Cyzerg

MAY 9, 2019

Warehouse efficiency remains one of the most important strategic goals and differentiators for logistics organizations. The reason is simple: without an efficient warehouse operation, the business is forced to increase its workforce in order to maintain high levels of service. But while adding additional employees might help the company keep up with demand, doing so often results in the erosion of profit margins, which results in a less profitable company and a warehouse operation that is more p

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Efficiency Logistics Network Optimization Software Maintainability Ordering 273

Fleet Owner

MAY 7, 2019

Retired UPS driver Jimmy Howard, who logged 6 million accident-free miles, shares his thoughts on how trucking has changed over the past 40 years.

Trucking 167

Trucking 167

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2019

Traceability is one supply chain application that many pundits argue is a perfect fit for blockchain technologies. Subway and its Franchisee-owned supply chain are on an ongoing journey to improve their recall and traceability capabilities. Not surprisingly, they have taken a hard look at blockchain as a solution for improved traceability. So, what the Subway Franchisee-owned supply chain group have to say about blockchain is worth paying attention to.

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Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Logistics Network Optimization Software Groups 99

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MAY 8, 2019

When two of the country’s premiere site selection publications named Georgia as the #1 state for doing business for several years in a row, some people may have been a little surprised. By contrast, all of us at Amware thought, “Yep. Makes total sense to us.”. After all, the state is home to Atlanta, one of the country’s hottest eCommerce and logistics markets (as well as UPS’s global headquarters).

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eCommerce Transportation Logistics Outsourcing 185

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

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

A new study from the Center for Supply Chain Research at Lehigh University shows that retailers are expanding their virtual inventory without incurring additional carrying and fulfillment costs by utilizing dropship programs

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Meeting eCommerce Study Inventory 165

Kuebix

MAY 8, 2019

For shippers, calculating freight costs can be one of the hardest expenses to predict and can seriously impact the bottom line. Using a transportation management system (TMS) can help optimize your shipping process and cut freight costs for LTL, truckload, parcel, intermodal, and other shipping modes. There are a variety of factors that impact how […].

Expense Reduction 145

Expense Reduction Freight Cost Reduction Optimization Software 145

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MAY 10, 2019

This is the eighth in a series of blogs focused on getting the most from your marketing fulfillment program, with insights drawn from an Amware-sponsored Mighty Guide titled 8 Experts on Marketing Fulfillment. You can download this free ebook here. There’s an old saying, “rules are made to be broken.” But, when it comes to marketing compliance, don’t believe it.

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Compliance eBook Blog 120

Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 10, 2019

This Boston Consulting Group report by Massimo Portincaso, Arnaud de la Tour, and Philippe Soussan, discusses seven categories of so-called deep-tech areas of research that are likely to yield new disruptions for businesses of all types.

Groups 113

Groups Industry Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

Fleet Owner

MAY 9, 2019

Younger or less-experienced drivers usually achieve higher fuel economy when paired with an experienced driver, compared with driving solo.

Training 154

Training Efficiency 154

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Cost Reduction

Logistics Management

MAY 10, 2019

Amid the constant change in trade agreements and protocols, logistics managers are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right ports at the right moment. Analysts contend that the surge in imports to West Coast ocean cargo gateways may have been an aberration, as East and Gulf coast contenders are now grabbing market share.

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Cargo Logistics 133

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

A new study shows 82% of supply chain professionals said they are likely to stay working in the supply chain field for the next five years.

Supply Chains 128

Supply Chains Study 128

Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Matt Leonard @Matt_Lnrd has summarized Gartner’s survey in this article, which seems to indicate more clearly that blockchain is a solution chasing problems.

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Gartner Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

Fleet Owner

MAY 9, 2019

Groendyke Transport, of Enid OK, recently was granted a limited five-year exemption to allow use of an amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on its trailers in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Reg

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Transportation 116

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.

