Thu.Aug 13, 2020

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How to Choose a Freight Shipping Company

Freightquote

Shipping for small business isn’t easy. Learn how Freightquote caters to SMBs with tools and resources made to streamline operations and grow your business.

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Your Supply Chain Applications Can’t Handle Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

COVID-19 catalyzed rapidly shifting commerce models that were reshaping how goods and services were procured and delivered. In a matter of weeks, entire countries came to a near standstill as governments issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Highways and roads became desolate, and e-commerce became vital as the consumer’s appetite, both literally and figuratively, could now, in most cases, only be satisfied via online shopping with home deli

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Accelerate Your Ecommerce Warehouse Operations with a 3PL Partner

West Coast and California Logistics

Do you need to accelerate your ecommerce strategy due to the recent 2020 pandemic? You are not alone. There has been a dramatic increase in online orders and the bar for service excellence is set high. The B2C shipping channel is very different from B2B. Smaller orders, faster turnaround, more labor-intensive overpacking and parcel processing require system capabilities and expertise to maintain your margins.

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Customer Queries Hit an All-Time High during COVID-19

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

When lockdown began, business and service provider customer support teams anticipated query loads would lessen, as businesses closed or operated at reduced capacity. However, customer queries hit an all-time high during COVID-19. With teams Working From Home (WFH) during the lockdown, IT and admin resources were not as readily available as at the office.

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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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‘Get out there and do it’: Truckers formed grassroots network to get COVID care packages to 10,000 drivers

Overdrive Online

Borne out of a bubbling frustration over drivers lacking masks was a partnership, made up largely on the ground level of independent truckers, that quickly formed into a small, but nearly nationwide, network of drivers storing boxes in their own homes, trucks and storage units and pounding the pavement at truck stops across the country to deliver PPE to their fellow drivers.

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How Seniors Can Access Care from Home: A Guide to Remote Healthcare Options

WorkWave

Time To Read: 7 minutes. Table of Contents Advantages of Telehealth for Seniors Modes and Applications for Telehealth Synchronous Telehealth Asynchronous Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Wearables and Apps Aging-In-Place Technology MedMinder GrandCare Systems Life Alert Reminder Rosie VitalTech Other Resources and Services to Support Senior Wellness Prescription Delivery At-Home Caregivers Grocery and Meal Delivery SmartHome Technology Delivery For Other Essentials Personal GPS Transpo

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Make Your Supply Chain 20 Times Greener

Freight Center

The U.S. logistics industry is a tremendously important part of the economy. Consistent consumer demand means freight is always on the move, and that leads to more energy demand and fuel consumption. Small business owners, supply chain managers and almost everyone has started taking initiatives to reduce their carbon footprints, and the logistics industry is no different.

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Beirut blast: World Food Programme working around the clock to avert a humanitarian catastrophe

World Food Programme Logistics

WFP is supporting the rehabilitation of port operations so the flow of vital food supplies can continue Please DONATE to help the World Food Programme support families and recovery efforts in Beirut Hunger on the horizon: WFP Executive Director David Beasley surveys damage to the port. Photo: WFP/Malak Jaafar “We are looking at a catastrophe in the making,” World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director, David Beasley, has warned during a visit to Beirut, days after the cataclysmic blast which ra

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The Value of Software Certification

Talking Logistics

Here are the key benefits of certifying the competence of users employing routing and scheduling technology—both for companies and for their employees. As modern technology continues to advance, the number of software programs that companies are using is also increasing. In the supply chain management space, myriad different platforms handle the many steps that it.

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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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U.S. rail carload and intermodal units are mixed, for week of August 8, reports AAR

Logistics Management

Rail carloads—at 220,343—were down 15.6% annually, and intermodal units—at 277,054—rose 1.9%.

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Omnichannel & Multi-Modal Shipping Trends for 2020: The Year of Every Channel Shipper | Talking Freight VIDEO

GlobalTranz

[link] Lets Talk – Omnichannel and Multimodal Shipping Trends The global supply chain is sick. Problems are beginning to amount to major disruptions, and the current pandemic is just the latest indicator that when things go wrong, and as they often do, traditional processes and standards for mitigating disruptions and eliminating risk may swell.read More.

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Freight TSI sees sequential increase, annual decline

Logistics Management

The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported this week that its Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) saw a slight increase in June, the most recent month for which data is available, rising 0.9%, to 128.3, from May’s 127.1.

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Wine and Spirits Logistics

Kane is Able

What country drinks the most wine and spirits in the world, per capita? Drumroll, please…. According to Alcohol.com, it’s Belarus, followed by Lithuania, Grenada and the Czech Republic. What 3PL distributes the most wine and spirits in the U.S.? We’re not sure, but this year Kane Logistics will ship about 26 million cases of wine & spirits for its customers, building on our 30-year strategic focus on wine and spirits logistics.

