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How Companies Can Combat Inflation Losses

Food Logistics

Inflation challenges and supply chain impacts from factors like war, disease outbreaks, trade disputes and more are continuing to plague the food and beverage industry in 2023.

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Körber Elevate 2023: Find your Rhythm

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber Supply Chain Software (Körber SCS) hosted its 2023 Elevate User Conference in Orlando this week. The conference theme was finding your rhythm – a fitting metaphor for supply chains across the globe as they return to more predictable patterns after experiencing disruptive fits and starts over the last couple years. Körber acquired enVista’s Enspire Commerce platform and its Freight Audit and Payment (FAP) service in 2022.

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Proposed CSA-scores change a mixed bag in HOS category, others

Overdrive Online

With two months still remaining for owner-operators to comment on FMCSA's proposed CSA changes, early commenters see some improvements -- and plenty drawbacks, particularly with higher HOS scores. The changes "don't help small carriers," some say.

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Blink Charging Providing Postal Service with 40,000+ EV Chargers

NGT News

Blink Charging Co., a manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle charging equipment and services, has been awarded an IDIQ contract by the United States Postal Service to sell up to 41,500 EV charging units to support EV charging infrastructure. “The Postal Service’s recent announcement of purchasing more EVs and building the necessary charging […] The post Blink Charging Providing Postal Service with 40,000+ EV Chargers appeared first on NGT News.

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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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Watch: Challenges Faced by SMBs in Adopting Technology

Supply Chain Brain

Craig Scott, chief executive officer and president of FUUZ, discusses where some SMBs go wrong in starting their technology journey with standalone applications.

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Boeing and Airbus Intensify Search for Skilled Talent in India

Supply Chain Brain

Companies have for decades looked to India, home to about 40% of so-called global capability centers that provide tech, engineering and I.T.

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Buying Battery-Electric Buses

NGT News

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has awarded a contract to Volvo Group member company Nova Bus for five LFSe+ 40′ battery-electric buses. These buses will be assembled at the Nova Bus facility in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and will be part of Metro’s Battery-Electric Bus Test and Evaluation program. This electric bus pilot program will […] The post Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Buying Battery-Electric Buses appeared first on NGT News.

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Expanding Supply Chain Knowledge With Materials Data in 2023

Supply Chain Brain

The overwhelming priority for executives in 2023 was to reduce supply risk for materials. So how do they get there?

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Protected: Leaf Logistics launches multi-shipper dedicated fleets

Supply Chain and Logistics

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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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Podcast | Leaving China: Is ‘Friend-Shoring’ the Answer?

Supply Chain Brain

As manufacturers shift production away from China, can they turn to “friendly” alternatives?

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Why Every CFO Should be Auditing Their Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

Whitepaper Download Why Every CFO Should be Auditing Their Supply Chain Thank you for requesting this whitepaper. Don’t forget to click the Download button on the top right of the window below to save the PDF for your files. Interested in talking to a BlueGrace logistics expert? Click here to contact us today.

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BRANDED Chooses Stord as its Fulfillment Partner to Bring Greater Supply Chain Efficiency to its Network of Brands

Stord

By partnering with Stord, BRANDED unlocks greater supply chain efficiencies for its portfolio of brands and delivers on consumer expectations. ATLANTA, March 16, 2023 -- BRANDED Group , the leading operator of global digital-first consumer brands, today announced its partnership with Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, to unlock faster and more efficient logistics for its portfolio of brands while exceeding customer delivery expectations.

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Belgium Warehouse Expansion in 3 Locations

Logistics Business Magazine

Bleckmann, supply chain management experts for fashion and lifestyle brands, is expanding with 60.000 m2 of warehouse space, at three strategic locations in Belgium. The distribution centres in Belsele, Herentals and Grobbendonk support the growth of customers, who also benefit from Bleckmann’s growth opportunities and additional logistics flexibility.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

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.

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How Municipal Fleet Tracking Provides Accountability in Local Governments: Solving Problems with Data

RasTrac

Government accountability is hard to achieve and even harder to prove.

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LogiNext Workation Diaries: Blending Work and Vacation Like Never Before!

Loginext

LogiNext Workation Diaries: Blending Work and Vacation Like Never Before! The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.– Socrates Get the hint geeks (pun intended)? Well for those still searching the internet for clues- it’s Greece! Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. – Nikos Kazantzakis […] The post LogiNext Workation Diaries: Blending Work and Vacation Like Never Before!

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Direct Fulfillment vs. Amazon Direct Fulfillment

Ship Monk

Any ecommerce business that ships orders directly to consumers (the actual end-users of the product) engages in the process of direct fulfillment. Even if those products are sold on Amazon or any other marketplace, if the manufacturer or brand is doing the actual packing and shipping, it’s considered direct fulfillment. Recently Amazon introduced a new program called Amazon Direct Fulfillment, which is causing some confusion in the ecommerce world.

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Battery Recycling Guide: How to Dispose of Batteries?

Compactor Management Company

Most people are not aware of how to dispose of batteries. If you throw your batteries in the trash, they end up in a landfill and spend decades leeching harmful chemicals into our soil and water. The damage to the environment is even worse when you throw away rechargeable batteries, such as the battery in your laptop or digital camera. The most important question is are batteries recyclable?

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

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.

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Traders Marshal a Fleet of Supertankers to Haul U.S. Oil to Europe

Supply Chain Brain

Big importers like China and India have been picking up larger volumes as western buyers abandoned the cargoes due to sanctions on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.

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Indian Robotics Firm Launches UnboxSort

Logistics Business Magazine

Unbox Robotics, a global plug & play Indian robotics technology company for intralogistics, plans to expand its footprint in the international markets starting with the United States. With proven success within the domestic 3PL industry, the company is looking to make its tech available to meet the current demand for innovative plug & play automation solutions in the US.

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Companies Are Balking at Spending for Green Freight Transport

Supply Chain Brain

Carriers say they are facing resistance to the growing array of sustainable transport operations they are bringing to markets.

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Upgrade to High-performance Voice Technology

Logistics Business Magazine

Henderson Foodservice has upgraded their existing voice picking system, ZetesMedea Voice, with the latest high-performance voice technology. Thanks to this upgrade, the food distributor will increase throughput and productivity, whilst shorten its delivery times and ultimately improve customer value. Henderson Foodservice Ltd, a subsidiary of the Family-owned Henderson Group, owners of the Spar, Eurospar, Vivo and Vivoxtra franchises in Northern Ireland, has been distributing food and grocery-re

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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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Why ‘Orchestration’ Is Critical to Supply Chain and Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

When it comes to procurement and supply chain management, ensuring orchestration across systems and departments is a key area of focus.

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eBook on Warehouse Impact Protection

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics Business magazine, in association with Sentry Protection Products, have produced a short digital issue or eBook about impact protection and warehouse safety. In this 6-page special guide Editor Peter MacLeod interviews Sentry’s CEO and Founder Jim Ryan about the company’s 25th anniversary and its new product launch – the Collision Sentry Multi-Zone.

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