ShipLilly
AUGUST 6, 2020
We live in an omni-channel fulfillment world where customers are increasingly demanding more. There are high expectations about the quality and speed of service. To “deliver now”, suppliers have to redesign and realign their operational activities. The entrance of online actors such as Amazon has blurred the traditional lines between B2B and B2C activities.
SIPMM Professional Publications
AUGUST 1, 2020
Logistics performance is a key role player of the business in the several industries. Imaging without logistics even in a city, at least therewould be no food supply, empty mailboxes, full of trash cans, no delivery for favorite fur, no pharmacies for essential treatments, nor any reject collection, everything is going to be halted without […].
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Cyzerg
AUGUST 7, 2020
A common issue for small and midsize logistics businesses is finding a way to remain cost competitive without sacrificing service quality. Although it's easier said than done, we often see that part of the answer lies in workforce productivity and technology. In fact, we've noticed that companies leveraging cloud logistics technology solutions are able to reduce operating costs while increasing the level of service they provide.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
AUGUST 4, 2020
A picture can be worth a thousand words. But sometimes numbers tell an even more compelling story. Following are statistics from recent logistics and fulfillment studies, along with our take on what this data might suggest about how you manage fulfillment and how you work with eCommerce fulfillment 3PLs.
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
AUGUST 5, 2020
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Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 54.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), for a 1.6% gain over June’s 52.6, with June snapping a three-month stretch of PMI declines. The July PMI also represents the highest PMI reading over the last 12 months and is 5.6% higher than the 12-month average of 48.6.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
AUGUST 6, 2020
One of the hottest commodities in the pandemic economy is personal protective equipment (PPE). And it’s not just consumers searching for masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Marketers are now looking at PPE as a means to protect associates and customers and also to promote their brands.
Food Logistics
AUGUST 7, 2020
When a shipper considers how to best prepare to continue operations through any state of the economy, they should understand not only the different options, but also that there is a time and a place for both.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 4, 2020
There was a time when Mumbai’s dabbawalas (lunchbox carriers) were known for their efficient supply chain and logistics. But the COVID-19 incursion changed the lives and livelihoods of Mumbai’s dabbawalas. Their lives can neatly be compartmentalized into BC and AC – before COVID-19 and after COVID-19. Scenario Before COVID-19 Mumbai’s dabbawala service was legendary for its reliability.
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AIMMS
AUGUST 3, 2020
Sales and Operations Planning has become the preferred method to facilitate clear and formal communication between the demand and supply sides of a business. However, one-third of SCP leaders cite “the lack of effective decision making in the S&OP meeting process as the most critical problem to solve for their function’s overall performance” (source: Gartner, Improve S&OP Decision Making Through Scenario Planning , Supply Chain Research Team, 4 May 2020).
Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
With the e-commerce boom during the pandemic, there’s very little available warehouse/DC space—consequently, developers continue to build at a bullish pace.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 5, 2020
How often do you really think about the reverse supply chain? It’s easy to assume the reverse supply is solely based on returns. While this is partially true, all reverse logistics involve a backward flow of products that return to their origin, it’s not that simple. Returns may derive from buyer’s remorse, damage to items,read More. The post Building a Better Data-Driven Reverse Supply Chain appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.
Kuebix
AUGUST 4, 2020
Between companies regularly distributing, manufacturing or using construction products, the construction industry experiences a steady flow of business. One thing all construction companies can agree on is the importance of operating efficiently in order to meet project deadlines. There are a number of barriers between smooth logistics operations and successful project completion for the construction […].
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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.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 3, 2020
Being a socially responsible company can create a strong brand, a committed workforce, and loyal customers. It comes at a cost. The products will generally be more expensive, limiting sales. Progressive companies are often small, requiring them to use less-than-truckload. Less-than-truckload has adverse service and environmental impacts. In short, fair trade and environmental initiatives lead to socially responsible manufacturers having more complex supply chains.
Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
If there’s one lesson to learn, it’s that supply chains must now become more resilient. And as more companies consider reshoring to the United States, there are many things to consider beyond just making the economics work.
Bringg
AUGUST 5, 2020
[vc_row 0=””][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text 0=””]As customers move more of their shopping online, what fulfillment looks like has been changing. Click & Collect, has been gaining popularity as an omnichannel fulfillment model with high returns that can also preserve the in-store experience. Customers save on the cost of delivery, and enjoy the speed and convenience of picking up their order from a nearby location when it suits them.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 3, 2020
Right about this time in any “normal” year, ocean carriers and truckers would be entering their annual peak season for freight volumes, in expectation of that ever-reliable holiday shopping bonanza.
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
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 6, 2020
I’ve written previously about how I founded FourKites in 2014 to help shed light on the vast blind spots that exist throughout our complex and interconnected global supply chains. Our focus for the first several years was to build a state-of-the-art platform that would give the world’s biggest shippers, and their carrier and broker partners, real-time data about the location of their freight when it’s in transit.
Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
Multinational distribution firm shares how its ERP/WMS integration helped to streamline its quick-turnaround fulfillment process, reduce human touches on every order and create an exceptional workplace for its employees.
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 6, 2020
It's not meditation, nor is it something easily dismissed as "new-age malarkey" or whatever other epithet one might throw at it. Mindfulness you might think of as akin to personal "situational awareness," a way of being fully in the present. Practicing it could pay big personal health and professional dividends.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 5, 2020
With hybrid and fully electric cars more popular than ever, it’s no surprise that electric semi-trucks are a compelling topic for discussion within the shipping industry.
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.
Trinity Logistics
AUGUST 6, 2020
2020 isn’t what we expected. State shutdowns, consumer panic-buying, truckload volumes skyrocketing and then plummeting – the COVID-19 pandemic has created an increase in uncertainty for the supply chain. When It All Began. As COVID-19 began to spread, many governments responded with lockdowns. Nonessential businesses closed and consumers panic bought out paper products, soap, and disinfectants.
Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
While there are plenty of examples of trucks and trains working well together on the intermodal side, there are also more than a few examples of the two freight transportation modes being at odds, too.
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 6, 2020
The complications that can be brought on by any overdimensional load’s permitted complexity are many, making for a cumbersome process when it comes to weighing whether the price of any load is worth the effort and cost put in. In this week's Overdrive Radio, hear witness Kocmich's mastery of such deliberations. The complications that can be brought on by any overdimensional load’s permitted complexity are many, making for a cumbersome process when it comes to weighing whether the price of any lo
SIPMM Professional Publications
AUGUST 3, 2020
While the Covid-19 pandemic is reminding us every life-being is interconnected and interdependent, the threat of global climate change is continuing. Some of the not-for-profit sectors, as essential service providers are still running the services during the Circuit Breaker period. Human activities, such as switching on the air conditioners in the office and ordering food […].
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NGT News
AUGUST 6, 2020
Agility Fuel Solutions, a global provider of clean fuel solutions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, has introduced its new third-generation roof mount compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system for automated side loader, rear-end loader and front end loader refuse collection vehicles. Agility introduced its roof mount CNG fuel systems for refuse fleets in 2001, […].
Logistics Management
AUGUST 3, 2020
The key advice from our analysts for both shippers and carriers: Don’t get greedy when you have the upper hand—your counterparts will remember when you’re on the other side of the next disruption.
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 4, 2020
For the opportunity to get an artist's-sketch treatment of your truck, you need only to send in a photo of your power unit via Facebook on Express Truck Tax's page. Two winners each week are announced on Friday.
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