Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
The gauge of supplier deliveries climbed to 57.9 from 56.5, indicating stronger demand was leading to longer lead times. Manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said on January 3. The group’s factory index climbed to 59.7 from 58.2 a month earlier.
Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 3, 2018
Yes… It’s that time of year again. The festivities are ramping up and in the blink of an eye we’ll be ushering in the 19th year of the 21 st century. It’s that time when idle chatter at the office Christmas lunch turns to debating what next year will bring, especially among logistics and supply chain professionals, for whom it seems every New Year brings new challenges, trends, and disruptive innovations.
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Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
Cabka-IPS has introduced the Eco P3 plastic pallet for the chemical industry, featuring a wing design with the top extending beyond the runners and feet of the pallet.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 3, 2018
Welcome 2018! There is a long list of supply chain and logistics events being held this year. I find that each conference has its own strengths. It would be great to attend a dozen each year to collaborate with colleagues and learn from their experiences. I’m sure your view is similar, but travel budgets and time constraints require us to make choices.
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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.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
All of the headlines leading up to Christmas were about how retailers and parcel carriers were struggling to keep up with the record amount of online orders and deliveries for the holidays (see WSJ article UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays and Reuters article Surging online orders slow Wal-Mart delivery network ). But there’s an equally big story that’s just beginning: dealing with all the product returns.
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LandLink
JANUARY 3, 2018
Wall Street is buzzing and XPO Logistics shares have risen sharply amid rumors of a buyout by Home Depot. XPO Logistics is a top ten global provider of cutting edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company operates as a highly integrated network of people, technology, and physical assets. They use their network to help customers manage their goods more efficiently throughout their supply chains.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
Siemens has introduced MindSphere, a scalable, cloud-based Platform as a Service (PaaS) for the development of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Apparel Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
Not all third-party logistics (3PL) providers are created equally. Some are skilled in business-to-business (B2B) distribution; others know how to handle business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. The very best are equally comfortable with both. Here's why you should choose one of these flexible 3PLs for your business. It Helps You Respond to Changing Shopping Habits.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2018
The biggest change for the decades-old shopping center anchor? It was now just half its size. The store had done away with its entire second floor, concentrating its efforts on its appliance and mattress departments on the ground level. The apparel departments were smaller, and the store’s many cash registers had been consolidated into one sleek, white checkout counter that looked like it had been borrowed from the Apple store.
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
Odyssey Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2018
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 – Winter Storm Grayson began a wintry trek through the Deep South earlier today, causing major travel issues in Southeastern states like Florida and Georgia. The mix of freezing rain, sleet and later snow, will spread from Florida up to Virginia, and is expected to trigger power outages along its way. Continue Reading. The post Winter Storm Grayson: 01/03/2018 appeared first on Odyssey Logistics & Technology.
GlobalTranz
JANUARY 3, 2018
A shipping capacity crunch is a necessary evil. It serves as a reminder to never get accustomed to customers’ shopping habits, and it can help reinvent stagnant processes. Unfortunately, a shipping capacity crunch tends to occur during already stressed periods, like winter, after tropical storms and during peak shopping seasons. However, a third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help shippers persevere through the tough times with these capacity crunch strategies. . 3PLs Bring Better Freigh
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