Tue.Nov 28, 2017

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It’s Time to Talk Turkey (About Fulfillment Pricing)

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

There are some recipes – like the content of your Aunt Ethel’s Thanksgiving stuffing – you’re probably better off not knowing. By contrast, there are others you can’t afford to ignore, especially if your company wants to be fiscally fit. I’m thinking, in particular, of the combination that drives most fulfillment pricing.

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Trucking Capacity: Tapping into the Long Tail

Talking Logistics

What are you seeing and hearing in the trucking market today? It’s my favorite question to ask industry executives these days, and it’s a question I asked Jeff Potts, Vice President of Sales at BluJay Solutions in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. “We aggregate in excess of $17 billion in annual freight spend through our transportation management system network and we recently ran the numbers for the last six months [through early October 2017] and what we’re seeing is that over the last si

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Automotive sequencing: getting the balance right

Insight Into Action

When people ask me to explain the concept of sequencing in automotive logistics, I remind them of that famous quote by comedy genius Eric Morecambe who said: “I am playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.” I then explain that sequencing is the exact opposite.

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The Habits of Successful Freight Agents

Trinity Logistics

Each year, the independent freight agents of Trinity Logistics from all over the United States, Mexico, and Canada gather for an annual meeting and networking event. This year, during our event, we discussed ways to grow your business, your personal development, and your team. As freight agents, the fires of the day take precedence over personal and professional development most of the time.

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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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Why the Great Driver Shortage Is Now Top of Mind for Shippers & a Driver of a Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

The Great Driver Shortage was already starting to weigh on the minds of carriers and shippers early this year as experts predicted tightening capacity, said William B. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce (JOC), and the continued climb of the stock market alludes to an imminent, modern-day Industrial Revolution. At the same time, carriers have turned to leaner operations to keep costs down, and the transportation industry is ready to implode with a capacity crunch that lasts well into 2018 and m

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Green Freight, Freight Electrification—Freightera’s notes from COP23

Freightera

When we first shared our green freight vision two years ago, we had a few concerns. How can green be applied to the most polluting industry on earth without skepticism? How can we do it? How quickly can green freight technology catch up? Do our partners, investors and customers care? With these questions, we started to reach out and connect with people, companies and organizations working on solutions for cleaning and greening freight transportation.

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Cost or Asset: The Need for Talent in the Supply Chain 

Blue Grace Logistics

When it comes to the supply chain, efficiency is the name of the game. The smoother the interaction between the links, from start to finish, the more profitable everyone is along the line. Companies have been furiously analyzing every facet of the chain, from transportation routes to in-house technology and processes in terms of the financial efficiency.

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5 ways for Green Transportation

Jayem Logistics

Transportation has been causing significant effect on the earth. Out of aggregate carbon dioxide emanation, 75% of it is contributed by street transport vehicles, and this number is increasing exponentially. Likewise, 95% of the road transportation uses oil, which prompts around 60% utilization of the entire oil on the planet. This puts the national government under big challenge for solutions to green transportation to reduce pollution. logistic providers in India, logistics in India, transport