Sat.Aug 21, 2021 - Fri.Aug 27, 2021

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It’s All Hands On Deck for Cruising’s Return

Now, That's Logistics

Following a global pause in cruise operations last March, cruise lines resumed sailing in parts of Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific by midyear. There were over 200 sailings through the end of the year, with the success of these trips demonstrating that the “new protocols are working as designed—to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 among passengers, crew, and the destinations [that] cruise ships visit,” Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), reports.

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Prepared Drivers are the Safest Drivers

Trimble

Driver safety is a top concern, which is why companies that put trucks on the road go the extra mile to create a safety-first culture and invest in driver training and vehicle maintenance. “Safety” might not be the first word fleet managers think of when they consider commercial navigation technology , but it can be one of the most effective ways to keep drivers safe.

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Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Fleet Operators

Penske Move Ahead

The next few weeks will mark the most dangerous and active period of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, making hurricane preparation even more vital for fleet managers and others. Hurricanes, which form over the water and move inland, can cause high winds, heavy windfall, storm surges, rip currents, tornadoes and flooding. Penske has assembled a series of tips and resources to help you prepare before a storm strikes and includes next steps to take after the storm.

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Best Delivery Cars: 7 Vehicles For Delivery Drivers

WorkWave

Time To Read: 4 minutes. One reason many people in the U.S. and across the world are trading their office jobs for the adventure of delivery driving is the thrill and freedom of the business. For entrepreneurs, the choice of which car is the best delivery vehicle is wide open. But not all types of delivery trucks and cars are well suited for the job.

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Reducing Global Lead Times To Improve Customer Experience At Becton Dickinson

Product lead time is crucial in the life sciences industry and represents a key consideration for customers’ purchasing decisions. For this reason, BD Biosciences aimed to optimize its global supply and distribution network to reduce delivery lead time to customers and optimize its global inventory. How was BD Biosciences successful in reducing global distribution lead times between 30% and 60% in addition to: Increasing agility to prioritize urgent and ad-hoc customer requests Increasing global

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The Knichel Logistics Story with Kristy Knichel

The Logistics of Logistics

The Knichel Logistics Story with Kristy Knichel. Kristy Knichel and Joe Lynch discuss the Knichel Logistics story. Kristy is the CEO of Knichel Logistics that specializes in intermodal, less than truckload, cross-country, and cross-border services. About Kristy Knichel. Kristy Knichel , a lifelong Pittsburgh native, is a second-generation logistics executive.

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Getting more than just fulfillment from your fulfillment house

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

If you’re looking for a fulfillment house to provide pick, pack and ship services for your eCommerce orders, there are plenty of 3PL companies to choose from. What you may not realize, however, is that some of these companies can provide several services that go above and beyond basic B2C fulfillment operations. In this article, we’ll look at 5 of these value-added services in greater detail – services that could be critical to your brand.

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What Manufacturing Must Do to Solve the Talent Gap

Supply Chain Brain

People are shying away from factory work because they don’t realize what a great career opportunity it offers. So says Ethan Karp.

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Finally a Flying Car with Guy Kaplinsky

The Logistics of Logistics

Finally a Flying Car with Guy Kaplinsky. Guy Kaplinsky and Joe Lynch discuss finally a flying car that Guy’s company is developing. Guy cofounded NFT Inc. (dba ASKA ) and has developed the world’s first viable electric drive and fly vehicle that can drive on the road like a car and take off vertically to autonomously fly in the air. About Guy Kaplinsky.

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Transportation as a Service: The Value of Cloud-Based Transportation Management + 3PL Partnerships

GlobalTranz

Cloud-based transportation management offers a variety of benefits for businesses that operate in the global supply chain. But there are times when it becomes necessary to outsource the entire process thoroughly, which many refer to as transportation as a service. The industry continues to boom, and companies will continue to grow in response to consumer demand.

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Shorten the Cycle: Building Supply Chains That Don’t Break When Tariffs Shift

We're breaking down how to tighten timelines by addressing one process at a time—from automating freight bookings to accelerating classification and invoicing.

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Sales Literature Fulfillment Demands a Modern, Online Ordering System

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

To quote Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, “speed is the new currency of business.” You can’t afford to miss a beat during any step in the buyer’s journey. That’s why you need to move your sales literature fulfillment into the cloud via an online ordering and inventory management system.

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The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

Supply Chain Brain

A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.

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Truck tonnage sees July decreases, reports ATA

Logistics Management

The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for July—at 109.8 (2015=100)—was down 1.2%, following a 2% June decline (downwardly revised from an original reading of -1.5%), which came in at 111.1.

