April, 2021

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How Track-and-Trace Capabilities Solve Food Logistics Challenges

Food Logistics

The pandemic triggered an accelerated pace of digital transformation throughout the industry. But, as the pandemic wanes, the need for digitization will continue in order for companies to remain competitive.

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History suggests sleep apnea's path to regulation in trucking

Overdrive Online

Observers, fleets say taking control of your own risk now, if you're an owner-operator, or assisting your drivers to do so if you're a small fleet, might go a long way toward heading off such regulation if/when it comes.

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What is Just Beyond the Horizon for Shipping in the Rest of 2021 & 2022?

MTS Logistics

Looking within a short-term horizon, the outlook for container shipping over the next 2-3 months appears relatively well-known, although certainly not well-liked by shippers. In essence, we will continue to see a situation of bottleneck problems, capacity shortages and high pressure on rates. This is, hopefully, not a surprise to anyone now. But what happens if we look beyond this horizon and try to contemplate the market situation in the second half of 2021 as well as into 2022?

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. As we adjust and respond to this “new normal”, one important area is the effect of these shifts on the environment. From that perspective some changes have been clearly positive (e.g. fewer commuting miles driven), some largely neutral (e.g. alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. the daily delivery of packages to our homes).

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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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Simplifying Logistics: Can a 3PL Help Grow Your Business?

Logistics Brief Submitted Articles

3PL may help to gain network efficiencies, increases your scalability and improves access to expertise. Here's how 3PL can help grow your business.

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Report indicates Blue Yonder may go public

Logistics Management

A little more than one month after reports surfaced suggesting that global electronics giant Panasonic was set to acquire, in Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, a report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that Blue Yonder instead plans to become a publicly traded company.

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Possible Roadcheck hotspots: States where hours and lights violations' intensity overlap with inspection likelihood

Overdrive Online

Overdrive's latest CSA's Data Trail update, bringing in 2020 data: States ranked high for inspection intensity show high likelihood of inspecting a truck in normal times, as well as during the May 4-6 Roadcheck event.

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What will phased-in ELD enforcement look like?

Truck News

On March 2, Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that Canada’s federal ELD mandate, coming into force on June 12, will begin with an enforcement rollout that only involves education and awareness, with no penalties to start. This is great news for the industry, and a position the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) […].

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Golf and How to Avoid Shanking Your Next WMS Project

Logistics Viewpoints

Ever since COVID tested the supply chain industry’s ability to deliver under duress, many firms began looking to ramp up their game by installing a new warehouse management system (WMS). After all, if the latest technology couldn’t keep them on the fairway, what could? The fact is there are many WMS solutions out there, and choosing the wrong one will not only fail to improve your game, it may drive your operation clear out of bounds.

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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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Shipper Prep Tips for the CVSA Roadcheck, 72-Hour Capacity Reduction

GlobalTranz

While the world is ready for a strong return to economic and logistics stability, there’s another risk on the horizon. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CSVA) International Roadcheck is set for May 4-6, 2021. Also known as the CVSA roadcheck, it spans three days. CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight.

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Watch: A Stress Test for Supply Chains, Part 2

Supply Chain Brain

David Simchi-Levi, professor of engineering systems at MIT, brings us up to date on the results of applying a supply-chain “stress test” to companies in multiple industries.

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BREXIT: The long and winding road

Logistics Management

Even months after Brexit, there’s still much that needs to be clarified. In the meantime, some businesses and politicians are already calling for further negotiations. We take a look at the impact on manufacturers, retailers, and transport and logistics service providers.

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Happening Now: Record U.S. Imports from Asia Continue in March

West Coast and California Logistics

An article from the JOC shows that U.S. imports from Asia continued to climb in March. In fact, March was the second-busiest month on record, with imports jumping 22% from February and a whopping 90.5% compared to last March.

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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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April Freight Market Update

Trinity Logistics

Stay up-to-date with the latest conditions impacting the freight market, curated by Trinity Logistics. Imported Volumes. Did anyone else think the pictures of the stuck Ever Given ship in the Suez Canal looked like someone put a fishing boat in a bathtub? The bad news is even though it was stuck for only a week, it created a logjam for ships that chose to wait it out and a delay for ships that decided to take an alternate route.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Noid is back. For those unfamiliar, let me explain. In 1986, when Domino’s Pizza was pushing its 30-minute delivery timeframes, it introduced the Noid in its advertising campaigns. The Noid, wearing a red skin-tight suit with rabbit ears, was a “physical manifestation of all the challenges inherent in getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.

