Sat.Feb 13, 2021 - Fri.Feb 19, 2021

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Freight Forwarders: The Important Link of a Supply Chain Logistics

20Cube Logistics

Supply chain logistics is writing a new story, as companies have started taking a holistic approach by introducing new features to its process by understanding and taking the requirements of its customers. With new ideas clearly defined, planned and meticulously taken, the entire supply chain is pushing away the risk of delays and unnecessary expenses.

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The Great Container Crisis Escalates Prices, Delays Shipments and Angers our Customers

ShipLilly

A very delicate and alarming crisis grips the global trade industry this year. The main exporter on the planet, China, does not have enough containers to distribute its products to the rest of the world. The demand is exceeding, and by far, the logistics capacity of the sector. What is driving the prices of digital purchases, and freight costs for shippers.

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The Impact of IoT & 5G On The Connected Vehicle Industry

FueLoyal

Everyday cars are becoming more autonomous than ever. Rather than calling it a car, everyone will be calling it a driving machine controlled by a computer (IoT). Modern-day vehicles greatly differ from their predecessors, becoming an IoT that connects to the outside world, with onboard computing power and communication systems that are focused on three areas: The Driver’s behavior, engine diagnostics, the vehicle’s location, its surroundings, and the occupants of the vehicle.

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How IT Support Companies Can Help Boost Your Net Income

Cyzerg

Hiring IT support companies is a great way to shift your IT from an expense center into a profit and business center for your company. Particularly now, IT is essential for most businesses to compete, and it should help you boost your net income and not drain valuable resources. To help you understand how IT support companies can boost your net income, here are five ways they can, directly and indirectly, affect your bottom line.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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What to Expect in B2C Distribution in a Post-Pandemic World

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

The pandemic-driven eCommerce boom turned many B2C distribution operations upside down in 2020 as online sellers and omnichannel retailers tried to adjust to a massive consumer market shift toward online shopping. With vaccines rolling out and some light starting to show at the end of the coronavirus tunnel, retailers must now plan for the future of B2C fulfillment.

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Amazon vs Target vs Walmart with Rick Watson

The Logistics of Logistics

Amazon vs Target vs Walmart with Rick Watson. Joe Lynch and Rick Watson discuss Amazon vs Target vs Walmart and their strengths and weaknesses in the areas of ecommerce, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. About Rick Watson. Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the ecommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com , Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

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Taking a Targeted Approach to Contract Capacity Procurement

Talking Logistics

It’s been a roller coaster ride for shippers and carriers the past few years. Remember 2018, when transportation spend went through the roof due to capacity constraints? And then last year, the pandemic upended the transportation market once again, and its effects are still shaping today’s procurement practices. Does this signal that the time has. Read more Taking a Targeted Approach to Contract Capacity Procurement.

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How Machine Learning is Transforming Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group engaged in an informative discussion with Derek Gittoes, VP Supply Chain Management Product Strategy at Oracle , as part of ARC’s Digital Supply Chain Forum. Derek recently authored an article on Logistics Viewpoints describing recent advancements in logistics predictability through the application of machine learning. And we thought this to be a great opportunity to get further details on this hot topic from a practitioner on the front line of logistics application developmen

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Three Reasons to Prioritize Supply-Chain Sustainability This Year

Supply Chain Brain

Within the supply chain, many businesses are acknowledging the many benefits that sustainable operations offer, and are pushing to advance their green initiatives.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Greg Price and the Shipwell Story

The Logistics of Logistics

Greg Price and the Shipwell Story. Ryan Schreiber and Greg Price discuss Greg’s entrepreneurial journey and the Shipwell story. Greg is the Co-founder of Shipwell, a cloud-based transportation management software company. About Greg Price. Greg Price is the CEO and Co-founder of Shipwell , a cloud based TMS solution based in Austin, TX. Shipwell is transforming the supply chain industry by replacing opaque and manual processes through a tech-enabled, fully connected logistics ecosystem with more

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Dynamic Route Optimization: A ‘Must Have’ in Today’s Delivery Environment

Talking Logistics

As I sit in the dark pondering what to write for this Talking Logistics post, working off the last of my laptop’s battery power after one of the biggest ice storms in the city’s history, I begin to wonder: At what point did route planning become so complex? My local utility company has deployed field. Read more Dynamic Route Optimization: A ‘Must Have’ in Today’s Delivery Environment.

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Trucking was ‘a hard life,’ as personal closeups show in 1970s documentary

Overdrive Online

A nationwide tour opened doors of truckers' homes for documentary filmmakers to get an intimate look at the business and family lives of owner-operators in the pre-deregulation era.

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How the Inland Port Can Better Connect U.S. Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

As we aim to build more resilient supply chains, we must rethink space, process and workforce development. Each of these factors converge at the inland port.