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3 Ways Freight Procurement and Shipping Will Change by 2030

Shipsta

We all love to speculate what the future will be like – it’s human nature.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.

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Drivers’ rights need protecting as fourth wave approaches

Truck News

Canada is in what appears to be the early stages of a fourth wave. The latest national seven-day average of 2,216 new cases reported daily (Aug. 13-19) is an increase of 38% over the previous week. The latest provincial and territorial data show that an average of 648 people with Covid-19 were being treated in Canadian hospitals each day during the most […].

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Counterfeit Goods Are Everywhere. This Technology Sweeps Them From Supply Chains.

Supply Chain Brain

The counterfeit drug market alone costs more than $200 billion per year — enough to bring 13 new drugs to market.

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Contactless delivery pilot during pandemic brings efficiencies to the CPG supply chain, notes report

Logistics Management

The Consumer Brands Association recently released an operational standard for contactless freight pickup and delivery designed to empower companies to shift from an archaic paper-based delivery process to a digitized supply chain.

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Shortages, congestion and Covid delays push container prices sky-high

Supply Chain and Logistics

Who would have guessed that prices for the container to carry your goods would go sky high? This recent spike is discussed in this article which outlines many of the reasons for the shortages.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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This Week in Logistics News (August 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

On this date, August 27, in 1883, Krakatoa erupted. I learned in grade school that this was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history. The explosions were so powerful they could be heard as far as 3,000 miles away. This is a statistic that I found almost unbelievable as a grade school student, and still today. The other effect that I found interesting is that the dust from the explosion acted as a solar radiation filter, lowering temperatures across the northern hemisphere that yea

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China Eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of Minerals With Risky Bet on Taliban

Supply Chain Brain

Afghanistan is sitting on deposits estimated to be worth $1 trillion or more, including what may be the world’s largest lithium reserves — if anyone can get them out of the ground.

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TIA quarterly report shows strong shipment and revenue gains

Logistics Management

Total quarterly shipments increased 11.3%, from the first quarter to the second quarter, and were up 21.7% annually, and total revenue rose 21%, from the first quarter to the second quarter, and was up 59.1% annually. Gross margin percentage was off 110 basis points, from the first quarter to the second quarter, and was off 460 basis points on an annual basis.

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3PLs Keep on Truckin’: Tackling Workforce Issue in Transportation

Food Logistics

Mark Murrell, president and co-founder of CarriersEdge, explains why with an aging workforce, students are the key to the future.

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From Basic to Brilliant: Early Optimization of Material and Transport Planning

Explore how a global manufacturing organization steadily advanced its supply chain maturity – starting with basic transportation management and evolving towards a fully integrated, optimization-driven planning approach. Get an inside look at a multi-year 4PL collaboration journey, culminating in the implementation of 4flow TORO to unlock the full potential of early optimization in material and transportation planning.

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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to managing your freight spend, there are a few options to consider. The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). Ultimately it comes down to whether shippers want to manage their freight spend in-house or outsource it.

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Too-Big-to-Fail? GM and LG’s Ties Tested by $1 Billion Recall

Supply Chain Brain

What had looked like one of the most promising partnerships in the burgeoning world of EVs is facing its third recall in nine months.

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Taking Your Supply Chains for Granted Can Cause Bad Things to Happen

Logistics Management

Let’s stop taking our supply chains for granted and be prepared to meet the forthcoming challenges.

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Two divisions of Covenant settle big case by drivers alleging ‘no-hire’ conspiracy

Supply Chain and Logistics

Now four firms have settled in this big case. It is interesting reading, even though amounts of damages are not revealed. Didthe trucking firms conspire not to hire certain drivers from one another?

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Why Your AI Strategy Will Fail Without a Data Strategy First

AI can’t fix broken data. Learn why logistics companies struggle to scale AI and how building a data-first foundation drives real results — not just pilots.

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Effective Supplier Collaboration Is Critical

Logistics Viewpoints

Networks Have Fistinct Advantages. McKinsey, the global consulting firm, has done research and writing on supply chain collaboration. In some industries, suppliers account for over 80 percent of the value of the products that are produced. In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers.

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Worker Support Grows for Harsher Vaccine Stances From Employers

Supply Chain Brain

As U.S. regulatory approval of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 shot paves the way for companies to get more aggressive with inoculations, American workers are increasingly supportive of punitive measures for unvaccinated colleagues.

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Resilinc report highlights record-breaking supply chain disruptions and supply shortages

Logistics Management

According to data released by Resilinc, a global leader in the supply chain risk monitoring space, human-caused supply chain disruptions are rising overall, with the amount of factory fires up 150% (when comparing the first half of 2021 to the first half of 2020).