Fri.Aug 07, 2020

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Support Supply Chain Strategy with Cross-Border Shipping

Food Logistics

When a shipper considers how to best prepare to continue operations through any state of the economy, they should understand not only the different options, but also that there is a time and a place for both.

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4 Cloud-Logistics Technology Solutions Cutting Costs for SMBs

Cyzerg

A common issue for small and midsize logistics businesses is finding a way to remain cost competitive without sacrificing service quality. Although it's easier said than done, we often see that part of the answer lies in workforce productivity and technology. In fact, we've noticed that companies leveraging cloud logistics technology solutions are able to reduce operating costs while increasing the level of service they provide.

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UPS announces additional COVID-19-based peak surcharges

Logistics Management

As the level of COVID-19-related e-commerce activity continues to head in one direction—up—so, too, do peak surcharges for the shipping of orders made online. That was seen today, with Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics bellwether UPS announcing today it is implementing a new set of peak surcharges. This is not the first time UPS has issued a COVID-19-based peak surcharge in recent months.

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Remembering Bill Mack, ‘the consummate companion’ for lonely drivers

Overdrive Online

The recent passing of Bill Mack, 88, brings to mind how the sense of building community for over-the-road drivers has changed – and how it hasn’t.

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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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USPS sees fiscal third quarter revenue gain while net losses mount

Logistics Management

For the quarter, the USPS reported $17.6 billion in total revenue, which represented an increase of $547 million, or 3.2% annually. Total operating expenses—at $19.8 billion—were up $477 billion, or 2.5%, compared to a year ago, and it reported a net loss of $2.2 billion, which was in line with a $2.3 billion net loss for the same period last year. And its controllable quarterly loss, of $1.5 billion, was steeper than the $1.1 billion loss for the fiscal third quarter in 2019.

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XPO Logistics rolls out new enhancements to XPO Connect to meet COVID-driven e-commerce demand

Logistics Management

XPO Logistics announced this week it has rolled out new capabilities to its digital freight platform, XPO Connect.

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Hawaiian Electric Commits to Complete Fleet Electrification

NGT News

Hawaiian Electric says that by 2035, every passenger car, SUV, light pickup and minivan in its fleet will be a plug-in electric, joining the growing number – today over 12,000 – of electric vehicles (EVs) on Hawaii roads. Hawaiian Electric’s pledge is part of a nationwide collaborative commitment to the electrification of transportation by many […].

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Tilbury and London Gateway in Joint Freeport Bid

Logistics Business Magazine

Two of the UK’s largest port businesses – Forth Ports Group and DP World – are to submit a joint freeport bid incorporating the Port of Tilbury and DP World London Gateway. Vivid Economics will provide expert advice and economic analysis during the process. The partnership brings together the two major ports on the Thames. Together the two port businesses make Thurrock one of the UK’s strongest port and distribution clusters.

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July U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual declines, reports AAR

Logistics Management

July rail carloads—at 1,042,017—fell 17.6%, or 222,227 carloads, compared to July 2019, and intermodal containers and trailers—at 1,295,960—were off 1.

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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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How COVID-19 Is Accelerating Pre-Existing Trends in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

As global trade enters the second half of 2020, it’s becoming evident that the pandemic hasn’t redrawn the maps of sourcing as predicted — but rather has accelerated a number of pre-existing trends.

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Quest for Quality 2020: Air Carriers/Airfreight Forwarders

Logistics Management

Top global service in the face of blistering COVID-19 headwinds.

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Why the U.S. Can’t Break China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Metals — Part 3

Supply Chain Brain

These are the necessary steps toward developing a research-and-development partnership among the private sector, government and academia to wrest control of the REE supply chain from China.

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Quest for Quality 2020: Third-Party Logistics

Logistics Management

Innovative technologies will help winners extend their lead.

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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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Cold Chain Logistics Providers Heighten Personnel

Food Logistics

Those that work in the transportation of temperature reliant goods have hired new personnel to expand their reach.

