Thu.Mar 14, 2019

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How Saint Patrick’s Day Became a Major Holiday for the Supply Chain

Kuebix

Saint Patrick’s Day has been a major holiday for Americans going back to well before America split off from Great Britain. In fact, it might surprise you to know that the first St. Patrick’s Day parade was actually held in Boston in 1737, not in Dublin. On St. Patrick’s Day, much of America celebrates Irish […]. The post How Saint Patrick’s Day Became a Major Holiday for the Supply Chain appeared first on Kuebix.

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As legal marijuana use rises, road safety risks get higher

Fleet Owner

ATRI study recommends how law enforcement can better enforce driving under the influence of cannabis, as more professional truck drivers are likely to share the roadway with high car drivers.

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The Elements of a Successful Transportation Management Competency Center

Logistics Viewpoints

Too many larger transportation projects fail to deliver value over time or end up being scrapped because there was inadequate investment in a long-term post-go-live support and growth strategy. The most successful enterprise-wide transportation management programs don’t stop with the successful rollout of the system. Instead, they go on indefinitely, delivering more business value over time.

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Three key areas to watch in your procure-to-pay process

Fleet Owner

Asking some key questions and monitoring key metrics at each stage of the procure-to-pay process will be critical to your business’s success.

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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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E-Commerce Parcel Global Trends

GlobalTranz

E-commerce is growing at an annual rate of 10 percent, and if growth accelerates, the logistics industry could suffer a dramatic collapse of service and capability. However, shippers that understand the e-commerce parcel global trends can take steps to prepare and refine their shipping strategies to ensure a disruption-free operation. Let’s take a closer look.read More.

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Kane Is Able Announces Investment by Harkness Capital Partners

Kane is Able

Affiliates of Harkness Capital Partners have agreed to make an investment in Kane Is Able, Inc. to support KANE’s growth strategy of expanding its services and national presence.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11-15, 2019)

Talking Logistics

On Wednesday morning I flew down to Miami for a client meeting. It wasn’t until I boarded the airplane and placed my bag under the seat in front of me that I noticed this: Yes, I flew on a Boeing 737-MAX 8 on Wednesday, and a few hours after I landed, the U.S. followed the lead of other countries and grounded the fleet too. If I had known days in advance that I would be on that plane, I probably would have stressed about it for days, especially since my daughter was traveling with me.

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Dispatches from the Road: John Shepherd

Kane is Able

In our “Dispatches from the Road” feature, the KANE blog will periodically publish interviews with our drivers – the men and women who live and breathe the transportation topics we often write about. In our newest installment, we interview KANE driver John Shepherd, III.

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Making the Case for Warehouse Consultants

Material Handling and Logistics

As the distribution environment continues to evolve and as customer demands change, the traditional warehouse or distribution center (DC) setup is quickly falling out of favor.

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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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Smart Manufacturing: A Solution to Supply Chain Optimization

Morai Logistics

Smart manufacturing is a new advancement in supply chains that will help optimize the customer experience and meet consumer demands. Joined forces of the Internet and digital technologies have provided the world with easier and faster ways to buy products and services. The Global ecommerce market has seen an incredible increase in market value over the last 5 years as a result.

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ATA driver turnover data sends mixed messages

Logistics Management

The fourth quarter turnover rate for large fleets-with more than $30 million in revenue-dropped 9% to 78%, and was down 10% compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. For all of 2018, the large fleet driver turnover rate was 89%, marking a 2% annual gain over 2017. For small fleets, the ATA said the turnover rate was up 5% to 775, which was down 3% annually, with the full-year 2018 turnover rate at 73%, representing the lowest rate for small carrier driver churn going back to 2011.

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ERP Boosts Procurement Creating a Channel for Innovative Business

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

ERP or rather MRP systems for many years (in SYSPRO’s case, for 40 years!) have enabled Purchasing via requisitions through approval – then purchase orders with more approval – receiving via a GRN process – and finally payment of supplier invoices. This system still works fine and is best loved by administration and micro-managing Procurement […].

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Washington State shippers in holding pattern as U.S.-China trade talks stall

Logistics Management

Any agreement that will ease tensions with China will be welcomed by the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT). Indeed, the group recently released a new report that details the many industries and regions in Washington state that have a major stake in the outcome.

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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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Logistics in California: Stay Compliant with State Regulations

West Coast and California Logistics

If you’re looking to establish a logistics hub on the West Coast, California makes practical sense. Its ports and transportation infrastructure, as well as its economic and population advantages, make the state one of the world’s foremost logistics centers. But doing business here requires an understanding of the state’s unique regulatory environment.

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Overtime Exempt Salary Level of $35,508 Proposed

Material Handling and Logistics

Labor Department seeks to avoid legal issues that sidelined Obama-era proposal.

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DSV Cleaning Robots Tested at Roskilde Pharma Warehouse

Logistics Manager

Danish transport and logistics company offering transport services worldwide by road, air, sea and train, DSV , has recently been testing robots in one of their pharma warehouse facilities in Roskilde, Denmark. For the storage and handling of pharma products, cleanliness is paramount along with other cleaning processes involved which becomes time-consuming when done manually, the new robot solution hopes to automate these processes.

