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Key Factors to Consider for a Smart Warehouse

SIPMM Professional Publications

Technology has affected every aspect of the business world. In the modern fast-paced technological world, various smart items have been developed and are being relied on for daily operations. A smart warehouse refers to a large building used for storage of raw materials and other goods where computers and machines are used in the completion […].

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How To Build a Better Fulfillment Outsourcing Relationship

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

When my kids were young, I read numerous books that ended with some variation of the line: “And they lived happily ever after.”. Wouldn’t it be great if the story of all fulfillment outsourcing projects could be just as positive? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Even though most companies invest considerable time and money into finding the right 3PL fulfillment partner , many forget that it’s equally important to put comparable sweat equity into being the right kind of 3PL partner, too

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The State of Intermodal Transportation: Still a game changer?

Logistics Management

Volumes are declining due to various economic and market pressures—some out of the control of carriers and service providers. Today, the jury is still out on whether intermodal is in a temporary lull or if the bloom is off the rose on a longer-term basis.

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What Is Your Target Story?

The Lean Thinker

One of the artifacts of Extreme Programming as practiced by Menlo Innovations is the Story Card. In the purest sense, a story card represents one unit of work that must be done by the developers to advance the work on the software project. But the content and structure of the story card make it much more powerful than a simple task assignment. The story card is written in a way that engages the programming pair doing the work.

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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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How One Company Benefits from an Integration with Microsoft Dynamics & Kuebix

Kuebix

Global Importer, AMMEX, Realizes Significant Time Savings By Leveraging an Integration Between Kuebix and Microsoft Dynamics About AMMEX AMMEX is a global importer of disposable gloves providing retailers and distributors with high-performance, high-margin products. The company sources disposable rubber, latex, and nitrile gloves from vendors across Asia before transporting their goods via direct shipping containers […].

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Retail Imports to See Surge Ahead of December Tariffs

Material Handling and Logistics

“This is the last chance to bring merchandise into the country before virtually everything the United States imports from China comes under tariffs,” said Jonathan Gold of NRF.

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Video-Driven Data to Transform Transportation Infrastructure

IoT World Today

Until now, the bulk of big data has come from social, machine and transactional data sources. But with new capabilities in video technology and the increasing ability to extract meaningful data from it in near real-time by layering artificial intelligence and machine learning, we’re witnessing the start of an exciting new era for video-driven data, with increased opportunities for transparency, efficiency and safety — particularly when it comes to transportation.

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Why is Transportation Management Important?

Kuebix

Before transportation management systems (TMSs) came into the picture, nearly all logistics processes were done on paper. Shippers spent countless hours calling and emailing internal and external partners just to ship their freight. Transportation management technology changed all of that. The first TMSs were housed on-premise and did speed up shipping processes.

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Industry trends to watch

Fleet Owner

The trucking industry is always evolving. Sometimes the evolution is spurred on by internal developments and other times it’s external forces that bring about change.

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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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Retail Fulfillment Solution

Material Handling and Logistics

Dematic has introduced its Micro-Fulfillment solution to help retailers address increased consumer demand for rapid online order fulfillment in a small footprint.

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Autonomous Vehicles Catering to Food

Food Logistics

The food and beverage industry is serving its markets with a variety of autonomous vehicles.

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How to Put Data Science to Work for Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Driving operational growth and increasing supply chain efficiency in today’s ever-changing business world is a top priority for many companies. In order to grow in a rapidly evolving marketplace, organizations must possess the ability to use advanced algorithms and data analytics to generate the next wave of supply chain value. With the abundant data available and the advanced technologies now accessible to help harness it, organizations must establish effective strategies to curate data, produc

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Gilbarco Veeder-Root introduces Ergo Series fuel nozzles

Fleet Owner

Gilbarco Veeder-Root recently released the Ergo series, its next-generation fuel nozzles designed for comfort, durability and maximized flow.

