Wed.Oct 24, 2018

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The New NAFTA: What’s Changed? What’s the Impact?

Talking Logistics

Renegotiating the almost 25-year-old NAFTA trade agreement has been a priority of the current U.S. administration, and after a lot of back and forth negotiations between the US, Mexico, and Canada over the past year, a new agreement has been reached which is set to be signed soon. What’s changed? How will these changes impact companies, particularly those that trade with Mexico?

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Warehouse Operations: Optimizing the Receiving Process

Cyzerg

It’s not uncommon to see small and mid-size warehouses struggle with operational inefficiencies. In meeting with many warehouse managers and carefully analyzing their warehouse operations , one common problem that surfaces is a lack of standard processes and specialization within the warehouse. To address this, we’ve decided to write about the standard processes that should exist in a warehouse.

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Oracle unveils four blockchain applications for supply chain

DC Velocity

Track and trace module now in pilot case with California brewery, full suite to launch in 2019.

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Turning 'big data' into big savings

Fleet Owner

DANA POINT, CA. For many years, the discussion surrounding “big data” has centered on the possibilities. At the 2018 Verizon Connect Latitude user conference, a variety of customers shared how those possibilities were becoming a reality.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

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.

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Consumers to spend 4 percent more this holiday season, NRF survey shows

DC Velocity

Omnichannel buying trends continue, as fifty percent of consumers surveyed say they will buy online and pick up in store.

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Boeing subsidiary lands defense logistics contract

DC Velocity

Boeing's Tapestry Solutions to provide In-Transit Visibility for ground transportation in Kuwait, the Trans-Arabian Network and Iraq, company says.

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A fuel that's leaner, greener and cleaner

Fleet Owner

With propane vehicles, fleets can leave behind the costly particulate filters, exhaust fluids and other after-treatment devices needed by clean diesel.

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Port of Los Angeles wins $21.6 million grant to expand on-dock rail capacity

DC Velocity

Project could eliminate 1,250 truck trips per day by 2040 by shifting intermodal traffic to rail.

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Amazon Is A Green Company!

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon is not the world’s least sustainable company. On the contrary, I believe Amazon is a leader in transforming our economy toward green business models. Amazon is an enormous business. In 2017, the company generated $177 billion in revenues. Shipping costs, including sortation and delivery center and transportation costs, were $21.7 billion. In some ways the transportation of e-commerce orders generates more GHG than traditional store replenishment.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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

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TOP 6 Logistics Marketing Cases you must see

LoGo

In order for you to see more of our work, we have made a material with 6 of our best logistics marketing cases. Download it here! O post TOP 6 Logistics Marketing Cases you must see apareceu primeiro em Blog LoGo.

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BlueGrace Logistics continues aggressive growth with Chicago hiring spree

DC Velocity

3PL predicts 70 percent year-over-year revenue growth in 2018.

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Convoy's new Flex Loads offer pickup, delivery leeway

Fleet Owner

Freight-booking app developer Convoy has added a new Flex Loads feature that allows a shipper to set up a load that can be picked up or dropped off over a window of time or multiple days, helping carriers reduce empty miles traveled and get shippers

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XPO Logistics rolls out upgrades to XPO Connect digital freight marketplace

Logistics Management

Global freight transportation and logistics services provider XPO Logistics announced today it has made upgrades to its XPO Connect, its cloud-based digital freight marketplace, and Drive XPO mobile app, which interfaces with XPO Connect.

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GEP Outlook Report 2024

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.

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ATA's truck tonnage index dips in September

Fleet Owner

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.8% in September, sliding to 111.8 from August’s mark of 112.7.

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Diesel average declines for the first time in nine weeks, according to EIA data

Logistics Management

A nine-week stretch of rising diesel gasoline prices came to an end this week, according to data issued by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Falling 1.4 cents, the national diesel average now stands at $3.380 per gallon.

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Averitt Express provides on-the-job training program for veterans

Fleet Owner

Averitt Express, a Tennessee-based transportation company, has always supported military veterans as they transition to civilian careers.

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Navigating Tariff Changes and the Global Trade Environment [Video]

Talking Logistics

Ben Bidwell, Director of U.S. Customs at C.H. Robinson , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Can you give us a summary of the biggest global trade developments this year? What impact are these changes having on importers, exporters, and other stakeholders? Is changing product classification codes (HTS codes) a good or bad idea?

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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UPS reports solid 3Q earnings results in advance of holiday swing

Logistics Management

Quarterly revenue was up 7.3% annually at $17.4 billion, while earnings per share at $1.82 were up 26% (topping Wall Street estimates of $1.81 per share), with net income up 16.6% at $1.508 billion.

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Tips and Tricks to Successfully Move Cross-Country

GoShip Blog

The thought of moving can frighten many different people, especially moving across the country. It’s not a big deal if you don’t have many pieces of furniture and items to worry about, but when you’ve been living in a certain place for years, and you like material things, you’re most likely to be in trouble. If you have a large amount of important items and constantly worry about how you will ship your items to your new location – don’t worry.

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How EazyStock Enhances Acumatica ERP Inventory Management

EazyStock

When most inventory/supply chain managers think of their inventory, they think of it in terms of inventory management: how can I get by till the next period? What will I need to order? Inventory management helps a company’s supply chain operations run smoothly, but inventory management often ends up being a time-consuming and frustrating endeavor for most managers.

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High-Capacity Lithium Electric Forklift

Material Handling and Logistics

The Wiggins Yard eBull is a large capacity, zero-emissions forklift with capacity from 30,000 to 70,000 lbs.

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GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024

Your Roadmap to Smarter Spend Management in 2024 Geopolitical, economic and supply chain challenges will stick around in 2024, but don’t despair. There are strategic opportunities to leverage AI-powered technology and digital toolsets to overcome these hurdles more effectively. GEP experts in nearly two dozen critical categories guide you in the right direction in our annual comprehensive resource — GEP Spend Category Outlook 2024.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

Heineken is one of the world’s best-known beers. But for HEINEKEN International, the famed lager is only one of its products. The company owns more than 165 breweries around the world. It operates in 70 countries with a workforce of 80,000, producing over 300 specialty beers and ciders at international, regional and local levels. Planning such a large operation efficiently is no doubt a challenge, but HEINEKEN’s quest for efficiency started in the company’s early years.

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Opel tasks Gefco with further cost reduction

Automotive Logistics

Opel/Vauxhall has renewed its fourth-party logistics (4PL) contract with Gefco for a further four years, starting in January, tasking it with finding further cost reduction measures and intensifying its optimisation and network engineering activities. Gefco’s 4PL Solutions division provides services for Opel/Vauxhall across Europe and Turkey, including the management of 220 separate logistics providers (140 for inbound and 80 for outbound).

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Maersk invests in freight-booking startup Loadsmart

Automotive Logistics

Digital freight broker, Loadsmart, has received funding worth a total of $21.6m from the venture investment arm of container shipping giant, AP Møller-Maersk, and two other leading investment firms. Maersk Growth, along with Connor Capital and Chromo Invest, are investing to increase Loadsmart’s operations team and support product development and engineering.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Norfolk Southern reports 39 percent profit hike

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Patented System to Boost Fast Forklift Attachment Interchange

Logistics Business Magazine

Designed and manufactured by B&B Attachments, PowerMount is a unique patented system that enables the truck operator to quickly change from one hydraulic attachment to another in just 90 seconds. The PowerMount system allows for attachment change to be completed without the need for an engineer, says the makers, guaranteeing a fast, easy and safe way to interchange forklift attachments.

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Car carrier shipping increasing despite rising uncertainty

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