Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
If you’re in the market for order fulfillment services, there’s one question that’s probably at the top of your list: What’s it going to cost? As is often the case, the answer is “it depends” – on lots of things.
GlobalTranz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
While the capacity crunch of 2018 lessened over 2019, high freight demand remains consistent. According to Kristy Knichel, CEO of Knichel Logistics, reports Forbes magazine, regardless of the shift, “one of the reasons for tightened capacity is the ongoing driver shortage. Year after year, older drivers are retiring with fewer younger drivers taking their places.read More.
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Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
While recent news headlines have been dominated by the ongoing trade discussions between the U.S. and China, a new ruling from arbitrators at the World Trade Organization (WTO) may have flown under the radar. This ruling is sparking a new conflict between the U.S. and the EU on the Transatlantic trade bloc. On October 2nd, Read more Transatlantic Trade Update: The U.S. to Impose Punitive Duties on The European Union.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Heavy snow in the Rockies, flash floods in California and an arctic blast across much of the U.S. as Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving.
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.
ShipLilly
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Rent rates for smaller warehouse spaces have increased dramatically as the demand for space smaller than 120,000 square feet has increased significantly more than the push on larger warehouse spaces. The market is hot right now for small spaces thanks to e-Commerce growth, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Demand from logistics and e-commerce companies combined with the wealth of new construction for small warehouses has increased rents on facilities that are 120,000 square feet or s
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I.C.E. Transport
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
If shipping oversize cargo seems like a complex proposition, project cargo poses an even bigger challenge. Not only is the typical project cargo shipment large, heavy and valuable, but it’s usually time- and mission-critical. That critical factor makes it especially important to observe all the rules that apply to a project cargo shipment and complete all the paperwork with no mistakes.
Logistics in War
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
By David Beaumont. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible. ‘Future advantage will lie with the side who can ‘own the time’ and best prepare the environment.’. – Lieutenant General R Burr, Chief of Army, Accelerated warfare , 08 Aug 18. What is the value of a moment? Thomas Kane – writing of the ‘quartermaster’s claim’ on war – notes this ‘value’ depends on the skill of commanders, the strength of forces
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
The supply chain has become a competitive weapon in the modern, digital economy.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
From raising money to help kids with cancer to supporting their own who have fallen on tough times, drivers find causes to rally around.
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The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
[00:49] Introduce you and your company. I’m Dan Gilland, and I lead business development for Schwan’s Home Service. We are based in Minnesota. I was practically born and raised on Schwan’s, so it’s fitting that I’m working here. Schwan’s has sold high quality, delicious frozen food direct-to-consumer since 1952. We deliver just about everywhere in the lower forty-eight states using our depots and trucks.
Kuebix
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Supply chains are getting leaner, faster and more efficient every year. In order to keep up with rising customer expectations, increasingly complicated shipping processes and growing business, many shippers are turning to ERP integrations to give them a leg up on the competition. Integrating a transportation management system (TMS) like Kuebix TMS with an ERP […].
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Could have a devastating impact on traditional trucking operations.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Editor's note: This is part one in a three-part series on how the trucking industry gives back to the community.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Eco-friendly trends are finally catching on within supply-chain management — and transforming how the industry operates.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
These are the stories that best summarize the events of 2019 in logistics and transportation management.
Material Handling and Logistics
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
“If people focus on the short-term supply issues, they miss the bigger picture,” Litinsky said. “Tens of millions of jobs and trillions of dollars of downstream GDP, that’s what the Chinese are after,” said James Litinsky, of MP Materials, the lone U.S.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
The equipment and apparel to protect your drivers and trucks during the snowy season.
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
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Supply-chain inefficiencies are having a huge impact the world round. In the UK alone, they cost businesses at least US$1.9 billion annually in lost productivity.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
The hard but accurate way to figure out the effect of tariffs on your product line draws a page from ABC accounting. Examine each and every SKU. Apparently Home Depot has done this.
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Echo officials described EchoDrive Preferred as a tiered program comprised of three levels of benefits, with what it called a strategic approach to attract and reward the most loyal carriers and drivers.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released the latest edition of its Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. the report found that the average marginal cost per mile incurred by motor carriers in 2018 increased 7.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
When it comes to running the modern-day factory, there’s a yawning gap between theory and reality.
Supply Chain and Logistics
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
Why did the EU decide to extend shipping alliances’ rights?
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
One major caveat for piling up deductions of any kind is to know the big picture for your income, especially if you had a bad year. The concern is you don’t want to waste efforts on deductions, such as accelerating a big purchase to 2019, when your taxable income is at zero or close to it.
Fleet Owner
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Fully-loaded refrigerated trailer of perishable cargo travels primarily in autonomous mode from California to Pennsylvania in less than three days.
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Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
I listened to a sermon last week that began with a discussion on happiness. The preacher talked about “the myths of happiness,” based on the popular book by Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., a social psychologist at the University of California. We all believe in one or more happiness myths, like these: If only I had more. Read more If Only. The post If Only appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
NGT News
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council recently presented Student Transportation of America with a check for $20,000 for its acquisition of new propane school buses, which are in service throughout the Kansas City Public Schools district. The rebate presented to STA is part of MOPERC’s Clean Bus Replacement Plan, which has committed $1 million […].
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
On November 25, CN said that it has successfully met the federal requirement to operate PTC on all 35 of its U.S. subdivisions required to be equipped with PTC, meeting these requirements 13 months in advance of the December 2020 deadline. In late October, Union Pacific reported it implemented PTC on 1,113 route miles in the third quarter, which brings its required PTC-operated route miles to 15,791, or 93%, which includes all required passenger train routes.
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