MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2019

With this year’s peak retail season now in full swing and with online shopping expected to continue to grow by an additional 29.6% by 2024 , how retailers choose to package, ship and deliver items to their customers is becoming an increasingly important factor in the practice of retaining customer loyalty and creating brand identity. That’s why, in this article, we’re exploring the best ways for retailers both big and small to post clothing items, minimizing the prospect of crumpled dresses, dam

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West Coast and California Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2019

When your business is growing, shared warehousing with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) enables you to scale your warehousing investment to match your order volumes. Need more or less space? You can add or remove it based on your needs. But, what happens with a mature business that is flying high and wants a more customized distribution solution?

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Cyzerg

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Warehouse management encompasses its own world of complex tasks, and that’s why today there are dozens of warehouse technologies designed specifically to make these tasks easier and more efficient. However, there is one aspect that, if ignored, can render all that implementation of technological advancement futile—performance measurement. Round-the-clock performance measurement is essential to achieving consistent and predictable productivity levels.

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Bulk Connection

DECEMBER 12, 2019

A little kindness goes a long way. It’s a true statement no matter the situation, including the hustle and bustle of bulk transportation. “Driver-friendly” is a term that’s come to describe freight shippers – including their customers and facilities – that apply this truism to their treatment of truck drivers. In this article, we’ll examine why a little driver-friendliness can go a long way in creating a successful transportation operation.

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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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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It’s time to start looking ahead again. Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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20Cube Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The logistics industry spans across the globe and the process is quite complex, making it difficult to track the status of the shipments. Previously, the customer would only know the two milestones, the departure and the arrival of the shipment, what happens to the consignment during the transit was unknown. There was no transparency or control, creating a complete vacuum for the customer and showed the inefficiency of freight forwarders.

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Kuebix

DECEMBER 13, 2019

It’s the holiday season and the skies aren’t hesitating to remind us that things are about to get very, very cold! Supply chains everywhere are getting ready for the impact. A winter outlook published by The Weather Company has mixed reviews. It revealed that regions from southwest Oregon into California, the Great Basin, Desert Southwest and […].

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The right fulfillment partner can be a powerful ally in a business’s quest to become bigger, better, and more profitable – particularly as online sales and customer expectations grow. But how do you even begin to find that partner in a field that’s chock-full of possibilities?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The logistics industry sways to meet demand and adjust to fluctuations. Such fluctuations range from weather to limited capacity, and shippers need to keep the influences in mind when tendering freight and planning routes or loads. Freight exception management describes when things change and affect expected shipment arrival or transportation. Fortunately, a modern transportation management.read More.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The holidays are about many things, including gathering with family and friends for holiday meals. Since produce and fresh ingredients are typically key for holiday meals, safely transporting these temperature-sensitive items, delivering them on time and in full, and keeping them freshly stocked on store shelves is vitally important for food retailers.

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Quality Scales Unlimited

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Analytical balances are very sensitive. Their accuracy can be affected by several factors including the environment in which they are installed and how they are handled. Five Best Practices for Using Analytical Balances. Proper Calibration. Regular calibration helps your scale give consistent and accurate weights. It is important to calibrate the scale at the location where it will be used.

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Logistics Management

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The U.S.-China "trade war" may be averted, with a limited trade agreement between the U.S. and China having been reached.

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United World Transporation

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s that time of year again – time to start getting ready for upcoming CARB (California Air Resources Board) TRU Regulation deadline. Below, a review of each of the regulation, along with the important deadlines for carriers to mark in their calendars. What are TRU’s. TRUs (Transport Refrigeration Units) are refrigeration systems powered by integral internal combustion engines designed to control the environment of temperature sensitive products that are transported in trucks, trailers, s

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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.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Each year, winter marks the most exciting shopping season for customers and the busiest time for retailers and e-commerce companies. Last year’s overall retail sales reached $998.32 billion and are expected to grow by 3.9%. Despite the season officially starting before Black Friday , the majority of the holiday purchasing falls throughout the Christmas shipping season.

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Cyzerg

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The putaway process is often ignored by warehouse managers when optimizing warehouse operations but is a critical step to increasing warehouse efficiency. The initial placement of goods has a direct impact on all subsequent warehouse processes, especially the picking process. If goods are not stored in the optimal location, travel time increases, as does the time it takes to pick and pack goods.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

[00:49] Please tell us about you and your company. I’m Robin Gregg, CEO of RoadSync. We are a payments company located in Atlanta, Georgia. Our goal is to make payments faster and simpler for the logistics industry. I grew up in West Virginia and went to Washington and Lee University. After, I got my MBA from Harvard Business School. My career started at Capital One and have worked with several fintech startups.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Here’s a disturbing statistic. According to research done by Sirius Decisions, somewhere between 60 and 70 percent of a typical company’s marketing collateral is never used by their sales people. Yikes! That’s a lot of wasted budget! There are several reasons this can happen, but one of the most common is that your sales team thinks your materials are irrelevant.

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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

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A gigaton (one billion metric tons) of emissions savings can be unlocked if key suppliers to 125 of the world’s biggest corporate purchasers increase their proportion of renewable electricity by 20 percentage points.

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New diesel-powered pickup trucks can get 33% better mpg and drive 30% longer versus gas, a new report found.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2019

[00:41] Tell us a little bit about where you’re from and what you do. I’m Yatish Desai, managing director with KPMG. I’ve been with them for ten years. I’m also the US leader for their transportation, logistics, and distribution service offering. Our customers typically fall into one of four categories: industrial manufacturing companies, consumer and retail companies, pharmaceutical companies, and oil and gas/chemical companies. [01:56] What are the 4 pillars to future-proofing your supply chai

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Truck News

DECEMBER 10, 2019

At Healthy Trucker, we’ve been repeating the phrase, “A healthier driver is a safer driver,” since we set out to improve the health of the industry over six years ago.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2019

What’s the operational and strategic value of robotics? This question is more important now than ever, as businesses look to robotics to overcome labor challenges and increase operational flexibility. Flexibility is a strategic concept summarizing the elasticity a warehouse needs to adapt to market changes and skyrocketing consumer expectations. Helping to address flexibility in the warehouse is the newer robotics market for autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2019

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 orders for November dropped to a disappointing 17,300 units—down 21% from October. This was the lowest November total since 2015, and was 39% lower than the same month a year ago, FTR maintained.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Widening scope also seen in ban of Chinese products over mistreatment of Uyghur minority.

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NGT News

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Startup automotive OEM Neuron EV has unveiled the Neuron EV TORQ, a battery-electric semi-truck. TORQ is built on Neuron’s scalable chassis with interchangeable body components that easily attach and detach, enabling it to adjust functionality and expand cargo capacity. The truck’s functional architecture also features an aerodynamic profile that has an integrated sleeper cabin, with […].

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2019

While the SaaS era is better for customers, nothing beats a try before you buy program. Indeed, when it comes to enterprise software this is so rare it counts as radical business innovation. But that is exactly the deal Mayne Pharma got from Vanguard Software for their demand planning application. The post A New Approach to Supply Chain Planning Software: Try Before You Buy!

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since a charrette hosted by the Rocky Mountain Institute led to the formation of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Says drivers are employees, not contractors, and assesses back-due unemployment contributions.

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