Report: mobile robot revenue to reach $7 billion by 2022
DC Velocity
MAY 18, 2018
Logistics fastest growing vertical market, demanding automation to handle e-commerce and omnichannel, Interact Analysis says.
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Supply Chain Execs Still See Role as Support Instead of Growth Enabler
Material Handling and Logistics
MAY 18, 2018
Supply chain executives should take no comfort in being categorized as a support function. They need to ensure that their supply chain function ensures the sustained growth of their organizations. It turns out that many chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are not leveraging their C-suite counterparts to help reinvent the supply chain function and transform it into an engine of new growth models and customer experiences, according to new research from Accenture.
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Amazon pushes dedicated truck operation; will it suck oxygen out of the driver room?
DC Velocity
MAY 18, 2018
E-tailer eyeing partnerships with fleets of three or more trucks to haul between DCs.
Volvo dedicates VNL 760 to America’s Road Team
Fleet Owner
MAY 18, 2018
NEWPORT, RI. Four of this year’s American Trucking Association’s (ATA) America’s Road Team captains have 11.5 million accident-free driving miles and more than 117 years of commercial driving experience among them.
Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry
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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.
Sprint opens online marketplace for IoT tools
DC Velocity
MAY 18, 2018
Website offers Internet of Things applications for businesses of all sizes, company says.
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Our March issue was packed with hits
DC Velocity
MAY 18, 2018
Allusions to rock, pop, and blues hits, that is. The deadline for the April-issue contest has been extended until midnight Sunday, May 20, so get your entries in this weekend.
Trailer makers respond to changing needs
Fleet Owner
MAY 18, 2018
Trailer manufacturers are responding to e-commerce-fueled changes to the supply chain by expanding their operations and ramping up customization. Last summer, Wabash National Corp. agreed to purchase Supreme Industries Inc.
This Week in Logistics News (May 12 – 18)
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 18, 2018
I spent the beginning of the week (for the second straight week) in Orlando. This time, I was speaking at the Pitney Bowes Retail Evolution conference. The conference as a whole was a great event, with the two days splitting up the complete customer shopping journey and overall experience. One of the highlights (aside from my participation in a fulfillment automation panel of course) was the keynote from Kevin O’Leary, AKA Mr.
Rising e-commerce sales mean more returns
Fleet Owner
MAY 18, 2018
"The growth of e-commerce has changed when and how consumers return gifts.
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
Is Seamless OmniChannel Possible? How to Avoid Supply Chain Technology Hiccups
GlobalTranz
MAY 18, 2018
Omni-channel sales strategies have become essential to companies trying to keep up with Amazon and major retailers. Unfortunately, a lack of understanding in omnichannel supply chains has also led many companies to experience extreme issues in delivering on their promises. In addition, some may feel that growing into a seamless omnichannel sales strategy is impossible without supply chain technology hiccups, but that is not true.
NextGen Supply Chain: Drop-ins at MIT’s Crossroads 2018
Logistics Management
MAY 18, 2018
Every conference has its nuggets. Here are some from the recent Crossroads 2018 event at MIT. Highlights range from artificial intelligence in action to autonomous vehicles and conversational commerce. As you’ll see, big name companies are taking these NextGen technologies seriously right now.
What’s Going on in the Field? Be on Top of Ground-Level Realities
Loginext
MAY 18, 2018
LogiNext’s field workforce optimization is machine learning-enabled planning engine which pulls in all the constraints such as preferred time slot visits, avoiding repeat visits, avoiding overlap or mirroring, and also to optimize the service time or time spent at each outlet.
eBook: Enterprise Labeling for Dummies
Logistics Management
MAY 18, 2018
Learn about the evolution of barcode labeling and the impact of labeling on a company's supply chain.
Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability
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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.
Luggage Handling in Airports
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 18, 2018
This article was very interesting for me, to understand how the luggage handling actually works in the airports. It is a main service for us, students in different cities than our own, that we use airplanes many times in the year to go back to our homes. Every year, more than 20 million passenger bags are mishandled, frustrating both passengers and airlines.
AAR reports annual carload and intermodal gains for week ending May 12
Logistics Management
MAY 18, 2018
Carloads headed up 5.3% to 267,196 carloads, and intermodal containers and trailers rose 6.3% to 282,833.
Leipzig – the new capital of European logistics
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 18, 2018
Every time I make orders from Ukraine or Germany, all my parcels pass through DHL Leipzig hub. And the other day I found an article of Russian journalist that made a visit to that hub and was able to see all the process with his own eyes. So I decided to translate it and size it and share with you. Every night from the hub planes, loaded with envelopes and parcels fly to different ends of the world.
