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Understanding Millennials and Other Warehouse Labor Challenges

West Coast and California Logistics

Warehouse labor is hard to come by. With national unemployment the lowest it’s been in 50 years, there are simply more jobs than there are people to fill those jobs. There is no easy remedy for attracting and retaining warehouse talent in this economy, but there are ways to adapt. Following are some important ways that your warehousing operation can navigate this ‘full employment’ economy.

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The Lease Versus Own Dilemma: What’s Right for Your Operation?

Food Logistics

Start with stepwise decision-making, advise the experts.

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How to Choose a Warehouse Racking System?

Cyzerg

In today’s fast-paced and highly competitive markets, proper inventory management is paramount to streamline warehouse operations. It is one of the many challenges faced by warehouse professionals, but it can be eased by selecting the right warehouse racking system. So, in this article, we’ll discuss what a warehouse racking system is, the factors to consider while selecting a suitable racking system, and the different types of racking systems.

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Fulfillment Kitting Services: Great Collateral Deserves Great Packaging

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

You invest a lot of creativity and budget dollars into your marketing collateral, refining your messaging and design for maximum effectiveness. But, when it’s time to deliver those materials to your prospects or customers, is ho-hum packaging undercutting their impact?

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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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Marijuana impairment lingers longer than intoxication

Fleet Owner

Cannabis has different effects than alcohol and while more U.S. residents are gaining the legal right to light up, trucking wants the focus to be on safety.

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Key Indicators for Measuring Procurement Performance

SIPMM Professional Publications

Measuring procurement performance is an important role in an organization especially in supply chain during an economic downturn. Procurement not only encompasses role of acquiring goods and services which actually done by purchasing department, in fact, procurement responsibility is to explore and create strategies which align to business goals, mission, and objectives of an organization. […].

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Digital Transformation of Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Much of the conversation these days about supply chain centers around the “digital disruption” of the business. The very definition of “disruption” implies a major disturbance; that it’s all changing too rapidly and upending the accepted way of doing things. But in reality, we have been living within the digital transformation of supply chain for quite some time.

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When trucker fatigue turns fatal, what can we do?

Fleet Owner

Falling asleep at the wheel in a semi should not happen in the 21st century, and there are plenty of actions fleets can do to avoid blood on their hands.

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Economic Forecast for Trucking: Gloomy with a Chance of Recession

Material Handling and Logistics

An economic storm is brewing over the trucking industry. Here’s what you need to know to weather it.

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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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Everything you need to know about the ELD mandate.

Freightquote

The ELD mandate has been shaking up the freight industry since drivers officially ditched their paper logs for electronic logging devices in 2017. Learn more about how the mandate could still be affecting you.

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Key Considerations for Reverse Logistics Operations

SIPMM Professional Publications

Reverse logistics is the set of activities that is conducted after the sale of a product to recapture value and end the product’s life cycle. It typically involves returning a product to the manufacturer or forwarding it on for servicing, refurbishment or recycling. Environmental Impact of Plastic Pollution Marine litter, consisting of between 60-80% plastics, […].

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Trucking is vital – no matter the type

Fleet Owner

Lately much of the work we’ve been doing has been focused on regional haul, especially with all the effort involved in getting Run on Less Regional up and running.

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Keep Child Labor Out of Your Kid’s Halloween Candy

Material Handling and Logistics

When rated on human rights efforts in cocoa supply chains, a number of well-known brands did not receive passing grades.

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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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Fuel Fact Check: Consider More Than Just Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

NGT News

Fuel Fact Check: School busesClaim: Greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions are the only set of emissions to worry about. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), greenhouse gases, which include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, methane and fluorinated gases, are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. While each contributes to climate change, emissions like nitrogen […].

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Key Techniques to Improve Warehouse Productivity

SIPMM Professional Publications

Warehouse productivity is a number of measurements that management will analyze to monitor the performance of their warehouse operations. The basis of many of the measures used in warehouse productivity is based on how much it costs to perform an operation. Improving Warehouse Layout Design A well-design layout will allow you to exploit every square […].

