The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 8, 2022
Derek Doddridge and Joe Lynch discuss is your TMS enough. Derek is the Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Emerge , one of the fastest-growing startups in the U.S. and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. About Derek Doddridge. Derek Doddridge is Vice President of Enterprise Sales for Emerge.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 7, 2022
Having an effective supply chain practice has always been a difficult balancing act, even in relatively stable times. Many factors need to align for an organization to be able to source materials, produce a product and put it in the hands of customers. However, the last few years have been defined by disruption. The pandemic has exposed flaws in business practices across industries, which have been acutely felt in their supply chain and procurement operations.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JUNE 9, 2022
Scaling order fulfillment operations is tough enough. But when your multi-channel brand is experiencing 4X growth, it's essential to have a buttoned-up back-end operation so you don’t disappoint customers.
Logistics Matter
JUNE 8, 2022
The Does LogisticsMatter? Podcast is all about trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. This episode features Gijsbregt Brouwer, Food Retail Expert and Trend Watcher at Bright Guys. In this episode, Gijsbregt and I talk about the latest developments in the last-mile delivery of food and groceries. On-Demand Delivery. Hype or Has Been? Gijsbregt talks […].
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.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 10, 2022
In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. About David Bell . David Bell has been a leader in the transportation industry for over 25 years, beginning his industry career in 1993. In his early career, he started as a dispatcher at Precise Transportation and then joined Gateway Transportation Services as the Operations Manager.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JUNE 7, 2022
With the post-Covid rise in online shopping, e-retailers are battling for the minds and wallets of a larger-than-ever market. Chief among the weapons these combatants are using are claims of fast shipping, typically 2-day fulfillment or less from order to delivery. Can your shipping speed keep up with your competitors’ offerings? A better question to ask may be: does it need to?
Logistics Matter
JUNE 5, 2022
Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I periodically bring you an overview of the news on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay updated with the latest news and the best background stories. The previous edition was Innovations & Start-ups: Autonomous […].
Shipsta
JUNE 7, 2022
The term ‘visibility’ is thrown around a lot in logistics – and for good reason. It’s recognized by experts as the key to implementing an agile strategy that can react quickly to market disruptions.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 6, 2022
Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. According to the environmental protection agency, in the US, the transportation sector accounts for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 6, 2022
RouteSmart Technologies, a provider of route optimization solutions for newspaper, postal/parcel, public works and utilities clients (and a Talking Logistics sponsor), introduced a new tagline recently: “Intelligent Planning for Efficient Operations.” In coming up with the new tagline, “we challenged ourselves to dig deeper and talk about our core values and how our clients benefit.
Logistics Matter
JUNE 9, 2022
The increase in global commerce over the last century is undoubtedly a positive development, however, it has also brought its own challenges. Operational & fiscal matters aside for one moment, the urgency of the climate change situation has thrust ethical & environmentally related questions to the forefront of both the corporate & social agendas.
Logistics Brief Submitted Articles
JUNE 7, 2022
How to figure out optimal fleet utilization. Guidance on using telematics for identifying rightsizing opportunities in your government fleet.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 9, 2022
Transparent data prepared especially for your logistics operation will get you easily through your peaks. Peaks are all so different. During the summer months, in one sector the demand for sun cream explodes while in another, it’s the demand for mineral water. Everyone is familiar with such seasonal demands. The result is often a peak sales volume for a specific group of items.
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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 10, 2022
Andy Fletcher, a founding member of Depeche Mode, died in late May at age 60. First came the shock that he died, then came the shock that he was only 60 years old. How could he have been only 9 years older than me? I’ve been listening to Depeche Mode since 8th grade, surely Andy. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 10, 2022).
Commercial Carrier Journal
JUNE 9, 2022
The low maintenance, instant torque, quiet operation and zero emissions of Hyzon's Class 8 fuel cell truck has impressed a Southern California fleet that's been operating the truck since last summer.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 6, 2022
From nature to military operations, the ability to offset weaknesses against predators is a key survival strategy. Today’s supply chain leaders should take note.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 8, 2022
Ratios, Comparables, Substitutes, Voodoo, and a Touch of Luck. When Recent History Isn’t Much Help (change in US total capital expenditures. For illustrative purposes only). It is hard to believe it has been two years since I was faced with forecasting WMS and warehouse automation market growth rates in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, I wrote about the COVID pandemic, and how similar events occur that elevate the uncertainty of the market.
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
Talking Logistics
JUNE 7, 2022
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This May 2022 post from MPO’s blog by Martin Verwijmeren, MPO’s Co-founder and CEO, highlights the challenges that hinder sustainability optimization.
Overdrive Online
JUNE 9, 2022
After a driver was removed from the cab at gunpoint and a trailer full of high-end sneakers pilfered, officers and security pros noted there's more to operator and cargo safety than a good padlock. Learn what you should, and shouldn't, do to stay safe.
Supply Chain and Logistics
JUNE 9, 2022
Lots of times we get in situations where management doesn’t ‘get it’ It’s particularly true of sustainability issues in purchasing and supply management.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 10, 2022
Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. And mangoes are no exception. Apparently, this is the time of year when south Asians living in Calgary get excited for a treat that is partly about nostalgia, partly about re-connecting with their homeland, and partly about the sweet, sweet taste.
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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 9, 2022
In the freight industry, we often contextualize fluctuations in market trends in terms of contract rates versus spot rates. When spot rates are beneath contract rates and trending down, or are significantly below contract rates regardless of trend, we consider that environment a deflationary market. The inverse is an inflationary market. For the first time.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JUNE 6, 2022
In today’s business world, the success of a firm depends not only on its sales but also on the ability to manage its supply network and ensure it has the inventory it needs to deliver customer orders. Disruptions that have occurred during the pandemic have shown how many manufacturers have not managed their supply chains appropriately and have reaped the consequences in terms of insufficient inventory.
Supply Chain and Logistics
JUNE 9, 2022
The list of questions to be asked to test whether freight broker functions are being satisfied is interesting. An important controversy is whether load boards are performing broker services.
Logistics Bureau
JUNE 6, 2022
It’s not uncommon for delegates at our workshops and seminars to ask us to can share our ‘rules of thumb’ on warehouse design. Therefore, we thought we’d put them here in an article, so anyone can refer to them when necessary. We’ve also added a checklist of things to consider during the early stages of warehouse design. Warehouse Design Rules of Thumb.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 7, 2022
A gauge of supply chain pressure in the U.S. economy fell to the lowest level since December 2020, as activity such as trucking cools from elevated levels with few signs yet of a worrying collapse.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 7, 2022
Grants include funding to state and local law enforcement for safety inspections of trucks and buses, investigations of motor carriers in response to safety concerns, and audits of new trucking and bus companies.
Supply Chain and Logistics
JUNE 9, 2022
This podcast moderated by David Wessel of Brookings is very informative. It’s an assessment of the success and failure of several programs of aid to businesses the US government put forth when COVID-19 started to dampen US business activity.
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