The Potential Impact of a Carbon Levy on Shipping Costs
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
It's been a year of big changes for the maritime and shipping industries.
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5 Questions about Port and Starboard
Globalior
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
In a previous article we covered the question of what is port and starboard ? Here we look at a few fun facts about the concept. Why is port left and starboard right? Legend has it that in the past, boats were steered using an oar. Since most people are right handed (90%), the steering oar was naturally placed through the right of the stern. this naturally led to sea faring folks referring to the right side as the steering side.
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How Will You Compete with Amazon with Charley Dehoney
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
How Will You Compete with Amazon with Charley Dehoney. Charley Dehoney and Joe Lynch discuss how will you compete with Amazon. Charley is an entrepreneur, executive, and investor in the logistics and transportation space who has successfully launched and grown multiple companies. About Charley Dehoney. Charley Dehoney is a growth-focused executive, board member, and investor, with more than 17 years of experience at the intersection of transportation technology.
What can owner-operators expect from a Biden administration?
Overdrive Online
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
What trucking issues in flux are likely to catch that administration's -- or the new Congress' -- attention? For this week's edition of Overdrive Radio, OOIDA President Todd Spencer and Executive Vice President Lewie Pugh forecast some answers. And: What's your hope for the next two years? The post What can owner-operators expect from a Biden administration?
Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry
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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.
U.S. Senate signs off on confirmation of two new STB Board members
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The Surface Transportation Board (STB), an independent adjudicatory and economic-regulatory agency charged by Congress with resolving railroad rate and service disputes and reviewing proposed railroad mergers, received some good news, when the United States Senate confirmed Michelle A. Schultz and Robert Primus to serve as STB Board members.
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How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future
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Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.
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Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA. The “red stuff.” That’s what my four-year-old daughter calls it. She had it at her grandparents’ house a couple weeks ago for the first time and now mentions to me on a daily basis that she wants it on Thanksgiving. Yes, I’m talking about that Thanksgiving staple cranberry sauce. And I am a big fan as well. As we approach Thanksgiving, I like to reflect on the Pilgrims settlement in Plymouth back in 1621.
Two Vital Elements of a Safety-First Workplace Culture
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New Executive Council Establishes Less-Than-Truckload Digitalization Standards
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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
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Podcast | Supply-Chain Finance: A Life Preserver for Small Suppliers?
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In an economic downturn, how do smaller businesses gain access to liquidity, which often isn’t available to them at any price?
Cass Freight Index turns in strong October output
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Both freight shipments and expenditures, for the month of October, turned in strong performances and highlighted an ongoing strong run of freight market improvements, according to the new edition of the Cass Freight Index, which was published this week by Cass Information Systems.
The GAP - K. Kuntz exlains how 'One-Touch Receiving' improved GAP's inbound process | TGW
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
TGW's inbound and storage system 'One-touch Receiving' helped GAP to improve their receiving process by increasing productivity and at the same time reducing their footprint.
[INFOGRAPHIC] Top KPIs in Supply Chain for Warehouse, Logistics, Transportation, Freight
FreightWaves SONAR
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Tracking the correct KPIs in supply chain processes across warehouses, logistics, transportation and freight management is essential. Leveraging new technologies and freight forecasting platforms make the best decisions possible for freight broker profit gains and net value across all segments. The capabilities of supply chains are continuously changing to reflect the latest advancements.
Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability
Advertiser: GEP
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.
Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference Opens
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The 10th Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), an annual signature event for the industries jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today, running online for the first time in light of the pandemic.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed for the week ending November 14, reports AAR
Logistics Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Rail carloads—at 232,146—were off 3.1% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 295,316 units—posted a 12.9% annual gain.
DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express and Hawaiian Express Service Join Forces to Serve Hawaii, Alaska and Guam
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Express, an ocean freight company serving Hawaii and Guam and Hawaiian Express Service, an ocean freight forwarder, have announced that they are combining their efforts to better serve the Hawaii, Alaska and Guam localities.
Playstation 5 Supply issues – size does matter
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
20th November 2020 Commenting on issues with the PlayStation 5 supply problems, Professor Richard Wilding OBE, Professor of Supply Chain Strategy at Cranfield School of… The post Playstation 5 Supply issues – size does matter appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces
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OmniPick®: Zero-Touch pocket sorter system for flexible end-to-end automation | TGW
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
OmniPick® flexibly adapts to changing order structures and handles different product types, which makes it a true omni-channel system.
Wyvern Cargo chooses Mandata as TMS provider
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NOVEMBER 20, 2020
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Mansfields go Green with Lithium Ion Batteries for Machine Fleet
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GEP Outlook Report 2024
Advertiser: GEP
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Supply Chain Brain
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247 Customs Broker
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Logistics Manager Top 50 week concludes with Kinaxia Logistics webinar
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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
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