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Six Myths About Growing Your Business in China

Logistics Matter

The Does LogisticsMatter? Podcast is all about trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. For this episode I had the pleasure to speak to Elena Robakidze, Business Development Manager at Ahlers. Regular readers of the LogisticsMatter blog have seen her earlier blog posts about doing business in China: Trends in e-Commerce and How to Expand […].

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Video: What are 3 ways to cut parcel costs today?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Parcel costs eat up about two thirds of an eTailer's spending. It's no surprise then that companies are looking for ways to reduce their parcel spend. But it's not easy.

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A Look at the Warehouse Labor Market

Logistics Viewpoints

As my colleague Clint Reiser wrote about a few months back, warehouse labor has been in the news quite a bit lately. Of course, virtually everyone relied upon direct-to-consumer fulfillment at some point during the COVID-19 lockdowns, placing widespread reliance on warehousing capabilities. In the longer term, warehouse labor has been increasingly in high demand as retail shifts more and more from stores to e-commerce fulfillment.

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Google Cloud Supply Chain with Paula Natoli

The Logistics of Logistics

Google Cloud Supply Chain with Paula Natoli. Paula Natoli and Joe Lynch discuss the Google Cloud supply chain and the solutions they provide to their logistics and supply chain customers. About Paula Natoli . Paula Natoli leads Google Cloud’s Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Solutions for the Americas regions, partnering with customers to deliver exceptional customer satisfaction through supply chain technology excellence.

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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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7 Benefits of a Pallet Dimensioner to Increase Warehouse Efficiency 

Cyzerg

If you are still measuring weights and dimensions by hand, a pallet dimensioner can speed up your dimensioning process and improve your warehouse efficiency. Additionally, the lack of an automated dimensioning system causes warehouses to depend on manual processes, resulting in a struggle to collect measurements efficiently and accurately. As an outcome, warehouses may have dimensional errors, poor efficiency, low productivity, and high expenses.

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Meet SHIPSTA at the Procurement Summit in Hamburg, June 22nd & 23rd

Shipsta

After our first participation in 2020 as part of the startup area, this year we're very proud to return to the Procurement Summit in Hamburg as a larger partner & exhibitor!

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The CTO Perspective with Mario Paluzzi

The Logistics of Logistics

The CTO Perspective with Mario Paluzzi. Mario Paluzzi and Joe Lynch discuss the CTO perspective. Mario is the Chief Technical Officer at Reliance Partners , a commercial insurance agency specializing in risk management solutions for the transportation and logistics space. About Mario Paluzzi. Mario Paluzzi is Chief Technology Officer of Reliance Partners , a top ranked commercial insurance agency specializing in Logistics and Transportation.

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Enabling Assurance of Supply in the Global Marketplace

Talking Logistics

For a long time, companies had been redesigning their supply chain networks and practices to become more demand driven. However, with the pandemic-related disruptions in supply over the past two years, companies have had to shift their focus to be more supply driven. Their manufacturing, sales, and promotions plans are now driven more by what. Read more Enabling Assurance of Supply in the Global Marketplace.

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Editor’s Choice: Why Modern Retail Demands Cloud-Native Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

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 article is from Manhattan Associates and looks at the changing nature of retail. Making predictions about the future of retail – or anything – can be a fool’s errand. However, retail as a whole has experienced a period where the future is being thrust upon it at an alarming rate.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

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.

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Concluding a successful longhaul ‘mission’

Truck News

“When you started here, you seemed to have a mission. Now it feels like you have accomplished that mission.” Those words were recently said to me by former co-worker Tom Klassen when I announced I was making a career change. I don’t think I could have put it more succinctly. I have been on a […].

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REPOST: The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo

The Logistics of Logistics

The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. Larry Cepuran and Joe Lynch talk about Lou Gehrig Day and ALS, which stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Larry Cepuran is a friend of Joe’s who has been diagnosed with ALS, which is sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS has no cure and very few treatments. About Jeff Dangelo.

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PSG joins Maersk and Cargill to bolster cleantech startup ZeroNorth with $50m fresh funding

Supply Chain and Logistics

This is the more usual course of innovation in the maritime field. Zero North is a software company. It was incubated within Maersk and in 2020 was spun off into a separate company. Maersk Tankers debuts digital spinoff.

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Smith Transport acquired by Heartland Express

Commercial Carrier Journal

The deal was made for $170 million in existing cash from Heartland. In a separate $14 million deal, Heartland also acquired Smith Transport's headquarters in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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.

