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Fatigued operators are 7.3x greater accident risk

Logistics Business Magazine

A 2013 study by the US Department of Transportation (US DoT) is receiving newfound attention, due to the recent release of ReadiML, the Machine Learning software from Fatigue Science that operationalises a scientific fatigue prediction model for daily use by transportation fleets. The SAFTE Effectiveness Score is now known as the ReadiScore).

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This solution has not been overlooked by logistics companies. Reducing energy costs often reduces GHG emission.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics.

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Capacity Update: What’s Causing Tightening Capacity?

Trinity Logistics

This ratio is the lowest it has been since 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. In fact, the growing reverse logistics industry presents many problems to 3PLs and retailers as Americans return items they don’t like. All in all, pre- and post-holiday logistics have a large impact on capacity. New ELD Mandate.

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Emergency response: Weathering the storms

Automotive Logistics

While matching the claims experience and damage repair responsibilities of the average car owner against those of an OEM or logistics provider carrying new vehicles is an apples-to-oranges comparison, all parties enduring the ravages of storm damage are faced with costly downstream impacts. For new vehicles, the costs go far beyond repair.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to remote implementations, you can’t find a more inspirational story than the one presented by Lori Jackson, senior vice president of operations at ForHIMS. I did a study on the WMS system integrator market last year. The Gold Bond Group is an Israeli logistics service provider.

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Supply Chain Management:Smarter Partnering for Smarter Business

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. Case Studies. |. Speakers from both the sessions presented their views on why and how business partners are critical to IBM success and how working together results into a win-win situation. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure.