How To Use Digital Marketing in Logistics
Cyzerg
APRIL 16, 2019
The internet is burgeoning with information on the power of B2B digital marketing, but most logistics companies are neglecting to invest in their digital presence.
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The Future of Ocean Data Sharing and Visibility
Talking Logistics
APRIL 17, 2019
Over the past few years there have been many advancements in freight visibility technology, particularly in trucking. Those advancements are now making their way into other modes of transportation, including ocean transport. What factors are driving this trend? How are these advancements improving the way data is shared in ocean transportation? How are companies leveraging enhanced visibility to deliver business benefits?
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Livestock hauling: Caring for cargo
247 Customs Broker
APRIL 19, 2019
Pig hauler Pamela Cox drives this 2016 Peterbilt 389, named “Pinkie” because of its exterior and breast cancer awareness decals. She pulls a 2018 Wilson livestock trailer. One trucking niche that’s been in the news since the onset of the electronic logging device mandate has been livestock hauling. Because of the sensitivity of their freight, […].
eFulfillment Services: 6 New-and-Different Questions to Ask Potential Providers
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
APRIL 16, 2019
Years ago, a fast-food chain ran a campaign that started with the words, “Same, same, same, same.”. It’s an expression that frequently comes to mind when I’m responding to RPFs for eFulfillment services, because even though these documents were created by diverse companies with different needs, you wouldn’t know it based on the remarkably similar questions they ask.
Rethinking warehouse work culture: Can automation create better workplaces?
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.
6 Significant Effects of E-Commerce in the Warehouse Industry
Cyzerg
APRIL 18, 2019
In today’s e-commerce era, the demand for a convenient online shopping experience has made the role of warehouses and distribution centers highly critical and complex. Warehouses face an imperative to improve processes and reduce costs to meet customer demands brought by e-commerce. To analyze the areas needed to improve in your warehouse, you must take into account the myriad impacts of e-commerce on warehouses and distribution centers.
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Everyday is Earth Day in trucking these days
Fleet Owner
APRIL 17, 2019
While Earth Day is just once a year, trucks operate 365 days a year and each day reminds us of how much has been done to make all kinds of energy, including diesel fuel, clean.
Spring Clean Your Fulfillment Services Program
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
APRIL 19, 2019
Spring is a time of renewal; a time to start fresh. While you’re spring cleaning, keep in mind that this is also a great time for you and your fulfillment services company to take stock of your marketing and sales collateral.
Autonomous Devices for Digital Warehousing
SIPMM Professional Publications
APRIL 18, 2019
Today we live in an era where technology is changing at a faster rate. New technologies and tools are coming up to meet our needs. A digital data warehouse is designed with the purpose of improving business decisions by allowing data consolidation, analysis, and reporting at different aggregate levels. It provides a single, comprehensive source […].
Hyper-localization: How to Overcome the Challenge of Meeting Local Market Needs
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 15, 2019
With customer behavior changing more frequently,retailers are adapting their supply chains to increase engagement with their always-on customers.
Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
Frito-Lay awarded Fleet of the Year
Fleet Owner
APRIL 17, 2019
The 2nd largest private fleet in the U.S. receives Fleet Owner Private Fleet of the Year Award Sponsored by Great Dane for its commitment to sustainability, new technology and charity.
A Look at Some of the Biggest Trends in Shipping and Logistics
Shipchain
APRIL 17, 2019
Nowadays, evolving technology can dramatically change the way society functions. I can still remember my very first cellphone. The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text.
Digital Technology for Effective Warehousing
SIPMM Professional Publications
APRIL 19, 2019
When it comes to warehouse management, constant evaluation and adoption of crucial technologies are critical to improve profitability and stay competitive. Today, warehouse managers have a wide array of technologies to choose from as they strive to reduce costs, improve efficiency and streamline operations. They must ensure that goods, materials, and products flow effortlessly by […].
Can Supply Chains Prepare for a Recession?
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 19, 2019
"Good times are dangerous: Business managers are under constant pressure to bend the rules, be flexible and agree to policies during good times that will cause great pain and suffering when the economy goes south,” according to a study from MIT Center for Logistics
Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Nikola unveils new models, says industry ready for shift to zero emissions
Fleet Owner
APRIL 16, 2019
Nikola Motor Co. on April 16 unveiled its updated hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric Class 8 models for the North American and European markets.
Achieving Speed & Accuracy in the Last Mile
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 18, 2019
For years, retailers have emphasized increasing delivery speed when it came to the last-mile delivery to differentiate with service. In 2005, Amazon revolutionized customer expectations when they launched their Amazon Prime service, which guaranteed two-day delivery to customers. They did so with the primary goal of increasing market share, while delivery costs and how they impacted margin were often not considered.