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The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report

Procurement leaders are at a pivotal moment. With CPOs playing an increasingly strategic role, it’s time to leverage innovation and technology to drive resilience and efficiency. Download The 2025 Annual ProcureCon CPO Report to uncover key insights to thrive in a dynamic procurement landscape. What’s Inside: How CPOs are driving strategic decision-making and technology adoption The top priorities and challenges for procurement in 2025 Why AI, sustainability, and data analytics are essential for

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What I Learned from Working at 6 Fulfillment Companies in 3 Months with Channa Ranatunga

The Logistics of Logistics

What I Learned from Working at 6 Fulfillment Companies in 3 Months with Channa Ranatunga. Channa Ranatunga and Joe Lynch discuss what Channna learned from working at 6 fulfillment companies in 3 months. Channa’s company, Rabot provides tools that enable improved worker efficiency in fulfillment warehouses, so he wanted to gain firsthand experience working in fulfillment.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. But what does supply chain visibility mean and will this investment really give the executives what they want?

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Owner-operators and small fleets remain in crosshairs of DOT’s offsite audits

Overdrive Online

In a trend that exploded in 2020, the U.S. DOT and its enforcement partners are continuing to leverage new authority amid the pandemic to perform offsite, remote safety audits and compliance reviews of trucking companies in lieu of onsite reviews.

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Truckload rates rising strongly earlier in year after tumultuous 2020

Logistics Management

Rates in the $320-to-$360 billion truckload market will continue their sharp rise this year because of surging demand in some sectors to replace depleted inventory as well as sharply rising costs for carriers.

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How to Prepare for Proposed New Tariffs in 2025

The global trade landscape is shifting. If President Trump’s proposed tariffs come into effect, they will impact your logistics in significant ways. Our free guide provides essential insights for consumer brands and manufacturers. It is crucial to understand what these challenges mean for your logistics operations, and more importantly, how to prepare.

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Seven Last-Mile Lessons That Could Improve Vaccine Distribution

Supply Chain Brain

To clean up the logistical nightmare, organizations should look to best practices in last-mile delivery.

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3 Ways to Make your Operational Execution More Robust with S&OE

AIMMS

2020 was full of surprises. Many companies struggled to link longer term plans with unexpected short term supply and demand issues. With increasing disruptions and uncertainty, teams need a way to continuously monitor and balance demand and supply in order to fine-tune operations. We put together a survey with our partners at Districon to better understand these challenges and offer ideas for improvement.

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Intelligence – Not So Artificial – Is Becoming Essential

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Brainteasers Close your eyes and count to 10 – well that’s easy. Close them again and count to 51238 – not so easy – that would take you around 14 hours. This demonstrates Data dimensions – Scale, Quantity, Time – the current standards. But what number is INFINITY? You’ll need a coffee for this, and even […]. The post Intelligence – Not So Artificial – Is Becoming Essential appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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January retail sales start 2021 off strongly, reports Commerce and NRF

Logistics Management

Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $568.2 billion—were up 5.3% compared to December and were up 7.4% annually, and NRF reported that its calculation of January retail sales, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants, pointed to a 5.9% gain, for the month, on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to December and were up 10.7% annually on an unadjusted basis.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Seattle Ports Offer Relief for L.A. Bottlenecks

Supply Chain Brain

The trade gateways in the U.S. Pacific Northwest are standing out for their calm relative to the congestion bedeviling ports from Los Angeles to Savannah, Georgia.

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Logistics Gets High-Tech with Google Innovation

Food Logistics

Google and J.B. Hunt form a multi-year partnership to advance visibility in supply chains and logistics, as the sector gets more competitive.

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Brightmark RNG Holdings Aims to Expand U.S. Biomethane Offerings

NGT News

Brightmark LLC, a global waste solutions company, and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., a global integrated energy company, have expanded their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the U.S. to produce and market dairy biomethane, a renewable natural gas (RNG). “Working with Brightmark to add new […].

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Activist investor continues to keep the pressure on Forward Air over board seats

Logistics Management

In an open letter to Forward Air shareholders, Ancora Holdings Chairman and CEO Frederick DiSanto explained that Ancora remains highly disappointed by the operating performance at Forward Air, as recent results and guidance continue to underwhelm.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Ship Giant Maersk Bids Farewell to New, Fossil-Fuel Only Ships

Supply Chain Brain

A century after the global shipping fleet ran largely on coal, the world’s largest shipping line is taking a historic step toward not using fossil fuels for propulsion.

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STRUGGLING WITH COLD CHAIN LOGISTICS COMPANIES?

Trinity Logistics

If you find it difficult to juggle multiple providers for your cold chain logistics, there’s a better, even seamless, way of doing business. Cold chain logistics can be difficult to manage and finding reliable providers can be frustrating. There are many moving parts of the cold chain that can be hard to follow and track. Often you may find yourself with many providers and contacts to sort through.

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Red tape, deaf ears: Criticism mounts of DataQs crash- and inspection-info review system

Overdrive Online

Setting the Record Straight: This multipart feature kicks off with a look at how the DataQs process frustrates many who attempt to correct info associated with inspections, crashes.

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