Conger

MARCH 24, 2025

Deciding between a forklift lease and purchase is a common challenge for warehouse operators, logistics managers, and business owners. Forklifts are crucial for material handling, yet purchasing them outright can be costly. Should you invest capital in buying a forklift, or opt for the flexibility of leasing or renting one? This article delves into the rent vs lease vs buy forklift debate, examining the pros and cons of each option.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2025

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. This recent post by Brad Forester from JBF Consulting’s blog highlights the most frequent traps shippers fall into during the project phase.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

Before a potential customer buys an autonomous mobile robot solution, Locus Robotics often uses different types of simulation to determine the type of robots needed and the number needed to optimize productivity at a warehouse. This allows Locus to make a robust calculation of the ROI that will result from the project. This capability can also be used with existing customers whose pick volumes are changing to see whether adding new bots makes sense.

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Overdrive Online

MARCH 24, 2025

After one bill proposed to criminalize drivers for lacking English or having a non-domiciled CDL, the Arkansas Trucking Association backed a new bill that's getting protested at the state house.

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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

NEW YORK & OTTAWA, ON March 24, 2025 Infor, the industry cloud complete company, and Kinaxis Inc. (TSX: KXS) an end-to-end supply chain orchestration, today announced a new partnership that will deliver improved alignment of supply chain plans with business objectives and strategies for midmarket discrete manufacturing companies. The partnership includes launching Kinaxis Planning One for Infor CloudSuite, which integrates Infors industry-specific CloudSuite solutions for discrete manufact

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Loginext

MARCH 24, 2025

Discover how big data and logistics management software optimize operations, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction through data-driven decision-making. The post Data-Driven Decision Making in Logistics: Harnessing the Power of Big Data appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

The Elizabeth terminal handles more than 25% of the yearly container throughput in the port complex, and is the company's largest terminal on the East Coast.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

MARCH 24, 2025

A U.S. Circuit Court trimmed roughly $342 million from a September 2019 judgement in a fatal underride case.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

Supply chain forecasting is essential for aligning production schedules with demand, managing cash flow and optimizing inventory levels.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Overdrive Online

MARCH 24, 2025

The new PIB, coproduced with ATBS, builds on the decades-old trucking business-education program for owner-operators with a reorganization and reformatting with today's pro trucker in mind. It's now a browsable online content library accessible today.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

A post-peak season analysis reveals three distinct areas where the gap between expectations and reality was most pronounced.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

The DOT's annual "TransBorder Freight Report" for 2024 tracked a 1.8% year-over-year increase in U.S. freight flows combined between Canada and Mexico.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

The probe will focus on the Heathrow's "energy resilience," to determine how the March 21 fire had such wide-ranging impacts on the entire airport.

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Advertiser: GEP

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2025

The NTSB said the Maryland transportation authority failed to complete a recommended structural vulnerability assessment that would have shown the bridge was extremely prone to a collapse.

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