20Cube Logistics
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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.
ShipLilly
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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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FueLoyal
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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.
Cyzerg
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
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.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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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The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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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The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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?
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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.
Overdrive Online
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
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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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
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
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.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
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.
Overdrive Online
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
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
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
To clean up the logistical nightmare, organizations should look to best practices in last-mile delivery.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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.
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.
Food Logistics
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Google and J.B. Hunt form a multi-year partnership to advance visibility in supply chains and logistics, as the sector gets more competitive.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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.
NGT News
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
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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Logistics Bureau
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
One of the mistakes, most businesses make, is on systems implementation. In this episode, Suuchi Ramesh , as a Supply Chain Technology Expert, tells us the key things to focus on in having a great system implementation. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, check them out. Robobyrne: Asset Tracking Using Bluetooth. Supply Chain Secrets: How to Persuade the Logistics Team to Invest in WMS.
Supply Chain Brain
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Jeff Stiles is the VP Solutions Marketing at Oracle. Oracle is a sponsor of ARC’s Supply Chain Forum. One of the sessions at our forum involves an Oracle customer. Executives from HarbisonWalker International are talking about how their broad implementation of Oracle Cloud applications allowed them to unleash continuous innovation. Jeff and I discussed the concept of continuous innovation.
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