20Cube Logistics
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Industries are always looking forward to new technologies that would make their work easier by replacing the traditional way of working with extremely efficient and streamlined technology-driven process. With the workforce prepping themselves further move away from traditional ways of working, virtual logistics is unfolding its wings, particularly in the last few years.
LandLink
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
President Trump's strategy regarding the Chinese tariffs has been to right a long time wrong. Again, this was a significant aspect of his presidential campaign. The position, which arguably has merit, may come at a substantial cost to the U.S. economy. The theft and mistreatment of intellectual property, a potential monopoly around 5G cellular technology, and the knock-off market of some very high-end consumer goods have had a major impact.
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SYSPRO Smarter ERP
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
In today’s global village, the demand for distribution services is escalating rapidly due to the increasing complexity of supply chain operations, the expanding e-commerce, and retail sectors, and a pressing need to deliver swiftly and enhance the customer experience. The customer remains king for now. Emerging trends such as technological innovation and automation of processes are requiring […].
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
When it comes to figuring out how your fulfillment performance stacks up, it’s tempting to compare yourself to industry giants. But what happens when you try to benchmark your order fulfillment services against something a bit more realistic – namely companies that have order volumes and budgets more in line with yours?
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.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Excluding Amazon, more than 100,000 AMRs will have been deployed for order fulfillment by the end of 2020, and that more than 580,000 will be installed over the next five years.
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Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Later this month, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, and all eyes will be on whether or not the United States will remain part of the UPU, with the eventual outcome having the potential to impact global parcel rates heading into Peak Season.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Robotic process automation (RPA) has gotten a good deal of attention. RPA is process automation software that is used to automate high volume, repeatable tasks. The process automation Dow is investigating and developing extends to higher level decisions for which robotic process automation is not well suited. What Dow is doing, however, is RPA taken to a whole other level.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
With the right strategy, data analytics can provide valuable visibility into your warehousing operations.
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Detention frequency and length have increased over the past four years, with negative impacts on driver productivity, regulatory compliance and compensation, according to new ATRI study.
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Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Given the number of available and emerging digital solutions capable of transforming and improving logistics and supply chain operations, why are many firms still spinning their wheels instead of driving forward?
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
The TruckerNation organization has consulted with FMCSA toward making commenting on the FMCSA's hours proposal possible via dedicated posts on TruckerNation's Facebook pages, where interested drivers can grant the org. permission to file their commentary as a third party.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
The pressure to retrofit old ships with new parts in order to meet new environmental regulations is causing a sharp rise in shipping costs.
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Editor's note: This is the fifth and final installment of a five-part series of Fleet Owner's annual Trucking by the Numbers report. Read the first, second, third and fourth part here.
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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 Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
As mobility continues to make its way into every link of the supply chain, here’s how our increasingly connected world is affecting operations outside of the warehouse’s four walls.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
It’s that time of year again. And no, I don’t mean back to school or the home stretch of the baseball season. I mean football season is kicking off. And once again, my hometown Patriots are set to raise another Super Bowl banner on opening night. In a step away from the norm, the NFL season did not kick off with the defending Super Bowl champions hosting the Thursday night game.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Is automation the solution to the workforce shortage, or is exacerbating the problem?
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
In tariff exclusion request, ATA says domestic trailer builders can’t meet chassis demand; trailer builders contend ATA’s case is “akin to blaming the victims” of unfair Chinese trade practices.
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 Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product?specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste and jeopardizes safety, observe analysts and practitioners, who suggest shippers “go for the gold” when choosing transport and warehousing providers.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
As I conduct research on the global warehouse automation market, I hear statements such as “warehouse automation demand from Amazon and other e-commerce behemoths is draining automation providers of available resources and capacity.” Furthermore, Amazon purchased Kiva to capture essentially all of Kiva’s output capacity for its own use. So when I signed up for a tour of Amazon’s fulfillment center in Fall River, MA, I expected to witness large amounts of advanced automation.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
"Respondents expressed slightly more concern about U.S.-China trade turbulence, but trade remains the most significant issue, indicated by the strong contraction in new export order.
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
NACFE’s Industry Engagement Director, Dave Schaller, and I have been busy these last few weeks meeting with the drivers and fleet leaders who will be participating in Run on Less Regional in October.
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.
Logistics in War
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
By David Beaumont. Logistics In War has been exploring preparedness and logistics in a series of articles over the last three months. The role of logistics in preparedness is self-evident. However, while we know that this is the case, it has been difficult to rationally or accurately state why it is or ‘how much logistics is truly enough?’. On one hand, it is tempting to answer ‘all of it’.
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
A sneak peek at the groundbreaking Logistics Management white paper on the impacts of the upcoming IMO-2020 regulations.
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Automating a warehouse can help increase product throughput while reducing a facility’s incidence of human errors.
Fleet Owner
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Often times when the talk turns to infrastructure, it focuses on the state of infrastructure in the United States, which by most accounts is in need of a significant upgrade.
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AIMMS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Part I in our series on assessing your Demand Forecasting process. It’s no secret that demand is getting more difficult to predict. Is your demand forecasting process evolving with the times? How does your process stack up against others? Are you satisfied with your level of forecast accuracy? We are running a quiz to help supply chain professionals address these questions.
NGT News
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
The ninth-annual National Drive Electric Week (NDEW), a coast-to-coast celebration of electric vehicles (EVs), will be held on Sept. 14-22. Through test drives, parades, news conferences, and announcements of new EV policies and programs, NDEW events are designed to promote the benefits of EVs. NDEW is presented by Plug In America, the Sierra Club and […].
Material Handling and Logistics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Adoption of a telemetry system helps tire manufacturer control fleet size and costs.
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