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6 of the Best TED Talks for Shippers and Freight Procurement Leaders

Shipsta

When you’re running a global procurement team, finding time to discover new and innovative strategies can be tough. But it’s the leaders who keep up with the latest ideas and are always learning who come out on top, especially in today’s complex freight procurement market!

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Waitrose expands warehouse with AR Racking

Logistics Business Magazine

The renowned supermarket chain brand Waitrose & Partners has increased its storage capacity with the extension of its facilities in Magna Park (Milton Keynes, UK) to consolidate its position as a leader in its sector in the British market. To do so, it has relied on AR Racking , a European benchmark in storage systems. The new extension consists of an intralogistics solution with AR Racking’s adjustable pallet racking that achieved an added storage capacity for 13,604 UK pallets.

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The Pros and Cons of Low Rolling Resistance Truck Tires – Are They Right for You?

United World Transporation

If there’s one thing that every trucker wants, it’s better fuel efficiency. One of the ways to get better fuel efficiency is through the use of low rolling resistance (LRR) truck tires. However, nothing is without its tradeoffs, and low rolling resistance tires are no exception. Now you might be wondering, what are LRR truck tires, and are they right for me?

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Cleveron moves towards autonomous delivery in NL

Logistics Business Magazine

Estonia-based technology company Cleveron ‘s unmanned autonomous vehicle took on the city of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to be part of a 5-day pilot project carried out by DPD Netherlands and Cleveron. This marks the start of bringing autonomous delivery services to the public streets of the Netherlands. The rapid growth of e-commerce has changed the playing field for companies operating in the retail and logistics sector.

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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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The smart factory Part 3: What does the factory of the future look like

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on manufacturing companies, which have been forced to adapt to supply chain interruptions, market shifts and labor shortages. But with these challenges have come opportunities – to reconfigure work, transform operations and emerge with more resiliency and ingenuity than ever before. Manual production lines are switching to automated assemblies and valuable data is being used to discover actionable insights into manufacturing operations.

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New vision brand launched

Logistics Business Magazine

Industrial automation is based on detecting the presence, position or quality of an object in any part of the production or logistics process. The DATASENSING brand has been launched to innovate in this area and facilitate the transition to industry 4.0. It will combine the Sensor & Safety and Machine Vision Business unit of Datalogic , a world leader in automatic data acquisition, with M.D Micro Detectors, a company operating in the design, production and sale of industrial sensors.

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Research: Customer relationships grow stronger despite challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

Most Board-level executives believe that customer relationships have grown stronger during the pandemic, despite significant supply chain disruption, according to research* conducted by management consultancy, Vendigital. 54% of the C-Suite executives surveyed at UK-based businesses said that their customer relationships are stronger now than they were before Brexit and the onset of the pandemic, despite the significant disruption that these events have caused.

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Briggs enhances safety at Port of Liverpool

Logistics Business Magazine

As part of the ongoing partnership between Briggs Equipment and Peel Ports Group (PPG), a new JCB machine equipped with innovative safety technology and telemetry has recently been delivered to the Port of Liverpool. The new truck is having an immediate impact with positive feedback from operators and management teams alike. The machine has been fitted with a unique telemetry system, developed in conjunction with FTC, including an artificial intelligence-powered reversing camera that intuitively