Five Ways Shippers Can Reduce Risk as Peak Season Arrives
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Despite the pandemonium of COVID-19, there are ways to reduce risk to smaller retailers as peak season approaches. .
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Practical use of Augmented Reality and AI in the Manufacturing Industry
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
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Benefits of Outsourcing Logistics | Advantages of 3PL Services
3PL Links
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Benefits of Outsourcing Logistics | Advantages of 3PL Services | Image Source: istockphoto.com. What is logistics outsourcing? Utilizing one or more logistics service providers to handle all of your logistics needs, from inventory management through order preparation and delivery, is known as outsourcing logistics. This directly and broadly translates to the organization having more warehouses and fewer personnel, which a fortiori means that your transport and logistics plan will be optimized.
Becoming a World Class Shipper with Robert DeBellefeuille
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Robert DeBellefeuille and Joe Lynch discuss his company’s journey to becoming a world class shipper. Robert is the Manager of Global Logistics at Jamieson Wellness , Canada’s leading branded manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of high-quality natural health products. About Robert DeBellefeuille. Robert DeBellefeuille is the Manager of Global Logistics at Jamieson Wellness, Canada’s leading branded manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of high-quality natural health products.
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.
Save Money with These Holiday Shipping Tips for Small Businesses
Freightquote
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Get ahead of your competition with smart shipping tips that can help small businesses plan for success and avoid costly mistakes during the busiest time of year.
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4 Keys for Unlocking a Successful Logistics Partnership
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Logistics remains fragmented and broken, and nearly every participant in the ecosystem is struggling. Cross-border freight with Mexico is a $70.3 billion market, but ongoing strains from shipping delays, looming driver shortages, and fluctuating consumer prices have exposed the fragility of our global supply chains – making the need for industry-wide transformation more urgent than.
Digital Freight Matching Roundtable: Sky’s the limit
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As the need to secure capacity quickly and efficiently grows, DFM continues to build market share and investor interest—and put increased pressure on traditional brokers.
Simplify Challenging Delivery Routes with Last Mile Optimization
MercuryGate
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Booming e-commerce and home delivery industries increased consumer expectations for speed and visibility. Large online retailers assertively managed to establish expectations for delivery in hours, not days. These expectations subsequently landed on small retailers and transportation providers, and they highlight the need for improved optimization in the world’s most challenging delivery routes – LTL and last mile delivery.
What Can A 3PL Invest in Today to Remain Competitive for Tomorrow?
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
ARC Advisory Group’s research on the warehouse technology markets ( WMS , Warehouse Automation , and Mobile Warehouse Robotic s) shows that 3PLs are prominent investors in technology. Other end-user based research we have conducted shows the pressures of e-commerce fulfillment demands, labor shortages, and tight margins are factors driving these investments.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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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.
REPOST: What is Dynamic Pricing with Dawn Salvucci Favier
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
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. About Dawn Salvucci-Favier.
For Veterans Day, DB Schenker Salutes Team Members Who Served in the Military
Now, That's Logistics
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
DB Schenker honors all of its team members who served in the military, including nine that shared their career, service and life stories with us this Veterans Day. Originally called “Armistice Day,” Veterans Day takes place every November 11 th and is a time for everyone to pay their respects to all those who have served their country. DB Schenker salutes all of the team members who served in the military.
Important Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published recently, “No More ‘Set It and Forget It’ – And Other Important Lessons Learned in Transportation Procurement Management.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Emerge, explores how shippers and carriers can transform their approach to transportation procurement moving forward and.
Why Digitalizing Sourcing is a Must for Supply Chain Resilience
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
As global supply chains continue to tackle ongoing disruptions, one major headwind that most organizations are faced with is the inflationary environment we are living through. This is starting to mount cost pressures just at the time when additional investments are needed to build resilience. So, how can organizations tackle the inflationary environment by finding significant cost savings opportunities while improving resiliency?
