MTS Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

The peak season runs from mid-August through Thanksgiving and is known as the busiest time of the year for the retail and logistics industries. During this time, markets experience high demand, which means we see more goods on the sea and road by reason of back-to-school shopping and the coming holiday season. Although the holiday season might seem distant, retailers begin pulling forward inventory in preparation for it starting sometime in mid-August.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2021

As logistics continues to grow more lucrative to the customer experience, 3PLs are playing an increasing role in the supply chain. Vetting 3PLs and transportation management services providers is a complex topic and shippers may not know where to begin. Even more complex, some 3PLs may offer different degrees of service, such as a 4PL model that blends a shipper’s existing network and fleets with a 3PL’s technology and solution, as discussed in this third-party versus fourth-party value articl

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 15, 2021

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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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 17, 2021

Fast-paced warehouse functions such as pick and pack fulfillment need clear standards to ensure the job gets done in the best possible way. Therefore, any efficient fulfillment operation will establish productivity standards that span the entire length of the operation, from the moment a trailer full of inventory hits the dock door until the individual item gets shipped to the end customer.

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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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Food Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2021

Food Logistics announces the winners of its 2021 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers award, which recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the cold food and beverage industry.

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Now, That's Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2021

High demand for cargo capacity, rising freight rates, and pandemic-related restrictions all continue to create challenges for companies that rely on air freight in Canada. Like what’s taken place in land, sea, and rail over the last few months, air freight has witnessed its share of labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, and other logistical challenges as the world works through the impacts of a persistent global pandemic. “2021 has basically been a continuation of 2020, with COVID-19 cont

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 17, 2021

Investors and regulators are increasingly sounding the alarm about companies that exaggerate or misrepresent their environmental bona fides. That’s what prompted academics at University College Dublin to develop algorithms to detect and quantify greenwashing.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

While today's truck drivers may not wear capes, they still possess superhero qualities in that they’re agile, resilient and powerful in their own ways.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Today’s article is from GlobalTranz and looks at the difficult decision of transitioning in-house logistics to managed services. The supply chain is evolving, and the standards used for managed logistics transportation services today are more data- and technology-driven than those of the past.

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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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Logistics Management

AUGUST 16, 2021

The June reading—at 136.9—was off 0.2% compared to May. And it was also the second straight decrease, for a cumulative 0.6% going back to April, and also the fourth decrease over the last eight months. What’s more, BTS said that the current Freight TSI reading is above any level recorded over the course of the pandemic, going back to before April 2021 while remaining below its November 2019 level.

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2021

For global freight shippers, managing disruption comes with the job. But the challenges of the last year have truly been out of the ordinary. Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 18, 2021

Shippers that fail to digitize their transportation sourcing and management simply won’t keep up in the world of today, and more importantly, in the fast-approaching world of tomorrow.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2021

Quantum physics is a mystery to most everyone, but that doesn’t stop innovators from attempting to apply quantum technologies at a practical level -- in this case, cybersecurity.

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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 17, 2021

POLA reported that total July volume—at 890,800 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—was up 4% annually, topping June’s 876,430 TEU, and July volume at POLB saw a 4.2% annual increase, to 784,845 TEU, for a new July record, topping the previous record set in July 2020.

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Overdrive Online

AUGUST 19, 2021

What would be your guess for the state most prone to hand out violations at the highest rate in any inspection? What about brakes violations, a big focus of next week's brake-blitz effort nationwide? Find out what the numbers say here.

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Food Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2021

Jason Zwirkoski, chief revenue officer of Arrive Logistics, explains how proprietary software helps improve the carriers' and drivers' experience.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 19, 2021

There's a growing expectation among customers across the industrial landscape that their suppliers deliver a smoother and more reliable “phygital” experience.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 18, 2021

Global logistics services provider Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) said this week it has inked an agreement to acquire Mainz, Germany-based global ocean freight forwarding services provider J.F. Hillebrand Group and its related subsidiaries for roughly $1.5 billion (EUR).

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West Coast and California Logistics

AUGUST 18, 2021

A new article in Freight Waves shows that the number of unemployed workers that formerly worked within the warehousing industry is much higher than national unemployment levels.

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Kane is Able

AUGUST 19, 2021

Significant employment decreases occurred in many industries during the pandemic. But in transportation and warehousing, demand for labor continued and even grew. When there are not enough reliable workers to fill the need, warehouse operators must rely on overtime to fill the gap. This article looks at overtime-related problems and offers some strategies to reduce overtime costs in the warehouse through improved hiring and retention.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 18, 2021

Now that he’s outlined tough new emissions requirements for carmakers, President Joe Biden is facing pressure to enact similarly stringent rules for big trucks still operating under standards that environmentalists say are too lax.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 17, 2021

With a 0.008-cent decrease, the weekly average came in at $3.356 per gallon, following a 0.003-cent decrease, to $3.364, for the week of August 9. Those two consecutive weeks of minimal decreases were preceded by a 2.5-cent increase, to $3.367, for the week of August 2.

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Truck News

AUGUST 20, 2021

The low driver retention rates that are prevalent in the trucking industry are nothing more than a business challenge gone unchecked. Running a successful business is a difficult thing to achieve, no matter what the business. Being in the trucking industry increases this challenge as it is capital intensive and there are few restrictions to […].

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, supply chains were already growing in complexity due to increased globalization, data sources, and customer demands. Disruptions from COVID-19 accelerated these challenges, requiring supply chains to be more agile and resilient than ever—something that isn’t possible if don’t have the right technology and talent in place. In this dynamic environment of frequent disruptions, spikes in demand, and tight capacity, the ability to quickly scale your talent and technology is a s

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2021

Toyota’s efforts to stockpile enough chips and other key components to ride out supply disruptions only protected the company so long before it too succumbed to the shortages eviscerating automakers.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 15, 2021

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 20, 2021

With burnout, anxiety, and ongoing pandemic-related stress on the rise, SYSPRO has encouraged staff members to take a well-deserved break by offering a free leave opportunity. With 500 global employees across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, this will amount to an 8000-hour break in total. Research shows that fatigue, burnout, and employee anxiety have been […].

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NGT News

AUGUST 20, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a lithium-ion battery provider, has moved to its new headquarters in Richmond, Calif. The company’s North and South American operations will be based there. Octillion also has relocated a battery manufacturing line from its previous facility in Hayward, Calif., where the company has operated since its founding in 2009. “With demand for […].

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