Cyzerg
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Warehouse receiving metrics must be tracked to improve the operations of warehouses and distribution centers, specifically in the receiving area. It is essential to be aware of these metrics to discover any lapses that impede productivity and efficiency.
The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Promise of the Digital Supply Chain with Dyci Sfregola. Dyci Sfregola and Joe Lynch discuss the promise of the digital supply chain. Dyci is the Founder and Managing Director of New Gen Architects , a consulting company that helps their clients transform their supply chains. About Dyci Sfregola. When it comes to supply chain and product operations, Dyci Sfregola ’s experience is that most organizations are leaving money on the table due to disorganized processes.
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Fleet Owner
DECEMBER 17, 2021
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public got the message: Our industry kept shelves stocked. Yet trucking and drivers continue to be essential to the full functioning of our economy.
Logistics Management
DECEMBER 17, 2021
For October, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at 7.75, its lowest reading going back to July 2020, and below September’s 11.79 and August’s 11.63.
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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.
NGT News
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Aemetis Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with a travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. The renewable diesel to be supplied under the agreement will fuel an estimated 3.6 billion miles of heavy […].
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Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Businesses now find themselves confronting an inevitability: that the health of their bottom and top lines depends on how adeptly they manage the costs associated with the overall environmental impact of their products, services and actions.
Logistics Management
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Rail carloads—at 239,029—were off 0.3% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 274,337—saw a 10.9% annual decrease.
NGT News
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Ford Pro has launched Ford Pro Charging, a comprehensive solution for commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging. While more commercial customers want to switch to EVs to reduce maintenance costs, minimize emissions and drive down total cost of ownership, the transition from all internal combustion-powered fleets can be complex. Ford Pro Charging will deliver intuitive software […].
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Today’s manufacturing landscape is made up of independent silos. Getting key data from all these silos, as well as older, disparate systems can be a challenge. Additionally, it can require a lot of time-consuming manual processing and additional personnel to gather this data.
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
DECEMBER 17, 2021
FedEx Corp. has received its first five of an order of 500 electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV) from BrightDrop, a new electric delivery and logistics business from General Motors (GM). The introduction of BrightDrop’s all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles into the FedEx fleet is an important step in the company’s goal to take its global operations […].
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 17, 2021
In recent trips to the grocery store, consumers might have noticed that package sizes are shrinking while prices remain the same, or in some cases increase.
NGT News
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has launched the new ElectricDrive GT. Marking Goodyear’s first replacement tire in North America tuned for electric vehicles (EV), the Goodyear ElectricDrive GT is an ultra-high performance, all-season tire that delivers long-lasting tread wear and a quiet ride for EV drivers and passengers. “Products that anticipate the mobility needs […].
Women in Trucking
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are multifaceted issues. As leaders, I believe we need to tackle these subjects holistically to better engage and support all underrepresented groups within our businesses, communities, and industry. We need to do more than bring everyone to the table. We need to recognize the value of each person’s unique voice, perspective, and experience.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The supply chain is hanging out the “Help Wanted” sign. But where will we find the right people?
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
In light of the high-profile challenges faced in supply chains since March 2020, there is a growing need for digitalisation and greater automation in logistics, intralogistics and warehousing. Reliable power is critical in this, but it is something that Ultralife Corporation , a global manufacturer of batteries for many and varied industrial applications, argues is often overlooked.
Overdrive Online
DECEMBER 17, 2021
How is it that this small fleet owner's been able to recruit when so many of his large-carrier counterparts sound like they’re facing the greatest shortage in history when they talk about drivers? Find out on Overdrive Radio.
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The Lifter by Pramac mobile weighing range offers many solutions designed to weigh anywhere with high precision, increasing efficiency and safety. The values of Lifter by Pramac products guarantees: High performances up to 0.05% precision, with many functions available for increasing efficiency of weighing procedures and saving time. Quality granted by Pramac: 100% tested and calibrated from the factory.
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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.
Penske Move Ahead
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Penske Truck Leasing today announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Rochester, New York-based DeCarolis Truck Rental, Inc., a transportation company providing full-service truck leasing, rental, maintenance and repair services to a variety of customers primarily in the food processing and distribution, consumer distribution, and freight-hauling industries.
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Fast-growing Azerbaijan-based freight operator Silk Way West Airlines is set to enable Digital Air Cargo real-time pricing and eBooking for thousands of forwarders on WebCargo, the world’s largest air cargo booking platform. Supply chain challenges this year, which saw air cargo demand 10% higher than 2019 levels and ocean rates four times higher than already elevated prices at the start of the year, have reinforced the need for more efficient air cargo capacity utilisation and booking.
Fleet Owner
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Through its ecommerce site, the parts provider now offers more than 400,000 parts for its customers.
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
With the launch of its LiDAR-LOC 2 solution, SICK has made it easy to teach mobile machines virtual paths in order to enhance, expand, or replace physical floor-based guidance systems that use taped lines or 2D-codes. The SICK LiDAR-LOC 2 is the first step in a major upgrade programme for SICK’s LiDAR Localisation-on-Contour software, which uses data from SICK 2D LiDAR sensors or safety scanners to create a reference map based on the contours of shop floors and warehouses and guide automated tra
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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.
Paragon
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The post 12 Statistics That Truck Fleet Operators Should Know (And Why) appeared first on Paragon Routing.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 17, 2021
If supply chain stories appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal, or The Onion publishing a post related to supply chain, or the recent cover art of The New Yorker aren’t proof enough, then here is Exhibit 47 of how you know “supply chain” has gone mainstream: And thank you Jack White. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 17, 2021).
Logistics Business Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2021
FourKites , a leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced a year of record growth as the company executed on its vision to optimise global supply chains with real-time visibility data and machine learning. In 2021, the company saw triple-digit growth in total shipments and drove 50% growth in new customers across all industries – including Barilla Group, Beyond Meat, Cardinal Health, Haworth, LyondellBasell, McCain Foods, Roehm, Rove Concepts and Yamaha Motors.
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