Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Industry suppliers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and will phase out coal-fired boilers in their own companies and direct suppliers from 2025. The fashion industry took a large step on Dec. 10 to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the auspices of UN Climate Change, leading fashion brands, retailers, supplier organizations, and others, including a major shipping company, have agreed to collectively address the climate im

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Whether practical or futuristic, there are ways to deal with the problems in our nation’s infrastructure.

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Logistics Management

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Once slow to adopt automation, 3PLs are now leading the way.

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Automation 97

Cyzerg

DECEMBER 12, 2018

It is not uncommon to see small and mid-size logistics companies struggle with business growth. In many cases, these problems are associated with poor lead generation, lack of sales predictability, and low sales conversion rates—converting leads into customers. In our previous article , we discussed some of the common sales problems these logistics companies face.

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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.

Automation

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Despite everyone's best efforts, late parcel deliveries seem to be a fact of life during the holiday shipping season. But there are some steps shippers can take to boost the odds that their packages will arrive as planned.

Packaging 186

Packaging Transportation 186

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 14, 2018

"It used to be a roll of quarters and a fax machine. Now it’s the click of a button. We can kind of see into the future a little bit. We can plan. We can coordinate. We can coach our drivers to optimize their days.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ben Meyer in American Shipper has summarized a McKinsey report on port automation and port modernization. One interesting point in the discussion is that port operators are actually not seeing productivity gains in automated ports. Throughputs are actually slower.

Supply Chain Software 113

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DC Velocity

DECEMBER 8, 2018

The DC worker shortage we've all been warned about is here.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Technology is driving the future of warehousing, helping customers receive products in the shortest time possible.

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Warehousing Production 160

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Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2018

More drivers are experiencing prolonged sitting, lack of exercise, poor posture, road vibration and increased stress and tension made worse by new HOS and ELD rules and parking shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2018

DHL Supply Chain recently announced plans to deploy emerging technologies in 350 of its 430 facilities in North America. This is a $300 million investment. ARC had an opportunity to dive deeper into these investments with DHL's North American leadership team. The post DHL Supply Chain’s Massive Investment in Emerging Technologies appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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DC Velocity

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Dave Bozeman, vice president of Amazon Transportation Services, says he wakes up every day ready to "go to war for the customer." And he wouldn't have it any other way.

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Transportation Strategy 136

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

CargoX has launched the CargoX Smart B/L platform, which offers a decentralized and cryptographically secured environment for transferring freight shipping documents on a public blockchain network.

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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 Software

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Some advantages of electric trucks are often cited: they're much quieter and have no harmful emissions, for instance. Many truck brands, from Isuzu to Freightliner to Kenworth and Volvo, have real electric test units being used now in fleets.

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Trucking 154

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But equally important are the warehouse employees who control and implement these technology solutions on a daily basis. Far from replacing human workers, advanced technologies will provide employees with increasingly strategic roles in managing warehouse results and achieving continuous service and cost improvements. However, even as warehouse employees are becoming more important, there is a global warehouse workforce shortage that is poised to worsen between now and 2030.

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DC Velocity

DECEMBER 8, 2018

Blockchain platform provider says tech helps avoid fishy behavior.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 10, 2018

"There has been a rush to bring merchandise in before existing tariffs go up or new ones can be imposed," said Jonathan Gold of the National Retail Federation. "China’s abuses of trade policy need to be addressed, but tariffs that drive up prices for American families and costs for U.S. businesses are not the answer.

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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

Optimal Sourcing

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Six questions to think about to help you determine just where you fall on having a systematic process in place.

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Food Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Lineage Logistics partnered with ndustrial.io and AT&T Internet of Things to reduce energy use in 78 of its cold storage facilities.

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Case Study Study Logistics 114

DC Velocity

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Where's the global economy headed? Which economic indicators should you be watching? What's the outlook for blockchain? Economic guru Jason Schenker has the answers.

Strategy 125

Strategy 125

Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Companies are discovering the best solution to the labor shortage is to look beyond the traditional workforce.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

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Cost Reduction

Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 11, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Volvo Trucks’ first North American all-electric truck will be a VNR regional-haul tractor, the company announced Tuesday.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This is the end of the line. And by the end of the line, I mean this is our last news round-up for the year. And what a year it is has been. In my article earlier this week, I highlighted the top articles of the year, which included our takes on Amazon and Tesla’s supply chains, warehouse automation,crowdsourcing for last mile deliveries, blockchain, and more.

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DC Velocity

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Simbe Robotics' "Tally" bot conducts RFID inventory counts while dodging shoppers.

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RFID Inventory 183

Logistics Management

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As United States intermodal volumes have been ahead of carload volumes in recent years, a report recently published by Chicago-based commercial real estate firm JLL explains that should this continue to remain that case, that increased intermodal usage will not only see supply chains drive more cargo off of highways on to rail, but it will also serve as a driver to increase real estate development in close proximity to inland ports.

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Fleet Owner

DECEMBER 12, 2018

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2018

We have entered the final weeks of the Logistics Viewpoints year. As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more. Like in years past, we wanted to look back at the Top 10 most popular articles written this year and see what our readers found to be the most interesting.

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DC Velocity

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Container trade could slump in 2019 as political uncertainty boosts prices, dampens consumer sentiment, NRF-Hackett report says.

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Transportation 142