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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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Last year the ARC Advisory Group did a study on the ROI a shipper would get by having their transportation managed by a third party logistics firm. In a managed transportation services (MTS) arrangement, a shipper contracts with a third party to plan and execute the shipper’s moves. Survey results indicate that MTS relationships are generally successful from both freight savings and service level perspectives.
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.
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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.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 12, 2015
But by far the biggest change in “how” goods will ship in the next ten years is based on the continuing development of autonomous trucks.
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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Apparel Logistics
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Hiring a third party logistics company , or 3PL, can revolutionize your business. Unlike distributors, 3PLs are contracted to your company, so you know they are always working with your best interests at heart. In addition, they handle everything required to get your goods from your factory to the end buyer, supplying the expertise your company may lack while helping to save your company time and money.
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.
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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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 22, 2015
By offering IoT-enabled condition monitoring, spare parts, and equipment repair services, equipment OEMs can remotely monitor asset health in their customers’ plants, anticipate failures, order the parts, and often execute repairs before the failure occurs.
Logistics Portal
OCTOBER 29, 2015
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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.
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.
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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.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 28, 2015
In September I published a Logistics Viewpoint article titled The Evolution of WMS Customer Requirements. The article discusses how commercial WMS functionality has improved substantially over the years and is now sufficient to meet the needs of most practitioners. As a result, today’s customers are making WMS purchasing decisions based on an expanded set of criteria.
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
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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.
10xLogistics
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Just posting the August numbers as a reminder since we should have September shortly. However all indications are freight was soft as well as the economy in general. August showed a month over month decline in shipments of 1.2% and a decline in expenditures of 2%. The Year over Year (YoY) was even more pronounced with shipments decreasing 4.6% and expenditures down 8%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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