Enabling the Network Effect in Transportation Management [eBook]
Kuebix
APRIL 19, 2019
According to Adrian Gonzalez, President of Adelante, SCM, Supply Chain Operating Networks are the business equivalent of LinkedIn and Facebook. These cloud-based networks can enable companies to embrace collaboration and realize huge efficiencies. But Supply Chain Operating Networks are few and far between. One of the reasons for this absence is because the majority of […].
Shareholder Value is Inextricably Linked to Supply Chain Performance
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 17, 2019
"Supply chain integration is an increasingly essential component of shareholder value, and to achieve that, supply chain leaders need to speak the language of the Board of Directors and the executive suite,” said Paul Dittmann of the University of Tennessee’
Freight Procurement Simplified: Bids from Hours to Minutes
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
Hansen & Adkins increases uptime with Horton’s variable-speed fan
Fleet Owner
APRIL 15, 2019
Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport in Jacksonville, FL had the challenge of preventing expensive repairs and associated downtime with fan belt and tensioner failures that cause damage to fan drives. They found a solution with Horton's RCV250 Fully-Variable Fan Drive with integral control harness channeled through the center of an integral, rigid center shaft, with no lost uptime due to fan drive damage caused by a broken belt or tensioner.
An Autonomous Mobile Robot Customer Speaks of Instantaneous Payback
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 15, 2019
At HighJump’s Elevate show in March, one of their customers – Hollar – spoke about implementing an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solution and getting an almost instantaneous payback. I have been covering supply chain solutions for a long time and I’ve never heard that claim made. Really excellent payback can occur in six months, a two-year payback is about average, and some heavy forms of material handling pay back in four or five years.
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive Procurement
SIPMM Professional Publications
APRIL 15, 2019
Data analytics is the process of examining data sets in order to draw conclusions about the information they contain, increasingly with the aid of specialized systems and software. Data analytics technologies and techniques are widely used in commercial industries to enable organizations to make more-informed business decisions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is where we first heard […].
ProMat 2019: Change the Dialogue, Provide Training and Girls Will Help Fill Job Gap
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 15, 2019
Computing is where the jobs are, said keynote speaker Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code, and where they will be in the future, but fewer than 1 in 5 computer science graduates are women.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
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.
Fleet Owner 500: Top private fleets of 2019
Fleet Owner
APRIL 15, 2019
There are more than 200,000 companies, excluding farmers, operating private fleets in the U.S. These are the top 500 in 2019.
Northeast States Address Emissions with Transport Cap-and-Invest Program
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 16, 2019
Leaders of nine member-states of the Transportation & Climate Initiative have committed to create a regional transportation policy to drive down emissions and strengthen economies in the same stroke. The intention is to employ a market mechanism such as “cap-and-invest”. This device does two things: provides a mechanism to force emissions down and channels funding for transition to cleaner transport.
5 Essential Technologies for Inventory Control in a Warehouse Contract
SIPMM Professional Publications
APRIL 15, 2019
Many of the challenges that businesses face, such as running out of stock, or having excess stock (which translates to tied-up funds), or having obsolete stock or spoilage are as a result of poor inventory management. When you use inventory management software in conjunction with inventory control technology, you improve your bottom line. Using technology […].
Another Way to Transform the Customer Experience
Talking Logistics
APRIL 18, 2019
We just finished our conference, Descartes Evolution 2019, where the theme was Transforming the Customer Experience. I reflected on a session where our customer explained how they were transforming the customer experience in a unique way in logistics: by extending the planning horizon. The retailer significantly improved its ability to complete repairs on the first visit, and correspondingly cut overall response time, by providing better schedule visibility to technicians in advance of actual se
The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization
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Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.
What are our options for solving infrastructure crisis?
Fleet Owner
APRIL 16, 2019
While increasing fuel taxes or increasing tolls are not favored topics, there are not many alternatives
DOT Wants to Weigh In on Emerging Transportation Technology
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 18, 2019
"The NETT Council represents a major step forward in reducing regulatory burdens and paving the way for emerging technologies in the transportation industry,” said Secretary Chao.
Internet-of-Thing (IoT) Applications for Digital Procurement
SIPMM Professional Publications
APRIL 14, 2019
Digital technologies will help procurement increase collaboration, analytics, and engagement using a spectrum of tools along the entire procurement value chain, from planning and sourcing to contract negotiations, order delivery, payment, and supplier management. A system of physical things embedded with sensors, software, electronics, and connectivity to allow it to perform better can be defined […].
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