West Coast and California Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: we’re in the midst of a truck driver shortage. While we may feel that we’ve reached the saturation point in hearing – and reading – about this shortage, the related headlines aren’t going away any time soon. That’s because the shortage isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, we can only expect to hear more about it as the impact to the trucking industry and the nation’s economy continues to worsen.

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Freight Article Handling Trucking 48

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2019

With the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies can combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works. Much like your neighbors use portable on-demand storage to store their household items during move-ins, move-outs, or home renovation projects, truck trailers in yards increasingly are being used to

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Inventory Reduction Inventory Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 60

The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 7, 2019

My recent post, “ …but where is the problem solving? ” stirred up quite a bit of conversation and traffic. I would like to dig a little deeper into what “good problem solving” actually looks and sounds like – beyond the forms and tools. Underlying all good problem solving is scientific thinking. With it, I am constantly comparing what I think with what I observe , and looking at differences as evidence that what I think might need revision.

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Cyzerg

JANUARY 8, 2019

The cycle counting process is one of the most tedious warehouse tasks, but is an important process to control for the prevention of potential sale losses. These losses stem from out-of-stock situations, which are brought on by inaccuracies in the inventory. To catch these inaccuracies, it is important to do the cycle counting accurately and efficiently.

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Optimization Software Optimization Operations Tips 191

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.

Automation

DC Velocity

JANUARY 7, 2019

E-commerce continues to change the grocery market, as companies seek to meet click-and-collect demands with innovative fulfillment solutions and strategies.

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Strategy Meeting 201

The Lean Thinker

JANUARY 9, 2019

The role of “change agent” is actually a role of leadership. Leading change is difficult work that involves changes in the norms, routines, working relationships, behavior within and between groups. It is required when a simple technical change either isn’t going to get the job done, or requires the above changes to work at all. Most (if not all!) of the “lean tools”* fall into the later: The process changes are straight forward, but making them work requires altering the habitual patterns of ho

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

While 75% of manufacturing companies have a program to promote cybersecurity awareness, only 37% believe that their programs are very to completely effective. Though the manufacturing sector does not attract the sheer volume of total cyberattacks as other areas of the economy, research has shown that coordinated cyber espionage targets manufacturing more than any other sector.

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Security Supply Chain Design Supply Chains Buyer Training 163

DC Velocity

JANUARY 9, 2019

Robotics, digital transportation solutions are among the key technologies that will shape the supply chain landscape this year, DHL leaders say.

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Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Trends Logistics Network Optimization Software 154

Kuebix

JANUARY 10, 2019

Let’s face it, freight costs are rising as a result of the capacity crunch and driver shortage. Even shipping full truckload isn’t as cost-efficient as it used to be. The dawn of e-commerce ordering has increased the number of shipments as well as made consumers’ expectations higher. Truck drivers are steadily aging out of the […]. The post 10 Ways to Save Money on Truckload Shipping appeared first on Kuebix.

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Capacity Ordering Efficiency Trucking 154

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Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

JANUARY 7, 2019

Chilly days out there this winter across America—it's the perfect time for stuff on a truck to break, and you really don't want it to.

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Tips Trucking 150

Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2019

If companies are going to embrace new business models, or digitally enable older ones, they are going to need a modern, capable supply chain to do it.

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Supply Chains Modeling Digital 166

Supply Chain and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

Sam Whelan penned a report on the alliance of four companies managing terminals at the Kwai Tsing terminals in Hong Kong. Apparently shippers are furious. They believe there will be collusion and rates will rise as a result.

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Operations Production Strategy Supply Chains 113

DC Velocity

JANUARY 9, 2019

Privacy issues, trade concerns and infrastructure improvements top retail industry's policy to-do list in the new congressional session, trade association leaders say.

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Groups Industry Strategy 111

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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.

Supply Chain Software

Fleet Owner

JANUARY 8, 2019

Ford issued a recall for some 875,000 F-150 and Super Duty trucks where a potential short in the engine block heater cable could cause a fire.

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Trucking 146

Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

EPA final rules on pharmaceutical returns impose heavy burdens on healthcare providers and distributors. A new rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that prescription pharmaceuticals sent from healthcare facilities to reverse distributors must be regulated as solid waste and evaluated for hazardous classification at the healthcare facility before they are shipped.

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Waste Reduction Waste Supply Chain Design Supply Chains 152

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JANUARY 10, 2019

We’ve all heard the term “plug and play.” And who doesn’t love that concept? Just open the box, plug it in and you are done.

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Warehousing Distribution 120

DC Velocity

JANUARY 9, 2019

Port Jersey rail facility will handle 900,000 rail lifts a year, replacing 1.5 million truck trips.

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Trucking Handling Transportation 154

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

Optimal Sourcing

Fleet Owner

JANUARY 10, 2019

An invoice usually goes through five steps from the time it is received until it is paid. That means there are at least five times when human error can derail the payment process.

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Automation 127

Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

Healthy growth is expected to be driven by broad-based industrial demand. Following growth throughout 2018, the chemical industry is expected to see continued healthy demand for basic chemicals throughout this year, with most specialty segments predicted to benefit from growing demand as well, especially in construction markets. Expansion across a broad band of industrial sectors is supporting American economic growth, observes Kevin Swift, chief economist at American Chemistry Council (ACC) and

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Manufacturing Procurement Construction Optimal Sourcing Production 127

SIPMM Professional Publications

JANUARY 11, 2019

Logistics system is a supply chain management component that is used to meet customer demands through the planning, control and implementation of the effective movement and storage of related information, goods and services from origin to destination. Logistics management helps companies to reduce expenses and improve customer service. Warehousing Warehousing is a subset of logistics, […].

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Supply Chain Planning Software Expense Reduction Logistics Network Optimization Software Warehousing 117

DC Velocity

JANUARY 8, 2019

NRF, Hackett report forecasts declining volumes as stores have already stocked up on spring merchandise.

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Strategy 141

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.

Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

JANUARY 9, 2019

LAS VEGAS. Kenworth Truck Co. has joined with Toyota Motor North America to develop 10 electric hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks. The first of these zero-emission vehicles, a Kenworth T680, was displayed at the 2019 CES show.

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Trucking 123

Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

According to the National Safety Council, fatigue costs U.S. employers more than $130 billion a year in health-related lost productivity.

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Production 142

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2019

There was a time when even the largest shippers employed clerks to look up rates on wall charts and handwrite ship-to addresses into logs. Then came manifest systems that printed reports and labels, and after that, multi-carrier shipping systems. Those days are long gone, as eCommerce has caused an explosion in parcel volumes worldwide and an expansion of carrier services to meet the delivery demands of consumers.

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Logistics Network Optimization Software eCommerce Meeting Logistics 116

DC Velocity

JANUARY 7, 2019

China's biggest retailer brings "retail as a service" model to CES trade show.

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Modeling Software Modeling Strategy 145

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Fleet Owner

JANUARY 9, 2019

In today's heavy trucks, the order of the day is to help businesses who use these vehicles do their jobs better—whether that means making trucks easier for drivers to operate, easier to spec, easier to connect, or other advantages.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Whether you are the CEO of an expanding corporation or the owner of a fledgling enterprise, its fortunes are subject to an undeniable truth. The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. If you want business success (and who doesn’t?), you have to make your supply chain successful too. Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction 118

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2019

Logistics Viewpoints has assembled the following list of conferences that my ARC supply chain colleagues and I consider to be the premier industry conferences scheduled for 2019. The include logistics industry association events and supply chain software conferences. The post Best Logistics and Supply Chain Shows to Attend in 2019 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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