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11 Warehouse Automation Trends in 2021

Conger

In this article, we show you the biggest warehouse automation trends in 2021 that could change your warehouse operations. For each of the trends, you’ll learn: What it is and how it works. The benefits of implementing it. Companies that offer it. Let’s get started! Table of Contents. What is Warehouse Automation? What are the Benefits of Warehouse Automation?

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Pharma Marketing Fulfillment: Solving the Compliance Challenge

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Managing the production and distribution of marketing literature is a bit like juggling in that a momentary lapse in attention can cause you to drop the ball. That’s never a good thing in any business. But managing pharmaceutical literature comes with the added challenge of regulatory compliance.

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Does your 3PL have a warehouse business continuity plan?

Kanban Logistics

Hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, fires, and floods; these are just some of the disasters that can endanger people and property. They can also endanger your products – even within the seemingly safe confines of a 3PL warehouse. With such disasters becoming more commonplace, it seems like a good time to review warehouse business continuity plans and what your 3PL provider can and should have in place to protect your products.

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The New Retail Paradigm with Ali Raza

The Logistics of Logistics

The New Retail Paradigm with Ali Raza. Ali Raza and Joe Lynch talk about the new retail paradigm. Ali is a theory of constraints (TOC) practitioner who founded a company to help supply chains to improve throughput. About Ali Raza. Ali Raza is the Founder and CEO of Throughput, Inc., an AI-Powered software to help companies run leaner, faster, smoother, and safer operations out of the box.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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How Cold Chain Logistic Providers Build Trust with Traceability

Logistics Viewpoints

The global cold chain market is rapidly growing, primarily driven by an evolving shift in consumer habits and the changing perceptions of frozen food. Valued at nearly $210.49 billion in 2020, the cold chain market is expected to reach more than $628 billion in 2028, nearly tripling its growth in less than ten years, according to a market analysis report by Grand View Research.

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2021 State of the Cloud: No end in sight

Logistics Management

With 92% of companies already using the Cloud, the race is on to get even more supply chain management solutions into this convenient, accessible and affordable delivery model.

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How Online Returns Will Impact the Post-Covid Customer Experience

Supply Chain Brain

Managing returns is driving up costs and becoming a growing concern for business leaders. As such, it’s never been more important for retailers to solve the reverse logistics puzzle.

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TMS Growth: E-Commerce and Better Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. A key piece of the study is looking at the key drivers for TMS growth from both a historical and future-looking perspective.

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How Digital Freight Rate Management Helps You Overcome Today's Shipping Crisis

Shipsta

Peak shipping season is just around the corner! But with supply chains still reeling from the unrest of Covid-19, repeated bottle necks , strained shipping capacity and all-time high freight prices, it’s looking to be a tough season.

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GEP Outlook Report 2025

For years, you and your team have fought an uphill battle. Supply disruptions. Cost pressures. ESG compliance. You name it, and you’ve had to navigate it. In 2025, many challenges will persist, but procurement and supply chain teams have a powerful tool with rapidly advancing capabilities to tackle them — artificial intelligence (AI). The GEP Outlook 2025 report examines the disruptive transformation AI is driving in procurement and supply chains, alongside other key trends and the macroeconomic

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State of Logistics 2021: Full speed ahead

Logistics Management

In a year of unprecedented disruption, U.S. business logistics costs fell 4% as shippers found new ways of moving freight. Like the supply chains they serve, logistics managers must now fundamentally rethink and redesign their solutions—and how they do will define their future success.

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Watch: Pandemic Exposes Weak Points in Manufacturing Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Debbie Altham, senior director of the technology team with Sikich LLP, reveals the findings of a new survey of manufacturers and their supply chains, conducted by the firm in partnership with Industry Week.

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How Much Will I Make as an Independent Freight Agent?

