Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Forward-thinking supply chain professionals are looking to advanced technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, accelerate delivery and reduce costs. Cloud-based supply chain management tools, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are expected to figure prominently in future supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies 166

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 20, 2018

It's been more than two years since the expanded Panama Canal opened for business. But it may still be too early to assess its impact.

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Transportation 215

Cyzerg

DECEMBER 12, 2018

It is not uncommon to see small and mid-size logistics companies struggle with business growth. In many cases, these problems are associated with poor lead generation, lack of sales predictability, and low sales conversion rates—converting leads into customers. In our previous article , we discussed some of the common sales problems these logistics companies face.

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Strategy Logistics Article 270

The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 18, 2018

… the teacher hasn’t taught. Do you regard the structure of problem solving as dogma, or as an experiment with a predicted outcome? If the learner struggles to master the structure, sometimes it is more valuable to find a different structure than to double down on what clearly isn’t giving the predicted result. The Problem. Early this year I started work with a new client.

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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.

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Various trade and trucking organizations sought government exemptions or deadline extensions for ELD enforcement.

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Government Trucking 166

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. The low unemployment rate, for instance, has stimulated the economy to the point that the distinction between shippers and consumers has blurred significantly.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 166

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 8, 2018

The DC worker shortage we've all been warned about is here.

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Cyzerg

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The warehouse replenishment process pushes managers to walk a very thin line between understocking and overstocking. Failure to replenish inventory properly can stem from not having the right tools, unpredictable markets, and a lack of performance measurements in place. So, here are some of the best practices and tools that warehouse managers can use to optimize their inventory replenishment process and increase efficiency.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In my last post, If the Student Hasn’t Learned… , I made the point ( again ) that sometimes trying too hard to impose a formal structure on a learner can impede their progress. Since writing that, I have been doing a bit of reflection on my own development as a coach, and I need to give credit where it is due. As any regular reader knows, I have been an enthusiastic student and practitioner of Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata since I first read the book.

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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.

Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 14, 2018

"It used to be a roll of quarters and a fax machine. Now it’s the click of a button. We can kind of see into the future a little bit. We can plan. We can coordinate. We can coach our drivers to optimize their days.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As an online seller, you need and want access to Amazon’s huge base of Prime members. That’s a given. Now 95 million people strong, it’s characterized by frequent shoppers who each spend about $1,400 per year – and who routinely look for the Prime badge when deciding which Amazon merchant to buy from. But does meeting Prime’s two-day shipping promise mean that your only viable choice for getting orders out the door is Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA)?

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eBook Meeting Ordering eCommerce 27

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Robotics and intelligent vehicle systems are creating opportunities for companies to grow their e-commerce infrastructure.

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Warehousing 164

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 8, 2018

Blockchain platform provider says tech helps avoid fishy behavior.

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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.

Supply Chain Software

Food Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2018

An integrated cold chain combined with advanced software solutions is resulting in less damage to product, along with enhanced customer experience and brand reputation.

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Supply Chain Software Handling Supply Chains Production 134

Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Blockchain technology is a major disruptor in the supply chain. It stands to change the game as we know it by giving companies a better way to ensure traceability throughout vast supply chain networks. In order to properly disrupt the supply chain of today, you need to know everything there is to know about it. At ShipChain, we make it a priority to stay up to date on all of the latest and greatest in supply chain innovation.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Blog 134

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The challenges of finding and retaining personnel and acquiring vehicles will need our full attention and creative problem-solving in the coming months.

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Trucking 161

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday are in the books, and we are in the full swing of the holiday shopping, and shipping, season. Over the years, as e-commerce has grown and retailers are shipping more packages than ever before, holiday logistics has become a make or break area for these companies. The nightmare of 2013, and the roughly two million packages that were delivered late, still looms large in the minds of retailers, […].

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Logistics Packaging Trends 121

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

Optimal Sourcing

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Technology is driving the future of warehousing, helping customers receive products in the shortest time possible.

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Warehousing Production 160

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Australian rental equipment company Coates Hire cut costs and improved service with a combined transportation management/route planning solution.

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Cost Reduction Transportation 188

Food Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Americold offers a unique perspective on the current state of the industry.

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Trends Industry 129

Shipchain

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Guest post by ShipChain’s Director of Product Development, Daven Jones. I get asked this question a lot in my day to day life. Friends, family, convention goers, technology meet up participants, people I see at the gym while donning my ShipChain t-shirt – pretty much everyone. In general, the vaguely and wonderfully curious. At first, I would fumble around trying to explain blockchain.

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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.

Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The broader benefit of ELDs is that fleets are thinking more intently about how to use driver time efficiently. It has always cost fleets something to waste drivers’ time or allow shippers to waste it, but now the cost of that is going up.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2018

When we think of strategists, we tend to think of men (C-level folks are still mostly men) with giant foreheads seeing things the rest of us cannot. But strategy is often more prosaic. For example, when it comes to supply chain strategy, there is a playbook that can be followed. The post A Playbook for Supply Chain Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Strategy Supply Chains Examples Logistics 121

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The race may not always be to the swift, but it will be to the tech-savvy.

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Supply Chains 157

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Despite everyone's best efforts, late parcel deliveries seem to be a fact of life during the holiday shipping season. But there are some steps shippers can take to boost the odds that their packages will arrive as planned.

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Packaging Transportation 186

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

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 31, 2018

New Year’s Resolution: Save Money by Cleaning up Your Marketing Fulfillment Inventory.

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Inventory 120

Logistics Management

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Several trends are redefining the warehouse as we know it.

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Trends 118

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2018

More drivers are experiencing prolonged sitting, lack of exercise, poor posture, road vibration and increased stress and tension made worse by new HOS and ELD rules and parking shortages.

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