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Warehousing News Roundup: March 4, 2019

Stord

According to officials, 75% of ships that went through the port last year used landside electricity (rather than their own engines) while docked, up from 68% in 2017. A recent survey shows that most Americans want to support more efficient and environmentally-conscious manufacturing and farming.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18-22, 2017)

Talking Logistics

FourKites’ Real-time Visibility Platform Now Fully Integrated with Manhattan Associates’ TMS 2017. The Number of Retailers Offering Same Day Delivery has Tripled in the Past Year to Meet Elevated Customer Expectations, According to a New BRP Survey. Next week I’ll be at the CSCMP EDGE conference in Atlanta, GA.

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Top Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Qualified Drivers

Women in Trucking

Conference shared a variety of best practices. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. Ultimately, driver pay needs to be at least $75,000 to reduce turnover, according to 80 percent of recruiters surveyed. Finding and keeping drivers has never been more critical. Presenters at the 2018 Accelerate!

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Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain Workforce

247 Customs Broker

The military initially was the leader in drone use, but corporations also are adopting them to survey construction zones, deliver packages and monitor inventory in warehouses, among other tasks. However, this new approach would give greater coverage and higher rates of identification of the drug submarines ( Levin 2017 ). Hitch, John.

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CSCMP EDGE 2018: Strong Economy, Tight Capacity, Stringent Consumer Demands Fuel Supply Chain Growth and Efficiency

Penske Move Ahead

Logistics experts shared their research findings during the Council for Supply Chain Management’s (CSCMP) annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Penske is once again a major conference sponsor. In 2017, revenues reached $175 billion, and the U.S. market is expected to grow at about 5.5 The Need for Agility.

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Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals

The Lean Thinker

Background: I wrote an article appearing in the current (October 2017) issue of AME Target Magazine (page 20) that profiles two very different organizations that have both seen really positive shifts in their culture. Sara Abshari and Eileen Jaskuta are presenting the Meritus story at the AME conference next week (October 9, 2017).

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Supply Chain Talent Matters More than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix.