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Watch: How Are Companies Growing Their Use of Robotics?

Supply Chain Brain

The warehouse will see great growth in heterogeneous robot fleets over the next decade, says Dwight Klappich, a vice president and fellow at Gartner. The good news is that medium-sized companies can afford the technology.

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An Alternative to UPS and FedEx with Mark Lavelle

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark Lavelle and Joe Lynch discuss n alternative to UPS and FedEx. Mark is the Chief Executive Officer at Maergo , a first-of-its-kind parcel delivery platform, purpose-built for branded direct-to-consumer delivery using modern technology and advanced data capabilities. About Mark Lavelle Mark Lavelle is the Chief Executive Officer at Maergo, a first-of-its-kind parcel delivery platform, purpose-built for branded direct-to-consumer delivery using modern technology and advanced data capabilit

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Global eCommerce Shipping Challenges and Strategies

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

If you don’t have a global eCommerce shipping strategy now, you’ll surely need one soon. Growth-minded DTC brands have figured out that the buying part of global eCommerce sales is easy. Online stores and marketplaces are open to all comers and payment in any currency is possible. But global eCommerce shipping isn’t so simple. That’s why brands looking to attract more global buyers need to figure it out.

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WASP project ends as winds blow fair

Supply Chain and Logistics

The EU’s Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) project has ended. So far we seem to have favorable findings concerning the viability of retrofitting ships with wind propulsion units in addition to conventional power.

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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.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. However, there is one caveat in the marijuana supply chain that makes things a bit trickier: in most states, cannabis products can only be sold and consumed within the state that the original plant was grown.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 30, 2023)

Talking Logistics

With the 4th of July holiday next Tuesday, I’m betting many people are taking the day off today (and Monday) to extend their time off. At least that’s what I’m doing. So, without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: If you’re still reading this, thank you. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 30, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Driver attitudes the biggest factor in highway safety

Truck News

“I will not be writing about – or interviewing anyone during – the Manitoba Truck Driving Championships! I will be a competitor and just enjoy the day.

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Creating a Conscious Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Across enterprises and boardrooms, companies are looking for solutions that not only address their business today, but the world around them tomorrow. Investors, customers, and other stakeholders are paying closer attention to the companies they do business with, asking that they not only make decisions that improve operations, but also decrease the negative effect on their environment and community: a supply chain with a conscience.

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EU takes action against tankers switching off their AIS

Supply Chain and Logistics

Sam Chambers continues to provide updates on actions related to sanctions due to the Ukraine War. It’s important to close up loopholes in the sanctions, and one of them is ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil that avoid visibility through AIS.

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Load Optimization: A Sustainable Way To Reduce Transportation Costs

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.

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The Key to Effective Vendor Selection in Transportation Logistics Technology

Talking Logistics

In software development, there is an adage that if you identify and correct a bug in early-stage design, it costs you a penny, a nickel in development, a dime in test, and after release, a dollar. Essentially, the later you identify a bug, the more costly it is to fix; therefore, organizations adept at building. Read more The post The Key to Effective Vendor Selection in Transportation Logistics Technology appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Truckers call out the absolute worst stretch of highway in America

Overdrive Online

Asked for the absolute worst stretch of road in the nation, most owner-operators today are quick to point straight to I-40 in Arizona. What would you say? In this week's podcast, there's a little hope for relief.

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

In today’s interconnected global economy, supply chains play a vital role in the success of businesses. However, recent disruptions have highlighted the vulnerabilities of these complex networks, resulting in significant financial losses for companies. It is crucial for organizations to understand the importance of Purchase Order collaboration to effectively manage their direct spend, optimize operations, and mitigate risks.

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Project to establish ammonia bunkering for Norwegian offshore sector

Supply Chain and Logistics

This is the kind of cooperative project that can provide success in ESG innovation. It’s a sort of ‘green corridor’ project, with a network of bunkering terminals, and ships to service offshore oil operations in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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Autonomous AI Agents Are the Future of Procurement and Supply Chain Operations

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.

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Successfully Delivering Digital Twins for Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Brain

Your supply chain’s digital twin is waiting for you; waiting to start the adoption process will only delay the realization of significant improvements in supply chain performance.

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Leading a Team as a Freight Agent

Trinity Logistics

Are you leading a team within your Freight Agent office and want to be a more effective leader? Do you often feel like you don’t have the time? There may be issues with the way you’re running the team. I don’t mean to be harsh, and I certainly don’t mean to imply that you’re not doing enough. If you look at the bigger picture, the issue is probably the opposite: you’re probably doing too much.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. This private, family-owned business is headquartered in the US. The company revealed last year that they have revenues of $45 billion.

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West Coast Port Labor Contract Brings Renewed Optimism

West Coast and California Logistics

After 13 long months of talks and negotiations, there is finally a new West Coast port labor contract. Logisticians far and wide have been able to breathe a sigh of relief as one of their most significant supply chain hurdles is removed. So, what’s next?

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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

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Miami Transit Agency Buying 100 Battery-Electric Buses

NGT News

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), operated by Miami-Dade County Transportation and Public Works, has awarded New Flyer of America Inc. a firm order for 100 zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG 60-foot, heavy-duty transit buses. The order also includes two on-route Heliox 450 kW chargers and 50 Heliox Flex 180 kW depot power cabinets by NFI Infrastructure Solutions […] The post Miami Transit Agency Buying 100 Battery-Electric Buses appeared first on NGT News.

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Why small businesses should invest in ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Large enterprises have long understood the benefits of ERP technology in essential processes such as procurement, planning and inventory control, but for smaller businesses, it can feel like an unnecessary or extravagant investment. However, there is a compelling case to be made for small businesses to consider implementing ERP software. By digitising, streamlining and automating business processes, manufacturers can free up time and cut operating costs.

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Independent Debbie Desiderato's keys to trucking success

Overdrive Online

Her 27 years in trucking and two decades as an independent have played out in numerous niches, leading her to where she is today, hauling for a direct shipper customer pulling a van, and hauling logs as a side gig.

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Congress: Yellow shouldn't have received $700M COVID bailout

Commercial Carrier Journal

The Congressional Oversight Commission, in its final report on Yellow's $700 million COVID relief loan, said the fleet did not meet the qualifications of a “business critical to maintaining national security.

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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.

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Baptist Health South Florida Triples Productivity by Optimizing Picking Through Voice and Work Orchestration

Supply Chain Brain

In 2015, Baptist Health South Florida, an internationally recognized healthcare network and one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare providers in the region, adopted a self-distribution strategy, to contain supply chain costs, reduce the amount of space used for inventory at hospitals and ultimately, help provide better care.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs with LCL Shipping in the Post-Pandemic World

MTS Logistics

As we all know, less-than container load (LCL) transportation has been widely used in ocean services for decades, but became even more important during the Covid pandemic. Shippers had to keep products moving when full container load (FCL) capacity and equipment became scarce. For this reason, transporters were forced to prefer LCL transportation. Now, in a post-pandemic world, when equipment supply has become less challenging, LCL shipping continues to play this important role in additional way

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Bringing Ups to the Down Market With BlueGrace Logistics— FreightWaves Check Call

Blue Grace Logistics

Bringing Ups to The Down Market Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - June 28, 2023 BlueGrace Vice President of Carrier Sales, Raddy Velkov, talks about the importance of relationships and carrier management in a down market. By Mary O’Connell | FreightWaves Published June 27, 2023 On this episode of Freightwaves Check Call, Host Mary O’Connell and BlueGrace Logistics ’ Raddy Velkov dive into the w

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Yellow suing Teamsters union for $137 million

Commercial Carrier Journal

Yellow has maintained that without a union-backed makeover of its LTL network, the company will not survive.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

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.

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Watch: How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the supply chain, and Microsoft's entrant is Dynamics 365 Copilot, says Mike Bassani, general manager for supply chain at Microsoft.

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AI Chatbot Extracts Data Insights for Freight Management

Food Logistics

CoPilot is a generative AI tool embedded in its freight management platform, ShipperGuide, that enables real-time data analysis and industry insights by harnessing the power of large language models.

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Inflation and Exports/Imports: Why Should We Fight Inflation?

MTS Logistics

Inflation and export performance are two key economic indicators that significantly influence a country’s economic growth and stability. The relationship between these factors is multi-faceted and subject to various internal and external dynamics. This article aims to explore the complex nature of the relationship between inflation and exports, highlighting the potential impacts and mechanisms at play.