Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 19, 2022
Supply chain professionals have never had more tools at their disposal, nor a more prominent stage to engage with their corporate leadership teams on risk mitigation and business continuity planning.
Logistics Matter
APRIL 19, 2022
Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I bring you an overview of the news this week on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news and the best background stories. The previous edition was Innovations […].
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 19, 2022
Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from GEP and look at the impact of the SEC’s climate disclosure proposal. With so much current focus on sustainability and climate change, it should not come as a surprise that a U.S. regulatory agency is proposing to require companies to report on their climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 19, 2022
The last two years have seen a major shift in the technology available to manufacturers, supply chain and logistics professionals. Yet 3D models remain underutilized by those sectors.
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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.
LandLink
APRIL 19, 2022
Despite the popularity of expedited delivery options like Amazon Prime the U.S. Post Office will increase delivery times significantly. More than a decade of losses has put the U.S. Postal Service in a dire financial situation. The biggest change in operations and the main reason for the longer delivery times stems from a reduced reliance on air transportation.
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NGT News
APRIL 19, 2022
Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 all-electric Ford E-Transit cargo vans. The company is taking delivery of its first several vehicles in the next several weeks. The move follows successfully piloting the vehicles late last year. “We’re excited to help bring these new vehicles to market as both a rental and full-service lease option for […].
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 19, 2022
Here are some tips on Warehouse Diagnostics and some of the KPIs and techniques you might use. And get to know about ABC analysis and Pareto analysis. Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: A Concise Guide to Inventory KPIs for Your Business. KPIs for Your Warehouse: How to Choose and Use Them. How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking.
NGT News
APRIL 19, 2022
Proterra Inc., a commercial vehicle electrification technology company, has named Julian Soell as president of its Proterra Transit business unit. He will oversee Proterra’s growing business as a manufacturer of electric transit buses in North America. Soell will report directly to Proterra CEO Gareth Joyce. Soell brings nearly 30 years of automotive and operational experience […].
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 19, 2022
Tony Lynch, managing director and senior leader in the North American Automotive Industrials Group of Alvarez & Marsal, details the dynamics of the electric vehicle market, including how original equipment manufacturers and suppliers are pivoting to support the product of EVs.
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
NGT News
APRIL 19, 2022
Volvo Cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, an extreme fast-charging technology company for electric vehicles (EV). StoreDot is on track to begin mass producing its 100in5 cells as early as 2024, achieving 100 miles of charge in just five minutes. The investment gives Volvo Cars the opportunity […].
Fleet Owner
APRIL 19, 2022
Penske's second Fontana-area location covers 34,031 square feet, includes six truck bays, an automated wash bay, and full-service fuel island.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 19, 2022
The experts and employees of Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest U.S. exporter of natural gas, are part of a high-stakes campaign to show Europe that as it abandons Russian gas, it can substitute the American variety without fear. Their job is to find the most efficient leak detecting system.
Truck News
APRIL 19, 2022
Many fleet managers falsely believe that, if they don’t aggregate and analyze data, they are immune from being preyed upon by legal plaintiffs. The thinking is, if they don’t self identify vulnerabilities, such vulnerabilities won’t be discovered during a lawsuit. They’re wrong to believe “it won’t be revealed”. What they don’t know can still hurt […].
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 19, 2022
The robots will take the most tedious, most dangerous jobs first, in most things. Trucking is no exception.
Logistics Business Magazine
APRIL 19, 2022
When barcodes go wrong, it has major consequences for your supply chain and your business. Items get lost, deliveries get missed and customers go elsewhere. Brother , the supplier of technology solutions, has worked with VDC Research – a leading authority on the global markets for automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technologies – to compile a free report.
WorkWave
APRIL 19, 2022
Time To Read: 3 minutes. The core of any service business is exactly that: providing service. Your pest control business has plenty of moving parts, and delivering top-tier pest control is the foundation they’re all built on. If you’re not providing quality service, nothing else matters. Providing Top-Notch Service. Out in the field, your technicians are the face of your business.
Logistics Business Magazine
APRIL 19, 2022
New powerful electric tow tractors and platform trucks from Linde Material Handling are now flexing their muscles. Equipped with extensive safety features, improved driving comfort and powerful drive technology, the towing machines and transport vehicles ensure enhanced throughput rates for automotive and steel producers, at airports and wholesale markets or in traffic-calmed areas.
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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.
MercuryGate
APRIL 19, 2022
Even in the best of times, freight hauling contracts are a diverse and varied aspect of freight transportation and management. Today, spot freight and contract freight arrangements are the most common between shippers and carriers. The post Spot Freight Market Alongside Contract Freight Market Insight Inside Your TMS appeared first on MercuryGate International.
Material Handling and Logistics
APRIL 19, 2022
Board counsel shocks employer attorneys by allowing card check and banning employer meetings.
Trinity Logistics
APRIL 19, 2022
If you’ve seen any of the news headlines throughout 2021, you’ve seen how supply chains continually face ongoing stress and disruption from the contiued covid-19 pandemic , labor and product shortages, port congestion , and more. However, even during stressful times such as these, many of our Independent Freight Agent offices have continued to excel.
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