Sun.Nov 27, 2022

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New app aims to help drivers with sleep apnea stay safe behind the wheel

Logistics Management

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a respiratory disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep, affects as many as half of the nation’s 3.5 million long-haul truck drivers. But it’s a problem that potentially affects all highway users. That’s because those drivers are five times more likely to have accidents, according to safety data.

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Three Strategies for Re-engaging Your Frontline Workforce

Supply Chain Brain

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we need to be adaptable, flexible and ready for change. Each of these traits is vital to the success of any business — especially for those focusing on employee engagement.

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Maintenance costs up? Your fleet needs smarter parts purchasing

Fleet Owner

Small and mid-sized fleets don’t have the negotiating power of the larger fleets but that doesn’t mean they can’t find ways to reduce parts costs. Here are some tips on where to find savings.

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Looking to the Military Model to Improve Commercial Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Military operations have always had an urgency to their supply-line management, something that has not always been present in commerce.

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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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[Video] Beyond Rates: Important Factors in Carrier Selection

Talking Logistics

When it comes to procuring freight, rates and capacity almost always takes center stage. This is especially true when freight demand exceeds available capacity, which was the case most of 2021 and earlier this year. But market conditions are different today. Is this affecting the way shippers are approaching freight procurement? When it comes to. Read more [Video] Beyond Rates: Important Factors in Carrier Selection.

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What components make up a quality maintenance program?

Fleet Owner

Here are four elements that fleets can focus on to ensure their vehicles will operate more efficiently and be on the road longer. Each one helps the other bolster a maintenance program that delivers more.

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Guarding Against Climate-Change Disruptions With Digitization

Supply Chain Brain

Over the course of the past two years, most challenges to the global economy have been blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it’s been the root of many problems that continue to affect the world at large, the less-considered culprit is climate change.

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Indonesian cement manufacturer installs palletiser

Logistics Business Magazine

PT SemenTonasa ‘s plant on the island of Bali has commissioned BEUMER Group to supply a palletising system for 40 and 50kg bags. This enables the manufacturer to accelerate processes and relieve its personnel of heavy physical work. Installation and commissioning is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2022. PT Semen Tonasa is part of Semen Indonesia Group, the largest cement manufacturer in Southeast Asia.

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French Shipping Giant Delivers Gloomy Outlook After Hefty Profit

Supply Chain Brain

The warning from the world’s third-largest container line is bleaker than in September, when the closely held company signaled the start of a slowdown.

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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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Berlin Runway Invasion Shows Hubs Vulnerable to Climate Protests

Supply Chain Brain

The Berlin incursion by Letzte Generation, or Last Generation, closed both runways, leading five services to be canceled and delaying departures and arrivals, while 15 inbound flights already en route had to be diverted.

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Rolls-Royce Tests a Jet Engine Running on Hydrogen

Supply Chain Brain

The plan is for hydrogen power to play a major role in allowing the aviation industry to continue growing, while cutting climate change emissions dramatically.

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Watch: Using Sensors to Achieve In-Transit Visibility of Railcar Shipments

Supply Chain Brain

Roambee Corp. was a finalist in the 2022 Supply Chain Innovator of the Year Award competition sponsored by SupplyChainBrain and CSCMP.