Cyzerg

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

With the advent of always-on e-commerce, the demand for faster responses, and the ability to manage larger number of SKUs with fewer errors, warehouses need to upscale and be at par with the standard of an intelligent, efficient, and automated warehouse. Looking at the next 2 to 10 years, a predicted surge in the preference for digital transformation will bring fundamental changes to the way warehouses operate, thus taking the adoption of disruptive warehouse digitalization to its apex.

Digital 229

Digital Warehousing Automation Efficiency 229

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Company warns of pension crisis that will require action; union wants to cap intermodal, purchased transportation expense, restore lost ground from 2013.

Purchasing 187

Purchasing Transportation 187

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Say the word sales, and the word surge won’t be far behind. Most eCommerce companies have at least one huge peak shipping period per year, and many are fortunate enough to experience several. The good news is these spikes can be amazing for your business. The bad news is they represent a huge mountain of challenges for your eCommerce order fulfillment.

eCommerce 149

eCommerce Ordering Tips 149

Kane is Able

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

As the truck capacity pinch grows tighter and tighter, you may have found yourself in a role reversal with your carriers. Freight transport is now largely a seller’s market and, as a shipper, you may find yourself vying to be a “shipper of choice” among carriers with limited capacity. But, the current climate is no walk in the park for carriers either.

Capacity 128

Capacity Collaboration Trucking Freight 128

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

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to advance plans to build the first toll-free, truck-only highway in the United States. The plan calls for about 40 miles of new highway to be built along Interstate 75 around the Atlanta area.

Trucking 118

Trucking Transportation 118

Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The automotive sector may become unrecognizable in time, driven by Industry 4.0 trends including the adoption of electric vehicles, with all the attendant disruption this will have on engine production and spare parts logistics. The automotive logistics sector is undergoing fundamental change as manufacturers and suppliers adjust to new technology. .

Logistics Network Optimization Software 114

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 114

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In today’s business environment, you can’t remain competitive without mastering analytics. S till, most companies are “not very far” when it comes to implementing analytics and garnering benefits from data, as a recent survey from CSCMP suggests. I n many cases, organizations haven’t succeeded in making the organizational changes required to become data-driven.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Network Optimization Software 100

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Konexial CEO explains that certain folks throughout the industry have created unnecessary noise around the ELD mandate that has led to fear and noncompliance among smaller carriers.

Industry 106

Industry 106

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

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Strategy 177

Strategy 177

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Cost Reduction

Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Teamsters union, never without internal squabbles and internecine power players, is showing some internal rift in its opening weeks of negotiations with UPS, the union’s largest employer. With job preservation and security top of mind for the union, the Teamsters last month submitted an 83-page opening demand in its National Master contract that covers about 260,000 UPS employees.

Security 99

Security 99

Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

At issue for the maritime industry is to what extent Amazon will increase more control of transportation of shipments bound for its warehouses which is currently being handled by Maersk and companies like it.

Maritime 79

Maritime Handling Transportation Industry 79

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Potentially facing an inability to renew its vehicle insurance due to too many accidents piling up, one HVAC, electrical and plumbing fleet needed to eliminate distracted driving.

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

ELD compliance issues for dray drivers could impact their operations, at a cost to the intermodal ecosystem.

Compliance 157

Compliance Operations Transportation 157

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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

Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In an era of cutthroat competition and profit measured in pennies on the dollar, if a trucking company lasts ten years it’s worth celebrating. Only a handful of carriers operating today have ever logged 50 years in existence. Then there is Elizabeth, N.J.-based New England Motor Freight. NEMF, whose maroon colored trucks and trailers are ubiquitous in the Boston-New York-Washington “Acela Corridor,” hits the century mark this year as the company celebrates 100 years of operating during its year-

Freight 90

Freight Trucking Operations 90

Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

As 2018 gets rolling, there are plenty of issues that will redefine the industry in the coming months.

Industry 107

Industry 107

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The current situation is “as tough a driver market as any of us has ever seen.” - James Reed, president and CEO of USA Truck.

Trucking 105

Trucking 105

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Museum installation featuring pallet-based sculptures illustrates the declining role of physical labor.

Materials Handling 133

Materials Handling Handling 133

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

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. Over the last few years, digitization has become more prominent in the air industry. As in most industries, big data obtained in real time, from real events, combined with flexible management, is helping air carriers take a more […].

Trends 79

Trends Freight Events Digital 79

Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Newcastle Systems has introduced a new app called the MotionMeter, a real-time activity tracker designed to perform time studies within the warehouse and identify waste.

Waste 74

Waste Study 74

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Rigidity of 14-hour clock limits ability to deal with traffic congestion, other issues.

Trucking 122

Trucking 122

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Forget secret sauces. This Toronto-area caterer credits its off-the-shelf routing software with keeping customers happy.

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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.

Cost Reduction

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

With the rise of e-commerce, the value of logistics has grown. Logistics professionals can no longer simply go about standard operations, and the days of peaks and lulls have ended. Yet, some may be asking, “why has demand increased so much?” To answer that question, let us turn our attention to some of the key top logistics trends we’ll see over the next 12 months, in part as a response to the growing customer experience movement.

Trends 76

Trends Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Price Reduction 76

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of Vecna Robotics, Dan Patt and Daniel Theobold, came in to see us at the ARC Advisory Group. We were already very bullish on the autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) industry’s potential to improve warehousing and order fulfillment, but Vecna has some differentiators that make them a very interesting supplier. Warehouse robotics is coming of age.

Warehousing 72

Warehousing Groups Ordering Logistics 72

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

When given a choice between a room with a king or smaller beds, the answer is obvious for most: you choose the king for best comfort and space. That's exactly the kind of thinking that went into Peterbilt Motors Co.

Modeling 82

Modeling 82

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Staffing firm offers advice for avoiding winter's slips, trips, and falls.

Strategy 140

Strategy 140

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A WES can help with talent retention by making employees’ work more productive and fulfilling.

Automation 97

Automation Production 97

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The need to take a holistic and integrated perspective of your supply chain has always been important, but it’s even more critical today as customer expectations around cost, quality, and service become more demanding. Part of the challenge to achieving a holistic and integrated view is the fragmented technology landscape that many companies find themselves in.

Supply Chain Software 67

Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Technology Supply Chains Logistics Network Optimization Software 67

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Freight demand and tax reform are boosting the industry, but dissolution of NAFTA could wipe that all out, notes ATA’s chief economist.

Trucking 94

Trucking Freight Industry 94