West Coast and California Logistics
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
If you have retail customers, you are likely familiar with EDI. From shipping notices and order updates to purchase orders and invoices, EDI remains a workhorse of modern supply chain transactions – including those in eCommerce. In this article, we take a closer look at EDI in logistics, including its ramifications on vendor compliance.
Cyzerg
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Utilizing consolidation warehouses can improve your supply chain’s performance while reducing costs. This form of warehousing involves combining small shipments bound for a similar destination into a single truckload. As a result, you can reduce transportation costs, ship more frequently, and, eventually, boost your profitability.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Oh you better watch out if you’re an eTailer, because according to research from Voxware , 76% of shoppers are planning to purchase more than half of their holiday gifts online this year. When you combine that estimate with the exponential growth that eCommerce has already experienced due to COVID-19, you’re looking at unprecedented levels of holiday eCommerce fulfillment activity.
The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Why Integrated Supply Chains are More Durable with John Tillison. John Tillison and Joe Lynch discuss why integrated supply chains are more durable. John is the SVP in charge of sales and marketing at A. Duie Pyle, a company that specializes in integrated transportation and warehousing solutions. About John Tillison. John Tillison began his logistics career as a management trainee at Roadway Express.
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.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
If it wasn’t for the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade war with China (along with Brexit) would still be dominating the global trade headlines. Back in November 2019, for example, we published Trade And Tariffs: Preparing For The Year Ahead, which highlighted my conversation with Ben Bidwell, Director of U.S. Customs at C.H. Robinson, about what. Read more China Tariffs: A Lawsuit + WTO Ruling.
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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Since the arrival of the COVD-19 pandemic, “flexibility” has become a way of life. From parents adapting to their children’s virtual classrooms to business owners navigating operational and staffing challenges, the ebbs and flows of life are now much more drastic than they were pre-pandemic. This is certainly true within the world of logistics, where order volumes – especially those for essential household products – have increased dramatically since March.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Companies like Amazon, Walmart, Alibaba, and Zara are leading the path in the use of technology and advanced analytics in managing supply chains. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are of the hot topics being discussed in the retail world. Across the globe, whether they are grocery, mass merchant, or fashion, retailers are looking for ways to make faster and smarter decisions using this technology.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
A song lyric from one of my favorite bands, Oingo Boingo, goes, “We close our eyes and the world has turned around again.” Those words certainly could apply to the transportation market, especially this year. What is the current state of the market? How might it change in the weeks and months ahead? What actions. Read more Current Trends in the Transportation Market and How to Respond.
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
How 'to work your day' in the words of FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo, explored in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast -- a final review before new flexibilities come into play September 29, 2020. How 'to work your day' in the words of FMCSA's Joe DeLorenzo, explored in this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast -- a final review before new flexibilities come into play September 29, 2020.
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Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Companies can identify untapped value by applying zero-basing to every part of the supply chain.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Task interleaving is a best practice in a warehouse. Task interleaving allows work to be done more efficiently. A warehouse management system can save companies in many ways. Task interleaving is just one good example. The post Warehousing 101: Why is Task Interleaving a Best Practice? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Dave Anderson shares lessons from long-term investing in supply chain.
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Unveiling and detailing Steve Sprenger's custom-resto project 1983 Kenworth COE, a single-drive-axle doubles and triples hauler of the former Viking Freight fleet Sprenger drove for in the 1980s and '90s. Unveiling and detailing Steve Sprenger's custom-resto project 1983 Kenworth COE, a single-drive-axle doubles and triples hauler of the former Viking Freight fleet Sprenger drove for in the 1980s and '90s.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
FedEx Corp. is looking at using small self-flying cargo planes to serve remote areas after experimenting with a technology startup on autonomous aircraft.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Industrial setting must be kept safe during the Pandemic. Warehouses that use RF guns and warehouse management systems have solutions that enforce social distancing and contact tracing. The post COVID and Warehousing: Social Distancing and Contact Tracing Solutions appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
In this new webinar, Logistyx President Ken Fleming will explore how shippers can leverage multi-carrier shipping systems - and the shipping data within them - to get the most out of their carriers and create the optimal delivery network this peak season.
Truck News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
The image of the professional truck driver has taken a hit over the last 20-plus years. It has long been considered a job of last resort, or a second career. We have all heard the statement: “If you can’t do anything else, you can always drive a truck.” There are many reasons for this perception […].
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
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
With the holidays approaching, Amazon is consumed with honoring a pre-pandemic pledge to get products to Prime subscribers on the same day.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Forty-six years ago today, Dr. Frank Jobe performed the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery on baseball player Tommy John. At the time, this was an experimental surgery, and Jobe put the chances for success of the operation at 1 in 100. The procedure is certainly a complex one. A 3 to 4-inch surgical incision is made near the elbow. Holes to accommodate a replacement graft tendon are drilled in the ulna and humerus bones […].
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Given the challenges and complexities that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought about in freight transportation and supply chain sectors, it goes without saying that things are different these days, to be sure. One thing that is clear—and has been highlighted by the myriad logistical challenges over the course of the pandemic—is the need for increased partnership among industry stakeholders.
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
What are the things that people get wrong most of the time in warehouse design? Here’s what Malcolm Walker , LB Manager Consulting, thoughts about it. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? Robobyrne: FACT – The 4 Warehouse Design Principles. Supply Chain Secrets: Triadic Warehouse and More Warehouse Tips.
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.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
The fuel that powers passenger planes is normally among the most expensive oil products, but in a sign of the times the coronavirus has turned it into a blending component for typically cheaper shipping fuel.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
As I’ve mentioned a few times here, COVID-19 has changed the nature of my job. Two weeks ago, instead of traveling to an in-person event, I joined the FourKites Visibility 2020 conference from the confines of my home office. The conference was an excellent event, with a clear message of how the company is moving forward during the current pandemic, a vision of what is to come, and a number of customer success stories.
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Chicago-based industrial real estate firm JLL announced it is rolling out what it is calling a blended service model, in the form of a new Retail Industrial Task Force (RITF). Company officials said that the objective of this offering is to simplify the needs of retailers, at a time when retailers have been rapidly forced to change operations on the fly, with a major shift to e-commerce operations, driven largely by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
After pushing out my appointment earlier this summer, I finally visited my dentist. The good news: my perfect record of no cavities remains intact. The bad news: it looks like I’ve started to grind my teeth, which could cause my teeth to chip or crack, so my dentist recommends that I get a night guard. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain and Logistics News (September 25, 2020).
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Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Every year around this time, carriers, distributors and logistics providers gear up for the coming peak holiday shopping season, on which shippers depend for a large portion of their annual revenue. This year, however, is different, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic freefall.
Overdrive Online
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Nearly four years ago, owner-operator Jason Keeler took on a fellow trucker's custom truck-build project. He hasn't left his shop since, operating Keeler Custom Truck Restoration from central Pennsylvania. Here, a video detail of his personal flagship 1950 Kenworth W923. .
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
The atmosphere of business representation has changed drastically over the last fifty years. A more diverse world has taken shape, and the transportation and supply chain industry is no stranger to this shift. There are many benefits to having more individuals, and therefore businesses, represented across the board. The logistics of a company can connect.read More.
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