Now, That's Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2018
As global supply chains extend outward and become increasingly intertwined, keeping up with evolving customer expectations isn’t getting any easier. Here are four ways to do it. Additional languages available. With Amazon’s Prime program alone shipping 5 billion items worldwide last year, the logistics and transportation industry is in unprecedented growth mode right now.
Supply Chain and Logistics
AUGUST 28, 2018
My colleagues Chris Clott, Rob Cannizzaro and I just published a paper in the Journal of Shipping and Trade.
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Talking Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2018
Not having adequate visibility to your shipments, orders, or products is an ongoing challenge for many companies. You may have very good visibility in some areas of your supply chain, but have poor visibility or blind spots in other areas such as transportation. How do you go about identifying and closing those visibility gaps? How are new technology capabilities helping in this effort?
DC Velocity
AUGUST 31, 2018
California prototype visits Ruan Transport Corp. in Iowa as clients await production launch in 2019.
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.
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 28, 2018
ELD enforcement focuses attention on the need for greater flexibility.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
AUGUST 28, 2018
What do you see when you look at this image?
DC Velocity
AUGUST 27, 2018
Firm cites rising demand for hauling perishable cargo between Pacific Northwest and destinations in Midwest, Texas, and East Coast.
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 31, 2018
The solutions to supply chain problems boil down to the right combination of three factors—technology, data and processes. In the supply chain, problems are often overcomplicated. It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. However, manufacturers, 3PLs and others in the supply chain often get lost in the details.
Fleet Owner
AUGUST 27, 2018
In our ongoing breakdown of the U.S. trucking industry by statistics and data is this revealing segment examining the equipment fleets are using to get the job done.
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Supply Chain and Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2018
The Chicago area just can’t seem to get its act together. The result will be delayed cargoes and higher costs for cargo owners. Ian Putzger of the Loadstar gives us the story.
DC Velocity
AUGUST 31, 2018
Collaborative robot provider also announces funding by private equity firm, plans for additional acquisitions.
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 31, 2018
The market for transportation management systems could double over the next five years, fueled by shippers' need to reduce costs and monitoring time.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2018
Finding the right warehouse is arguably one of the most important decisions your company will make. It has the potential to be not only be a powerful, industry-leading storage and shipping center, but also the literal hub of your logistics — including returns, reshipments, and other nuanced supply chain tasks. It needs the ability to grow with your ambitions without demanding too much of your bottom line, and there are a lot of configuration and feature choices to weigh before signing on t
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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.
Fleet Owner
AUGUST 28, 2018
Average miles per gallon for the 20 fleets included in the research was 7.28 in 2017.
DC Velocity
AUGUST 30, 2018
Former Honeywell Intelligrated exec to lead Singapore firm's expansion to Atlanta, Boston.
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 27, 2018
Risk nightmares can occur if you're not prepared for an environmental emergency. Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye. Whether natural, environmental or just some freak accident, how your business responds to these occurrences can be the difference between successful risk mitigation and risk nightmares. Unfortunately, for many organizations, natural disasters are often overlooked, pushed aside from the more every day, common workplace incidents.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 28, 2018
No doubt about it: this trucking environment is sending plenty of truckload budgets into the red. What can shippers do to navigate this market? Take your cue from the latest findings of MIT researchers. Using data from TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson , the researchers examined the best practices that separate Leaders from Laggards in getting better truckload rates and performance.
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
Fleet Owner
AUGUST 30, 2018
New study examines the extent of fleet telematics use and what transportation businesses are doing to bring on and try to keep the best drivers.
DC Velocity
AUGUST 28, 2018
Board member Roy Banks becomes president of D&S Factors and LoadPay division.
Material Handling and Logistics
AUGUST 29, 2018
Combilift has launched a new high-capacity powered pallet truck, the Combi-PPT, which includes an optional operator’s platform enabling stand-on or walk behind operation.
Shipchain
AUGUST 29, 2018
People cannot improve on what they do not understand or know. This statement applies to shippers as well. While this comparison is most commonly associated with benchmarking, it is also part of the reason why more people in the shipping industry are turning to blockchain for supply chain management (SCM). Blockchain SCM is poised to create links between all existing supply chains, even competitors, which allows supply chain networks to function more efficiently and with greater transparency.
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
AUGUST 30, 2018
The most important asset that a fleet has, and also the most complex, is its drivers.
DC Velocity
AUGUST 30, 2018
Digitally focused startups believe there is much low-hanging fruit in traditional brokerage operations. But the fruit picking has taken an unexpected turn.
Bringg
AUGUST 29, 2018
With the summer holidays over soon, we’re ready to head out on the road again! Over the months of September and October, the Bringg team will be attending multiple events around the world. If you or one of your colleagues is planning to attend any of these events, get in touch so we can meet. Sept 5th-6th: LogiPharma US, Philadelphia. LogiPharma is the top resource for hundreds of senior level supply chain executives within Life Sciences.
Logistics in War
AUGUST 28, 2018
By David Beaumont. This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. . The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months. Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of strategic activity, some obvious and some not so conspicuous. One of the more abstract ideas prevalent in this discussion is the concept of national power.
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Fleet Owner
AUGUST 31, 2018
This Labor Day weekend, Volvo Trucks offers key safety tips for drivers along with safety technologies.
DC Velocity
AUGUST 30, 2018
Many fleets use tech for regulatory compliance, but fail to analyze the metrics, says Teletrac Navman.
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 27, 2018
From May 2016 through the end of August 2017, “17 CEOs of public Big Food manufacturers and retailers had departed, or announced their intention to,” according to an article published last September in Fortune. “There’s never been a time that’s more challenging for a CEO in the industry,” explains David Garfield of consultancy AlixPartners in the article.
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