Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 31, 2023
So much has changed in a year! While the supply chain pressures that have built up over the last two years continue to abate as transportation capacity problems ease and consumption shifts from goods to services, newer challenges and opportunities lie ahead. As costs pressures build up, organizations need to get creative in increasing the focus on cost optimization while ensuring resilience and business continuity.
Supply Chain and Logistics
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
I’ve been waiting to publish this for quite a while, I know, but I think it’s an important issue. For smaller shippers and carriers, like small independent trucking firms, cash flow is extremely important.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JANUARY 31, 2023
If you run a warehouse or fulfillment operation, you’re locked in the battle for workers. There’s no way around it today. If you want to attract and keep people, you have to offer the best pay and wages. Everyone in logistics knows that. It’s only about the money. Or is it?
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 30, 2023
A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? In this edition of our news roundup, we cover the following notable developments: China’s U-turn on COVID policy and the potential impact on global supply chains South Korean President’s supply chain message in World Economic Forum address The death of just-in-time in the seafood supply chain The rapid growth of the big and bulky sector
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.
Cyzerg
JANUARY 30, 2023
Ransomware attacks in the supply chain are constantly rising, so strengthening your 3PL cyber security is necessary. These attacks have been a persistent nightmare for the transportation and logistics industry because they affect smooth operations and cost both time and money. That is why 3PL cyber security professionals must take preventive measures to protect against ransomware attacks.
Logistics Brief brings together the best content for Logistics and Warehousing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
As the glue that holds supply chains together, software continues to play a vital role in the smooth running of these critical global networks.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JANUARY 30, 2023
As we move into a new year, we look forward to how ERP software will innovate for companies to capture benefits across their value chain. These advances will be seen not only in transformational digital technologies, but also in solutions for new ways of working, business decision-making, and automation of manual, routine workloads. While there will be many innovations in 2023, here are eight trends for manufacturers to focus on when planning their digital future. 1.
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 31, 2023
January Trucker of the Month Kelvin Schmidt's decade-plus career as an independent isn't, ultimately, about the trucking or simply making money. His operation's freight and rates consistency delivers profit and time back home where it belongs.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. Technology’s place in supply chain operations is well established and much appreciated, as it helps improve accuracy, visibility, and efficiency from orders coming in and shipments moving out.
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The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Courtney Folk and Joe Lynch discuss the Renewal Logistics story. Courtney is the Co-Founder and CEO of Renewal Logistics , a full-service apparel fulfillment company that is the largest independent apparel restoration company in the US. About Courtney Folk Courtney Folk is the Co-Founder and CEO of Renewal Logistics, a full service apparel fulfillment company that is the largest independent apparel restoration company in the US.
Shipsta
JANUARY 30, 2023
Changes are on the horizon – especially for freight procurement teams. 2023 might be when shippers finally shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to start managing the industry challenges. To do so, leveraging new future-proofed technologies becomes a matter of make or break.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Supply chains worldwide will continue to be caught between politics, economics and ecology in the future. Whether there will be more regionalization or nearshoring remains to be seen. The question will linger: Who will win and who will lose in this increasingly tense competition?
Supply Chain and Logistics
JANUARY 31, 2023
Alternative fuel ships are essential for the Arctic cruise business, since fossil fuel burners will be banned in the Arctic seas starting in 2026.
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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.
The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 30, 2023
Eddie Misicka and Joe Lynch discuss building wolrd class tech for final mile. Eddie is the Vice President of Product Development at OneRail an Orlando-based last mile transportation visibility solution providing shippers with Amazon-level dependability and speed. About Eddie Misicka Eddie Misicka is the Vice President of Product Development at OneRail.
Shipsta
JANUARY 30, 2023
Changes are on the horizon – especially for freight procurement teams. 2023 might be when shippers finally shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to start managing the industry challenges. To do so, leveraging new future-proofed technologies becomes a matter of make or break.
Logistics Management
JANUARY 31, 2023
With a 1.8-cent increase, the national average came in at $4.622 per gallon, following an 8.0-cent increase, to $4.604, for the week of January 23. That was preceded by a 2.5-cent decline, to $4.524, for the week of January 16.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Be careful where you hidewhen you’re playing hide-and-seek. A 15-year old boy from Bangladesh was playing hide and seek with his friends and he hid inside a shipping container. Unfortunately, he locked himself in, fell asleep, and ended up in Malaysia six days later. “The boy was locked inside the container for 6 whole days. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 3, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Shannon Breen and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightVana story. Shannon is Co-CEO & Founder of FreightVana , a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency About Shannon Breen Shannon Breen is the Co-CEO & Founder at FreightVana, a digital logistics partner powered by technology and built on a foundation of trust and transparency.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
For the second straight year between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the NFL. This time, however, he says it is for good. As a Boston fan, Tom Brady forever changed my sports landscape. He brought the region its first championship since 1986, against a team that was supposed to destroy the Patriots.
Logistics Management
JANUARY 30, 2023
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Supply Chain and Logistics
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Here we see another bet on ammonia power. One partner is the Swiss firm WinGD, which has a long history of providing power for merchant shipping. Their website gives no indication that they have a hydrogen or ammonia-powered engine yet.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The rapid growth of direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfillment models during COVID-19 has decentralized demand, adding to complexity, cost and volatility. Supply chain visibility isn’t just a catchphrase; it’s an imperative.
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 30, 2023
Two big pileups shut down I-80 in Wyoming just hours after the highway reopened from another storm-induced traffic incident. The episode serves as a reminder to us all: Just because the highway is open doesn't mean it's safe.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
ProMat 2023 is back in person, with 35% more floor space, more than 1,000 solution provider exhibits as well as educational sessions and keynote presentations.
Truck News
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Everybody knows the acrid, distinctly unpleasant smell of ammonia. But I bet that not many of us understand that it could save our tiny planet from the environmental devastation we’re struggling to prevent.
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Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 31, 2023
While every organization tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) on some level, this data is rarely correlated with key risk indicators (KRIs).
Commercial Carrier Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
SuperTruck II achieved an aerodynamic drag reduction of more than 12% over SuperTruck I and its prototype 13-liter engine reduced fuel consumption by 5.7%.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
After posting another record year of profits, worldwide recessionary and inflationary pressures are now chipping away at ocean carrier fortunes. As far as rates are concerned, our analysts suggest that shippers and freight forwarders will be able to do a little window shopping this year.
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