Tue.Jan 19, 2021

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Evaluating Innovative Technology with Warehouse Simulation

Logistics Viewpoints

No question – logistics challenges have increased since the rise of e-commerce and the number of products on the market started to multiply. For this reason, supply chain solutions have become an integral part of business strategies to cope with these ever-increasing complexities. However, there is the difficult question of which technology to implement to make better use of your warehouse.

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Reimagining the Food Supply Chain with Eric Ristow and Luis Pajares

The Logistics of Logistics

Reimagining the Food Supply Chain with Eric Ristow and Luis Pajares. Eric Ristow , Luis Pajares , and Joe Lynch discuss reimagining the food supply chain. The food supply chain has many challenges including poor customer experience, disconnected cold storage networks, and a lack of system integration resulting in limited visibility. About Eric Ristow.

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Want to Reduce Parcel Shipping Costs? Read our eBook.

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

It’s no secret that parcel shipping represents the largest part of eCommerce and direct selling companies’ fulfillment cost, possibly as much as 75%. And thanks to parcel carriers annual rate increases, that price tag is getting higher all the time.

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Taking a Fresh Look at Compliance Screening

Talking Logistics

One of the few good things about the Covid-19 pandemic is that it has forced companies to carefully evaluate all aspects of their supply chain processes and capabilities. One area that may have been overlooked in the past is compliance screening. What is compliance screening? Why has it become more important during the pandemic? What. Read more Taking a Fresh Look at Compliance Screening.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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ISM Semiannual Report points to manufacturing and services sector growth in 2021

Logistics Management

Coming off of 2020, which saw myriad ebbs and flows related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is expected to point in the direction of economic improvement, for both the manufacturing and services sectors, according to the new edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Semiannual Economic Forecast, which was issued today.

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Capacity, demand, and equipment outlooks make for challenging ocean container market

Logistics Management

Higher rates, tight capacity, and a lack of empty container availability are major factors the current state of the global ocean container market.

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Vaccine Disparities Raise Alarm as COVID-19 Variants Multiply

Supply Chain Brain

Global gaps in access to COVID-19 vaccines are raising concerns that the continued spread of the coronavirus will breed more dangerous versions of the pathogen, weakening medical weapons and further crippling economies.

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Why Should You Benchmark Your Supply Chain?

Logistics Bureau

BENCHMARKING is recognized as one of the best ways of improving business performance. In this episode, you will understand why you should benchmark your supply chain and how you should do it effectively. Watch this: Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, why not check them out? Robobyrne: How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain.

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Digital Procurement for Ship Supplies Operations

SIPMM Professional Publications

Ship management procurement prospect has changed effectively. Since the early days of faxing over orders and waiting for vendors’ quotations, the internet has been a game-changer. With this, liaising between parties becomes much more efficient. Procurement costs can be substantial owing to the size of the business itself. Even a little change can show a […].

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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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DFW Clean Cities Coalition Selects Fleet Recognition Awards Recipients

NGT News

The Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Coalition has selected the winners of its Fleet Recognition Awards, highlighting 22 public-sector fleets for their efforts to reduce petroleum use and improve air quality in North Texas. This year the winners included eight Gold Level, six Silver Level and eight Bronze Level recipients. The cities of Euless and Southlake, […].

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Packaging Techniques for Outbound Logistics

SIPMM Professional Publications

Outbound logistics refersto the outgoing of goods from their storage in the warehouse to transportation to various locations anddistribution of goodsto the end customers. The company to choose the correct distribution channels, maintaining a logical inventory stocking system, a good packaging process, andoptimiseddelivery solutions to ensure the outbound logistics run smoothly and efficiently.

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BGSA’s 15th Annual Supply Chain Conference to be Virtual

Supply Chain Brain

BG Strategic Advisors is proud to announce that the 15th Annual BGSA Supply Chain Conference will be Virtual on January 20 - 21, 2021 from 12:00 to 5:30PM EST.

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Food Packaging for Logistic Distribution

SIPMM Professional Publications

By ensuring for the quality of a product is not affected, it is essential to adopt high-profile distribution logistics, considering that typically we not deal only with our product, but with aspects related to it. Such as delivery precision, traceability, consumer protection, and also seasonality of flows. The food industry depends on timely supply of […].

