Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
MAY 18, 2023
A big concern of e-retail brands that outsource fulfillment is losing control. An on-site customer service model addresses that concern by having the brand’s day-to-day contact located in the warehouse where your inventory is stored. But for economic reasons, many 3PLs favor a centralized or remote customer service model.
Talking Logistics
MAY 17, 2023
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of “Enhance Outbound Performance with Better Inbound Logistics,” a report by Adrian Gonzalez published by Manhattan Associates. The report highlights results from a survey conducted with members of Indago’s supply chain research community on the opportunities that exist to improve inbound logistics operations.
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The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 17, 2023
Kevin Coomes and Joe Lynch discuss navigating the freight downturn in the logistics and transportation space. Kevin is the Vice President of Sales at Greenscreens.ai , a technology that provides predictive pricing recommendations for maximum broker margins. About Kevin Coomes Kevin Coomes , the Vice President of Sales at Greenscreens.ai, is an accomplished freight tech professional with over 15 years of sales, business development, and start-up experience spanning two countries.
Supply Chain and Logistics
MAY 17, 2023
Drewry’s has an interesting Container Insight feature that clearly shows how container lines can add ships to their fleet and maintain a fixed effective capacity on a route. The essence of it in simplest form is to go more slowly.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 15, 2023
Artificial intelligence, along with augmented and virtual reality tools, promises to help ease the strain on supply chains.
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RasTrac
MAY 18, 2023
We know you’re looking to improve your bottom line, and installing a dashcam with GPS tracking for your fleet could be the thing that makes you your organization’s hero.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 17, 2023
Warehouse performance continues to evolve into a more complex, multi-faceted measure. Performance today embodies not only the traditional measures of accuracy and cost-efficiency, but also responsiveness and agility. The importance of these capabilities has increased due to some interesting competitive pressures in the market. And the stimuli continue to change, gradually shifting the relative importance of these capabilities.
Talking Logistics
MAY 15, 2023
“We close our eyes and the world has turned around again.” That’s a lyric from one of my favorite Oingo Boingo songs, and I think it perfectly describes the world of supply chain management — and the transportation market in particular, which has taken many turns over the past few years. With each turn, shippers. Read more The post How Shippers Can Uplevel Their Real-time Transportation Procurement Strategies?
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 15, 2023
Oliver Hedgepeth, supply chain logistics professor at American Public University System, discusses how consumer tastes and purchasing patterns have changed, and how food suppliers must respond.
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The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 19, 2023
Jennifer Karpus-Romain and Joe Lynch discuss elevating transportation sales and marketing. Jennifer is the Executive Director of the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA) , an association that enables sales and marketing professionals to learn and give back to the transportation and logistics industry through education, connections and resources for close to a century.
Overdrive Online
MAY 17, 2023
While new arguments are being filed in the case against California's restrictive independent contractor law, a preliminary injunction hearing is effectively on hold and the rule's application to trucking remains in place.
Talking Logistics
MAY 19, 2023
As you read this, I’ll be on a 6-hour drive back home, after driving 6 hours yesterday to pick up my oldest son from college. I also spent a busy two days at SAP Sapphire earlier this week (stay tuned for my takeaways). Needless to say, I’ve logged a lot of steps and miles the. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 19, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
Supply Chain and Logistics
MAY 16, 2023
Studies by Simpson, Spence and Young, a leading global shipbroking firm, seem to indicate that emission benefits of slow-steaming have been exaggerated.
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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.
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 15, 2023
Blythe Brumleve and Joe Lynch discuss the state of logistics podcasting. They talk about the growing popularity of podcasts in the logistics industry and how podcasting can be a helpful tool for professionals to stay up-to-date on industry trends and insights. Blythe is the Founder of Digital Dispatch and the Host of Cyberly, an influential podcast on the Freightwaves platform.
Commercial Carrier Journal
MAY 14, 2023
Walmart is pleased with a pilot it entered with Cummins to test its new X15N natural gas engine and sees it as an ideal fit for long haul where all-electric and fuel cell fall far short on range.
Overdrive Online
MAY 16, 2023
Peterbilt last week officially launched its new Model 589 at a customer, dealer and media event that, fittingly, included a Pride & Class truck show with 200-plus entrants in Texas, showcasing scads of custom 389, 379 and 359 trucks in the 589's ancestry.
Supply Chain and Logistics
MAY 15, 2023
The West Australia – East Asia Iron Ore Green Corridor Consortium has released a study showing the way for a green corridor to use ammonia fuel.
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
Logistics Bureau
MAY 16, 2023
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Supply Chain Brain
MAY 14, 2023
Commercial trucking won’t be spared the transition to electric vehicles, but its progress toward adoption tough, especially when it comes to small and medium-sized truckers.
Commercial Carrier Journal
MAY 17, 2023
Launched mid-2022, the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot program was capped at 3,000 participating drivers at any one time, but fewer than a dozen driver participants have enrolled.
NGT News
MAY 18, 2023
Vanderbilt University is taking delivery of six Lightning eMotors ZEV4 electric shuttle buses, expected to be delivered and deployed by mid-year for the school’s intercampus transportation service, VandyRide. The zero emission shuttle buses are built on the GM-based Lightning ZEV4 platform and feature 120 kWh of thermally managed Proterra battery packs that deliver up to […] The post University Fleet to Pilot-Run Lightning eMotors Electric Shuttle Buses appeared first on NGT News.
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.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
MAY 15, 2023
The ERP channel landscape is transforming. While on-premises ERP deployments are still more common than one might think among mid-market manufacturers and distributors, Cloud ERP deployment has rapidly accelerated. According to Panorama Consulting’s ERP Report , in 2019 44% of companies deploying ERP chose the cloud but by 2022 this increased to 65% choosing a cloud model.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 17, 2023
The very heart of diversity involves how things differ, and we all know that people differ in many ways. All of us fit in, or don’t, some place, and this is why each of us has a DEI story.
Commercial Carrier Journal
MAY 17, 2023
The Grove houses cutting edge technologies the company said will enable its teams to further drive innovation across the supply chain and logistics ecosystem.
NGT News
MAY 15, 2023
BP Products North America Inc. has completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of TravelCenters of America Inc., “marking a milestone for the U.S. in the growth of bp’s strategic convenience and mobility business,” the company says. Emma Delaney, executive vice president customers & products, bp said: “We are thrilled to welcome the TravelCenters of America team […] The post bp Wraps Up TravelCenters Acquisition; Spotlight on EVs, Biofuels and RNG appeared first on NGT News.
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Overdrive Online
MAY 16, 2023
May 23, join two men who’ve been in your shoes as they present strategies toward gauging and achieving balance to improve quality of life for yourself and/or your operators, whether you’re a one-truck owner or small fleet working with other operators.
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 18, 2023
San Francisco startup Ample Inc. has deployed more than a dozen robotic battery-swap stations around the Bay Area and in Europe.
MTS Logistics
MAY 17, 2023
Amazon is pushing the envelope once again to speed up its shipping times to customers. A series of new infrastructure and procedures have been implemented by Amazon to speed up customer delivery times. First reported by the Wall Street Journal last week, it’s clear that Amazon is not content with two-day or one-day shipping and wants even faster delivery times.
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