Trinity Logistics

A frequently asked question among new Agents is, “How much money can I make as an Independent Freight Agent?” The good news is the earning potential for talented Freight Agents is truly unlimited. You have your own book of business, manage your own time and ultimately, control your own salary. It’s important to say working as an Independent Freight Agent is not an easy task.

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Join in the fight as a trucker against trafficking

Truck News

Shari’s story is difficult to hear, but we need to listen. You can almost picture the 15-year-old and her cousin heading to Wendy’s to buy a Frosty, one of those everyday experiences of childhood. The guy in the Lincoln says he’s related to a high school friend. They hop in for a ride and head […].

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The Evolving Retailer's Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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State of Logistics 2021: Ocean Cargo

Logistics Management

Container shortage continues to restrict options on the high seas.

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

Logistics Viewpoints

New Casey’s Distribution Center in Joplin, MO. During most of the pandemic, convenience stores were considered an essential business and were allowed to remain open. But Casey’s General Stores was, arguably, the most “essential” of all the convenience store chains. The company has traditionally located its stores in smaller towns and rural communities not served by national-chain convenience stores.

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Four Steps for Ensuring Success in Edge Computing

Supply Chain Brain

Edge computing has brought new levels of efficiency and productivity to the factory floor.

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Driverless Trucks Come to Third-Party Logistics

Food Logistics

Autonomous technology is now a reality. So, how does the 3PL sector take advantage of driverless trucks?

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Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?

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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State of Logistics 2021: Air Cargo

Logistics Management

Air cargo continues steady climb in volumes, rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Much like the Olympics were pushed off for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so too was the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020. This was the 16 th Euro Championship, a quadrennial international men’s football championship of Europe. And the final, which was played last Sunday, saw Italy take on England, who was trying to win its first major soccer tournament since 1966.

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Container Rates to U.S. Top $10,000 as Shipping Crunch Tightens

Supply Chain Brain

Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. and Europe increased to new record levels over the past week, ensuring transportation costs will stay elevated for companies heading into a peak season for rebuilding inventories.

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2021: Supply Chain Trends

Logistics Bureau

The COVID19 pandemic put unprecedented pressure on the supply chain, causing many businesses to reconsider their options. So it would be interesting to reflect on what’s happening in the industry today and share some insights on what the companies should focus on next. Watch this: Related videos on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: Secrets to a Good Systems Implementation.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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State of Logistics 2021: Truckload

Logistics Management

Carriers flush with freight, but high equipment, driver costs strain profits.

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The State of Truck Manufacturing and How it Will Affect Freight Capacity and Rates

CH Robinson Logistics

Combined with C.H. Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, our partnerships with research firms and universities help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. I had the opportunity to sit down with Tim Denoyer, vice president at ACT Research, to ask him about the current state of Class 8 truck manufacturing and what it means for truckload and less than truckload (LTL) capacity in the near future.

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The Keys to Supply Chain Synergy, and What's Standing in the Way

Supply Chain Brain

More companies are moving to map their global supply chains and enable visibility of the flow of goods from source to customer.

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July Freight Market Update

Trinity Logistics

Stay up to date on the latest conditions, curated by Trinity Logistics, using Freightwaves Sonar data. Not interested in reading? Watch our video instead! “Second verse, same as the first”. Freight volumes continue to follow their normal patterns, albeit at elevated rates. Even with the traditional dip for the July 4 th holiday, freight volumes remain 25 percent higher YoY ( FIGURE 1.1 ) and 50 percent higher than what they were just a few years ago.

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Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes

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

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Industry experts offer up takes on recent White House EO and impact on rail and ocean sectors

Logistics Management

The recent executive order issued by the White House late last week, focusing on promoting competition within the American economy, has brought no shortage of opinions from supply chain stakeholders.

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Repeatable Solutions Help Restaurants Manage Projects During Hiring Crisis

Food Logistics

Companies are partnering with 3PL providers that act as an extension of their team to manage everything from procurement support and vendor management to on-site project management, warehousing, delivery and installation.

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Slow Vaccines for Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

Supply Chain Brain

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

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