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Pilot Freight Services opens up new locations in Austin and Omaha
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Pilot said these new locations will provide shippers with various services, including first, middle, and last mile via air, ground and ocean integrated with Maersk’s logistics and services.
Mississippi barge quagmire leaves exporters looking for alternative routes
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Low water in the Mississippi river is hampering barge traffic. This river is a main pathway for soybean exports, which travel downriver to the New Orleans area to be loaded for the Far East.
Key Takeaways From SAP Logistics Info Days 2022
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Many people still equate SAP with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other solutions for “inside the four walls” business processes. The reality, however, is that SAP (a Talking Logistics sponsor) has a significant presence in the logistics realm too, and logistics remains an important focus area for the company moving forward. This was one of. Read more Key Takeaways From SAP Logistics Info Days 2022.
Five Good Things: Giving thanks to veterans and drivers who served
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Turkey Day is this month—and it’s also a time that two truck-stop chains and an industry trade group do extra to honor veterans inside the cab, in the line of fire, and those who are back home. Plus: a top company for women in trucking.
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
Transportation Best Practices and Trends: Hand of regulation weighs heavy
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
We take our annual dive into the world of trucking regulations and explore what’s happening and what could lie ahead for both carriers and shippers as they attempt to stay afloat in the jetsam of acronyms and agencies.
California looks to implement intrastate ELD mandate
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
California is one of only a two states that have yet to adopt the federal mandate for intrastate carriers. Intrastate California operators can comment on the proposal through Dec. 19.
Transforming the Supply Chain Industry With Gender Diversity
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Overcoming significant gender gaps in the supply chain industry will be critical for business success and more agile supply chains.
Steps to keeping older assets on the road
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Keeping aging trucks running smoothly is more important than ever with supply chain issues, so ensure your preventive maintenance is planned out and you're paying attention to the right information with these simple steps.
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.
UPS heralds new Dublin-based healthcare facility set to open in 2023
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS recently announced that its UPS Healthcare subsidiary is gearing up for an expansion in Ireland, with what it called a Dublin-based “first of its kind healthcare facility” set to open in late 2023.
Hours of service, late shifts 'kills' workers, here's how to fight back
Commercial Carrier Journal
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
When the clock rolled back in early November, the trucking world got one of the few breaks it gets all year. Learn how blue lights in screens and harmful sleeping practices are killing trucking workers, and how to avoid it.
Foxconn Investment Enables Lordstown to Expand EV Manufacturing Program
NGT News
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Lordstown Motors Corp., an original equipment manufacturer of electric vehicles (EV) focused on the commercial fleet market, and Foxconn Ventures Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of global technology company Hon Hai Technology Group, have reached an agreement pursuant to which Foxconn agreed to make additional equity investments in LMC. The investments will be in the form […].
Today’s spot market includes unique dynamics
Truck News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
For a long time “spot” was the dirtiest four-letter word in freight. Loads went to load boards and brokers after every carrier in the shipper’s routing guide had given them a pass. The spot market meant volatility, unscrupulous players, and deal-of-the-day pricing. It was also inefficient. My first foray into freight brokering in the early […].
The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization
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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.
New container terminal in Baltimore adds to growing logistics hub at old Bethlehem Steel location
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A huge 165-acre terminal and logistics hub with an on-dock rail facility is being built at the former site of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Sparrows Point. It is expected to ease capacity issues for Conrail and also boost growth at the Port of Baltimore, the nation’s 12th-largest maritime facility.
Can Tesla Semi pass the Pepsi Challenge?
Commercial Carrier Journal
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
How does Tesla's Semi get more than twice the average range of every other commercial truck at a similar curb weight? Or does it?
MTA Incorporates Mobility House EV Charge Management into Transit Fleet
NGT News
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected The Mobility House to deploy its ChargePilot smart charging and energy management solution for New York City Transit (NYCT), the largest public bus fleet operator in the U.S. During the year-long pilot program, The Mobility House will manage charging for 27 charge ports across two bus depots in Staten […].
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