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Smart tips for preventing breakdowns

Fleet Owner

American Truck Business Services (ATBS) is in the business of helping truckers operate profitably. It recently came out with some tips to help prevent truck breakdowns.

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American Railroads Are in a Recession With No End in Sight

Material Handling and Logistics

The rail downturn underscores the damage from the U.S.-China trade war, which is making shippers more cautious and crimping freight -- validating earlier warnings from railroad executives.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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5 Tips to Improve Warehouse Efficiency and Business Scalability

GlobalTranz

There will always be opportunities for improvement within the supply chain. The best-laid plans for success require a well-oiled machine, comprised of all systems of record, your workers, truck drivers, and other business to business partners. Unfortunately, finding a way to improve warehouse efficiency can be difficult. As explained by Multichannel Merchant, supply chain leaders should.read More.

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Key Considerations for Warehouse Design and Layout

SIPMM Professional Publications

The role of storage installations has evolved over time and they have become strategic factors in the success of many businesses. Warehouses are no longer merely places for storing products; they are now focused on providing service and support facilities to companies of all kinds. To fulfil this new role, they must be properly designed, […]. The post Key Considerations for Warehouse Design and Layout appeared first on SIPMM INSTITUTE.

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How to deter drivers from using marijuana (and other drugs)

Fleet Owner

More than 1 in 5 Americans smoke marijuana. Fleets are finding new ways to make sure their drivers aren’t among them as science finds a way to test for marijuana intoxication.

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Some progress is being made on U.S.-China trade impasse but more needs to happen

Logistics Management

So, with the news late last week that the White House pushed off a planned increase on tariffs for China-originated goods heading to the United States, all of the talk about things like a U.S-China “trade war” and ongoing “trade tensions” between the two countries are null and void, correct?

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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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Help Save Mother Earth: Amazon’s New Supply Chain Sustainability Shipping Option

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has a new supply chain sustainability shipping option. With Your Delivery Day, customers can designate a day of a week when deliveries to the home can be made. This creates consolidation and optimization opportunities which is good for Mother Earth. The post Help Save Mother Earth: Amazon’s New Supply Chain Sustainability Shipping Option appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Essential Technology Application for Public Procurement

SIPMM Professional Publications

Procurement professionals should identify and implement technology that aides the procurement process and supports the overall strategy of the organization. The technology should create measurable results (linked to Return on Investment) including, reduced transaction costs, improved process efficiency, a reduction or elimination in “maverick spending”, increased contract compliance, improved transparency, reduced cycle times and improved […].

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Arguments over driver shortage, compensation are actually pretty similar

Fleet Owner

ATRI's annual survey of industry challenges shows just how many individual issues are intertwined.

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Trailer Pest Contamination: A Driver’s Guide to What it is and Ways to Prevent it

United World Transporation

As part of the produce trucking industry, we are closely connected to agriculture. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection , agriculture is the largest industry and job sector in the US, citing more than $1 Trillion in economic activity annually. The largest threat to the agricultural industry in North America is the introduction of invasive pests and foreign diseases.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Groups Push for Stronger Electric Truck Standard in California

NGT News

As the California Air Resources Board (CARB) considers the nation’s first electric truck manufacturing standard, more than 8,000 residents are asking the state to do more to cut heavy-duty truck pollution, according to environmental, community and labor groups. CARB’s draft rule is expected to be released on Tuesday, Oct. 22. “Our leaders promised that they […].

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Technologies for Real Estate Digital Commerce

SIPMM Professional Publications

The digital future is re-shaping the real estate industry. It is of vital importance for the real estate industry to pursue digital environment to meet the changing customer preferences and engagements, building and information security, cost efficiency and increased competition. Digital technologies will change the IT landscape in the real estate industry.The consumer journey in […].

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Should cameras replace car mirrors? U.S. regulators want to know

Fleet Owner

(Bloomberg) – Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if regulators agree to let high-tech cameras and screens replace the humble side-view mirror.

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