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Quest for Quality 2020: Ocean Carriers

Logistics Management

World-class service in spite of historic challenges.

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Top 5 Challenges to Home Office Shipping

Supply Chain Brain

For businesses that ship large volumes of parcels or documents, the mail center has been a vital hub for managing communication and cost. In the era of COVID-19, businesses are turning to enterprise-class multi-carrier management systems as a way to address these five ship-from-home challenges.

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Conquerors, climate change and coronavirus: Indigenous community in Bolivia survives against the…

World Food Programme Logistics

Conquerors, climate change and coronavirus: Indigenous community in Bolivia survives against the odds With their ancestral lake dried up and the COVID-19 threat looming, the Uru-Murato people are receiving assistance from the World Food Programme A woman makes her way home from a food distribution point in the Department of Oruro. Photo: WFP/Morelia Eróstegui The silhouette of a woman riding a motorbike stands out against the desert-like, almost lunar landscape, as its engine roars.

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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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Brain Corp Launches In-Store Autonomous Delivery Robots for Commercial Retail

Supply Chain Brain

Brain Corp, an AI company creating transformative core technology in the robotics industry, announced that its manufacturing partners are involved in multiple pilots and initial deployments of BrainOS-powered autonomous delivery tugs.

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Quest for Quality 2020: North American Ports

Logistics Management

Ports continue to raise their game during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ITS Logistics

Food Logistics

Creative Logistics Solutions.

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Podcast | How the Pandemic Will Change Talent Recruitment

Supply Chain Brain

The post-pandemic age will require a whole new way by which employers recruit, hire and retain talent.

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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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Planning Your Move with Penske Truck Rental

Penske Move Ahead

Congratulations on your new home! You have reserved your Penske rental truck and now it is time to start planning the do-it-yourself move. We have a few helpful tips to get you started: One Month Before It is time to get your moving supplies. Get ahead of the packing and start boxing up your out-of-season items and things that you, and your family, do not use on a daily basis.

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APL Logistics Launches Suite of Carbon Management Solutions

Supply Chain Brain

APL Logistics recently announced a suite of products to measure, manage and mitigate GHG emissions in the shipping and logistics sector.

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Miniload Containers to Pick and Pack Small Orders Fast

Logistics Business Magazine

Rocketing demand for online deliveries since the coronavirus outbreak has put even more pressure on retail distribution centres to pick, pack and deliver goods faster than ever. For those companies operating high speed, high output automated warehouses, consideration should be given to the storage platform that you introduce to the system. When storing and retrieving bulky items in automated high-bay warehouses, goplasticpallets.com says its range of heavy duty, full perimeter plastic pallets on

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XPO adds new capabilities to its supply chain

247 Customs Broker

XPO Logistics has added new last mile capabilities to its XPO Connect. There has been a growing trend in the purchasing of heavy products such as… The post XPO adds new capabilities to its supply chain appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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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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Flexi’s Maguire Warns of Short-Term Forklift Rental Shortages

Logistics Business Magazine

Recession fears are prompting a number of UK forklift rental companies to cut their spending on new additions to their rental fleets and sell some of their used equipment in an attempt to boost liquidity. Such action is likely to result in a significant reduction in the number of lift trucks available for short term rental during the coming fourth quarter peak retail period, warns John Maguire, managing director of leading articulated forklift-based intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow A

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Logistics companies plan to use AI, data to ship goods ahead of purchase orders

247 Customs Broker

Dive Brief: More than 60% of logistics companies will use data and artificial intelligence to ship goods ahead of purchase orders in the next three… The post Logistics companies plan to use AI, data to ship goods ahead of purchase orders appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1. I was actually a little surprised by the odds, as I would have assumed that they were much lower. Last Friday afternoon I received a text message from my mom letting me know that she had just sunk her first hole in one after 30-plus years of golfing.