Fri.May 13, 2022

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Podcast | Companies Are on a Shopping Spree for Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

The wallets are open: Companies are investing heavily in software for optimizing the supply chain. But will the trend continue?

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Innovations & Start-ups: Autonomous Trucking, Robots, AI, and moreā€¦

Logistics Matter

Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I periodically bring you an overview of the news on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay updated with the latest news and the best background stories. The previous edition was Innovations and Start-Ups: Picking […].

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How is Oil and Gas Volatility Impacting Logistics?

Shipsta

Oil and gas prices have seen record lows and eye-watering highs over the last two years. Every fluctuation impacts the logistics sector ā€“ whether thatā€™s through the cost of fuel or the cost of living.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 13, 2022)

Talking Logistics

Itā€™s Friday the 13th. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13.3% year to date. The Red Sox havenā€™t won their 13th game yet (theyā€™re 11-20). Iā€™ve got 13 pennies in my car (theyā€™ve been there for years). My boys wear 13 on their baseball jerseys. My wife was born on the 13th. There are. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 13, 2022).

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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 ā€œsmartā€ 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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Qmerit Commercial Clients Gain Access to LCFS Credits Through BTR Agreement

NGT News

Qmerit, a provider of implementation solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging and other electrification technologies, and BTR Energy, an advanced platform for measuring and reducing emissions, have partnered to enable Qmerit’s commercial clients to monetize low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) credits issued by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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United Illuminating Utilizes Bidgely for Connecticut EV Charging Effort

NGT News

United Illuminating Co. (UI), a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., is partnering with Bidgely to help implement the first electric vehicle (EV) managed charging program in Connecticut. The program, established by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), leverages both behavioral and managed charging strategies designed to shift customersā€™ EV loads to off-peak periods.

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RangePlus DC achieves significant efficiency improvement

Logistics Business Magazine

Geek+ , a global leader in AMR technology, has announced the successful implementation of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at independent British online retailer RangePlus ā€™s fulfilment centre. The new automated storage and retrieval system was designed and delivered in collaboration with warehouse automation specialist and Geek+ strategic delivery partner Breathe Technologies.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Professionals to Complete 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study

Penske Move Ahead

Penske Logistics is requesting insights from supply chain professionals to participate in the 2023 Third-Party Logistics Study. The survey is now live and will close on June 29. Please click here to begin. The 2023 study topics are: Reverse logistics Talent management Back-to-basics Contemporary issues This is the tenth consecutive year that Penske Logistics has sponsored this publication.

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Alaska Service Announcement: Alaska Ocean Fuel Surcharge Revision

Odyssey Logistics

Valued Customers, American Fast Freight is increasing their fuel surcharge by 3 percentage points from 37% to 40% for Alaska services effective Sunday, May 22, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact your Transportation Consultant or Customer Service at (800) 642-6664. Thank you for your business! American Fast Freight, Inc. A Subsidiary of Odyssey.

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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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Why Ocean Carriers are Reducing Service Quality While Growing Their Core Services

MTS Logistics

It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room for ocean carriers: reduced service quality. We are reading every day about new investments of ocean carriers to extend their core ocean freight services to more value-added services that require more integration with their customers. We are seeing them extending to last-mile deliveries, customs clearance, project cargo, airfreight, warehousing, etc.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 ā€“ 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

After more than two years, I finally traveled for a conference again. I was in San Diego for Kinaxis Kinexions , and it was a great trip (I will have a full recap of the conference next week). And I have to say, that while it was weird to be in a room with 400 other people and attending customer appreciation events, it was also nice to have that sense of normalcy that comes with the nature of my work.

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Logistics behind the most valuable whiskey in the whole west: Jack Danielā€™s.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Whiskey bottle on a barrel. -‘Sipā€¦ Sipā€¦ Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! That’s a fine taste!’ In terms of brand value in millions of dollars, Jack Daniel’s had the most valuable spirits brand in the western world in 2021 , only overcome by Chinese super giant producers of baijiu spirits, like Kweichow Moutai or ???????????.