Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen. In fact, many shippers are facing the same challenges that they were grappling with in 2021—now compounded by issues like the Omicron variant, persistent s

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

With so many constraints happening in the supply chain, many shippers wonder if it’s better to select a 3PL or a trucking company.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If your company ships products nationally, you know the fulfillment environment has never been more demanding. Customers’ expectations for rapid delivery have risen to never-before-seen levels, and their impatience and frustration when you fall short of those expectations can send them looking at your competitors with fresh eyes. Those expectations apply heightened pressure on the need to have national fulfillment services that are efficient and fast – without coming attached with higher costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The Parade Story with Anthony Sutardja. Anthony Sutardja and Joe Lynch discuss the Parade story. Anthony is the CEO and co-founder of Parade , the leading truckload capacity management platform for freight brokers. About Anthony Sutardja. As CEO & co-founder of Parade, Anthony leads product vision and strategy to enable logistics service providers to work smarter and faster with modern tools.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Last year, many in the supply chain technology industry were warning companies all over the globe to prepare for the unknown. We didn’t know how long COVID-19-related shutdowns, and the ensuing port congestion and crunch on carrier capacity, would last. It now seems that port congestion and capacity issues will persist throughout the year. There is optimism around the corner, but a sunny outlook isn’t enough; it’s past time for supply chain leaders to transform their supply chains to become more

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The eCommerce customer experience has become an essential part of the online shopping process, especially for luxury brands and high-end goods. Online sellers in this realm don’t just sell products; they sell a brand experience. Therefore, when creating an experiential online sales encounter with consumers, eTailers need to focus on more than just the website design or the efficiency of the ordering process.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The Parallel Systems Story with Matt Soule. Matt Soule and Joe Lynch discuss the Parallel Systems story. Matt is the Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Systems , a company developing autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to move more trucking activity to rail. About Matt Soule. Matt Soule is the Co-founder & CEO of Parallel Systems , a company developing autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to move more trucking activity to rail.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yes, if you take on risk. We hear it everywhere and I have said it myself a number of times “ e-commerce sales are soaring! ” But more difficult to determine is the profitability of e-commerce operations. And even more difficult than profitability is the detailed cost-structure of e-commerce channels. According to Digital Commerce 360 , Amazon accounts for 42 percent of e-commerce.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a recent Talking Logistics blog post highlighted, every day, every month, every year, there are more and more robots being used in supply chain and logistics operations. This includes autonomous mobile robots in the warehouse, delivery robots traveling on suburban streets and college campuses, driverless trucks, and software robots — aka Robotic Process Automation.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Food-borne illnesses can be deadly. Yet when people hear about a food recall — even for something serious like E.coli — they usually determine whether or not they recently purchased that item and move on, not stopping to consider what the situation implies about the U.S. food supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

What is Dynamic Pricing with Dawn Salvucci Favier. Dawn Salvucci-Favier and Joe Lynch answer the question what is dynamic pricing. Dawn is the CEO and Chief Product Officer at Greenscreens.ai , a dynamic pricing infrastructure for the truckload spot rate market that delivers buy and sell-side market intelligence and business insights to help companies grow and protect their margins.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Recently, my team members and I worked on a project with a well-known retailer facing challenges in the e-commerce area of its distribution center – and here was the question at hand: ‘Would replacing the WMS be the best solution?’. This retailer’s challenge was specifically its direct-to-consumer (DTC) picking inefficiency. E-commerce was a rapidly growing area for the retailer, and with a relatively large SKU count (more than 10,000), its WMS was challenged to support strategies for hand

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Transportation issues are in the spotlight today, with congested ports, capacity constraints, and trucker protests among the current headlines. As shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers look for ways to innovate and eliminate waste and inefficiencies from transportation management, one area that is starting to get more attention is transportation procurement.

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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.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The return of inflation is placing retailers in a terrible quandary.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Despite used trucks being the preferred route for many owner-operators, finding a used truck today at a comfortable price is more challenging than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic and delays in new truck production caused by component shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

ARC’s Industrial Digital Transformation Top 25. ARC Advisory Group, where I work, recently announced the publication of their analysis of the 25 manufacturers with the most mature digital transformations. The report identified the leaders and highlighted best practices. This is the inaugural edition of the report. The ARC Industrial Digital Transformation Top 25 report highlights the leading manufacturers that excel at integrating digital technology into all areas of their business, fundam

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PLS Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As the supply chain industry is constantly evolving, it can be challenging for business leaders and supply chain managers to stay on top. So, this year, instead of reacting, companies will be proactive and stay in front of the global supply chain disruption with these top supply chain trends to look for in 2022.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Companies have been prioritizing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals in an effort to meet stakeholder demands. As Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, however, this goal is becoming more difficult to meet.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Insurance agent/longtime owner-operator W. Joel Baker breaks down why his own first annual trucking insurance premium was so high when he got authority -- most of the factors that go into an insurance rate are under your control.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In the late summer of 2020, I was honoured with the opportunity to interview supply chain guru Deborah Dull, not just once, but three times. While all the interviews are available to view on the Supply Chain Secrets YouTube channel , I decided to create some brief articles from the transcripts. After all, some people prefer to learn by reading, and in any case, you might find the transcripts helpful to cement the critical points of the interviews in your mind for future reference.

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Kane is Able

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

It costs $8,500 dollars to replace a warehouse worker. Sound like a lot? Well, that’s actually the low end. Calculating just the direct, trackable dollars, the cost to replace one warehouse worker can reach 25% of that worker’s salary. Using an average warehouse associate salary of around $34,000 (Glassdoor), $8,500 is about where you end up. But the real costs, when you factor in lost productivity and other indirect impacts, are much, much higher.

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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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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

A combined 46% of used-truck buyers reported having to rebuild or conduct other engine work or having issues with emissions system components. By model year, owner-ops report 2016 and newer engines fare better on emissions issues.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Trucking continues to push innovation, search for breakthroughs, and develop new technologies. Now is the time to recognize those achievements and celebrate the industry.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

When it comes to food and beverages , wealthier segments of the consumer market today are more health-conscious than ever about what they choose to consume, and what effects their choices have on the planet. Their purchases are often strongly determined by nutritional value, packaging, and shelf-life. They want to know what is in the food they buy, plus its “heritage”, which creates an increased demand for transparency in product labelling and food safety.

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NGT News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

To hear David Mann put it, Schwan’s Home Delivery was green before it was fashionable to be green – all due to its commitment to propane autogas. Mann, Schwan’s Home Delivery’s senior director of fleet operations, says the frozen grocery delivery company has been using propane autogas delivery trucks since the 1970s. Back then, during […].

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Overdrive Online

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Jay Van Kampen, the owner of Wooden Shoes Trucking, found this 1976 Kenworth W900 Bicentennial on Craigslist in 2015. It wasn't just any Bicentennial edition W900, though – it was the exact truck his father owned and drove until he passed away in 1981.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Brian Reinhart, vice president-sales U.S. with Hai Robotics, details the major trends that are impelling distribution operations to embrace automation solutions.

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