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5 questions fleets should ask to reinforce safe driving

Fleet Owner

As traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels, crashes are increasing. Fleet owners must ask questions if they are to convey the safe driving message to their drivers.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Erik Weihenmayer, the adventurer and first blind person to summit Mount Everest, was this year’s Commencement Speaker at the University of Vermont. His talk was very inspiring, as you might expect, and funny too. For example, he shared some stories about his friend and fellow climber Chris Morris, who had a whole collection of “posi-pessimism”. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 3, 2022).

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

Despite the apparent complexities involved in supply chain management, achieving excellence really doesn’t have to be too difficult. Just review and build on our three fundamental pillars of great supply chain management. In this post, we explain what those pillars are, why they matter, and how to align them in a way that supports supply chain management excellence.

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White House Appoints New Port and Supply Chain Envoy to Work on Disruptions

Material Handling and Logistics

Retired General Stephen R. Lyons will "work across every level of government, labor, and industry to strengthen America's supply chains," says the White House.

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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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COVID emergency hours waiver extended through August

Overdrive Online

FMCSA cited evidence from truckers around the nation of continued reliance on the hours of service waivers as part of the reason the waiver will remain in place for a bevy of commodities, from vaccines to food needed for emergency restocking.

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GreenPower Targets September for New Electric School Bus W.V. Manufacturing

NGT News

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. is commencing zero-emission, all-electric school bus manufacturing in September in its newly acquired South Charleston, W.V. facility after taking possession in August, says Fraser Atkinson, CEO and chairman of the board of GreenPower. “The facility will be instrumental in ramping up production of our all-electric school buses, the BEAST and Nano […].

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The Intermodal Puzzle: Connection Through Chaos

Envase Technologies

How can the intermodal transportation industry possibly thrive in an age when the only constant seems to be disruption? How can shippers move their goods when driver capacity is constantly under pressure? How can terminal operators and carriers work together when detention and demurrage are at an all-time high and the costs are mounting? The pressures on the industry are unprecedented.

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How manufacturers can use ERP to improve the procurement process

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Disruptions like the pandemic, supply shortages, global trade barriers, high customer expectations and inflation all add tremendous pressure on the procurement process. As manufacturers strive to reduce costs while increasing speed, the process of procuring materials, making products, and moving them where they need to be is more complex than ever. According to SYSPRO Research 70% of manufacturing businesses experienced material handling and supply chain disruptions during the pandemic.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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.

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Will only the strong survive historic fuel-price highs?

Overdrive Online

Some among the president and other global leaders invoked 1970s oil shocks this week when they seemed to admit defeat, saying the fuel crisis could get historically bad. No end in sight, here's how owner-ops are adjusting to a volatile, harsh new reality.

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Toronto Transit Commission Picks BAE’s Electric Systems for Hybrid Buses

NGT News

Electric propulsion company BAE Systems has been selected by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to provide more than 335 electric drive systems for its new fleet of zero-emission capable hybrid transit buses. This follows an order of 165 additional Series-ER (Electric Range) systems for nearby Mississauga Transit (MiWay), supplying Ontario transit agencies with next-generation technology […].

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A Cost To Serve Case Study

Logistics Bureau

Why is it really important to understand the cost to serve on your supply chain business? Here is a case study we would like to share for you to explore the concept of cost to serve in greater depth. More Cost-to-Serve resources here: Cost to Serve at a Glance: 9 Steps to Success & 5 Mistakes to Avoid. Omnichannel Retail and the Cost to Serve Online Customers.

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Five Ways Shippers Can Shore Up Cybersecurity

Supply Chain Brain

Shippers and carriers are accelerating the pace of digital transformation — creating new security challenges and opportunities for hackers.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.

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Trucking, Turnover and Turning to Women

Women in Trucking

The word turnover in the trucking industry does NOT mean a flakey pastry filled with fruit. Unfortunately, it describes a reality pertaining to the revolving door for our professional drivers. Current estimates place the turnover rate at large carriers at 89 percent. That means a trucking company with five thousand drivers needs to HIRE almost 4,500 drivers EVERY YEAR to maintain their current fleet.

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Roehl Transport raises driver pay with new model

Commercial Carrier Journal

The shift away from a static CPM on all miles in favor of a sliding mileage scale based on length of haul takes into account the value of a driver’s time, making local and regional work more appealing.

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PGT Trucking and partners feature innovation showcase

Fleet Owner

PGT Trucking, Locomation, and Nikola Corp. presented the showcase in May to spotlight technology solutions for flatbeds and autonomous, battery-electric, and fuel-cell electric vehicles.