Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JUNE 14, 2022
When you outsource product fulfillment to a third-party logistics company (3PL), you place your trust and your customers' satisfaction in its hands. Yet it's shocking how many Etailers have no well-developed order fulfillment metrics to monitor performance.
Material Handling and Logistics
JUNE 13, 2022
All the reasons why you don’t think you can start a supply chain optimization implementation are even more reason that you should.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 13, 2022
In today's digital world, companies are under pressure to be more transparent with their customers. This is especially true for supply chains, where customers want to know where their products are coming from and how they’re being made.
Logistics Matter
JUNE 14, 2022
Digital B2B eCommerce, while extraordinary, triggered the scope of the supply chain problem. Buyers purchase more online. This frictionless purchasing path has driven demand at a time when supply chains are fragile. Companies react to shortages by stockpiling supplies, exacerbating the misaligned inventory. These supply chain challenges are further aggravated by worker shortages found in […].
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
JUNE 14, 2022
Labor represents the single largest cost for a fulfillment operation. That cost can quickly get out of control if your logistics partner fails to take steps to reduce warehouse turnover. Consider that it may cost up to $10,000 to replace a single warehouse associate. Given the high turnover rate in the warehousing sector, those costs will quickly spiral into the millions for a 3PL that operates numerous fulfillment centers.
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Cyzerg
JUNE 17, 2022
Are you still depending on hiring an in-house IT team to maintain IT operations? Fully managed IT solutions can eliminate the need for an in-house IT team. Hiring an in-house IT is extremely expensive and time-consuming to manage in an evolving industry. Businesses could lose potential clients, time, and money managing them.
Logistics Matter
JUNE 13, 2022
Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I periodically bring you an overview of the news on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay updated with the latest news and the best background stories. The previous edition was Innovations & Start-ups: Space […].
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 13, 2022
Brian Amend, Senior Director of Supply Chain Systems at Walgreens. You hear the term “digital transformation” everywhere. That means different things to different people. But one thing many would agree it means is putting in new applications where none exist, or perhaps more often, tearing out old legacy applications and replacing them with more modern software platforms.
The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 13, 2022
Rick Watson and Joe Lynch discuss DTC Logistics innovation. Rick founded RMW Commerce Consulting , a boutique ecommerce consultancy that supports investors and management teams incubating and growing digital businesses online – both direct-to-consumer and B2B. 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,
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 14, 2022
When it comes to efficiency, today’s global supply chain has never been better. In the last 20 years, the size of the container ship has doubled – and the largest ships sailing today can haul 24,000 containers (TEU) — equal to the capacity of a freight train 44 miles long. But then again, ships of. Read more Disruption Denied: How Next-Generation Logistics Create A Resilient Supply Chain.
Truck News
JUNE 17, 2022
“No – I will not settle!” This comment was delivered very forcefully to me during my Crazy Canuck Truckin Podcast by Adele Hills from Creston, B.C. At the time in her life that she was describing to me, she was bedridden by back injuries and related surgeries and life was extremely difficult. She was told […].
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 16, 2022
Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Wayne Snyder at Blue Yonder, and looks at the intricacies of the ever-growing same-day delivery market. The same-day delivery market is forecast to double over the next three years.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 13, 2022
Shell Rotella's 'big honkin' anniversary' of the truck beauty pageant celebrated all things trucking. Check out the slideshow of contestants from the three-day event.
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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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 13, 2022
As an engineer by training, I’ve come across many mathematical formulas, but I hadn’t seen this one until a couple of weeks ago when I attended Manhattan Associates’s Momentum 2022 conference: D x V x F > R = ? Where: D: Signifies the degree of dissatisfaction with the current situation. V: The vision of. Read more Manhattan Momentum 2022: Assemble Agents of Change.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2022
Last-mile deliveries often represent the most difficult aspect of supply chain management.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 14, 2022
At Logistics Viewpoints, we have written about how companies are looking to reduce carbon emissions, especially when it comes to transportation. More and more global companies are pledging to make their supply chains and their operations net-zero or carbon neutral. The following Editor’s Choice article comes from Fernando Cortes, Senior Vice President, Transportation at Walmart, and addresses how Walmart is working to reduce emissions through their transportation practices and operations.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 14, 2022
The new company, Hydron, will create purpose-built, autonomous-ready trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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
Talking Logistics
JUNE 15, 2022
I believe we’re witnessing the birth of a new transportation mode, one that will take many years to develop and mature (but will probably happen sooner than we think), and one that will make our current discussions about driverless cars and same-day delivery sound silly in retrospect. I wrote that back in February 2013 in. Read more Drone Delivery: A 9+ Year Gestation for Amazon Prime Air.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 15, 2022
In a race to fortify their supply chains, leading manufacturers are realizing value from digital transformation beyond the factory floor.
Logistics Bureau
JUNE 14, 2022
We give you a glimpse of the 22 things worth checking in your Supply Chain for this year, 2022. Best in Class supply chains get these right!
Overdrive Online
JUNE 14, 2022
Showtime Trucking owner Troy Huddleston passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 54. A group of his friends gathered at the Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show to reflect on what he meant to them, the custom-rigs community, and trucking itself.
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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 17, 2022
I have a case (and several shoe boxes) filled with music cassettes from my high school and college days. There’s one cassette in particular that ranks among the most listened to in my collection: Midnight Oil’s Diesel and Dust album from 1987. I finally got to see Midnight Oil last night, my first concert since. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 17, 2022).
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 14, 2022
Buying land is a major shift for Amazon, which historically relied on a handful of developers to find property, build fairly simple warehouses and rent them back to the company. Now, Amazon is increasingly taking parts of the development process in-house — often bidding against long-time partners for the best space.
Commercial Carrier Journal
JUNE 14, 2022
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 targets "unjust and unreasonable demurrage and detention fees." American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said such a bill has "been a long time coming.”.
Fleet Owner
JUNE 15, 2022
In an event showcasing operators' endless innovation, Shell Rotella's truck beauty pageant saw contestants compete for over $25,000 in cash and prizes.
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Overdrive Online
JUNE 14, 2022
Theresa DeSantis and her 1985 Peterbilt 359 and 2016 East conestoga, "The Witches Inn," won Best of Show. See the winners in a bevy of other categories here.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 13, 2022
Weeks ago, Moe Vela was saying that cryptocurrencies, contrary to claims by many crypto enthusiasts, were not a viable hedge against inflation. Recent events have served to prove him right.
Commercial Carrier Journal
JUNE 11, 2022
A majority of the truck driver population is growing older and nearing retirement age, but it’s difficult to attract new talent because it's physically and mentally demanding.
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