Logistics Business Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2024
PwC predicts wide-scale development of 5G communication networks will contribute an additional 1.3 trillion USD to global GDP by 2030. With logistics and transport among the primary target sectors for 5G-enabled technology, what are the key benefits 5G could bring? Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-founder of business broadband provider Crystaline explores.
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 23, 2024
Logistics KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators, continue to be a popular and significant topic. In this video, we’ll talk about some of the common mistakes that people often make when dealing with logistics KPIs. I will also help you simplify your outlook towards KPIs. So, make sure to watch the whole video and see if you don’t make these mistakes.
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Logistics Business Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2024
Few industries understand the importance of efficiency as profoundly as supply chain and logistics operators. In fact, the entire business model hinges on eking out incremental enhancements that collectively yield substantial benefits, say BluQube. Numerous strategies in the logistics sector, such as reverse logistics, process automation, inventory management, and technological innovations, are widely acknowledged and documented.
Cyzerg
JANUARY 23, 2024
The explosive growth of online shopping in recent years has put a lot of pressure on the warehousing industry to keep up with market demand. The need for faster and more accurate fulfillment led to an increased pace of innovation. Automation Automation is one of the answers to this trend. A fully automated warehouse system uses software and hardware tools to streamline operations, from receiving inventory to shipping orders.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 25, 2024
In the wake of multiple disruptions to global supply chains over the last few years, a variety of technologies has emerged to help business leaders achieve resilience.
Logistics Brief brings together the best content for Logistics and Warehousing professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Lean Thinker
JANUARY 25, 2024
Continuing on the theme of value stream mapping (and process mapping in general) – in the last post, Where is your value stream map? I outlined the typical scenario – the map is built by the Continuous Improvement Team, and they are the ones primarily engaged in the conversations about how to close the gap between the current state and the future state.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 22, 2024
Trends last for years. But how often do significant new things happen? In most years, there is nothing new in supply chain management. In the past year, we have seen two genuinely new developments. ESG Enforcement Gets Teeth The US Customs and Border Protection Agency’s stringent enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act has importers concerned.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 24, 2024
Cloud-based software applications (also referred to as “software-as-a-service”) have been available for many years, although their adoption has varied by company and application type, especially in the supply chain realm. How receptive is your company to using cloud-based supply chain software? We asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all.
The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 22, 2024
Nick Klingensmith and Joe Lynch discuss becoming a better salesperson. Nick is the Founder and CEO of Stride Motivation, a company dedicated to transforming lives through inspiring keynote speeches and mindset coaching. Nick is an expert at helping achievement-driven professionals and leaders to overcome fear and rejection and push past self-limiting doubts.
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Freightos
JANUARY 25, 2024
Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. More Resources Home Milestone: Freightos Celebrates One Million Transactions! Aimee Loshinsky January 25, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo In Freightos Q4 2023 KPI press release , we announced that the company surpassed one million bookings across the platform in 2023.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 26, 2024
I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Well, this week, I saw a new story about a bill in California that is turning heads. If a bill introduced by San Francisco-based state Senator Scott Wiener becomes law, California could become the first state to require certain new cars to be equipped with a device capabl
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 25, 2024
The truck was originally owned by Buck Hylton and participated in protests by coal miners in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Years later, after Hylton had long since sold the rig, his son found it, bought it, and restored the truck to its original glory.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 25, 2024
For all its advantages, the digitization of supply chains has one disconcerting drawback: It makes them more vulnerable to hackers and cyber thieves.
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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.
Commercial Carrier Journal
JANUARY 23, 2024
Volvo Trucks North America on Tuesday rolled out its redesigned Volvo VNL, the first update to the company's flagship on-highway long-haul truck since 2017.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 25, 2024
Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think. Some try delving into deep learning or a crash course in generative AI (GenAI), but I don’t recommend starting there. Instead start with the foundation of your AI strategy, which should be an understanding of your company’s supply chain and your data. Second, avoid islands of isolation and limited impact by integrated AI into your supply chain so the results are aligned end to end.
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 23, 2024
Volvo Trucks North America on Tuesday rolled out its redesigned Volvo VNL, the first update to the company's flagship on-highway long-haul truck since 2017.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 25, 2024
Over half of the survey participants said that they wanted India to fulfill their supply chain needs over the next five years, rather than China.
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
Food Logistics
JANUARY 21, 2024
Matt Heroux, president of Fresh Freight, was named an overall winner of the Top Shippers category for this year’s Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 23, 2024
Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond. The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few.
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 23, 2024
In worst cases, lessee truck operators are set up to fail. In its third meeting, FMCSA's task force examined impacts of restrictive maintenance terms in truck lease-purchases. The panel also planned for a potential meeting/public forum at MATS in March.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 23, 2024
Retailers and logistics companies run tight margins, and developing AI or AR systems in-house, from the ground up, is prohibitively expensive.
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.
Blue Grace Logistics
JANUARY 23, 2024
Safeguarding Shipments with Freight Freeze Protection Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 24, 2024 Throughout the winter season, temperature-sensitive freight faces a range of complexities, including the need for freeze protection. Businesses must take these factors into account to ensure the continued efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their supply chains.
Ship Monk
JANUARY 26, 2024
Is your ecommerce merchandise considered hazardous materials? You are about to find out what that means, and how it might affect your daily business operations. First of all, any substance that is flammable or combustible, pressurized, corrosive, radioactive, or infectious is considered a hazardous material (or hazmat, for short). While you may not be in the business of selling combustible materials, like lithium for example, all sorts of toys, electronics, and household items contain lithium-io
Women in Trucking
JANUARY 24, 2024
Drive My Way Reveals What Fuels Drivers’ Job Satisfaction A preliminary Driver Happiness Report was recently released by Drive My Way , a personalized recruiting platform focused on truck drivers and their needs - and even the early results shine a light on how to attract and retain talent in your trucking organization.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 24, 2024
The impacts of tariff are both beneficial in the short run but could be counterproductive in the long run.
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Blue Grace Logistics
JANUARY 24, 2024
Webinars Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 24, 2024 LinkedIn Live Webinar On-Demand: Floral Logistics: Overcoming The Thorny Path to Blossoming Success What’s the Topic? Floral logistics can be a thorny path to navigate, but with the right strategies, your business can truly blossom.
Overdrive Online
JANUARY 22, 2024
Been involved in a 'nonpreventable' crash? If it fits FMCSA's parameters for the Crash Preventability Determination Program, it's incumbent upon you to use the DataQs system for the review. If not, you're leaving CSA-scores improvement on the table.
NGT News
JANUARY 23, 2024
ETHERO is poised to be one of the first to join the network of dealers that will offer the Harbinger electric vehicle platform. The scalable chassis, built to support the most popular medium-duty body types, was designed from the ground up to address the performance, durability and lifespan expectations required of Class 4 to Class […] The post ETHERO Will Offer Harbinger Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Platform appeared first on NGT News.
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