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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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Order Fulfillment Upheaval: Understanding the Rapidly Changing Fulfillment Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchandise fulfillment variability has been on the rise for a number of years, due in large part to the growth of e-commerce. But all bets were off in 2020 as variability went off the charts. As you can see from the two included images charting the quarterly change in US e-commerce sales (year over year) and quarterly change in US GDP (quarter to quarter), variability in the recent quarters has been well outside the range of one standard deviation in each direction (light blue range) of the mea

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FourKites issues Q4 2020 Premier Carriers List

Logistics Management

FourKites said that this list is comprised of 382 carriers, brokers, and 3PLs that “have achieved the highest standards of visibility-related operational excellence, as demonstrated by their ability to provide high-quality, consistent, accurate data on the vast majority of their loads.

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WHO Fumes at Western Drugmakers As China Fills Vaccine Void

Supply Chain Brain

For months, the World Health Organization has called on countries to come together to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines among rich and poor nations. Now it’s starting to lose patience.

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How to Capitalize on New Power and Battery Technology for Material Handling Equipment

Logistics Management

Learn from practical examples how an integrated power platform, enabled with the Internet of Things (IOT) technology, can increase the efficiency of your equipment and personnel while meeting targets for green initiatives.

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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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Watch: Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Part 2

Supply Chain Brain

Lindsey Conrad Kennedy, a labor and employment attorney with Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC, lays out the legal framework under which employers can mandate that employees take the COVID-19 vaccine — with exceptions.

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Trinity Logistics Launches Distinguished Providers of the Year Award Program; Announces 2020 Winners

Trinity Logistics

The Distinguished Providers of the Year Award Program offers Trinity the chance to recognize top providers within all of their transportation modes, something that had not been done previously. Award winners are carriers within the Trinity network that continued to support our customers and provide exceptional service, even throughout a global pandemic.

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The Food Industry Needs a Shot of Resilience This Year

Supply Chain Brain

Food and drink companies continue to face significant carrier limitations, rising shipping costs and the challenge of integrating an omnichannel sales experience.

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Shifts in Consumer Trends and the Future of Retailers

Blue Grace Logistics

Consumer behavior during the global pandemic of 2020 is proving difficult to absorb for many businesses. Fraught with the risk of infection, restricted business hours, and massive unemployment, the average shopper has reallocated their purchasing power online. The virus has impacted traditional brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States particularly hard and bankruptcies are on the rise as a result.

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What Your Order Management System Should Be Doing

To continue scaling your omnichannel business, you need to manage a lot of orders across a lot of different channels and marketplaces. Some brands do this by hand. Some try to force their ERP to manage it. Others rely on a complex system of cross-referencing the dashboards of their various channels. None of these is an effective or sustainable solution.

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New Logistics Center at Munich Airport Goes into Operation

Supply Chain Brain

Around a year and a half after construction began, a new high-tech logistics center at the Munich airport went into operation this week.

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Order Pickers and Tow Tractors Upgraded

Logistics Business Magazine

Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has refined the design of its GPC and MPC Series order pickers and TC Series tow tractor as part of the company’s continuous product improvement efforts. All three series now offer a variety of ergonomic enhancements for making order-picking processes even faster, more efficient and user-friendly.

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C.H. Robinson Launches Consumer Brand as Robinson Fresh

Supply Chain Brain

Robinson Fresh, a division of global logistics company C.H. Robinson, is now offering fresh produce under its own name for the first time in the company’s 115-year history of providing and transporting fresh produce.

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Warehouse Manager Role Has Gone Up a Level

Logistics Business Magazine

A fulfilment technology specialist is advocating warehouse management as an increasingly pivotal role in any company hierarchy and supply chain – as well as a higher level career path – because of the extraordinary logistical challenges we all now work in. SnapFulfil CEO, Tony Dobson, said it requires a more focused and problem-solving skill set that’s infinitely adaptable, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a ‘new breed’ of warehouse manager to navigate our faster moving environment.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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3 Tips For Shipping Strategy Success In 2021

GoShip Blog

COVID-19 and the subsequent economic fallout was a trying time for both businesses and supply chains in 2020. And while uncertainty still hangs over many businesses, others are adopting new practices to shore up their shipping strategies in a post-COVID marketplace. 2020 proved that there are still steps to be made if businesses are going to build shipping strategies designed to withstand any storms that come over the horizon. .

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Autobus Seguin Electrifies School Bus Fleet with Lion Order

NGT News

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, says its proposed business combination partner, Lion Electric (Lion), a manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, and Autobus Groupe Séguin, a Quebec-based transportation operator, have signed an order for the acquisition of 60 zero-emission LionC electric school buses over a five-year period.

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Transfix Announced Launch of TrueView TMS

Supply Chain Brain

Transfix, a transportation solutions provider, recently announced the launch of TrueView TMS, a flexible transportation management system for small and mid-sized shippers.