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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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What to do After You’ve Been in a Crash

United World Transporation

Being involved in a vehicle crash is a stressful experience. Whatever the circumstances, it is key to keep a level head. There are some steps that you must follow to ensure that all relevant information is recorded; it will make insurance proceedings (if necessary) much easier. There are six steps to follow immediately after a crash, along with some useful collision reporting tips for the days following: Step One – Contact.

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CMD Corp. Selects Daul as Director of R&D

NGT News

Tom Daul has been selected as the director of R&D for equipment designer and manufacturer, CMD Corp. In this leadership position, Daul will meet ambitious strategic goals for identifying and developing value-rich technology for CMD equipment and service offerings. Tom comes to CMD with extensive R&D capital equipment experience. He most recently worked 13 years […].

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Amazon Looking to Transform Empty Mall Space Into Fulfillment Centers

LandLink

One of the largest owners of shopping mall real estate in the United States, Simon Property Group, has been talking to Amazon about transforming its anchor department stores into Amazon distribution hubs, according to the Wall Street Journal. This sounds like good news for Amazon, property owners and local tax and employment opportunities. But is there a downside?

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Nigeria: ‘People can live in hunger right in the middle of plenty’

World Food Programme Logistics

To mark World Humanitarian Day, WFP’s Elizabeth Adejoh talks about her work in Lagos and what inspires her to serve Elizabeth at work in Makoko, the world’s largest slum, in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: Damilola Onafuwa Interview by Kevwe Okpura. Photos by Damilola Onafuwa “My job entails managing the logistics contracts for World Food Programme (WFP) Nigeria, managing our fleets and our clearing and forwarding processes.

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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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Major metro planning organization wants your expertise on truck parking

Overdrive Online

Where it is, where it isn't, as it were. It's a truism that, when it comes to truck parking, if you want to build an effective plan, you need counsel from the experts. That's you. Planners in the huge Phoenix metro area have launched a new survey.

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Improve 7 supply chain KPIs with real-time transportation visibility

Shippeo

Organizations are looking for ways to optimize supply chain operations by focusing on specific KPIs. Real-time transportation visibility platforms provide access to accurate and reliable data that directly feed into several top supply chain KPIs.

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The Weekly Freight Report for August 13, 2020

FLS Transport

The Top 7 Stories in Freight. A strike shuts down the Montreal port… all bets on a summer slump are called off… a new bridge will speed up cross-border shipping… and carriers and shippers prepare for a Sept inspection blitz. The hottest stories in freight can be found here, in the Weekly Freight Report: 1. Longshore Worker Strike Shuts Down Montreal Port.

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How Transportation Visibility Is Creating Supply Chain Agility

MercuryGate

The need for transportation visibility and supply chain agility has never been higher than during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Sourcing Journal, “Brands and retailers have always needed software capabilities that boost agility, accelerate decision-making, respond to consumer demand, and keep suppliers funded. But as a global pandemic makes collaboration more difficult, elasticity and […].

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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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Delivery In Incoterms

Globalior

The term “delivery” has an important definition when it comes to Incoterms. This is the point where risk transfers to the buyer from the seller. This is also the point where liability is transferred to the seller. In all the Incoterms except the “C” terms, the buyer pays for transport from the point of delivery. For CPT and CIP terms however, the seller is responsible for paying for transport although the delivery is made when cargo is handed over to the carrier.

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Côte d’Ivoire: ‘We are the first phase of Ivoreans returnees’ new lives’

World Food Programme Logistics

Côte d’Ivoire: ‘We represent the first phase of Ivorian returnees’ new lives’ World Food Programme field monitor Minta Koné is welcoming people who left after the country’s 2010–11 election crisis Minta started her career with WFP as a volunteer. Photo: Omer Edia/DRAO Interview by Marie Dasylva “The COVID-19 health crisis and the quarantine we had to observe for a month affected me.

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Fixing COVID-19’s Food Disaster Could Also Slash Climate Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

The pandemic has cut greenhouse gases in some key ways, as people are flying and driving less. But food waste accounts for one reason why the drops likely won’t fall as low as hoped.

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Supply Chain Contingency Planning is a Top Priority

Penske Move Ahead

The supply chain is a critical component of any business, and supply chains must function even when things don't go as expected. Having a contingency plan enables businesses to react proactively if an unexpected event or opportunity, such as a surge in activity, occurs. While planning ahead has always been important, the recent pandemic has only accelerated the need for executive contingency planning – especially as it relates to transportation , warehousing , and fulfillment to meet rapidly shi

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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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Control and Compliance Deliver $4.2 Million in Savings

Supply Chain Brain

Challenge: An auto parts manufacturer and distributor experienced steady growth, but decentralized processes and decision-making across 15 facilities made it difficult to monitor less-than-truckload (LTL) and parcel transportation. Poor visibility of weekly transactions slowed error response and impaired avoidance of recurring costs.

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Supply Chain Startup: Crunching the inventory numbers so you don’t have to

Logistics Management

Fuse Inventory brings inventory planning into the digital age

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Who Should Own Inventory Risk?

Supply Chain Brain

It's time to fundamentally change the way we think of inventory — and the tools we use for managing it.