Logistics Business Magazine
JUNE 10, 2020
Of all the unknowns surrounding Covid-19 one thing is certain, its effects and legacy have changed the way people work, live and play, says SnapFulfil UK & Europe CEO, Tony Dobson. With traditional business models being turned upside down, brands like Heinz and Cadbury are capitalising on the e-commerce trend with a direct to consumer offer – and now restaurants are following suit with home delivery.
Logistics in War
JUNE 10, 2020
By Mike Lima. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to global supply chains. The pandemic has shown us the fragility of commercial supply chains; it gives us a reason to think about what a disruption to supply chains might have for the outcomes of military operations. This article will focus on one particular commodity that is strategically significant to all militaries that if disrupted in war severely constrains the likelihood of operational success.
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Freightquote
JUNE 10, 2020
Preparing to reopen your small business? Follow this three-step guide on how to resume shipping and logistics during the coronavirus pandemic.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 10, 2020
Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) shipping experiences play out within the final mile. Today’s customers of both types want real-time access to shipment information and expect automated alerts when things go wrong. As reported by Inbound Logistics, “73% of shoppers believe messages containing order tracking are very important.
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.
West Coast and California Logistics
JUNE 11, 2020
According to the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, eCommerce sales accounted for 11.8% of total sales in the first quarter of 2020. In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Q2 eCommerce figures are likely to grow more rapidly, as eCommerce sales through most of April were 49% greater than a similar period in March. No matter what your company sells, it’s imperative that your eCommerce operations can keep pace with this growth.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 8, 2020
Supply chain control towers have come of age. The concepts that allow modern control towers to support agility are easy to describe. The technology that empowers these concepts are quite complex. The post Supporting Supply Chain Agility: Simple Concepts, Complex Technology appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Overdrive Online
JUNE 11, 2020
The Invest in America Act provides a peek into where lawmakers might steer regulatory policies in its next long-term highway bill. On the table? Money for expanding parking, a rule to limit unpaid detention time and the revival of public CSA scores.
Shipchain
JUNE 10, 2020
Nowadays, all supply chains face a plethora of potential threats, from piracy, to natural disasters, to accidents, to fraud, and so on. And with everything going on with COVID-19, we can safely add a global pandemic to that list. . In truth, there’s no real way to predict when and where these disruptions may occur, leaving businesses vulnerable and at the mercy of external forces. .
Logistics Management
JUNE 8, 2020
As the business world shakes off the impacts of COVID-19 and executes plans for the future, the logistics sector is providing new opportunities for displaced workers from other industries. For logistics managers, now is the time to find talent that wasn’t accessible in the tight labor market.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 10, 2020
Transportation and coronavirus have been getting a lot of attention lately. The global supply chain is becoming more complex due to increased regulations, trade wars, cross-border commerce, and most recently, the impact of coronavirus. FourKites founder and CEO Matt Elenjickal shares his thoughts on transportation and coronavirus. The post A CEO’s Take on Transportation and Coronavirus appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 11, 2020
Knowing that your distribution fulfillment strategy is working gives you a better insight into how your business is performing. This is important for reducing order fulfillment errors, improving your inventory management and remaining competitive. Supply chain leaders must learn to recognize the warning signs of risky fulfillment strategies, the indicators of success, and how to.read More.
Morai Logistics
JUNE 10, 2020
With the economy experiencing historic trouble, it’s up to supply chain managers to plan for an uncertain future and secure their supply chain for whatever may come. After months of dealing with a pandemic, the economy has taken a serious hit. What’s more, it’s hard to tell how long it’ll remain depressed. On top of that, there’s the added factor of uncertainty.
Logistics Management
JUNE 8, 2020
Nothing has been predictable or consistent in the parcel shipping industry in 2020. The onset of COVID-19 decimated shipping volumes in March and the beginning of April, as businesses sent employees home and shuttered facilities. However, parcel volumes have raged higher and higher ever since, with both FedEx and UPS reporting daily volumes at and exceeding “peak” holiday volumes.
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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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 8, 2020
Four years ago tomorrow, I wrote about how investments in Supply Chain Operating Networks (SCON) were rising. The post was triggered by Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Elemica at the time (which it later sold to Eurazeo in 2019), as well as previous deals like Infor’s acquisition of GT Nexus, Insight Venture Partners’ acquisition of E2open, Read more Investments in Supply Chain Operating Networks Continue.
NGT News
JUNE 12, 2020
Blink Charging Co., an owner and operator of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, has entered a joint venture agreement with Envoy Technologies Inc., a provider of shared on-demand, community-based EVs. The multi-year agreement is designed to bring EVs and EV charging to urban residents across the U.S. through the deployment of Blink charging stations across […].
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 9, 2020
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This week’s blog comes from HighJump – now Körber, and examines various warehouse picking technologies and how they compare to voice picking. Warehouse order picking describes the process of selecting and pulling an item from inventory to fulfill a customer’s order.
Logistics Management
JUNE 12, 2020
The objective of the program is to evaluate and recognize—in the form of a list published on a monthly basis—less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload carriers in the project44 network that, project44 said “have demonstrated excellence in performance, consistency, delivery of high-fidelity data and shipment visibility across multiple loads.
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
Overdrive Online
JUNE 9, 2020
Clifford Petersen's meditation on a tough year thus far, and at least one easily implemented tactic toward maintaining -- slowing the truck, as well as thought and careful communication, way down: "Eliminate stress through the business model, slow down, treat others as I wish to be treated, stay safe.".
NGT News
JUNE 10, 2020
Ideanomics says its subsidiary, Mobile Energy Global (MEG), has selected several manufacturers to fulfill its electric vehicle (EV) taxi sales orders, including BYD, Dong Feng Nissan, Chery, Kia, Geely and Tesla. Orders placed in China include 300 taxis for Changxing county, Huzhou; 800 for Neijiang, Sichuan – made up of 300 new taxis and 500 […].
Talking Logistics
JUNE 10, 2020
Today’s post is part of our “Making a Difference: Supply Chains for a Better Tomorrow” series that focuses on the supply chain capabilities that will separate the leaders from the laggards in the years to come. This episode features John Richardson, Vice President of Supply Chain Analytics at Transportation Insight. In keeping with the “Making. Read more Making A Difference: Transportation Insight.
Logistics Management
JUNE 8, 2020
We began 2020 with an unemployment rate of only 3.5%, and our nation’s logistics, warehouse and distribution center operations—as well as our carrier partners—were experiencing one of the tightest labor markets in a generation.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 8, 2020
As if the global economic downturn weren’t bad enough, U.S. exporters are confronted by a raft of vessel cancellations that hinder their ability to fulfill what overseas sales they’re still able to make.
NGT News
JUNE 12, 2020
WiTricity, a company that specializes in wireless power transfer over distance, and Lumen Freedom, an automotive Tier 1 manufacturer of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles (EVs), have entered into a technology licensing agreement. The agreement enables Lumen Freedom to develop and commercialize products using WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology for EVs.
WorkWave
JUNE 11, 2020
Time To Read: 4 minutes. Directly integrated into WorkWave PestPac, WorkWave ServMan, WorkWave Service, and PestPac Select, the updated Online Reviews platform empowers field service companies to control their online reputation. Holmdel, NJ – June 11, 2020 – WorkWave ® , a provider of cloud-based software solutions that support every stage of a service business’s life cycle, today announces its new Online Reviews platform, with updated features and functionality that allow field serv
Logistics Management
JUNE 8, 2020
Just like WES, robot operating systems are undergoing a transformation that may change the way we manage distribution centers.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 9, 2020
Faith in existing enterprise systems, protocols and technology has been severely tested during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. How should we adapt?
NGT News
JUNE 10, 2020
Many U.S. consumers express a willingness to transition from fossil fuels to electricity for transportation, according to the latest nationwide consumer survey from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC). As electricity generation in the U.S. becomes increasingly cleaner, electrification is gaining momentum among electric utilities and policymakers as a strategy to reduce carbon emissions and […].
Bulk Connection
JUNE 11, 2020
If your company needs to ship chemicals, you are likely familiar with many of the options available to you. You can ship dry and liquid raw materials in bulk tanks and dry bulk trailers, and you can ship raw or finished materials in dry vans (e.g., inside totes or drums). What you may not realize is that there are chemical transportation providers out there that can handle both bulk and dry van shipments for you.
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