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Lose Your Why, Lose Your Way with Mike Temple

The Logistics of Logistics

Download the audio file. Podcast Summary: Joe is joined by Mike Temple, Executive Coach at TranStrategy Partners. Initially, Mike was Joe’s client, but over time they became great friends. They have collaborated on numerous articles, webinars, and research. Mike earned a degree in Business Administration from Utah State. In the podcast interview, Mike explains what happens when companies lose their purpose and what they can do to get it back.

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Descartes acquires airline mail tracking firm for $25.5 million

DC Velocity

Velocity Mail platform will complement company's freight visibility tools for cross-border e-commerce, Descartes says.

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Dimensional Weight Pricing: Problem or Solution?

Material Handling and Logistics

Packaging efficiency has direct correlation to transportation cost.

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Will Delivery Bots Revolutionize Last Mile Deliveries?

Logistics Viewpoints

Starship Technologies has designed delivery bots that make last mile deliveries. They are not the only company operating in this space, but they are the only company, that has moved beyond the pilot stage to actual commercial operations. To revolutionize last mile deliveries, continuing funding will be needed. The post Will Delivery Bots Revolutionize Last Mile Deliveries?

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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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Plug Power accelerates on-road fuel cell tech with acquisition

Fleet Owner

Earlier this month, electric fuel cell maker Plug Power announced it has acquired American Fuel Cell, a developer of membrane electrode assembly technology.

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From blue sky to reality

Fleet Owner

Ever since our first Guidance Report, Electric Trucks — Where They Make Sense, came out people have been asking me when I think we will see widespread adoption of electric trucks.

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Supply Chain Transformation: Not Just Digital, But Physical Too

Talking Logistics

Over the past couple of years, we have published many blog posts and produced several video episodes on supply chain digital transformation (see our archives ). What’s becoming clear, however, is that digital supply chain transformation is not enough; companies also have to transform their physical supply chain networks to adequately meet the more demanding challenges and opportunities before them.

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Amazon Contractor Settles Case Over Warehouse Working Conditions

Material Handling and Logistics

A group of warehouse workers claimed Amazon contractor California Cartage Co. violated the state’s minimum wage law and the city’s “living wage” and claimed that employees were not given time to rest during periods of excessive heat.

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Next-Generation Supply Chain Visibility [Video]

Talking Logistics

Adam Compain, CEO at ClearMetal , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Why has achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility been so difficult? Can you elaborate a bit on how emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics are helping to define next-generation supply chain visibility?

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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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WEX offers new fuel payment option

Fleet Owner

WEX Inc. released a new payment alternative called DriverDash, which helps increase security by eliminating plastic payment cards, according to the company.

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High tech logistics managers faced with new challenge: workforce slavery

Logistics Management

News emanating from the U.S. West Coast indicates that among many of the new risks logistics managers must confront these days is that of forced labor.

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Why Ignoring Automated Inventory Management is Killing your Supply Chain

EazyStock

You’ve heard about robots in the warehouse and self-driving trucks, but automation is taking over even more areas in the supply chain. The most surprising? Inventory management. Automated inventory management is nothing new to huge, enterprise-sized companies. However, small- and mid-sized businesses have only recently been investing in this new automation for their inventory management – and many SMBs are still hesitant about investing in this new technology.

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Robotics & Logistics: Inside 4 Cutting-Edge Warehouses

Bringg

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that in 2017 total spending on logistics in the US rose to a record $1.5 trillion, up 6.2% from the year before. What’s more, the costs of warehousing, fulfillment and delivery are expected to keep rising in the upcoming year. This is why the biggest players in the market are investing in cutting-edge technology and robotics in their warehouses.

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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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Gear oil: The lubricant you need to think about

Fleet Owner

Do you know the recommended gear oil schedule for your equipment?

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Transporeon receives 2018 SDCE 100 for control-tower transportation management

Transporeon

Transporeon Shipment Execution was integrated with the shipper's ERP platform for greater transparency, better carrier collaboration and a more controllable freight strategy Philadelphia, PA—June 25, 2018 — Transporeon Group Americas , a global provider of a cloud-based supply chain execution platform encompassing transportation management, carrier sourcing and dock scheduling, was chosen for a 2018 SDCE 100 award from Supply & Demand Chain Executiv e.