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Sourcing in China: An Importer’s Guide

Dedola Global Logistics

Sourcing in China: An Importer’s Guide. Boasting the 2 nd largest economy and leading the world in exports, China has become the preferred source of supply for many US importers. So why do they flock to Asia? Other than the manufacturing costs being relatively inexpensive – scalability, efficiency, and swiftness are the key attributes appreciated by US businesses.

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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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Lunch is served

World Food Programme Logistics

WFP starts school lunches for refugees Lunch is served! A school cook prepares to serve children in Dadaab. Photo: WFP/John Mwangi “I had black tea and injera for breakfast,” says Halima Mohamed, a 10-year-old grade 5 learner. “Normally, we don’t cook lunch at home. My next meal would have been dinner.” Halima’s tale is all too familiar in the refugee camps in Dadaab and Kakuma in Kenya.

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Women in Field Service: Finding Our Voice

WorkWave

Time To Read: 3 minutes Karen Johnson, president of W. F. Hann and Sons. According to Karen Johnson, president of W. F. Hann and Sons, she found her voice later in life. Karen is quick to say she puts family first and she was out of the workforce for quite a while to stay home with her five children. When her youngest child went into high school, she began looking for part-time work – not realizing that a career in field service was going to land in her lap.

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The school snack that feeds a community

World Food Programme Logistics

Community involvement is one of the main ingredients of the World Food Programme (WFP)’s school feeding project in Syria In a prefabricated classroom in Aleppo city, students of different ages lean over their notebooks, pen or pencil in hand, writing their lessons or drawing pictures. Almost eight years of conflict have left a trail of devastation in the city, but children are now back in school to learn and grow.

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Technologies to “Simplify Life For Drivers” Demonstrated by Mandata

Logistics Business Magazine

Advanced integrated cloud and mobile transport management technologies for transport and haulage operators will feature on software provider Mandata’s CV Show stand (4C35). Mandata is a UK leader in integrated transport and logistics software for large and small road transport companies, providing solutions that automate and simplify complex processes.

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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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My visit to Pulka in northeast Nigeria

World Food Programme Logistics

An eyewitness account of how internally displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria are coping in very challenging circumstances WFP Representative in Nigeria, Myrta Kaulard, meets women in Pulka. Photo: WFP By Myrta Kaulard* Pulka, in Nigeria’s Borno State, is a small rocky town overlooking the Mandara Mountains near the border with Cameroon. It has an estimated population of 94,000 people, most of whom are people displaced by the conflict in the northeast of Nigeria.

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Rack Armour Protection System on Show at ProMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

Rack Armour will be exhibiting its product, installed by some of the world’s biggest brands, such as Wal-Mart, Tesco, BMW, Audi, Office Depot, Mercedes, IKEA, Kellogg’s, McDonalds, Nestle, Toyota, Pepsico, Coca Cola, DHL, and Eddie Stobart, at this year’s ProMAT in Chicago, Illinois from 8-11 April. After months of research and testing Rack Armour came up with the product, a cylindrical HDPE shell teamed with an absorbing foam interior, capable of dissipating impact energy effortlessly.

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The Degrees That Deliver: Preparing the Next Generation of Industry Professionals

247 Customs Broker

February 28, 2019 | By Richard Stewart, PhD Tags: Transportation Management, Transportation, Logistics “I had a fantastic experience in the T&L program, which set me up for success. I get to work in tandem with a dedicated team, surrounded by a big industry, in a fast-paced and engaging environment—a dream come true.” —T. J.

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Varta Li-ion Battery Tailored for Robots Under Live Current

Logistics Business Magazine

From electrically driven forklift trucks, sweeper machines or humanoid robots, in industrial production halls, it is extremely important to have the right power supply. The energy provided must be high-power and reliable. Lithium-ion batteries are considerably more efficient and powerful than the lead acid batteries that are still widely used today.

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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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SmartTEH Introduces New Container Loading System

Logistics Manager

The order fulfillment process is a vital step in the supply chain and loading goods is an essential component of it. In an effort to optimize this normally tedious process, SmartTEH has introduced a new container loading system capable of loading a containers worth of goods in one smooth movement. For businesses that ship container loads regularly, the method by which they perform this process can vary.

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Full Range of Thermo King and Frigoblock Refrigeration at CV Show

Logistics Business Magazine

The CV Show 2019 showcase from Thermo King and Frigoblock is to feature their electrification, LEZ and EU-regulations ready portfolio of refrigeration solutions – from truck, trailer to home delivery vans. Products presented at the booth 3B60 will show how both brands harness the power of electricity, data and clean technology and deliver solutions that today answer customers’ needs for future proof refrigerated transport.

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News & Trends Impacting the Luxury Goods Supply Chain

247 Customs Broker

February 28, 2019 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Retail, Retail Logistics, Supply Chain Designers Supply Chains a Custom Fit Luxury brands are taking vertical ownership of their supply chains to ensure longevity, sustainability, and artistry and reduce risk. After all, what better way to ensure a designer’s collections are delivered on time than by owning […].