Magaya

JUNE 17, 2021

Editor’s note: Today’s article was contributed by Virgil Ferreira, Chief Operating Officer, Rate Management at Magaya. With more than 15 years of experience in the logistics technology industry, Virgil brings a wealth of knowledge to his role. As Chief Operating Officer, Rate Management, Virgil is responsible for leading the execution of the Catapult strategy and shaping the company’s product vision to continue leading digitization in the shipping industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

Transforming the Supply Chain Using AI with Max Versace. Max Versace and Joe Lynch talk about transforming the supply chain using AI. Max focuses on making AI more useful in real-world applications, especially in the manufacturing supply chain and industrial industry. About Max Versace. Dr. Massimiliano Versace is the CEO and co-founder of Neurala. With decades of experience and research in AI and deep learning techniques, Dr.

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The Lean Thinker

JUNE 15, 2021

Whether you are a line leader or an internal or external consultant, if you are reading this you are likely working to shift the culture of your organization. The technical “tools” alone are pretty useless unless you are already operating in the kind of culture that embeds the mechanisms of learning and collaboration deep into the structure of day-to-day work.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

JUNE 17, 2021

Your online store is pulling in a ton of sales. Great! But are you getting your orders where they need to go quickly, accurately and cost-effectively? Is your fulfillment program enhancing or dragging down customer satisfaction and company profitability?

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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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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

(AKA why that couch you ordered isn’t here…and isn’t getting here tomorrow). Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. If you have a deeper understanding of freight, you might want to check out our Freightos Baltic Index daily container index instead. Let’s talk freight. . You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2021

Peter Schnorbach – Senior Director of Product Management at Manhattan Associates. In May of 2019, the Washington Post reported that “inside several of Amazon’s cavernous warehouses, hundreds of employees spend hours a day playing video games. Some compete by racing virtual dragons or sports cars around a track, while others collaborate to build castles piece by piece.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 15, 2021

For the week of June 14, the national diesel average increased 1.2 cents, to $3.286 per gallon., ahead of weeks ending June 7, May 31, and May 24, at $3.274, $3.255, and $3.253, respectively.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2021

Shein is upending a $36 billion industry by using a seemingly ingenious combination of supply-chain savvy, data-driven clothing design and tax loopholes that came to the fore during the U.S. and in China trade war.

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Overdrive Online

JUNE 15, 2021

Here's Overdrive Extra contributor Clifford Petersen's answer to an associate's "not negative, but a bit naive. thoughts on truck drivers," underscoring a central conundrum of trucking work: Tension between safety, pay, home time and regulations.

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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 Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 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 Lucas Systems and highlights the benefits of machine learning in the warehouse. Real-world uses of AI in business have exploded in the past decade, but few of those applications are focused on warehousing and distribution.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 16, 2021

Myriad ocean shipping supply chain issues continue to remain front and center in supply chain circles on various fronts, which were highlighted this week by various federal government and industry bodies.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 13, 2021

Alex Wakefield, chief executive officer of Longbow Advantage, says the inability of warehouses to take full advantage of the data that’s available to them is a greater threat to supply chain continuity than a containership blocking the Suez Canal.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 18, 2021

While the global logistics industry has not been a stranger to disruption this past year, the congestion at the Port of Yantian in China, is starting to impact the market at an exceptionally high level – At the current pace, it’s going to be even more disruptive than the Suez Canal blockage this spring and the ongoing congestion at the Port of Long Beach/LA over the past year.

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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 Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 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 explores white glove services in transportation management. In logistics, not all shipments are equal. There are tiers for rates, mode, and freight class, but there’s another layer of logistics.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 14, 2021

Lowell, Ark.-based trucking and intermodal services bellwether J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced that its subsidiary, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has partnered up with autonomous driving technology developer Waymo, in an initiative focused on an intra-Texas test run movement of freight for a leading J.B. Hunt shipper customer.

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Food Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

An effective safety program is one of the smartest investments a fleet service can make to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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Kane is Able

JUNE 18, 2021

3PL selection has become a critically important decision for manufacturers and retailers as they seek the efficiency, flexibility and operational cost savings that third-party logistics providers can bring. Choosing a 3PL has historically been a difficult decision given the high number of logistics providers and the fact that, on the surface, service offerings seem quite similar.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2021

While the coronavirus crisis has delayed completion of a plant, the 65-year-old entrepreneur still expects unmanned cargo craft to comfortably beat autonomous passenger planes into the skies.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Commerce reported that May retail sales—at $620.2 billion—were off 1.3% compared to April and up 28.1% compared to May 2020, whereas April retail sales saw a 0.9% sequential gain and a 53.4% annual increase. And from March through May, total retail sales rose 36.2% compared to the same period a year ago.

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Truck News

JUNE 15, 2021

Recently, I heard someone refer to his wife’s shopping habits, describing her as a “want person and not a need person.” Some time ago I had actually done some quick research on the internet about compulsive shoppers and found there is a small number of endorphins and dopamine released into the system when something is […].

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 18, 2021

By Ashley Coker | FreightWaves Associate Editor. Published June 17, 2021. Capacity levels are strained and reaching all-time historical tightness. Today, carriers are in high demand and have more choices on which organizations to work with than ever before. Shippers are innovating and implementing various strategies to make them a “shipper of choice” and connect with carriers to move their freight while avoiding sky-high rate increases.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2021

A discussion of the major legal issues that are arising as employees return to the workplace, with Lindsey Conrad Kennedy, labor and employment attorney with Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Following the announcement late last week that Phoenix-based GlobalTranz, a full-service 3PL focused on freight brokerage and technology, and Dallas-based Worldwide Express, a full-service non-asset-based 3PL focused on small package, truckload and less-than-truckload services (LTL) will join forces to become a merged entity, the top executive for GlobalTranz, CEO Bob Farrell provided with some additional detail on the merger.

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Food Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

There are a growing number of options for last-mile and technology services. Understand your options, and most importantly, be sure your supply chain is adaptable and can withstand sudden changes.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

By William B. Cassidy | The Journal of Commerce. Published June 16, 2021. With an almost audible snap, the doors of capacity slammed shut on hundreds of less-than-truckload (LTL) shippers this week, as the largest US LTL carrier, FedEx Freight, reportedly cut off service to as many as 1,400 customers Monday to restore balance to its network. The purge, first reported by FreightWaves , hits shippers amid an unprecedented capacity crunch affecting all transportation modes.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2021

Trade shocks fueled by unilateral tariffs between the U.S. and China have undone three to five years worth of growth among global value chains in affected countries, according to a UN policy brief.

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Logistics Management

JUNE 14, 2021

The report’s shipment reading—at 1.269—was up 35.3% annually, outpacing April’s 27.6% annual spread, setting a new record for annual percentage growth and the second-best reading ever, trailing only May 2018. For freight expenditures, Cass reported that, for May, freight expenditures grew at its fastest pace on record, increasing 49.9%. over May 2020, to 3.362, topping April’s 45.1% annual increase.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 13, 2021

ERP software has come a long way since its introduction in the 1990s. Now, ERP systems are becoming platforms. A platform is a software ecosystem that businesses can use to deploy additional business applications, at less cost and with more flexibility than traditional software programs have allowed. ERP platforms manage the major processes throughout an […].

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