innovation is driven by the entrepreneurs in the field, which is just one reason we’re so interested in what Mr.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Today is National Manufacturing Day ! To further celebrate this day, which we also are doing with our sweepstakes we are running with Josh Miller , documentary filmmaker of "Made in USA: The 30 Day Journey," we are highlighting an infographic from Intel on the powerful combination of STEM and the maker movement to power manufacturing forward. This infographic was sent to us by our friends over at Manufacturing Stories, who is always adding great maker movement infographics to their Pinterest bo
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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.
10xLogistics
OCTOBER 11, 2015
I just saw an interesting news article stating the EPA has fined Estes $100K (Plus Estes has to pay another $285K in projects) because they violated the California Truck and Bus Regulations. From the news article: "EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld said Estes violated the California Truck and Bus Regulation dozens of times between 2012 and 2014.
3PL Insights
OCTOBER 20, 2015
The Holiday Shopping Bonanza by Matt Magpantay, Marketing Associate, Evans Distribution Systems It is hard to believe that it is already October. With Halloween just around the corner, there is no doubt that... The post The Holiday Shopping Bonanza appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.
Logistics Portal
OCTOBER 20, 2015
How to Reduce Transportation Cost in Logistics Increase Control of your Logistics Spend Most global shippers have systems to keep track of their freight contract rates but few have visibility of
Mazars Ledger
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Mazars USA LLP is pleased to announce the release of the 2015 U.S. Water Industry Outlook. We received an… The post 2015 U.S. Water Industry Outlook appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.
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
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The list of relevant applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) era technology across multiple industries and market segments continues to grow. Current and future applications have the potential to provide new methods of value creation and sources of revenue streams for companies in the digital age. For supply chains, this advancing technology enables the building of a framework in which rapid responses and solutions in an increasingly intricate network can be designed and implemented quickly
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 13, 2015
Editor's Note : As a shipper how do you know you are working with a reputable third party logistics company? Did you know by definition, a 3PL is considered a freight broker and must go through the process each year to invest in their own business so they can support those? Or are you a Logistics Manager curious about what it costs to become a freight broker either because you want to know that whom you are working with has done all the right things (you know, since they'll be managing your frei
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 14, 2015
In today's highly competitive marketplace, it’s imperative for businesses to innovate new ways to streamline their supply chain and optimize productivity. With the aid of modern supply chain technology applications, you can create better visibility within your supply chain , which will enable you to have more control over your business and stay ahead of the competition.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 23, 2015
We continue our series on understanding the 3PL KPIs (Key performance indicators) from 3PL consultant, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain as it relates to the engagement with a 3PL. We began our series first writing about the 9 key broad and somewhat soft topics to understand in effective KPI Management. Today we will first point out on a deeper level strategic performance business practices that you may conduct in order to better track 3PL KPIs.
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.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 19, 2015
Transportation management is no longer a tactical approach to simply moving freight and doing it at the lowest possible cost. There are several factors that exist today that are forcing shippers to use even more resources, which distract from their core competencies , in order to have a strategic and much more nuanced, complex transportation management practice.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 26, 2015
This post is a continuance of an ongoing series about strategic shipping. After nearly 2 decades in business, we at Cerasis have found that those shippers we have helped stay strategic often are ahead of the curve with proactiveness. This proactiveness leads to a strategic mindset and also the avoidance of bottom line eating errors. Today we will discuss one of the 10 points from our post regarding strategic shipping to stay competitive : distressed shipments.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 15, 2015
As a sourcing or procurement manager, you may think there’s nothing new about supplier collaboration. Your chief procurement officer (CPO) most likely disagrees. Forward-thinking CPOs acknowledge the benefit of supplier partnerships. They not only value collaboration, but require a revolution in how their buying organization conducts its business and operations.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Some very revealing research was just published by B2B lead generation firm SalesStaff detailing the way B2B companies respond to sales inquiries. The SalesStaff team conducted research in pursuit of hard data around lead response time and process among various B2B companies, including the Manufacturing sector. ‘Contact Us’ forms were completed on the websites of 350 B2B organizations, spanning various industries and revenue ranges.
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
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? Are you holding your service providers and vendors accountable to specific KPIs?
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 29, 2015
We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. We started the series first by " 9 Key Topics to Understand to Frame A Shipper’s Mind for Effective KPI Management with a 3PL." We then followed that with the wildly popular " 7 Strategic Performance Business Practices with 3PL KPIs and 4 KPI Problems to Solve " and shared how to use the S.M.A.
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Editor's Note: This guest contribution the Cerasis blog comes from our friends over at Fronetics an inbound and content marketing company who specializes in marketing for companies with a keen value adding business model for those in the supply chain and logistics industries. We loved this post because as we get towards the end of the year many companies are conducting supply chain planning for 2016 (did I just type that?!
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