Mon.Jan 22, 2024

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Becoming a Better Salesperson with Nick Klingensmith

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick Klingensmith and Joe Lynch discuss becoming a better salesperson. Nick is the Founder and CEO of Stride Motivation, a company dedicated to transforming lives through inspiring keynote speeches and mindset coaching. Nick is an expert at helping achievement-driven professionals and leaders to overcome fear and rejection and push past self-limiting doubts.

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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Trends last for years. But how often do significant new things happen? In most years, there is nothing new in supply chain management. In the past year, we have seen two genuinely new developments. ESG Enforcement Gets Teeth The US Customs and Border Protection Agency’s stringent enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act has importers concerned.

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Ocean Network Express Announces Order for 12 Methanol Dual-Fuel Containerships

Supply Chain Brain

The vessels are designed to flex between methanol and conventional diesel bunker fuel and will include technologies such as optimized hull form, waste heat recovery systems and bow windshield.

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The Red Sea Crisis: Opportunities and Risks for Freight Forwarders

MTS Logistics

During the Red Sea crisis situation, many freight forwarders are going through difficult situations. But, at the same time, some freight forwarders are enjoying the additional business. The Red Sea Crisis is having a mixed impact on the profitability of freight forwarders due to various reasons. It will be a mix of both opportunities and challenges, which have to be handled with utmost care and requires closely watching the situation.

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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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Cummins, Daimler and Paccar to Build Mississippi Plant for EV Truck Batteries

Supply Chain Brain

Trucking operators have been slow to invest in the vehicles because of concerns about cost and durability and a lack of battery-charging infrastructure to support trucks on long hauls.

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Five Criteria for Choosing Your Next E-Commerce Delivery Partner

Supply Chain Brain

This guide helps you navigate the complexities of the choice, ensuring that your chosen partner not only aligns with your brand's goals, but also elevates your customers' experience.

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Truckers' nonpreventable-crash DataQs of utmost importance

Overdrive Online

Been involved in a 'nonpreventable' crash? If it fits FMCSA's parameters for the Crash Preventability Determination Program, it's incumbent upon you to use the DataQs system for the review. If not, you're leaving CSA-scores improvement on the table.

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ORTEC to Showcase Supply Chain Solutions Suite

Supply Chain Brain

Mat Witte, senior vice president of ORTEC, offers a look at the company's Supply Chain Solutions Suite, to be showcased at Manifest 2024 in Las Vegas.

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What to Look for in Your Next WMS: Rapid Onboarding

Stord

The tool most directly involved with the success of each warehouse associate is your WMS, but how quickly can you onboard new associates?

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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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17 Innovations in IFOY Final

Logistics Business Magazine

The IFOY organization has announced the nominations for the IFOY AWARD 2024 and once again made a hard selection. From a field of 35 companies entering, 15 intralogistics providers from six countries qualified for the final with a total of 17 devices and solutions, including four start-ups. The intralogistics specialists AGILOX, Crown, GLOBE Fuel Cell Systems, HWArobotics, Innok Robotics, Jungheinrich, MEYSENS, RAVAS, SAFELOG, SSI SCHĂ„FER and STILL can win one of the internationally coveted trop

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Consumers and Retailers Share Responsibility for Reducing Returns

Supply Chain Brain

One way consumers can help reduce returns (and growing landfills) is to shop more conscientiously by going into stores to test out products before making a repeat purchase online.

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Safeguard Systems from Cybercrime

Logistics Business Magazine

Cybercriminals are targeting supply chains more and more every year, taking advantage of vulnerabilities within third parties to gain access to key data, writes Alistair Binns (pictured), Commercial Director at TMX Transform. Reports of cyberattacks on hospitals, medtech manufacturers and other players across healthcare supply chains increased again in 2023.

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Applying MRP with ERP in a modern manufacturing environment

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand. MRP is one of the early inventory management systems and has been widely adopted by manufacturers.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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How 5G Could Benefit Logistics Industry

Logistics Business Magazine

PwC predicts wide-scale development of 5G communication networks will contribute an additional 1.3 trillion USD to global GDP by 2030. With logistics and transport among the primary target sectors for 5G-enabled technology, what are the key benefits 5G could bring? Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-founder of business broadband provider Crystaline explores.

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REE Begins Deliveries of P7-C Electric Truck

NGT News

REE Automotive Ltd., an automotive technology company and provider of full by-wire electric trucks and platforms, has begun customer deliveries of its P7-C electric chassis cab following Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification. The company is the first to certify a fully steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire and drive-by-wire vehicle, its […] The post REE Begins Deliveries of P7-C Electric Truck appeared first on NGT News.

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Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo

Logistics Business Magazine

Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo is back. Customers want faster delivery times and an easier return system. In order to deliver this, retailers need to adapt their supply chain, and have a seamless warehousing and distribution system. The Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo provides a hub to help businesses meet these expectations and stay ahead in this demanding industry.

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Customer Communication: Personalization, Self-Service and Social Media Take Center Stage

WorkWave

Time To Read: 3 minutes In the rapidly evolving landscape of customer communication, businesses are leveraging innovative strategies to enhance the customer experience. As technology continues to advance, companies are able to adopt new approaches that prioritize personalization, self-service options and social media interactions into their communication channels.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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South African Supply-Chain Disruptions Far From Over, PwC says

Supply Chain Brain

South African companies need to reduce their reliance on supply chains affected by conflict and prioritize domestic sourcing, production and distribution, PWC said.

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USPS Unveils Its First Charging Stations, Electric Delivery Vehicles

NGT News

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at its South Atlanta (Ga.) Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC). Charging stations like these will be installed at hundreds of new S&DCs nationwide throughout 2024 and will power what will be the nation’s largest EV fleet.

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Second Boeing Model to be Inspected

Supply Chain Brain

The FAA did not order the older model to be grounded while the visual inspections are carried out by operators, as it did with the 737 Max 9 planes.

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2024 Supply Chain Outlook: Industry Experts Weigh in on Opportunities and Challenges

Penske Move Ahead

A new year can bring several unknowns, especially in transportation and logistics, which are navigating increased volatility and operational pressures. To help those within the industry prepare for the year ahead, we sat down with several industry experts to get their thoughts on capacity, operations, sustainability and how to prepare for 2024. Bob Costello, chief economist for American Trucking Associations Bob Costello Q: What shifts do you expect to see in supply and demand for trucking in 20

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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40 Years’ Expertise in Mobile Robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

At LogiMAT 2024, DS Automotion will showcase the results of 40 years of expertise in developing and manufacturing mobile robots, along with providing tailored solutions for individual user needs. The Austrian company has established itself as a global expert thanks to its exclusive focus to this field and a commitment to continuous innovations in its core skills and technologies. 40 years of expertise in robotics Since 1984, DS Automotion GmbH has been at the forefront of developing and producin

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What is a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)?

Compactor Management Company

Have you ever wondered what happens to all those cans, bottles, and paper products you toss into the recycling bin? Well, there is a place known as a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) , which plays a crucial role in disposing of all your trash appropriately. So, what is a materials recovery facility? Even those with prior expertise in garbage and recycling may find it challenging to convey exactly what it does.

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Boeing Faces More Pressure as United CEO Vents Frustrations

Supply Chain Brain

While the White House is monitoring the discussions, there’s no indication yet of what steps the Biden administration would take in response to complaints about Boeing.

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