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Six Ways to Cut Emissions in Warehousing and Distribution

Supply Chain Brain

As sustainability comes into sharper focus for businesses, industries across every sector are analyzing ways to mitigate the impact of their carbon footprint.

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38th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: World class service wins the day

Logistics Management

Which carriers, third-party logistics providers and U.S. ports reached the pinnacle of service excellence during the most complex period in modern history? Our readers have cast their votes and now it’s time to introduce this year’s winners of the coveted Quest for Quality Awards.

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Global Supply Chains Get Battered by Fresh Covid Surges

Supply Chain Brain

Asia’s renewed surge in COVID-19 infections is compounding supply chain blockages across the world’s biggest source of manufactured goods.

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Going Beyond Just IoT GPS: A Cookbook for Mobile IoT Applications

IoT World Today

Mobile IoT applications can be challenging to implement, when compared against their cousins in fixed locations. In other forms of IoT, it’s common for enterprises to acquire IoT as a packaged system that includes IoT devices, controllers, software, and even vertical-market-specific tools, instruments, and vehicles. In mobile IoT, the applications are often assembled from discrete pieces, under direct supervision of (or even implemented directly by) users.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Climate Change Is Killing U.S. Farmworkers

Supply Chain Brain

Record-high temperatures sweeping over the western U.S. have led to fatalities for laborers who plant and harvest crops.

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Digital excise tax connector SAP certified

Logistics Business Magazine

The digitalization specialist Implico Group is proud to announce that the Avalara Tax Connector 1.0 is now officially SAP certified for integration with SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The helpful interface was co-developed by the company’s subsidiary in the United States, Implico, Inc., and the tax experts at Avalara. By connecting the powerful tax tool AvaTax Excise with the SAP ERP system, it enables automated excise tax calculation for North American suppliers, distributors, retailers, an

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Quest for Quality 2021: Truckload

Logistics Management

Exceptional service in a tough environment.

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Quest for Quality 2021: North American Ports

Logistics Management

World-class service amid booming volumes.

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Quest for Quality 2021: Ocean Carriers

Logistics Management

Balance achieved, service delivered.

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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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Quest for Quality 2021: Less-than-truckload (LTL)

Logistics Management

Equal to the e-commerce challenge

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Quest for Quality 2021: Air Carriers/Air Freight Forwarders

Logistics Management

Volumes and service soar to record highs.

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Quest for Quality 2021: Rail/Intermodal

Logistics Management

Rewarding top service as volumes get back on track.

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