Thu.Aug 06, 2020

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Increase in Fulfillment of Branded PPE

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

One of the hottest commodities in the pandemic economy is personal protective equipment (PPE). And it’s not just consumers searching for masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Marketers are now looking at PPE as a means to protect associates and customers and also to promote their brands.

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Real-Time Visibility: the Foundation for Supply Chain Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

I’ve written previously about how I founded FourKites in 2014 to help shed light on the vast blind spots that exist throughout our complex and interconnected global supply chains. Our focus for the first several years was to build a state-of-the-art platform that would give the world’s biggest shippers, and their carrier and broker partners, real-time data about the location of their freight when it’s in transit.

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Steer out of the ruts with mindfulness practice

Overdrive Online

It's not meditation, nor is it something easily dismissed as "new-age malarkey" or whatever other epithet one might throw at it. Mindfulness you might think of as akin to personal "situational awareness," a way of being fully in the present. Practicing it could pay big personal health and professional dividends.

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COVID-19 Effects on the Supply Chain

Trinity Logistics

2020 isn’t what we expected. State shutdowns, consumer panic-buying, truckload volumes skyrocketing and then plummeting – the COVID-19 pandemic has created an increase in uncertainty for the supply chain. When It All Began. As COVID-19 began to spread, many governments responded with lockdowns. Nonessential businesses closed and consumers panic bought out paper products, soap, and disinfectants.

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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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Hauling smart — often high, wide and ugly, too — with Owner-Operator of the Year Kevin Kocmich

Overdrive Online

The complications that can be brought on by any overdimensional load’s permitted complexity are many, making for a cumbersome process when it comes to weighing whether the price of any load is worth the effort and cost put in. In this week's Overdrive Radio, hear witness Kocmich's mastery of such deliberations. The complications that can be brought on by any overdimensional load’s permitted complexity are many, making for a cumbersome process when it comes to weighing whether the price of any lo

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Lean on 3PLs for Intermodal Freight Transport for Bulk Products

Bulk Connection

For importers and domestic shippers, intermodal freight transport is a key component of the modern supply chain. And it’s as essential for bulk products and materials as it is for finished products. In this article, we’ll examine the role that third-party logistics (3PL) providers can play in transporting your bulk products between port and rail terminals and their final destinations.

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Blink, SemaConnect Sign Interoperability Agreement

NGT News

Blink Charging Co., an owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, and SemaConnect, a provider of EV solutions to the North American commercial market, have singed an interoperability agreement. The two-year renewable deal will commence in 2021. “This is an important milestone for Blink. We have long advocated for the […].

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Public carrier and logistics CEOs talk about COVID-19-impact on operations

Logistics Management

Heading into the second quarter earning season there was some sentiment that the results posted by publicly traded freight transportation and logistics services providers would be one of a kind, or unique, in that they represented a quarter unlike any other, due, of course, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Octillion Power Systems Launches Battery-Leasing Program

NGT News

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility, has debuted a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows for batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles. Under the program, participating fleet operators will be allowed to source batteries through a five-year ‘lease-to-own’ program, with no […].

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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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How Efficient Is Your Freight Expenditure?

LandLink

When your focusing on your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. Without hard data, you can’t take action. What doesn’t get measured cannot be fixed. When enterprises try to act in the absence of data, they are usually guessing and won’t get the results they need. Data is the new precious metal and it is becoming more essential than ever before.

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Final rule on railroad market dominance issued by the STB

Logistics Management

STB officials said that the objective of this rule is to “establish a streamlined approach for pleading market dominance in rate reasonableness proceedings,” adding that “The final rule provides an option for simplifying the market dominance inquiry, which otherwise can be costly and time-consuming, especially in smaller cases.

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Expedited Delivery: The True Key to Cost-Effectiveness

ShipLilly

We live in an omni-channel fulfillment world where customers are increasingly demanding more. There are high expectations about the quality and speed of service. To “deliver now”, suppliers have to redesign and realign their operational activities. The entrance of online actors such as Amazon has blurred the traditional lines between B2B and B2C activities.

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YRC Freight rolls out new regional next-day services for mid-South and into Waco, Texas

Logistics Management

YRC Worldwide (YRCW) said that its subsidiary, YRC Freight, the fourth largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, has expanded its Regional Next-Day Service to the mid-South region and also into Waco, Texas. The company said that offering up more two-day lanes between the mid-South and Texas serves as the most recent example of YRC’s enterprise network optimization strategy.

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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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Beirut Explosion Destroys Tons of Lebanon’s Food Stocks

Supply Chain Brain

The huge explosion in Lebanon’s capital of Beirut tore through major grain silos, stoking fears of shortages in a nation that imports nearly all its food and is already reeling from economic crisis.