Supply Chain Software

Logistics Management

MAY 10, 2019

Momentum is building around digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Big Data analytics infrastructure, and soon, for blockchain deployments. But digitally transforming supply chains can’t be accomplished simply by sticking to a list of “hot” technologies it requires matching technologies to strategy and a commitment to change.

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Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Digital Strategy 124

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

A look at the winners of the industry's annual awards honoring innovative and technical merit in forklift and warehouse technology.

Industry 128

Industry 128

Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

JB Hunt is a powerhouse in managed logistics. Offering a drop and hook service seems like a reasonable thing to do.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 113

Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Supply Chains Trucking 113

Fleet Owner

MAY 10, 2019

The American Trucking Associations’ LEAD ATA program now is accepting applications for its seventh class. Trucking’s young and emerging executives are encouraged to apply for admittance to the industry’s leading development program.

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Trucking 115

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

AIMMS

MAY 6, 2019

In December 2006, I published an article titled “ S&OP or just good supply chain planning ?” The article looked at what Sales and Operations Planning is, what it isn’t, and whether companies were on the right path to implementing it. I wondered: is S& OP just too hard to implement ? C ould the majority of the benefit s be achieved by first focusing on establishing good supply chain pl anning ?

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Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 111

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 8, 2019

"The direct-to-store model was too expensive even once the company reached the maximum point of efficiency,” said Steve Presley, CEO of Nestle USA.

Expense Reduction 108

Expense Reduction Modeling Efficiency 108

Overdrive Online

MAY 10, 2019

Independent Tad Schultz hauls step deck freight now in this beautiful rig. The 2020, powered by a 565-hp Cummins X15 engine, he put into service after extensive custom dressing working with Iowa Customs for parts from a variety of suppliers, HD Equipment in Grand Mound for the work in which he also participated.

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Freight 99

Fleet Owner

MAY 9, 2019

Digitalization is occurring across all areas of business operations, and if you have not done so already, you need to begin exploring how you can move toward digital procurement in your operation.

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Procurement Digital Operations 114

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

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2019

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate moms everywhere. According the NRF’s annual look into Mother’s Day spending, an estimated 84 percent of consumers are planning gift purchases for their mothers (or wives). And like most holiday spending trends, Mother’s Day spending has consistently grown over the last decade. And in 2019, consumers will once again set an all-time high, with total spending approaching $25 billion, up from $23.1 billion last year.

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Logistics Purchasing Trends Scenario Planning 87

Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

No matter the job or location, propane forklifts provide safe, reliable performance.

Reliability 133

Reliability 133

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 7, 2019

The future for companies that don’t embrace digital transformation and digitization (the digital technology used to enable digital transformation) looks increasingly challenging. To ensure that your organization can leverage these new solutions, you need to understand what exactly digital transformation is, to then embrace it. As concepts, they could have profound implications on the way you […].

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Digital Distribution Industry 90

Fleet Owner

MAY 6, 2019

Even with some slowing in the overall environment for the trucking companies that responded to the survey, a majority of them are still very healthy with a good outlook for 2019.

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Survey Trucking 111

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2019

I spent the last three days in Las Vegas attending the MercuryGate Velocity user conference. This was my third time attending a MercuryGate conference and with over 450 attendees, this was the largest one yet. The theme of the conference this year was Innovate Today, Own Tomorrow. This was an extremely fitting theme for both the company and the changing nature of transportation today.

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Conference Transportation Logistics 87

Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 4, 2019

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) maintains a “White List” which is a list of member states (countries) who have confirmed to the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) to be following the relevant provisions of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW). A position on the White List means that certificates issued by or.

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Maritime Training Maintainability Freight 89

Logistics Management

MAY 9, 2019

The pace at which we need to apply our logistics and supply chain management decision-making skills is quickening—and it won’t slow down any time soon. Four of our top technology sources offer their perspective on tools that will help us keep up now and in the future.

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