Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

For most companies with supply chains to manage, the holiday season from Halloween through New Year’s Eve is an incredibly busy time. Shoppers stock up on everything from costumes to cranberry sauce to candy canes, and suppliers need to be prepared to meet the peaks and valleys of consumer demand. Unofficial holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday add to the huge spike in demand as retailers offer deep discounts to shoppers.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In anticipation of a Teamsters union strike, the fifth-largest LTL carrier in the U.S., UPS Freight, has started to empty its network of freight and is refusing inbound shipments with delivery dates after November 8, 2018, reports William B. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce. The rush to empty comes just weeks away from the holiday shopping season.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Earlier this year, we shared our list of common but essential parcel industry terms that often get overlooked, especially when it comes to your company’s bottom line. This week, we’d like to continue that discussion by spotlighting several terms and names that are equally important – especially if you’re a growth-minded company that wants to break into the international fulfillment and global e-commerce market, which topped $2.3 trillion in 2017.

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DC Velocity

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Waveless fulfillment systems create a continuous flow of orders through the distribution center, answering today's call for more nimble material handling solutions.

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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.

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Cyzerg

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Did you know? E-commerce sales are set to skyrocket from $2.8 trillion in 2018 to $4.9 trillion in 2021 according to Statista. With warehouses already struggling with workforce shortage, companies are desperately looking for ways to keep up with or even capitalize on increasing consumer demand. A solution to overcome this is investing in warehouse technology, particularly in robotics, to achieve an autonomous warehouse.

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Fleet Owner

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Inching along in snarled up traffic isn’t great for anyone’s stress level, but when a truck driver is stuck in traffic, it’s not just a matter of annoyance. According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), traffic congestion cost the trucking industry a stunning $74.5 billion in additional operating costs and 1.2 billion hours in driver delays in 2016.

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DC Velocity

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

U.S. grocer to pick sites for first three facilities within weeks, go live with $113 million project within two years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A new head of supply chain at Pfizer asked a simple question, “If Amazon can provide end to end shipment status of my orders, why can’t Pfizer.” That was the impetus for a supply chain visibility project. “The company had to change their mindset and embrace a global orchestrated supply network. The post Pfizer Embraces the Digital Supply Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This order from the Defense Logistics Agency is part of the active RFID-IV contract to provide government agencies and allied partners with state-of-the-art hardware, software and integration services for worldwide asset tracking and in-transit visibility.

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Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The new market entrants will put pressure on the established truck makers to speed up development so they don't get left behind and the existing truck makers will put pressure on the newbies to spend some time learning about the ins and outs of the trucking industry.

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DC Velocity

OCTOBER 30, 2018

IT solutions can help retailers improve worker productivity in the brick-and-mortar store, leading to better service and higher customer satisfaction levels.

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Logistics Management

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Carriers say Washington is now listening to the industry, and they believe the winds of regulatory change are finally blowing in favor of trucking. However, balancing industry needs with safety reforms remains an ongoing challenge.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The damage to UPS would depend on the length of the disruption. The freight business makes up about 5% of UPS’s sale and has the lowest profit margin of the company’s three units. United Parcel Service Inc. will halt pickups from freight customers as early as Nov. 9 because of a potential strike in less than two weeks by about 11,000 union workers. The union and company have been trading barbs.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Video systems and analytics provider Lytx taps its huge data cache to determine truck drivers' riskiest behaviors, country's riskiest sections of road, and whether a certain Monday night activity might be causing bleary-eyed drivers.

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DC Velocity

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Largest containership built in U.S. to sail liner's Hawaii routes.

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Shipchain

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

From the creation of the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) to companies of all sizes developing blockchain-based supply chain management platforms, it is clear that blockchain is becoming a force to be reckoned with in freight and logistics. As blockchain gains prominence in the logistics industry, supply chain leaders need to understand who is using it, what it means for the future of the industry, and how it can transform their day to day operations.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Apparel makers don’t want to risk being late to what could be a consequential shift in consumer preferences. For years now, we’ve watched the old guard of the packaged-food industry get pummeled as consumers look to fill their grocery carts with trendier items bearing feel-good labels such as “natural” or “sustainably sourced.”. The beauty business, too, has had to adapt to this changing ethos; hence the proliferation of skincare products billed “eco-conscious” or “organic.”.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Spear expects there will be “common-sense improvements” to hours-of-service rules, as the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is resulting in HOS violations reaching “an all-time” low.

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DC Velocity

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Firm hires UberFreight exec to run "Zero Deadhead" unit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The impact of digital transformation and connected commerce are resounding across industries. Forward-thinking companies around the world are challenging themselves to serve more customers, more quickly, more directly and more personally. In other words, omnichannel distribution projects aren’t just for retailers anymore, and warehouse technologies need to keep up.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Recent developments regarding a new labor agreement between UPS Freight, the les-than-truckload unit of UPS, and the Teamsters Freight National Bargaining Committee over a new labor contract could have ramifications that potentially lead to a strike, or the semblance of one.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

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Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

OCTOBER 29, 2018

AUSTIN, TX. There's been a different tone at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)—it's stood out this year as the agency has held, for instance, a string of listening sessions on key regulatory issues.

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DC Velocity

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Location houses logistics provider's Ready Logistics and Central Dispatch Operations, company says.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Managing logistics can’t happen in a vacuum; you need visibility and awareness of internal and external partners, systems and resources. The problem is that integration and visibility are a big hurdle for most transportation management systems (TMS). According to the Transportation Planning and Execution Benchmark Study by American Shipper, for example, 61 percent of respondents said the biggest challenge of their TMS was system connectivity.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

“The future availability and quality of onshore power facilities, as well as quality low-sulfur fuel and LNG bunkering infrastructure in ports, will be of vital importance to owner-operators. Optimizing ports calls through better use of data, standardization of procedures and digitalization will also create a win-win situation for shipping and ports.".

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Fleet Owner

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Volvo Trucks sees 'exciting times' as new lineup driving North American market share; constraints on industry include capacity to build trucks and finding enough drivers to move them.

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DC Velocity

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Domek is now part of Magnate's Masterpiece International freight forwarding and customs brokerage business, company says.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Digital twin is the phrase used to describe a computerized (or digital) version of a physical asset or process. The digital twin contains a sensor or sensors that collects data to feed the asset model. These concepts have implications for complex production scheduling. The post Digital Twins Support Supply Chain Optimization appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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