Wed.Jan 10, 2018

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Are You Neglecting Warehouse Safety and Health of Workers?

Cyzerg

Warehouse safety and health management is an aspect that can never be overemphasized. But, the truth is that warehouse managers often struggle with it. In fact, OSHA statistics reveal that as many as 16 warehouse workers died while working at warehouses 2015-2017.

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2018

Material Handling and Logistics

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. Here is a look at how some companies in the supply chain sector are preparing themselves for the months to come.

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Stifel Top 10 “Game Changers” in Logistics

Supply Chain and Logistics

This is the first of two articles on the investment firm Stifel’s opinion of the top game changers in Logistics. It’s a summary of the report Stifel recently issued.

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Crowdsourcing for Last Mile Success

Logistics Viewpoints

The Key Last Mile Markets Last mile deliveries continue to be costly and headache-inducing for retailers. A lot of this is due to consumers constantly evolving and tough to meet demands of fast, reliable, and cheap (or free) service. Many retailers have turned to crowdsourced delivery options to alleviate the stress of last mile deliveries, and in turn, have turned their stores into mini-warehouses.

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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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Innovation: Blockchain survey

Supply Chain and Logistics

From Deloitte comes their Deloitte Blockchain Survey 2017. It’s an online report of their findings. The report is about investing and executive views in the blockchain technology.

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Drones Connect with RFID to Catalog Inventory

Supply Chain and Logistics

A new application from MIT attempts to correct issues of inventory shrinkage ‘in the bins’ as they say. They use a drone to read the RFID tags on items without sending a human out to scan the bins.

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New Year’s Resolutions for 2018: What’s Your Personal Challenge?

Talking Logistics

Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2018? If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations that I first made in 2014 but still apply today: 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives. And if you didn’t stop doing these four things in 2017, you should definitely stop doing them this year: Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year.

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Inventory Management App for Android Devices

Material Handling and Logistics

SupplyPro has introduced SupplyMobile, an Android-based mobile app that tracks, manages and optimizes inventories, regardless of where or how they are controlled.

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Transportation Management Systems (TMS) in the Food Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

JP Wiggins, Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms addresses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What are some key factors or trends that are making transportation management systems (TMS) more important than ever today for companies in the food industry? Why are many food companies still not using a TMS?

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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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Modernizing Fulfillment Centers: Why Fulfillment & Distribution Centers Must Correspond With E-Commerce & Supply Chain Technology

GlobalTranz

Last year, online shoppers spent more time purchasing items through online retailers than any other channel, and the 2016 holiday shopping season broke most online and mobile records. According to Champaign Williams of BisNow, the spike in online shopping leads to a 10.7% increase in the leasing of industrial space, including warehousing space. On average, e-commerce sales are growing five-times faster than brick-and-mortar retail, but today’s fulfillment distribution centers face significant

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Cloud-based WMS for 3PLs

Material Handling and Logistics

3PL Central has introduced SmartView, the next generation of its warehouse management platform 3PL Warehouse Manager.

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How Your 3PL Can Increase Customer Retention for Your Apparel Brand

Apparel Logistics

Loyal customers are your business's most important assets. According to Harvard Business Review, when customers feel emotionally connected to your brand they shop with you time and time again, making them 50 percent more valuable to you than casual shoppers. Fashion businesses inspire an emotional connection in more women than any other firm. Only electronics and shoe manufacturers inspire more passion in men.

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'It Can’t Be True': Inside the Semiconductor Industry’s Meltdown

Supply Chain Brain

Months earlier, cybersecurity researcher Anders Fogh had posted a blog suggesting a possible way to hack into chips powering most of the world’s computers, and the friends spent part of the evening trying to make sense of it. The idea nagged at Prescher, so when he got home he fired up his desktop computer and set about putting the theory into practice.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

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.

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Quiet Puts Best Foot Forward With Thursday Boots

Quiet Logistics

We're pleased to kick off the new year with the news of our partnership with direct-to-consumer footwear brand Thursday Boots.

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Trump Policies Expected to Benefit the Transportation Industry

LandLink

A Trump presidency and a Republican-controlled Congress will bring some changes to the transportation industry. Trump was heavily backed by the trucking industry and they are looking for a return on their investment. Here are some areas where a Trump administration could have an impact, based on the president’s campaign promises.