Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises. These challenges necessitate extensive configuration within Advanced Planning Systems (APS) test environments to assess their impacts.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 23, 2024

Shipowners exploit weak flag states to avoid regulations and sanctions. Bribery allows vessels to bypass detentions for violating sanctions, particularly for Russian and Iranian entities. Increased dark trade warrants improved enforcement from maritime authorities.

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West Coast and California Logistics

MAY 23, 2024

According to the JOC , the container shipping market has experienced an unexpected sharp spike in demand, which seems to be an early start to the peak season. This early rush may be driven by shippers' fears of disruptions from labor negotiations on the US East Coast, or due to rerouting services around Africa.

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WorkWave

MAY 23, 2024

Customer success goes beyond providing good customer service; it involves understanding each customer’s unique needs and goals and proactively helping them achieve success with your product or service. Each stage presents unique opportunities to engage and delight customers, from awareness to retention. Prospective customers are looking to solve problems at every phase of the journey.

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Change is a constant in the transportation industry. Amid business competition, regulatory developments, environmental concerns, and myriad other challenges, motor carriers must continually adapt to an ever-evolving operational landscape. Fleet telematics technology can help transportation businesses navigate uncertainty, gain a competitive advantage, and boost profitability.

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Trux

MAY 23, 2024

The construction industry is a complex, fast-moving field that demands precision, efficiency, and reliability at every stage. For material producers and suppliers, one of the crucial elements ensuring project success is the optimization of material supply chains.

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Overdrive Online

MAY 23, 2024

The 80-inch sleeper was one of the last to roll off the production line before Double Eagle closed its doors in 2010, according to owner-operator Tony Huttenstine. Catch views of the sleeper and much more here.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

MAY 23, 2024

Natural gas, spurred by Cummins' new big bore motor, will not go quietly into that alternative fuel good night.

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Loginext

MAY 23, 2024

Discover how business can optimize their CEP operations using LogiNext's supply chain visibility software. Learn six key strategies to cut costs, improve delivery efficiency, and boost customer satisfaction through real-time tracking, optimized routes, automation, and end-to-end visibility. The post 6 Cost-Cutting Strategies LogiNext’s Supply Chain Visibility Software Can Offer for Your CEP Business appeared first on loginextsolutions.com.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 23, 2024

Without an inventory governance program, working capital will not align with your business aspirations. Attack inventory directly with Oliver Wight in this fast-paced, concise webinar on Inventory Governance.

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A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. More Resources Home Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries Judah Levine May 23, 2024 Though the logistics and supply chain industry has made and continues to make a lot of progress in its digital transformation, it has a reputation for being part of the late majority or even a laggard in terms of digitalization.

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NGT News

MAY 23, 2024

Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises Inc. has integrated an International RH Series hydrogen fuel cell truck into its fleet, highlighting the company’s commitment to sustainability and innovation in the transportation industry. The model year 2021 International RH Series truck represents a leap forward in clean energy transportation for Werner.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 23, 2024

Norfolk Southern has also paid out an additional $780 million for environmental response efforts since the derailment.

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NGT News

MAY 23, 2024

In a significant step toward building out California’s clean transportation infrastructure, Prologis Inc. and Performance Team — A Maersk Company have launched Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle charging depot, located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and powered by the nation’s largest electric truck microgrid. Directly off the Harbor (110) Freeway […] The post New Prologis/Maersk Depot Can Charge 96 Electric Trucks Simultaneously appeared first on NGT N

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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.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 23, 2024

The FAA flagged dozens of manufacturing issues for Boeing's 737 Max aircraft as part of an audit released in March.

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I.C.E. Transport

MAY 23, 2024

There is a very costly misconception regarding ocean shipping that may lead global shippers of heavy freight to pay far more than needed. Specifically, steamship lines promote the idea that container weights must be limited to 44,000 lbs or less to stay within “legal” limits. Knowing the actual DOT truck weight limits by state can easily lead to six-figure savings for large-volume shippers of heavy freight.

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NGT News

MAY 23, 2024

CALSTART, a global clean transportation nonprofit, has expanded the Mass Fleet Advisor Program administered by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and in partnership with PowerOptions, Microgrid Labs, Industrial Economics, the Center for Sustainability, BT2, Alipes and DMH Electric. The no-cost program helps commercial fleets plan for a transition to zero-emission trucks and offers free technical […] The post CALSTART, Partners Widen Program for Electrification of Fleets in Massachusetts

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 23, 2024

In the brokerage world, everyone is looking for more volume, more freight and more money. Unfortunately, it isn’t going to magically appear on your board — you have to know how to find it. Using SONAR, brokers can see which markets in the country have had an increase in volumes year over year, in addition to tracking rejection changes in certain markets and identifying rate changes on specific lanes.

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Advertiser: GEP

Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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NGT News

MAY 23, 2024

Introduced by Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), U.S. Senate Bill S. 4389 would provide a $1.00-per-gallon tax credit for the use of renewable natural gas (RNG) as a transportation fuel. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. House earlier in the session by Reps. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). […] The post Bipartisan Bill Would Encourage Use of RNG in Transportation appeared first on NGT News.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

Autonomous, robotic picking of pieces in warehouse order fulfilment relies on sophisticated ‘hand-eye’ coordination. David Schwebel, Vice President of Sales and Strategic Business Development for RightHand Robotics, spoke to David Priestman about the technology at Manifest, Las Vegas. Massachusetts has always been a hotbed for science and tech. Some of our world’s most beautiful minds come to fruition at MIT and Harvard.

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3PL Links

MAY 23, 2024

Image source: Public Domain Pictures | The Growth of Cross-Border E-Commerce: Trends and Predictions Over the past few decades, cross-border e-commerce has grown tremendously. Thus, the advent of the digital age and the development of information and communication technology have created a setting that makes it possible for businesses and customers to communicate on a never-before-seen scale.

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