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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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Preparing Your Warehouse for Expedited Deliveries

Material Handling and Logistics

As Amazon, Walmart, Target and other retailers continue to reduce delivery times, customers are pushing competitors to keep pace.

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Managing the complexities of inventory

Logistics Management

As e-commerce continues to expand, both B2C and B2B shippers are sharpening their inventory management skills to come up with fresh ways to meet the demands of the “new normal.

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The Food Supply Chain is at Risk

Logistics Viewpoints

The global food supply chain is complex, vast, and vital to human existence. For that reason, when there are disruptions to the food supply chain, it makes major headlines. These headlines come in all shapes and sizes, including disruptions due to food recalls, natural disasters, disease, and political unrest, among others. Perhaps the biggest threat to the global food supply chain is climate change, as its effects are being felt already in many regions of […].

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Tackling legal marijuana, HOS, infrastructure among ATA's priorities

Fleet Owner

SAN DIEGO – Chris Spear, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, outlined the steps his group is undertaking to tackle a variety of current and emerging challenges.

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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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Using Technology to Help Visually Impaired Warehouse Workers

Material Handling and Logistics

Zebra Technology customized the solutions for the company's visually-impaired workers with large characters, color coding and voice-directed picking.

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Crucial Technologies for Warehouse Efficiency

SIPMM Professional Publications

Warehouse are getting busier by the day as e-commerce companies gain traction in new and emerging markets. In Asia, particularly, the e-commerce boom has created a strong demand for more efficient warehouses, and logistics companies are turning to technology to build the next-generation storage spaces that can cater to this industry. What’s interesting to note […].

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Cobots: What are They and How are They Helping Supply Chains?

Morai Logistics

Cobots or collaborative robots are changing the way supply chains operate, but just what are they and what makes them valuable? Supply chains are in a state of transformation. Technological innovations are driving supply chains forward, making them more productive and efficient. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, blockchain technology, and many more other advancements in technology are taking supply chains to new heights.

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WABCO to provide Altec with active collision mitigation

Fleet Owner

WABCO says it will provide its advanced emergency braking system to Altec, a provider of products and services to the electric utility and other markets, for use with its medium-duty trucks.

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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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Assessing Manual Lifting Risk? Use the Right Tool for the Job

Material Handling and Logistics

Injuries resulting from manual material handling tasks are as serious as they are expensive.

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Key Considerations for Warehouse Storage

SIPMM Professional Publications

There are thousands of warehouses across the nation and each one can offer you different services and storage needs depending on the type of goods you import or sell.Some of the biggest warehouses are able to provide every type of specialist storage available, while others will focus on just one or two. Ambient Storage Ambient […]. The post Key Considerations for Warehouse Storage appeared first on SIPMM INSTITUTE.

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Top 30 Ocean Carriers: Complex scenario undermines confidence

Logistics Management

Forecasted disrupters such as Brexit and the U.S.-China trade war are putting more pressure than ever on ocean cargo carriers. Add in the complexity of IMO 2020 and an early start to the Lunar New Year and the complexity multiplies.

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How mature is your procurement function?

Fleet Owner

Where does your business stand on a procurement maturity level? If you want to improve something, a good first step is to evaluate where you are and determine your strengths and weaknesses.

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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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How Will the US Trade War Affect Holiday Shopping?

Material Handling and Logistics

In a new study, 46% of participants stated that they plan to spend “significantly” or “slightly” less this year on holiday shopping.

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Supply Chain Automation Is the Cornerstone of Supply Chain Success

GlobalTranz

Supply chain management evolves, and supply chain leaders have a grand opportunity to leverage supply chain automation and drive success. However, many leaders approach automation with a poor understanding of its capabilities, not to mention potential risks during implementation. To put the real power of automation (including its complimentary benefits through advanced AI, machine learning and big.read More.

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Traditional Warehousing Is Slowing Supply-Chain Evolution

Supply Chain Brain

The days of static supply chains, both globally and locally, are long gone. Enterprises now must deal with an immense level of complexity and volatility, with continual change being the new normal.