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Omnichannel Requires Fast Warehouse Transformation: Why & How to Do It Right| TALKING FREIGHT VIDEO

GlobalTranz

[link] The growth of omnichannel is subject to hype and fact. Some supply chain leaders and experts argue omnichannel is the improper term to describe the state of warehouse transformation today. Others voice concern over how warehouse transformation could increase costs when not adequately managed. Supply chain leaders need to understand why an omnichannel warehouse.read More.

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Manufacturing hits highest level in 12 months in July, notes ISM report

Logistics Management

The report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 54.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), for a 1.6% gain over June’s 52.6, with June snapping a three-month stretch of PMI declines. The July PMI also represents the highest PMI reading over the last 12 months and is 5.6% higher than the 12-month average of 48.6.

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Amazon Makes Sweeping Changes for First Prime Day of Pandemic

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon.com will kick off its first Prime Day since the coronavirus outbreak later this week in India — modifying almost everything about the retail bonanza to navigate the realities of a new era.

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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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Public carrier CEOs comments on earnings calls speak to COVID-19-driven business conditions

Logistics Management

Heading into the second quarter earning season there was some sentiment that the results posted by publicly traded freight transportation and logistics services providers would be one of a kind, or unique, in that they represented a quarter unlike any other, due, of course, to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Growing Retail Ecosystem Must Come Together For An Economy Of Scale

Bringg

Back in May, Adobe reported that e-commerce sales for that month alone eclipsed the entire 2019 holiday shopping season and a recent holiday study by Criteo shows that 88% of shoppers plan to continue purchasing holiday gifts online and sending them to recipients. Retailers have been growing their digital business, and everyone – media, analysts, and even I – have been focused on them.

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What Shippers Need to Know About the New NAFTA

Freight Center

Shipping across borders can be confusing, tedious and time consuming, especially when you’re running your own business. And with new government policies now in place and often changing, it’s more important than ever to understand how these changes could affect your business and your shipping strategy. We dive into the details about what shippers need to know about the new NAFTA (now known as the USMCA) here.

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The growing need for multimodal visibility

Shippeo

These days, goods often travel across seas and borders, via multiple modes of transport before reaching destinations, making multimodal visibility important for achieving an end-to-end view on a supply chain's transportation.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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Revenue Recognition Series: Revenue Recognition in the New Normal

Mazars Ledger

WEBCAST | Accounting September 16, 2020 | 12 PM ET Mike Crown | Quality and Risk Management Director, Mazars USA LLP… The post Revenue Recognition Series: Revenue Recognition in the New Normal appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.

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The Weekly Freight Report for August 6, 2020

FLS Transport

The Top 6 Stories in Freight. There’s no summer slump this year… carrier pricing power is at an all time high… the intermodal appeal is back… higher insurance rates are passed on to shippers… and NAFTA 2.0 brings on some new cross-border rules. The hottest stories in freight can be found here, in the Weekly Freight Report: 1.

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Revenue Recognition Series: Revenue Recognition in the New Normal

Mazars Ledger

WEBCAST | Accounting September 16, 2020 | 12 PM ET Mike Crown | Quality and Risk Management Director, Mazars USA LLP… The post Revenue Recognition Series: Revenue Recognition in the New Normal appeared first on The Ledger - Mazars USA.

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The Benefits of Freight Optimization | The Business Big Picture

MercuryGate

Functionality doesn’t always equal value. That’s why it’s important to gain the right freight optimization capabilities via the right platform to interface and deliver real business value. Ease of use is also a critical part of the equation. MercuryGate’s Multimodal Optimization solution has several elements that make it not just powerful, but highly accessible as […].

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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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World Food Programme to scale up in Lebanon as blast destroys Beirut’s port

World Food Programme Logistics

Food prices expected to ‘skyrocket’ as country already beset by its worst-ever financial crisis is brought to its knees WFP lost 120,000 metric tons of food as Tuesday’s explosion destroyed Beirut’s port. Photo: AFP The World Food Programme (WFP) is extremely concerned about the state of food security in Lebanon after the country?—?already in the throes of its worst-ever economic crisis?

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How to save on the cost of shipping from Poland to the USA

I.C.E. Transport

Poland is a popular source of goods for US companies. The quality of Polish-made products is high, and shipping from Poland has become easier since that country joined the EU and upgraded its transportation infrastructure. But how does the cost of shipping from Poland to the USA compare with transportation costs from other sourcing markets?

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Nigeria: ‘We have never experienced a year like this’

World Food Programme Logistics

How Nigerians celebrated the Eid al-Adha amid the crushing impact of the Coronavirus Many Muslim families were unable to buy a ram to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival in Nigeria this year. Photo: WFP/ Damilola Onafuwa Written by Kevwe Okporua. Photos by Damilola Onafuwa In Nigeria when Eid (or Sallah as it is called locally) comes around, it is usually marked by the scent of cooking wafting through narrow streets, coming from blackened pots perched atop smouldering firewood brimming with jollo