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3PL Warehouse Management: Secrets to Streamline Your Operations

Cyzerg

Effective 3PL warehouse management is essential for businesses to meet customer demands, reduce costs, and enhance overall productivity. However, navigating the complexities of handling inventory, order processing, and fulfillment can be challenging. In this blog, we will guide you through the maze of 3PL warehouse management. From inventory and order management to warehouse layout and technology integration, we will provide best practices for eliminating inefficiencies, reducing errors, and imp

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Water isn’t rising on Mississippi, but barge rates have steadied for now

Supply Chain and Logistics

Learn about the impact of low water levels on the Mississippi River on grain exports, barge rates, and the US economy. Explore the role of the US Army Corps of Engineers in maintaining commerce.

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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

Logistics Viewpoints

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 Michael Balint at Solvoyo and looks at the fresh produce supply chain. Recently, I was at my local grocery store for my weekly shopping trip and found myself in the packaged salads section.

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Over Three-Fourths of Companies Will Adopt Warehouse Automation by 2027

Supply Chain Brain

The top business priorities for supply chain organizations over the next two years are increasing productivity and efficiency (29%) as well as improving resiliency, continuity, risk and security (29%).

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Time for truckers to stop giving two-week notice?

Overdrive Online

So asks Long Haul Paul with this tale of bad blood after an old friend's two-week notice resulted in 14 days of bad loads, and a couple of crashes, to boot. Three experienced owners weigh in with their own considered answers.

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Making the Move to Modern Warehouse Management

Food Logistics

Implementing a WMS is instrumental in defining operations success in the coming years.

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ESG, ROI, AI, SC … What’s It All Mean?

Supply Chain Brain

You can make money using artificial intelligence to help meet environmental goals across your global supply chain, from supplier to shop floor.

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Automation Solutions for Swedish Sorting Centre

Logistics Business Magazine

Fives, a partner for transforming supply chain facilities, was recently selected by Posten Bring to supply a new sorting system. This major logistics player in the Nordics chose Fives’ solution to automate their new sorting centre in Jönköping, Bring’s largest hub in Sweden and twice the size of the existing terminal. Hanna Jonasson, Director of Operations for Bring, explains the background to this investment: “Over the past three years, our Swedish parcel volumes have grown by 169 p

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Watch: The Benefits of a Multi-Carrier Strategy for Parcel Shippers

Supply Chain Brain

These days, parcel shippers have more options than ever before in choosing the right carrier, and they should take full advantage of the opportunity, says Rob Glover, vice president sales with OSM Worldwide.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Strategic KYX Partnership for Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

KYX – Know Your Client with Know Your Cargo – by Deloitte, powered by Nexxiot, has been launched. Deloitte, known for its range of services including audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax, and legal services, is joining forces with Nexxiot, known for its expertise in digitalizing supply chain assets, such as shipping containers and railcars.

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Microsoft Inks First Renewable Energy Purchase Deal in Japan

Supply Chain Brain

Shizen Energy Inc. signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft to provide 25 megawatts of solar power capacity from a project in the Aichi prefecture.

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Podcast: The Future of High-Density, High-Performance Solutions

Logistics Business Magazine

Episode 5 of our Podcast series, ‘Logistics Business Conversations’, is now available to listen to on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Acast , Amazon Audible , YouTube , and other podcast distribution platforms – just search for ‘Logistics Business Conversations’ “Don’t waste space in the warehouse, use the building’s volume,” is the advice from Editor Peter MacLeod’s guest in this episode – Damien Skinner, Country Manager of UK & I

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Top 7 Delivery Management Software in 2023

Loginext

Top 7 Delivery Management Software in 2023 Delivering products on time has never been more important than it is today. With the rapid growth of eCommerce over the last two decades along with transportation, retail, and other industries, faster delivery has become mandatory. Offering timely delivery needs a lot of backend work with delivery management, […] The post Top 7 Delivery Management Software in 2023 appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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How can the Logistics Industry Unlock its True Potential?

Logistics Business Magazine

Transportation and the logistics industry serves as the lifeblood of today’s modern economy, binding together businesses, streamlining supply chains, and championing eco-friendly initiatives on the path to achieving net-zero emissions. However, it also harbours the potential to disrupt these pivotal strategies if they are not managed appropriately, writes Transporeon CEO Stephan Sieber.

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Current state of logistics in North Carolina: warehouse space and labor hard to find

Kanban Logistics

If you’re looking for warehouse space in North Carolina, as well as associates to staff that space, you are likely to be met with challenges. In this article, we’ll take a look at the current state of logistics in North Carolina, specifically warehouse space vacancy rates and available labor. Available North Carolina warehouse space The current state of warehouse vacancy in the burgeoning eastern North Carolina region – where Kanban Logistics is located – remains low, though not at the histori

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Give Warehouse IT Hardware a Second Life

Logistics Business Magazine

Green warehouse IT involves much more than a paperless office. Green IT also means, among other things, responsible handling of procurement and disposal, or ideally the recycling of used corporate hardware. The Leipheim-based company Wanzl, which recently joined the world’s largest voluntary sustainability initiative, the UN Global Compact, is now working with the IT refurbisher AfB social & green IT.

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Yokohama Mississippi tire plant celebrates 10 years

Commercial Carrier Journal

The plant's 889 employees work on four shifts, running around the clock to build Yokohama's commercial truck and bus tires for the North American market.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Five Concerns That AI Developers Need to Address

Supply Chain Brain

While the artificial intelligence industry has brought forth innumerable benefits, it has also been found to pose some critical concerns.

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4 Cricket Team Strategies That Translate to Last-Mile Excellence

Locus

In many countries, cricket isn’t just a sport; it’s an emotion, a legacy, and a testament to precision and commitment. This spirit of excellence was on full display in the recent matches of the ICC Men’s World Cup. What’s interesting is that this playbook for excellence isn’t confined to the 22-yard pitch but finds its echo in the fast-paced world of last-mile delivery.

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REI Co-op Opens Distribution Center in Lebanon, Tennessee

Supply Chain Brain

The new state-of-the-art distribution center will serve more than 60 stores and 5.6 million REI members in the region.

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Peak Season Prep: 12 Mistakes to Avoid

Ship Monk

It’s crunch time! E-tailers and ecommerce brands are heading into the holiday season and we cannot stress enough the importance of planning, prepping and prognosticating (okay, forecasting). We’ve covered some of the basic planning for peak season already, so this article is going to focus on what not to do. We’ve rounded up the top 12 mistakes that ecommerce businesses make before, during and after Black Friday/Cyber Monday and all the way through the post-holiday return season.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Podcast | How to Build a Flexible Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Just what is a “flexible” supply chain, anyway?

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Unleashing the Power of 4PL Warehousing: A Paradigm Shift in Logistics

Camelot 3PL Software

In the ever-changing landscape of supply chain management, companies are constantly seeking innovative solutions to optimize their operations and stay ahead of the competition. A concept that has gained traction in recent years is the emergence of 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics) warehouses. Unlike traditional logistics providers, 4PL warehouses transcend the boundaries of mere storage and transportation, offering a comprehensive suite of services to streamline and enhance the entire supply chain.

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UAW Resuming Negotiations After Expanding Strike to Ford's Biggest Factory

Supply Chain Brain

The decision by the UAW to expand strike actions to Ford’s Kentucky plant on October 11, which employs 8,700 workers, signified the strike's largest single walkout.

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The Israel-Palestine Conflict Could ‘Lead to a Shift in the Transportation of Goods’

Supply Chain Brain

The conflict could interrupt trade between Israel and other major markets, such as the U.S., Germany and India, over the next few weeks.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.