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Editor’s Choice: 4 Factors to Determine if Self-Distribution is a Viable Alternative for your Health System

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. Self-distribution is an increasingly popular option for healthcare systems to consider when deciding how to manage their supply chain.

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Freightliner secures funding for emissions tool

Logistics Business Magazine

Freightliner , in partnership with a consortium of specialist suppliers, has successfully secured government funding to develop a Rail Freight Energy and Emissions Calculator (REEC) that will be deployed on the existing NR+ platform used for rail- freight planning.

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Mitigating Cargo Theft in Food Distribution

Food Logistics

Regardless of the product you move and how you move it, implement the necessary tools, technologies and training to mitigate cargo theft and protect your product, people and trucks.

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Distribution, not supply, is creating global food insecurity

Logistics Business Magazine

The root cause is a broken system of distribution that fails to match demand effectively with supply – with devastating consequences for global food security, writes Justin Floyd (pictured), CEO of open commerce platform, RedCloud Technology. Because it is so difficult to distribute at scale. The tools exist to fix this problem.

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How to Master RFPs and Secure Rewarding Future Partnerships in the Trucking Industry with DrayMaster

Envase Technologies

Envase Webinar Series Recap | DrayMaster: Turn RFPs into Rewarding Future Partnerships In this webinar, we delved into the world of Request for Proposals (RFPs) in the trucking industry and explored how to leverage DrayMaster’s bid tool to respond quickly and effectively to RFPs.

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Editor’s Choice: A Cybersecurity Planning Framework

Logistics Viewpoints

It is important to have a robust incident response plan in place for your distribution operation in the event of a cybersecurity breach. These vendors can also introduce cybersecurity risks if they are not properly secured. Access controls are another essential element of a secure warehouse or distribution center.

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Cloud Logistics: A Supply Chain Optimization Tool

Morai Logistics

In response to growing demands, experts consider cloud logistics as an optmization tool for the transportation supply chain industry in 2019. For the supply chain and logistics industry, technology continues to shape the way products are distributed across the globe. 51% reported security. • 54% reported Governance. •