Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2022

Some companies run their own warehouse and DC facilities while others outsource some or all of their warehousing activity to reliable providers like DB Schenker through contract logistics arrangement s. In these relationships, the provider manages activities like designing and planning supply chains; designing facilities; warehousing, transporting and distributing goods; processing orders and collecting payments; managing inventory and certain customer service activities.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cosmetics is big business. Globally, people will spend $12.8 billion in 2022 to look and smell good. Many of those sales are online. That requires a fulfillment operation that can keep up with increasing volumes, but also handle some of the unique storage and shipping requirements of beauty products. Here’s what to look for when shopping for cosmetic fulfillment services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Asena Denizeri & Anil Gurbuz at Solvoyo and examines the challenges around supply chain planning for 2022 and beyond. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the world has dealt with supply chain issues.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2022

Winning on LinkedIn with Judi Hays. Judi Hays and Joe Lynch discuss winning on LinkedIn. Judi is a LinkedIn strategist who helps busy executives increase online visibility using a proven strategy that converts connections into targeted buyers. About Judi Hays. Judi Hays is a sought-after LinkedIn expert who helps busy executives increase online visibility using a proven strategy that converts connections into targeted buyers.

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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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LabelMaster

JANUARY 20, 2022

Since 2016, when the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) implemented drastically more restrictive global regulations on shipping lithium batteries by air, shippers have adapted and done their best to comply. Meanwhile, regulatory agencies continue to update regulation in an effort to keep lithium battery transport by air as safe as possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

Examples of Mobile Warehouse Robotics included in ARC’s Research. I recently completed ARC Advisory Group’s research on the mobile warehouse robotics market. This global market has been growing extremely fast and I forecast it continue growing at a rapid pace. In the process, I expect robotics suppliers to obtain labor resources from adjacent or similar markets to support their growth.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2022

The Emerge Story with Andrew Leto. Joe Lynch and Andrew Leto discuss Andrews’s entrepreneurial journey and the Emerge story. Joe and Andrew also discuss Andrew’s earlier business ventures, Globaltranz and 10-4 Systems. About Andrew Leto. Andrew Leto , is the Founder and CEO of Emerge , which is a digital freight marketplace. Andrew has been in the logistics industry since 2003 when he founded GlobalTranz after serving five honorable years in the U.S.

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Food Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2022

Many shippers are turning to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping methods as a creative and flexible solution that provides retailers and supply chain operators with an efficient avenue to get their products into the hands of their customers on time.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 17, 2022

As for the supply chain and logistics hurdles, there are, or remain, more than a few, in the form of—and in no particular order—the following: port congestion and related container backlogs; the ongoing need for more truck drivers to up over-the-road motor carrier capacity; inflation; and the labor outlook i.e. the need for more workers in order to increase throughput and production, among many others, too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2022

Coupa’s Spend Under Management Tops $3 Trillion. When companies consider implementing enterprise software, standard operating procedure would be to look at a public company’s financials before deciding to implement the solution. If the software company is private, the prospective customer often asks for the right to view their financials. A prospective customer wants to know that the software company they will work with and rely on will still be in business down the road.

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Truck News

JANUARY 21, 2022

Much has been made of late on social media and in the mainstream media, about trucker protests that are in the works. Truckers are rightfully upset about a vaccine mandate that was clumsily applied to cross-border essential workers, including the professional drivers who’ve been keeping us supplied throughout the pandemic. But such protests rarely deliver […].

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2022

After the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, a co-worker in Florida commented that her grocery store was restricting cream cheese purchases, creating a buzz and taking national airtime during the Christmas season. Yet another mentioned the lack of King’s Hawaiian rolls at his store. Supply chain pressures have caused inflationary pricing for everything all around.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 20, 2022

Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from FarEye and examines the challenges around big and bulky deliveries in 2022. As online retail continues its impressive growth, consumers and retailers alike are realizing the importance of delivery and its impact on purchase decisions.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 20, 2022

A Logistics Management reader survey of 100 freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics stakeholders continued to reinforce how inflation continues to affect things, from both an operational and business perspective. Putting the inflationary impact on supply chain and logistics into sharp focus, the LM survey found that 92% of respondents are being affected by the current situation.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2022

FedEx Freight has chartered some small ships and arranged with a few shippers to ship full 53-foot containers manufactured in China to the US Port Hueneme, CA. Port Hueneme is a small facility jointly used with the US military.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 18, 2022

Moving freight by rail is the most environmentally friendly mode of ground transport, with the average U.S. railroad moving one ton of freight 470 miles per gallon of fuel. A new type of railcar aims to further improve the industry’s footprint.

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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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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2022

When it comes to educated speculation about the future of supply chains, I can think of nobody better to talk to than Sheri Hinish. After all, aside from holding the position of Global Executive Partner at IBM, Sheri has earned her eponymous title of Supply Chain Queen via widespread acclaim and has amassed a string of professional accolades. They include the “People’s Choice 2020 Global Woman in Supply Chain Leader” and Supply & Demand Chain Executive “Pro to Know

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 18, 2022

The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for December, at 114.7 (2015=100), saw a 1% increase, following a 0.5% November gain, to 113.5.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

Jungo has debuted a new smart camera for visual car telematics that complements its existing computer vision software stack. . The company’s VuDrive dual-camera offers camera-based driver monitoring, road risk analysis, video recording and cloud services. The product allows for separate recordings of the road and the vehicle’s interior. It identifies visual indications of risky actions and adverse highway incidents before raising a real-time flag to relevant stakeholders.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 16, 2022

As many Americans worry about empty shelves and delayed packages, looters are taking advantage of the inflow of goods outside of the two southern California ports that are responsible for handling almost half of all U.S. imports.

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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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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2022

In his book “Have a Little Faith,” Mitch Albom shares the following story from a sermon given by Rabbi Albert Lewis in 1975: “A man seeks employment on a farm. He hands his letter of recommendation to his new employer. It reads simply, ‘He sleeps in a storm.’ “The owner is desperate for help, so. Read more How to Sleep in a Supply Chain Storm.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 18, 2022

Greenwich, Conn.-based freight transportation services provider XPO Logistics announced today it has taken steps to further expand its less-than-truckload (LTL) network and increase its customer service capacity, opening two new LTL terminals. And it also said that it has increased production capacity at its trailer manufacturing facility and plans to open four new fleet maintenance shops in the first quarter.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 19, 2022

The post What is a Digital Supply Chain Twin and How can It Support Your Strategic Decisions? appeared first on AIMMS.

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Overdrive Online

JANUARY 18, 2022

An operator is his/her own first best line of defense at the very scene of an accident when it comes to the potential for litigation, however minor. That’s in addition to these time-worn tactics to fight back against aggressive claimants and attorneys.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2022

FreightWaves NOW – January 18, 2022. FreightWaves NOW hosts Kaylee Nix and Kevin Hill talk to Jason Lockard , Senior VP of Managed Logistics at BlueGrace, about outsource portfolio management for LTL, TL, and specialized services. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 21, 2022

December’s reading—at 236—was off 3% compared to November, a month which matched October in setting a record for the number of loads moved by motor carriers in a month, according to DAT. And national average truckload spot van and reefer rates saw gains for the seventh consecutive month, with the average van rate hitting the $3 per mile mark for the first time.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2022

Kuehne + Nagel has developed a new measure of container congestion. Its digital platform seaexplorer now features the Global Disruption Index.

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