Fri.Feb 18, 2022

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Can Blockchain Solve the Problem of Food Recalls?

Supply Chain Brain

Food-borne illnesses can be deadly. Yet when people hear about a food recall — even for something serious like E.coli — they usually determine whether or not they recently purchased that item and move on, not stopping to consider what the situation implies about the U.S. food supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

When the final whistle blows, and the new Super Bowl champions are crowned, the players are immediately wearing “Super Bow Champion” t-shirts and hats. While printing operations have been greatly improved, clearly there is no way that these items are printed on-demand. Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams. But what happens to the “Super Bowl Champion” apparel, or really from any major sporting event, for the losing team?

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NREL Simulates EV Fleet Planning with Transportation Modeling Tool

NGT News

The complexities of vehicle electrification, automation and ride-sharing motivated researchers to develop the Highly Integrated Vehicle Ecosystem (HIVE), a transportation modeling tool that simulates the operations of mobility-service-provider fleets, including those that employ shared autonomous electric vehicles (SAEV). HIVE mixes agent-based modeling and centralized dispatch for automated and human-driven fleets and ride-hail passengers.

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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. It covers macro trends in the LTL, Truckload and Managed Transportation Service sectors and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this post, we’ll do a deep dive into less-than-truckload (LTL) industry trends to watch for 2022, and highlight actions that shippers should consider to guide their strate

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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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Xos, Murphy-Hoffman Subsidiary Sign Dealership Agreements Across Six States

NGT News

Xos Inc., a manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery electric vehicles and powertrains and provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software, has entered into dealership agreements with MHC Xos LLC, a subsidiary of Murphy-Hoffman Co. LLC (MHC) formed to operate the MHC Xos dealerships. As part of its initial rollout, Xos will […].

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 18, 2022)

Talking Logistics

The first video game I ever played wasn’t a video game at all; it was a chicken in a glass case that played tic-tac-toe. I was about 8 the first time I lost to the chicken. My grandparents brought me, my sister, and my cousins to Chinatown in NYC to have lunch at a small. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 18, 2022). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 18, 2022) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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New Feature Alert: Smart Rule Performance Tracking and Even Smarter Carrier Outreach are Now Live

Parade

Smart Rules help keep the Parade capacity management engines humming. But how do freight brokerages know whether the rules they’ve put into place are working? Even more important, how can they learn how to set better Smart Rules to make even better matches in the future? Parade’s latest feature gives freight brokerages the tools they need to evaluate their Smart Rules, decide what’s working, and find even better ways to show their carriers the loads they want.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

Every four years, importers on the U.S. West Coast get jitters with the renewal of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) members’ contract – for good reason. For the last two decades, twice the ports and labor could not agree on the terms (2002 & 2014) where there were significant delays in the availability of containers at ports.

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What is a TMS, and How Can Businesses Profit from It?

CH Robinson Logistics

A TMS, or transportation management system, is a digital platform that streamlines shipping processes by providing visibility into all transportation activities on one online interface. A TMS automates processes a shipper currently has in place. It also provides insights into new ways that the shipper can save time and money on future shipments. Such insights include transportation planning and execution, business intelligence, freight payment, and disaster recovery. .

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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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The Parade Story with Anthony Sutardja

The Logistics of Logistics

The Parade Story with Anthony Sutardja. Anthony Sutardja and Joe Lynch discuss the Parade story. Anthony is the CEO and co-founder of Parade , the leading truckload capacity management platform for freight brokers. About Anthony Sutardja. As CEO & co-founder of Parade, Anthony leads product vision and strategy to enable logistics service providers to work smarter and faster with modern tools.

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Cognex presents new compact barcode reader

Logistics Business Magazine

Cognex Corporation has introduced the DataMan 280 series of fixed-mount barcode readers, engineered to solve a broad range of ID applications, including tough 1D, 2D, and Direct Part Mark (DPM) code applications in manufacturing and logistics. “Cognex specialises in decoding the most difficult to read barcodes at the highest speed and accuracy, said Carl Gerst, Cognex’s Executive Vice President of Products and Platforms.

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How Your Shipment’s Dimensions Are Preventing You From Getting the Best Possible Freight Quote

Freightera

Obviously, there are limitations to how some things can be packaged. For instance, if you’re shipping a slab of granite, you’re unlikely to be able to split it into several smaller pieces just for shipping purposes. . However, if you’re shipping pretty much anything else, you might be missing out on some of the best freight quotes available. That is why in this article, we’ll be covering some of the issues that arise when shipping oversized or overweight cargo.

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UgoWork presents Li-ion as a service at MODEX

Logistics Business Magazine

UgoWork , a Canadian energy solutions provider specialising in the material handling industry, will be exhibiting at MODEX 2022, from March 28 to 31 at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta, USA. UgoWork develops and produces lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks that help to reduce energy costs, operational bottlenecks, and reduce global carbon footprint.

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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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White paper: pharma cold chain technologies compared

Logistics Business Magazine

The vital role that temperature-controlled packaging plays in transporting pharmaceuticals around the world has been highlighted in a new white paper from Tower Cold Chain , with the aim of helping stakeholders find the right solution for their needs. Compounded by the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, the white paper provides practical advice on the various options available, with insight delivered by seven leading industry experts from across the supply chain.