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3PL Compliance: If You Fail to Plan, Then Plan to Fail

Food Logistics

Recalls affect all in the cold chain, especially 3PLs. Technology can help.

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Back to Basics: Improve Your Customer Experience while Reducing Costs

Supply Chain Brain

As demand for faster fulfillment surges, the sweet spot where customer experience meets cost efficiency gets smaller. Ballooning trip volumes, LTL capacity crunches, increasing fuel consumption, lack of driver availability and the need to scale self-service type delivery models pose significant operational challenges for 3PLs/carriers. To help you address these challenges, hear how global 3PLs/carriers efficiently balance customer experience and operational costs by leveraging intelligent delive

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

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.

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USPS gets to work on putting 10-year plan into action

Logistics Management

Earlier this week, the United States Postal Service (USPS) rolled out various network infrastructure investments, as part of its recently announced 10-year plan focused on achieving financial sustainability and service excellence, in order to meet customer and business needs, in advance of the 2021 holiday season.

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What is ERP – Before the Project Starts

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

You are a senior executive in a company that is going to implement an ERP for the first time. You don’t have experience with this kind of project. So what should you be planning and doing, when, and who will be involved? In our series on What is ERP, in Part 1 I explained what ERP is […]. The post What is ERP – Before the Project Starts appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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In 2020, RNG Provides Half of On-Road Fuel to Natural Gas Vehicles

NGT News

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) say 53% of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in the calendar year 2020 was renewable natural gas (RNG). Captured above ground from organic material in agricultural, wastewater, landfill or food waste, RNG can produce carbon-negative results when […].

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Higher costs, reduced opportunity – worries dominate small fleets' Biden administration outlook

Overdrive Online

On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being "Extremely negative" and 5 "Extremely positive," independent owner respondents to a recent Overdrive survey rated the likely Biden administration business-conditions impact a 1.6 on average.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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Sustaining machines – logistics and autonomous systems

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont. This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. The popular discussion on autonomy in warfare is constrained to either describing the advantages of introducing autonomous systems for ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ work, or articulating the limitations of their use (including ethical limitations).

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Higher Shipping Costs Are Here to Stay, Sparking Price Increases

Supply Chain Brain

Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers.

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National diesel average falls for the fourth consecutive week, reports EIA

Logistics Management

With a 0.005-cent decline, the national average now stands at $3.124 per gallon, following a 1.5-cent decline, to $3.129, for the week of April 12, and a 1.7-cent decrease, to $3.144, for the week of April 5, and a 3.3-cent decrease, to $3.161, for the week of March 29.

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How the Food and Beverage Industry can Transform Itself for the 21st Century

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Since the first quarter of 2020, there have been more black swan events than could ever have been expected. First, of course, was the Coronavirus pandemic, then the Texas winter storm, and finally, a ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days. For the food industry, these have all created major disruptions. The Suez Canal blockage […]. The post How the Food and Beverage Industry can Transform Itself for the 21st Century appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Greenlane Renewables Producing RNG from California Farm Waste

NGT News

Greenlane Renewables Inc., a global provider of biogas upgrading systems, says it will begin immediate order fulfillment against the $2.6 million contract that was announced as part of the $21 million in contract wins for a dairy farm cluster in California on June 29, 2020. Order fulfillment against the first contract began immediately upon signing […].

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Owner-ops are not company drivers for a reason – ABC test in practice, rush to get authority, much more data from ATBS

Overdrive Online

Fundamentally, though abuses of the contractor model are real in many industries, including in trucking, owner-ops seek ownership for a reason. ATBS details strong 2020 income to benchmark against, worries about ABC contractor test, much more in podcast.

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TD153: Truckers And Tax Time

Trucker Dump

(c) Can Stock Photo / lobzik Podcast Show Notes In today’s show, we discuss truckers and their taxes in an interview with Mason War, CEO and Co-Founder of COS Accounting & Tax. Mason has some tax advice for all truckers as the tax deadline looms. He also explains the pros and cons of being a. The post TD153: Truckers And Tax Time appeared first on About Truck Driving.

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