Worldwide Flight Services Acquires 100% of their Irish Joint Venture
Airfreight Logistics
MAY 18, 2018
Cargo, passenger and ramp handling experts Worldwide Flight Services has announced they have taken full control of their former WFS Ireland joint venture. The company has acquired a 100% shareholding after buying the minority shareholding of its partners, Gerry Jackson and Brendan Byrne. The deal was signed and completed at the end of March 2018. Mr.
How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces
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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.
Innovation in organ transportation, beating “heart in a box”
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 18, 2018
Since a couple of years I am a kidney patient. At this moment I have one working kidney and due to that my interest for organ transplantation grew. It can happen that in the coming years I have to undergo this technique but I was never aware about any details behind this process. Unfortunately there is still a long waiting list of not healthy people in need for organ transplantation.
MTC announces leadership transition plan
247 Customs Broker
MAY 18, 2018
Related Articles. Yang Ming loss deepens in Q1. The Taiwanese ocean carrier did say its year-on-year growth in revenues and volumes was better than expected. MTC announces leadership transition plan.
Artificial Intelligence Thriving the Supply Chain
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 18, 2018
At the beginning of class, Jose told us that logistic is often associated with “non-adding-value” activities. I was reflecting in what sense can this be changed, and the answer was quite clear: The magic word “Artificial Intelligence” AI bears a huge potential, which we still are not exploiting enough, since AI is in a development stage and the current apllication is quite unspectacular.
Lufthansa Cargo: New freighter station in the China netzwork – LOGISTIK express News
247 Customs Broker
MAY 18, 2018
18. Mai 2018 08:26. Beitrag bequem vorlesen lassen: Read English text. Lufthansa Cargo has further increased its freighter network in China by adding direct services to and from Chengdu. A Boeing 777F with flight number LH8410 departs Frankfurt every Monday and Saturday and returns from Chengdu every Tuesday and Sunday. “We are very proud to now be serving the western Chinese mega city of Chengdu twice a week with Boeing 777 freighter flights.
GEP Outlook Report 2024
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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.
Joint Shanghai Staging for transport logistic China and LogiMAT China Next Year
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 18, 2018
Two Chinese stagings of top-flight European expos are to merge for 2019. EUROEXPO Messe-und Kongress-GmbH and Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH have agreed an important strategic cooperation with Messe Muenchen Shanghai Co., Ltd. The three parties will co-locate transport logistic China and LogiMAT China on the same stage of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from April 15-17, 2019.
Motor carrier provisions, reforms hearing Tuesday
247 Customs Broker
MAY 18, 2018
Related Articles. Old Dominion moves up a gear in Q1. The less-than-truckload motor carrier posted an on-time delivery rate of 99 percent during the quarter as well as higher net income and revenues. Georgia trucking line imminent hazard to public safety. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration orders Daya Trucking to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations.
Unilever Heads Supply Chain Top 25 as Adidas Gains First Time Spot
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 18, 2018
Gartner, Inc. has released the results of its annual Supply Chain Top 25, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Analysts announced the results at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, which is being held this week at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, AZ. “2018 is the 14th consecutive year, we are publishing the Supply Chain Top 25 ranking,” said Stan Aronow, research vice president at Gartner. “The ranking consist
Truck driver pleads guilty to CDL test fraud
247 Customs Broker
MAY 18, 2018
Related Articles. Michigan airport contractor faces conspiracy charges. DOT alleges Envision Engineering invoiced for deicer it never applied. California companies charged with illegal tank repairs. National Distribution Services, Wholesale Distribution, owner Carl Johansson and employees Enrique Garcia and Donald Spicer were indicted in U.S.
Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve
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
Thumbs-Up for EU HGV Proposals from UK Freight Body
Logistics Business Magazine
MAY 18, 2018
The European Commission’s latest round of proposals to improve emissions and operational safety of HGVs have been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which describes itself as the largest and most active membership association in the UK logistics sector. The EU’s third mobility package, released on 17 May 2018, contains proposals on C02 standards for new HGVs and direct vision standards for trucks.
How to secure and automate your network in the new era of big data – Shipping and Freight Resource
247 Customs Broker
MAY 18, 2018
HOW TO SECURE AND AUTOMATE YOUR NETWORK IN THE NEW BIG DATA ERA. Digitalisation is re-shaping the business world and is increasingly important for competitive edge. Transformational concepts, together with the evolution and development of new platforms, are providing unparalleled opportunities within shipping and the related transport and supply chain infrastructure.
Interview with Freightera Co-founder Zhenya Beck in Total Prestige Magazine
Freightera
MAY 18, 2018
Total Prestige Magazine has a tradition of interviewing inspiring professionals and business people. I was honored to get on their radar and happy to use this opportunity to share the Freightera story. The interview questions were thought-provoking and very in-depth, challenging and fun to answer. The editor later selected it as cover story for their Weekly Digest.
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