Cyzerg
AUGUST 12, 2021
Training for warehouse workers should include more than just the necessary skills to operate particular machinery or implement a procedure. The curriculum should also be designed to inspire employees and help them understand that their efforts contribute and are necessary to the company's success.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
AUGUST 12, 2021
Is your fulfillment provider helping you satisfy customers and grow your brand? Or is it holding you back from enjoying greater success and growth? These are tough questions, but your business may depend on you asking them.
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Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 12, 2021
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from FarEye and highlights the importance of last mile optimization. Online retailers need to work hard to please e-commerce customers in this advanced digital age. The customer’s expectation that products are delivered accurately and quickly, at a low price, and in perfect condition.
Shipsta
AUGUST 12, 2021
Can you believe peak tender season is just around the corner? Time flies when you’re dealing with the most disruptive shipping market in a lifetime, huh!
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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.
West Coast and California Logistics
AUGUST 12, 2021
The current driver shortage affects every mode of trucking, port drayage included. What you may not realize, however, is that this shortage of drayage drivers is not new – it didn’t begin with COVID-19 or even in the years leading up to the pandemic. In this article, we’ll examine the reasons for the truck driver shortage among drayage drivers and tell you why your transportation provider’s culture is key to sourcing the capacity you need.
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Kane is Able
AUGUST 12, 2021
Vacancy rates for distribution warehouse space are near all-time lows and that’s forced shippers and 3PLs to rethink traditional strategies to support growth. We recently talked with KANE’s Chief Commercial Officer, Stan Schrader, about the impact of the real estate shortage on current product distribution.
Logistics Management
AUGUST 12, 2021
Amazon has been planning and building out operations for this $1.5 billion investment over the last four years, and it said that this hub will serve as the central hub for the for the Amazon Air U.S. cargo network, “facilitating the rapid transport of customer packages across the country. And it added that this investment will result in creating 2,000 jobs, for people from various backgrounds, for positions involving load planning, management of package sortation, and robotics technology.
Overdrive Online
AUGUST 12, 2021
Pride & Polish Limited Mileage winner Hallahan is coming off two years of fast growth to the 12-driver, 9-truck Hallahan Transport fleet he has today. This brand-new custom flagship is whipped cream of top of that, despite time limitations on the owner.
Logistics Management
AUGUST 12, 2021
USPS officials said that this temporary price adjustment is in line with what it did in 2020, in anticipation of what it called heightened peak season package and shipping demand that often brings about extra handling costs.
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
NGT News
AUGUST 12, 2021
Nuvve Holding Corp., a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform company, and Blue Bird Corp. are deploying the financing capabilities from Levo Mobility LLC, Nuvve’s joint venture with Stonepeak Partners LP, across Blue Bird’s distribution network. It allows customers to lease V2G electric school buses, related charging infrastructure and energy management for a flat monthly fee with no […].
United World Transporation
AUGUST 12, 2021
One of the key ways owner-operators thrive is by setting and achieving goals. However, sometimes it’s difficult to tell if you’re reaching specific goals. That’s where key performance indicators (KPIs) come in. A KPI is a way to measure how well owner-operators are performing in their strategic goals and objectives. Keeping track of your KPIs is essential for your business, and below we’ll tell you seven reasons why. 7.
NGT News
AUGUST 12, 2021
ChargePoint Holdings Inc., an electric vehicle charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, an electrification solutions provider for eBus and commercial fleets. The total purchase price is approximately €75 million in cash, subject to adjustments. The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology are becoming part of ChargePoint’s operations.
ShipLilly
AUGUST 12, 2021
As Maersk released its quarterly performance statistics, many were left wondering about the high rates in a depressed market. This article provides a possible explanation. In purely global terms, demand for shipped merchandise has not yet boomed following the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, shipping rates are high and still rising. The answer to this puzzle is the fact that demand patterns in high activity areas such as the US are different from the global average.
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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.
NGT News
AUGUST 12, 2021
Xos Inc., a manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles, and NextGen Acquisition Corp. have unveiled Xos Hub. The mobile charging station helps its fleet customers access charging infrastructure at their fleet yard without having to wait for traditional infrastructure installation. Xos Hub operates as a mobile, rapidly deployable energy storage […].
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
One of the most critical lessons that procurement experts have taken away from the past two years is just how important it is to have a mature commodity risk management strategy in place.
NGT News
AUGUST 12, 2021
Volvo Trucks North America has delivered its first Class 8, battery electric regional hauling truck on the East Coast to its Manhattan Beer Distributors customer. Five zero-emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks are joining the New York City-based beer and beverage distributors’ fleet of more than 400 delivery trucks to service customers throughout New York City, […].
Trimble
AUGUST 12, 2021
It's essential for fleets to be equipped with the most up-to-date commercial map data, both in the back office for operations, as well as in the vehicle for driver navigation. Commercial map data differentiates itself from consumer map data, being that it contains information specific to commercial vehicles, like roadway allowances, bridge heights, weight and load restrictions, etc.
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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.
Bulk Connection
AUGUST 12, 2021
As we’ve passed the halfway mark of 2021, we know a few things about the freight capacity crunch: it’s bad and only appears to be getting worse. As a shipper, you are having great difficulty moving freight, while carriers are being offered more loads than they can possibly handle. In this article, we’ll examine the smaller things that conspire to cause these larger problems and tell you what you can do to increase your chances of getting your bulk freight loads on the move.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk griped that two of the world’s biggest auto-chip suppliers are inhibiting the electric-car maker’s production.
LandLink
AUGUST 12, 2021
As we struggle to combat Covid-19 and other mutant strains of the virus, through this year and beyond, logistics planners may want to keep their eye on some key factors affecting the supply chain. You may find some of these topics affecting your planning strategies in the coming years.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
Zebra Technologies Corporation, an enterprise mobile computing company, today announced the new TC52ax mobile computer with support for Wi-Fi 6.
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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.
Trux
AUGUST 12, 2021
Facebook, eBay, Craigslist, and Uber are some of the world’s largest online marketplaces. They connect buyers and sellers, riders and drivers, otherwise known as supply and demand.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
As retailers and logistics companies increasingly automate various tasks using software and hardware from different vendors, a question arises: How will all of the systems work together?
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 12, 2021
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity ( ENISA ) has analyzed 24 recent software supply chain attacks – including those through SolarWinds Orion, Mimecast, Codecov and Kaseya – and concluded that strong security protection is no longer enough as supply chain attacks continue to worsen. ENISA’s report found that 66% of supply chain attacks focus on the supplier’s code, while malware is the attack technique used in 62% of attacks.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
No. 1: Consumer demand will surge to new highs.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 12, 2021
Megalift completes a highly critical job which was shifting two units of 31-m tall Mechanical Unloaders in an industrial port that is located along the Straits of Melaka , Malaysia. Not only did it require engineering expertise, they would not have successfully executed this without a team of experienced personnel. The mechanical unloader weighed 253 tons, with dimensions of L12.00 m x W4.60 m x H31.00 m.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2021
The Port of Los Angeles is bracing for a decline because of the latest shutdown at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China.
Logistics Business Magazine
AUGUST 12, 2021
In a thoughtful webinar today digital freight forwarder Zencargo co-Founder, Richard Fattal, and Bis Henderson ‘s Louisa Hosegood debated the unprecedented pressures in the global supply chain this year and how they jeopardise retailer’s profitability. There has been an undoubted change in consumer behaviour, including the acceleration of ecommerce uptake.
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