Cyzerg
JANUARY 10, 2018
Warehouse safety and health management is an aspect that can never be overemphasized. But, the truth is that warehouse managers often struggle with it. In fact, OSHA statistics reveal that as many as 16 warehouse workers died while working at warehouses 2015-2017.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 12, 2018
Use your company’s military veterans and their five-hidden skill sets to make your company logistically successful. Towards the end of World War II, one of the greatest challenges the Allies faced was the bitter attack in December 1944 in what became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Central to the eventual Allied victory was not just General Patton, who swung his military units to attack in the opposite direction, but also a little-known logistical unit.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JANUARY 9, 2018
When it comes to keeping your online business competitive, it’s easy to believe that you need to match the aggressive speed of Amazon – or more accurately, its logistics arm, Fulfillment By Amazon. After all, fast delivery is what every online buyer wants most, right? Well, not always.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 8, 2018
Is the Amazon supply chain the most innovative in the world? A very strong argument can be made that it is just based on their activities of the last year. The post The Amazon Supply Chain: The Most Innovative in the World? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
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.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 12, 2018
Technology from start-up firm Phantom Auto could help combat several of trucking’s critical security concerns.
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Supply Chain and Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2018
This is the first of two articles on the investment firm Stifel’s opinion of the top game changers in Logistics. It’s a summary of the report Stifel recently issued.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 10, 2018
The Key Last Mile Markets Last mile deliveries continue to be costly and headache-inducing for retailers. A lot of this is due to consumers constantly evolving and tough to meet demands of fast, reliable, and cheap (or free) service. Many retailers have turned to crowdsourced delivery options to alleviate the stress of last mile deliveries, and in turn, have turned their stores into mini-warehouses.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 12, 2018
FTR Transportation Intelligence projects strong spot market for 2018. But how will the industry handle that amid a growing driver shortage?
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 8, 2018
Risks can be categorized into three broad areas such as natural catastrophes, man-made and economic. To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. 1.
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Supply Chain and Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2018
From Deloitte comes their Deloitte Blockchain Survey 2017. It’s an online report of their findings. The report is about investing and executive views in the blockchain technology.
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 8, 2018
The manufacturing industry has always been a hotbed for innovation and advancement — but it relies heavily on the workers who have the skills and training to fill those jobs. Experts have predicted more than 2 million manufacturing jobs will go unoccupied during the next 10 years, as the baby boomer generation starts to retire. How can we help to prepare the industry for the next generation of manufacturers?
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 10, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Situated not far from many of the eye-catching concept passenger cars in the North Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center was one vehicle that literally stood above them all.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 9, 2018
Retailers imported more merchandise than ever to meet demand for quality products at affordable prices, and growth is expected to continue in the year ahead, said NRF.
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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.
Supply Chain and Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2018
A new application from MIT attempts to correct issues of inventory shrinkage ‘in the bins’ as they say. They use a drone to read the RFID tags on items without sending a human out to scan the bins.
AIMMS
JANUARY 9, 2018
An interview with Boon Edam’s Aron Waas. Implementing Sales and Operations Planning has many benefits. To truly leverage it to improve business performance and predictability, you need to embark on a change management process and you need the right technology to self-enable your team. Often, teams think they also need plenty of clean and accurate data to do it right.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 11, 2018
Amid extreme weather and tight capacity, national average spot truckload rates saw double-digit increases during the week ending Jan. 6, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 12, 2018
Happiness isn't just a feel-good emotional state; it's ingrained in the culture of some of the country's best-run companies.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 11, 2018
As the global economic outlook improves, worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is predicted to pick up. M&A deal volume and deal value remains strong. According to recent surveys, 56 percent of responding companies expect to actively pursue acquisitions in the next 12 months[1], with global M&A value projected to top $3.2 trillion, up 23 percent from this year[2].
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 8, 2018
If you were to add a subtitle to every supply chain professional’s job description it would be Risk Manager or Risk Mitigator. The reality is that supply chain management is not just about managing orders and transportation and inventory — it’s about doing all those things while also navigating through the many risks that could disrupt your supply chain or bring it to a halt.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 11, 2018
Discontinued in 2002 after nearly 40 years, the Federal Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) may be restored if enough funding is allotted.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 6, 2018
Help has arrived at the national level, but states and localities continue targeting misclassification.
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.
Bringg
JANUARY 11, 2018
Don’t miss Bringg’s upcoming webinar in cooperation with the publication Chain Store Age discussing keys steps retailers should make when building or improving their delivery operations. Tamir Gotfried, Bringg’s GM, Americas will present best practices including: -Optimizing both operational efficiency and the customer experience. -Streamlining your processes while reducing related operational costs.
Morai Logistics
JANUARY 11, 2018
This post highlights three strategic areas which many companies overlooked in 2017; strategy, security & interaction, and how to best achieve improvements in these areas. It’s the second week of January. This means that roughly 30% of people have already stumbled on their New Year’s Resolutions. While many of these resolutions are weight, money or relationship related, for us in the supply chain industry, we have different priorities.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 11, 2018
An engaging talk by James Ray highlights that many long-sought after transportation capabilities are now every-day realities.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 11, 2018
Orbital wrappers in the TAB Wrapper Tornado line from TAB Industries wrap plastic film 360 degrees around and under the pallet and its load yet leave fork entries accessible to manual and powered pallet jacks, as well as to forklifts.
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GlobalTranz
JANUARY 12, 2018
When shipping products, the responsibility of a logistics professional doesn’t end when the items leave a warehouse. It’s essential to pay attention to the materials used for packaging what’s inside. If they’re not durable enough or can’t withstand harsh weather conditions, the contents of a package could get ruined before arriving at a destination.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2018
Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2018? If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations that I first made in 2014 but still apply today: 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives. And if you didn’t stop doing these four things in 2017, you should definitely stop doing them this year: Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year.
Fleet Owner
JANUARY 12, 2018
The names of the grand prize winners will be announced at TCA’s 80th Annual Convention in Kissimmee, FL, in March.
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