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What Is Retail Consolidation & Is It Right for You?

CH Robinson Logistics

What Is Retail Consolidation & Is It Right for You? | C.H. Robinson. Handling ever-changing retailer requirements can be overwhelming—especially if you’re working with multiple retailers across the country or the world. Maintaining compliance with these rules requires a strategic approach. If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need.

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Deutsche Bahn Sign New Agreement with Georgian Railway Company

Logistics Manager

German-based railway company Deutsche Bahn recently signed a new agreement with the national railway company of Georgia, Georgian Railway. The agreement was signed in Berlin by Member of the Board of Management for Freight Transport and Logistics at Deutsche Bahn, Alexander Doll and CEO of Georgian Railway, David Peradze. This new cooperation will lay the foundation for future joint projects in the rail freight industry.

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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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What Is Retail Consolidation & Is It Right for You?

CH Robinson Logistics

Handling ever-changing retailer requirements can be overwhelming—especially if you’re working with multiple retailers across the country or the world. Maintaining compliance with these rules requires a strategic approach. If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need.

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COTC offers new driver pay structure

Fleet Owner

Top drivers can earn more than $90,000, company says.

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A.I. for Compliance: An ‘Artificial’ Answer to a Very Real Problem

Supply Chain Brain

Businesses today are getting caught out for any number of violations relating to regulation, safety, security and immoral behavior. It’s more than any fallible human can manage. So it stands to reason that artificial intelligence can help. The old-fashioned way of ensuring compliance — with armies of individuals spread across functions and locations, who might never speak with one another — is clearly broken.

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FedEx Express Order 24 Boeing Freighters

Airfreight Logistics

The world’s largest air cargo carrier FedEx Express , recently announced a new contract order for twelve Boeing 767 Freighters and twelve Boeing 777 Freighters as they continue to invest in the industry’s most efficient freighters enabling them to provide an even better service to their customers. FedEx Express President and CEO, David L.

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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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RTP Innovator Schoeller Allibert Inaugurates 14th Global Factory

Logistics Business Magazine

Schoeller Allibert Group has inaugurated its 14th worldwide production plant in Beringen, Belgium. The company says it will be a model factory for all future plants of the group. This new facility with a 6,000 sqm production hall has the biggest injection Moulding Machine in the Benelux region. Ludo Gielen, Chief Strategic Growth Officer at Schoeller Allibert Group, explains “Our mission is to convert where possible, one way packaging (like wooden boxes) into RTP’s for a better world for the nex

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Top 25 Supply Chains of 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. One of the most popular articles we’ve ever done is our look at analyst group Gartner’s annual ranking of the Top 25 Supply Chains. Although it sometimes seems like the exact same companies show up on the list from year to year, there actually is a lot of movement up and down the rankings, and as some companies move onto the list so too do some fall off

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New Traction Energy System

Logistics Business Magazine

Energy management specialist Hoppecke Industrial Batteries has unveiled a new, low-maintenance lead-acid traction energy system that offers key performance benefits across a variety of heavy duty applications. A new battery concept for use in applications where currents are high in relation to battery capacity, trak | systemizer dynamics is ideally suited to heavy duty materials handling, forestry, port logistics, airports, metals/heavy industry, agriculture/horticulture and construction.

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Freight audit firms Trax Technologies and Veraction announce merger

DC Velocity

Combination of freight audit service providers will create single technology platform across all shipping modes, firms say.

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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 Name for Food Service Provider Bidvest Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

From today, Bidvest Logistics will be trading under the new name of Best Food Logistics. Paul Whyte of Best Food Logistics explained that the name change reflects their singular mission to be the best food service contract logistics provider in the industry; to be the Best, full-stop. Paul commented: “The name Best Food Logistics is a natural evolution from our current brand name, by creatively and simply dropping ‘idv’ from Bidvest to leave us with Best.

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The cybersecurity battle

Fleet Owner

For trucking, the concern extends to every single vehicle on the highway

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LoadFox to Expand into France and Benelux with PTV Link-Up

Logistics Business Magazine

Technology start-up LoadFox is to expand into France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, joining forces with the PTV Group, whose map material is integrated on the LoadFox platform. Forwarders and carriers in Poland have already become part of the network. PTV Group develops intelligent software solutions, integrated traffic concepts and has many years of development experience in the areas of routing, route optimization and geomanagement.