ShipLilly

MAY 5, 2021

The rough and often unpredictable conditions of the sea mean that cargo insurance is critical in the shipping industry. Most freight forwarders will use this service and may require it as a precondition when packing and securing cargo. In case something goes wrong, the insurance policy can help mitigate losses. Having cargo insurance does not mean that you can neglect standard operating procedures such as good stacking and appropriate weight distribution.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

MAY 4, 2021

Predicting costs is an essential part of any business function. For fulfillment, however, predicting costs can be tricky because of the large number of variables involved.

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Food Logistics

MAY 5, 2021

How supply chain visibility helps today’s ocean carriers forecast—and prepare for—future disruptions.

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Supply Chains 368

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. Ships also account for around 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions [2] , contributing to the acceleration of climate change. This in turn leads to melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and threatened biodiversity.

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Logistics Management

MAY 5, 2021

The U.S. container seaport sector endured a series of disruptions caused by the pandemic, but still ended up handling more containers than ever. Meanwhile, the temporary blockage of the Suez Canal complicated an ongoing congestion crisis.

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Handling 160

Food Logistics

MAY 6, 2021

VignoblExport’s strong market reputation, large customer base and unique service capabilities will strengthen Hillebrand’s current offering and allow it to service end-consumers directly.

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Truck News

MAY 3, 2021

You don’t have to look very hard at all to be inundated by news about electric cars and buses and trucks these days. In the four-wheel world, some manufacturers plan to offer predominantly electric powertrains within the decade or nearly so. By 2025 Volvo aims for 50 percent of its cars to be ‘pure electric’, […].

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Trucking 141

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2021

OpenText Touts Business-to-Anything Integration. There have been extensive supply chain disruptions caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. These disruptions have elevated the supply chain function to the boardroom level. It is now understood that supply chain agility is imperative. Supply chain collaboration networks, which provide wide ranging visibility to events occurring upstream and downstream in supply chains, can help companies be more agile.

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Logistics Management

MAY 7, 2021

The report explained that imports hit a new record this spring, with volume over the first half of 2021 pegged to be up by one-third annually, or 33.9%, driven by the economy continuing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

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Food Logistics

MAY 6, 2021

In order to truly optimize cost of goods sold operations, businesses must begin to include transportation under their COGS umbrella.

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Optimization Software Transportation How To Optimization 148

Overdrive Online

MAY 3, 2021

Kelly runs between Fairbanks and the oil fields around Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s northern shore. She still gets "Ice Road Truckers" fan mail.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 3, 2021

Niels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” However, in business, you need to be able to estimate the future. You don’t just make it up on a daily basis. Forecasting gives companies a better chance of getting […]. The post The future of ERP – from ‘Built to Last’ to ‘Built to Change’ appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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Logistics Management

MAY 4, 2021

With a 1.8-cent increase, the national diesel average came in at $3.142 per gallon, following back-to-back readings of $3.124, for the weeks of April 19 and April 26, respectively.

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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.

Sourcing Strategies

Food Logistics

MAY 7, 2021

At the end of the day, logistics is a people business. Driver retention is a people problem and requires a people solution, and brokers can be a part of that solution.

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Logistics Trucking Transportation 107

Supply Chain Brain

MAY 3, 2021

Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S. that are exhausting the world economy’s capacity to move goods across oceans.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 3, 2021

When it comes to an ERP project, many business executives, even some CIOs, delegate their responsibilities for running an ERP project to the ERP solution implementer. They do this because this is an area they have little or no experience in and no education about. What they need is an executive guide to ERP, and […]. The post The Executive Guide to ERP: Part 1 appeared first on SYSPRO US.

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Logistics Management

MAY 4, 2021

Quarterly revenue—at $4.77 billion—was up 24% annually over the $3.86 billion, for the first quarter of 2020, and marked the highest revenue for any quarter in the company’s history. EBITDA was up 33%, to $433 million, topping estimates of $388 million, marking the third consecutive quarter it set an EBITDA record. Quarterly operating income—at $202 million—was more than double the $81 million recorded a year ago.

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Logistics Operations 124

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Truck News

MAY 3, 2021

Society, and our industry, have been thrown many curveballs and suffered many consequences as a result of Covid-19. While governments, in most cases, have been proactive – reactive when necessary – and worked with industry and the public to strike a fine balance between public health and our economy, sometimes decisions get made that fail […].

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 6, 2021

Finding warehouse space around Toronto has never been harder, and the e-commerce fueled shortage is disrupting businesses and threatening the broader economy.

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AIMMS

MAY 4, 2021

The post Evaluating Network Design Options for your Supply Chain Consulting Business? Here’s why you should consider AIMMS appeared first on AIMMS.

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Logistics Management

MAY 5, 2021

The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—came in at 62.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring) in April. This marks a 1.0% decline from March’s 63.7, which was the highest reading since October 2018’s 60.9, and marks the eleventh consecutive month of services sector growth, at a slower rate.

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Overdrive Online

MAY 4, 2021

If you could carry just one replacement bulb on the truck, which would most likely save you from being put out of service? It's not a headlamp, notes compliance whiz Andy Blair, who offers this refresher on the OOS conditions for lights, hours.

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Compliance Trucking 111

Truck News

MAY 4, 2021

May was a big month for me. The 15th was my second birthday. Pretty impressive that I’m writing this at only two years of age, right? That’s not right either. Thirty years ago, my life took a serious turn on the 15th of May. There was a safety issue on a piece of farm equipment […].

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 6, 2021

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

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Supply Chains 105

Logistics Management

MAY 6, 2021

FTR reported that preliminary April North American Class 8 orders—at 34,600 units—were down 15% compared to March (snapping a six-month streak of monthly orders topping the 40,000 mark), while remaining above typical seasonal trends. April preliminary North American Class 8 net orders came in at 33,500 units, its lowest level since September 2020, ACT noted.

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Overdrive Online

MAY 3, 2021

Gary Buchs on the value of assessing cost, profit and driver pay per hour to evaluate any given load. It could help you know that customer who’s got a huge detention problem is no longer worth the time and effort, among other benefits.

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NGT News

MAY 4, 2021

Europe has added 4,000 compressed natural gas (CNG) and 400 liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations to its fueling network. Since 2020, about 300 new CNG stations have achieved commercial operations – a growth of 8.1%. At the same time, the number of LNG stations grew from about 250 to 400 – a spike of 60%. […]. The post NGVA Europe: EU Rapidly Expanding CNG, LNG Fueling Network appeared first on NGT News.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 4, 2021

Signs of inflation are picking up, with a mounting number of consumer-facing companies warning in recent days that supply shortages and logistical logjams may force them to raise prices.

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