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Advantages of Chicago Fulfillment Companies

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

It’s often referred to as Second City. But when it comes to transportation and fulfillment, there are many reasons why Chicago is second-to-none. Home to world-class culture, some of the nation’s tallest buildings, and several beloved sports franchises, Chicago is also a major eCommerce order fulfillment hub.

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The State of Home Delivery: Plenty of Room for Improvement

Logistics Viewpoints

Ecommerce has been on a roll for the last two years. This level of consumer activity has translated into record volumes of home deliveries. But, let’s face it: since the pandemic started, home delivery performance has not been great. Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance.

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Transportation Management Platforms: A Foundation for Data-Driven Decision Making

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published this week, “From Gut Feelings to Data-Driven Decision Making: How to Unlock New Value in Transportation Management.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Transporeon, discusses why data-driven decision making is becoming more important in transportation and logistics, and how the.

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The Warp Story with Daniel Sokolovsky

The Logistics of Logistics

The Warp Story with Daniel Sokolovsky. Daniel Sokolovsky and Joe Lynch discuss the Warp story. Daniel is the Founder and CEO of Warp , a company that connects shippers, carriers, and facilities to find the most efficient route for middle-mile freight. About Daniel Sokolovsky. Daniel Sokolovsky is the Founder and CEO of Warp , a freight tech company that connects shippers, carriers, and facilities to find the most efficient route for middle-mile freight.

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Rethinking Supply Chains for Greater Efficiency, Resiliency, and Sustainability

Supply Chains have 3 key priorities: building resiliency, reducing costs and driving ESG performance. Read the new GEP-sponsored report by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services for strategies and digital solutions to achieve these goals.

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A Case for Mitigating Market Volatility: Moving Your Supply Chain Closer to Your Customers

Logistics Matter

Ìncreased flexibility, access to larger workforces & reduced operational expenses. These are just three of the most commonly cited reasons that have seen tens of thousands of North American & European organisations move significant business operations overseas during the last four decades*, in a process known as ‘offshoring’. Whilst offshoring gathered a significant pace during […].

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Video: What Factors Impact Fulfillment Cost Per Order?

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

eTailers who partner with 3PLs for fulfillment services often ask about the factors - both controllable and uncontrollable - that influence fulfillment pricing.

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The Looming Supply Chain Threat with Felix Asare

The Logistics of Logistics

The Looming Supply Chain Threat with Felix Asare. Felix Asare and Joe Lynch discuss the looming supply chain threat. Felix is a cyber-security consultant and Founder of Premier Choice Consulting. Key Takeaways. Felix Asare is a cyber-security consultant and Founder of Premier Choice Consulting. In the podcast interview, Felix explains why cyber-hacking and cyber-terrorism is a looming supply chain threat.

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Innovations and Start-Ups: Picking Robots, Autonomous Trucking, and Drones

Logistics Matter

Trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics: that is what this blog is all bout. Therefore I bring you an overview of the news this week on logistics start-ups and innovations below. Follow @LogisticsMatter on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news and the best background stories. The previous edition was Innovations […].

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Procurement, sourcing, tendering: What do these logistics terms mean?

Shipsta

Every industry uses its own language which can sound quite cryptic to people outside the sector. But for people in the know, these are everyday terms. There are few industries where this is as true as the logistics industry, especially when it comes to the different ways in which freight rates are purchased. What is the difference between procurement, sourcing and tendering?

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2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-time Transportation Visibility Platforms

The 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (RTTVP) is here. Are you evaluating supply chain visibility for your business but not sure where to start? Get the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant to learn: How the 9 real-time transportation visibility platform vendors are positioned The features every supply chain leader should care about Why FourKites was recognized as a Leader for Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision Get the report now!

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. And what a race it was. In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16.

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Urgent – The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Urgent – The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon. The situation in the Ukraine grows more desperate every minute and the need for humanitarian aid is enormous and growing. People who work in logistics and supply chain are in a unique position to help the people of the Ukraine. To assist the people of the Ukraine in their time of greatest need, The Ukraine Logistics Coalition was formed by Ben Gordon and leaders from some of the top logistics and supply chain companies in the wo

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Three Keys for Achieving Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain Brain

Supply chain professionals have never had more tools at their disposal, nor a more prominent stage to engage with their corporate leadership teams on risk mitigation and business continuity planning.

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Truck driver pay hurt by 84-year-old law

Supply Chain and Logistics

Truck drivers can’t get overtime pay, according to a US law. The law is old, and was passed to meet a need when trucking was regulated. with the shortage of drivers today, shouldn’t we look at allowing overtime pay?

