Food Logistics
JUNE 13, 2023
Using a qualified 3PL expert for cold chain transportation allows shippers to move temperature-sensitive products with the utmost safety and timeliness, ensuring happy customers and an uncompromised brand reputation.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JUNE 15, 2023
For online retailers looking to grow, the agility and scalability of their order fulfillment software is key. Whether the order fulfillment system is custom or off the shelf determines how agile and scalable it can be.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 12, 2023
Electric Trucks from Daimler As of March 2023, global temperatures are 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times. When temperatures rise, so does the concentration of CO2 in the air. The Earth has not seen CO2 concentrations this high in 3 to 5 million years. A United Nations report on climate change shows that the world, including the United States, is nowhere near the scale and pace of emission reductions required to keep the world from limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsi
RasTrac
JUNE 13, 2023
Can your fleet managers leverage the latest technologies to enhance their operations and improve your organization’s efficiencies? If you can’t say yes immediately, this is for you!
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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 15, 2023
Global organizations want more automation within their supply chain to tackle issues like cost escalation and demand volatility. Generative AI has emerged as a transformative force with the potential to revolutionize the global supply chain, including the power to serve as a co-pilot to help operations and customer service organizations do their job better, faster.
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 14, 2023
There’s an increasing divide between manufacturers that are driving forward with digital transformation, and those that seem to be capitulating to short-term decision-making driven by finance.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 11, 2023
In DispatchTrack's "2023 Supply Chain Perspective" survey, 72% of professionals said they're still experiencing significant supply chain challenges despite claims that the global crisis has improved.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 15, 2023
You’ve probably already encountered it in a retail setting. You call a support center and a chatbot answers the call, understanding your natural language and providing information on shipment status. This is called ChatGPT, a natural language processing (NLP) tool that runs on artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct human-like discussions in order to assist you with various requests.
Commercial Carrier Journal
JUNE 11, 2023
Particulate matter in wildfire smoke presents health risks and can shorten a vehicle's air filter life.
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The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 12, 2023
Matt Zimmer and Joe Lynch discuss streamlining the beverage supply chain. Matt is the President of Zengistics , a full-service logistics company offering efficient solutions to complex supply chain challenges. About Zengistics Zengistics is a full-service logistics company offering efficient solutions to complex supply chain challenges. Zengistics is focused on delivering the highest-level of customer service by leveraging our advanced technology platforms with our dedicated team of industry e
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
JUNE 13, 2023
Given today’s labor environment, every fulfillment operation needs to be moving toward automation. There’s great technology out there for your fulfillment automation needs, but it’s important to pick the correct strategy and implement it effectively to ensure automation investments don’t go awry.
Food Logistics
JUNE 12, 2023
A trucking tanker containing 8,500 gallons of gas caught fire and collapsed a portion of I-95 in northern Philadelphia, PA, one of the busiest urban corridors of the Northeast, revealing how fragile our system can really be.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 12, 2023
If you follow the surface transportation market, you know it’s actually a collection of markets, including truckload, less-than-truckload, dry van, and temperature-controlled. Each of these segments is impacted by varying trends and challenges related to demand, capacity, seasonality, regulations, and other factors. Here we’re putting the spotlight on the temperature-controlled segment of the market.
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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 Viewpoints
JUNE 14, 2023
Last week, I sat down to speak with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry and Services at Descartes Systems Group about sustainable home delivery. Home delivery and sustainability are two topics that I have written about quite a bit in the last few years, and Descartes just released its home delivery sustainability consumer sentiment study, so the timing seemed perfect.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2023
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said German policymakers should avoid "making the same mistake again" of assuming the economy will be unaffected by the Russian war in Ukraine.
Food Logistics
JUNE 16, 2023
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 16, 2023
When my father finally got to leave Cuba in the late 60s, he flew first to Miami and then a few days later arrived in Brooklyn, NY to stay with his brother. When my uncle went to work the next morning, my father went for a long walk through the city streets, taking in all. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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
West Coast and California Logistics
JUNE 14, 2023
As negotiations (hopefully) continue between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the situation at West Coast ports remains fluid. Here are a few updates to get you up to speed.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 14, 2023
The environment in which chief supply chain officers find themselves has changed significantly in recent years, but most organizations have failed to adjust their approach to planning.
Overdrive Online
JUNE 11, 2023
A suspected tanker truck fire underneath an I-95 overpass in northeast Philadelphia caused the bridge to collapse Sunday morning. Both directions of the interstate are closed. Officials expect the repair and reconstruction process to take several months.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 14, 2023
Two years ago at Manhattan’s Momentum 2021 conference, the company introduced Manhattan Active Transportation Management. This wasn’t an upgrade to its previous TMS solution; it was a completely new solution, built from the ground up using the microservices architecture that underpins Manhattan’s Active technology platform. In the press release from May 2021, the company stated: Read more The post Solve for Y: Takeaways from Manhattan Momentum 2023 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian
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.
West Coast and California Logistics
JUNE 15, 2023
After a long and arduous 13-month negotiation process, the JOC reports that a tentative deal has been reached between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). It is a 6-year deal covering all 29 ports on the US West Coast. With the deal reached, there is optimism that discretionary cargo shippers had diverted away from the West Coast will soon return.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 13, 2023
Luis Gonzalez, global supply chain director of Proximo Spirits, a subsidiary of Becle, relates the company's search for a decision-intelligence tool, and its partnership with Aera Technology.
Trinity Logistics
JUNE 14, 2023
Stay up to date on the latest information on conditions impacting the freight market, curated by Trinity Logistics through our Freightwaves Sonar subscription. Why are Contract Rates Elevated in Comparison to Spot Rates? If freight volumes are, by some accounts, 30 percent less than what we experienced in the over-heated freight market of ’21 and most of ’22; and rejection rates are almost nil, why is the gap between contract and spot rates so wide, currently at $0.62 per mile as seen in Figure
Locus
JUNE 16, 2023
Say you purchase your coveted gadget online, eagerly tracking its journey from warehouse to your welcoming hands. Now take a moment to think about the complicated trip your gadget took to reach your doorstep. Step into the world of last-mile delivery, the unsung hero of the e-commerce world. Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations.
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NGT News
JUNE 16, 2023
Mullen Automotive Inc. says it is working with Phenix Truck Bodies & Van Equipment to develop a lightweight truck body for its Class 3 electric vehicle. Phenix will develop a body configuration designed to satisfy the needs of Class 3 service body truck fleets, with the goal of offering an EV alternative to ICE vehicles. […] The post Phenix Building Upfit Bodies for Mullen Electric Truck appeared first on NGT News.
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 12, 2023
When manufacturing, quality management and supply chain planning systems are all working synchronously, manufacturers are better equipped to adapt and respond to supply chain disruption.
Overdrive Online
JUNE 15, 2023
Justin Clement, transportation director for grower and hauler Eagle Eye Produce, showed the fleet's special-edition Pete, which was brand-new at the time, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
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