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Geopolitical & Regulatory Issues: The Path Forward in Supply Chain & Logistics

Speaker: Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD - President of LMA Consulting Group, S&OP Expert, and Speaker

The world of supply chain and logistics has been plagued with volatility, disruptions, and increased regulations. Several issues are converging simultaneously, creating a precarious path forward. In this webinar, we will talk about the current status of the supply chain and what the successful and unsuccessful paths forward will look like. Join demand planning and SIOP expert Lisa Anderson for a riveting discussion evaluating the geopolitical landscape and looking at the bigger picture to create

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Robots continue to be a larger part of global supply chains. When it comes to deploying robots, warehouse technology is more established, as the use of robots within warehouses is set to grow significantly. Warehouse labor shortages will continue to be the main growth driver for autonomous mobile robots. But there are other use cases where autonomous mobile robots are gaining traction.

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Trinity Logistics Named Top Freight Brokerage by Transport Topics

Trinity Logistics

Trinity Logistics is proud to announce its earned spot on Transport Topics’ 2022 Top Freight Brokerage Firms List for a 20 th consecutive year. Trinity earned spot 22 on this list of 100 top freight brokerages. Companies are ranked based on gross revenue, so it means a lot to Team Trinity to see such a high ranking, showcasing the impact we’ve been able to make on the lives of customers and carriers within supply chains.

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New Risk Detection Tool Offers Deep-Tier Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Brain

A new artificial intelligence risk detection tool is helping users surface, understand and mitigate threats to their supplier networks within hours.

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Upcoming European tsunami

Supply Chain and Logistics

I never heard of the European Union’s taxonomy regulation before. It’s designed to increase investment in green economic activities, and discourage investment in environmentally sensitive ones. Essentially it codifies the Poseidon Principles into an EU policy.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Editor’s Choice: What Does the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Proposal Mean for Supply Chains?

Logistics Viewpoints

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. This article is from GEP and look at the impact of the SEC’s climate disclosure proposal. With so much current focus on sustainability and climate change, it should not come as a surprise that a U.S. regulatory agency is proposing to require companies to report on their climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 22, 2022)

Talking Logistics

What happens when engineers and Oreo cookies meet? You get the Oreometer — “a simple device that firmly grasps an Oreo cookie and uses pennies and rubber bands to control the twisting force that progressively twists the cookie open.” Ever wonder why when you twist an Oreo cookie apart the cream tends to stick to. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 22, 2022).

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The Overlooked Role of 3D Modeling in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

The last two years have seen a major shift in the technology available to manufacturers, supply chain and logistics professionals. Yet 3D models remain underutilized by those sectors.

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California inland port project a blueprint for a re-engineered US supply chain

Supply Chain and Logistics

It is interesting and useful to set these inland ports in agricultural areas, where the empty containers can be filled with ag products. The easy proximity will induce a lot more loads.

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ESG Reporting: It Is Inevitable, But It Doesn’t Mean That It Must Be Complicated

In these challenging times, climate change must inevitably be a top-of-mind priority. We need to act now by making the right decisions. 2022 was the year of corporate commitments to sustainability, and 2023 is the year where promises become proposals, mission statements become metrics, and aims become actions. New regulations have been set regarding the corporates, and they must comply.

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Happening Now: SoCal Industrial Vacancies Fall to New Low

West Coast and California Logistics

According to Connect CRE , industrial vacancies in Southern California reached a new low in Q1. At the same time, industrial rents are 25% higher than a year ago.

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U.S. DOT Releases $6.4 Billion for States to Reduce Carbon Emissions

NGT News

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has debuted a new program that unlocks $6.4 billion in formula funding for states and localities over five years. The new Carbon Reduction Program (CRP), created under the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help states develop carbon reduction strategies and address the climate crisis facing our nation. […].

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A New Way to Ship Alcohol Could Eliminate Single-Use Bottles

Supply Chain Brain

Many efforts to reduce waste in the beverage industry have concentrated on recycling the billions of plastic containers, aluminum cans and glass bottles used each year. But one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to cut emissions, energy and consumption of raw materials is to rethink the way drinks are packaged and transported.

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USPS To Increase Delivery Times

LandLink

Despite the popularity of expedited delivery options like Amazon Prime the U.S. Post Office will increase delivery times significantly. More than a decade of losses has put the U.S. Postal Service in a dire financial situation. The biggest change in operations and the main reason for the longer delivery times stems from a reduced reliance on air transportation.

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Return to Success: Streamlining Returns in the Supply Chain for Enhanced Efficiency

Speaker: Cathy Morrow Roberson, Research Manager for the Reverse Logistics Association

In today's competitive business landscape, providing a seamless return experience and maintaining an efficient supply chain are critical to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Businesses need to leverage advanced tracking systems and data analytics to identify bottlenecks and improve supply chain visibility. Efficient return management stands as a crucial strategy for optimizing the supply chain.