Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Unlike the folks projecting election results these days, I was a little more accurate and the 2022 projections have set the stage for what will happen in 2023. Let’s take a look at what happened with the major themes, as well as the research and analysis we conducted in 2022 to help determine what those themes will look like in 2023.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Everything You Need to Know About Inbound Logistics | Source: Picpedia. The tasks associated with the delivery of raw materials are handled by inbound logistics or supply logistics to guarantee their availability throughout the production process. Given that it is a subject that every businessperson should be knowledgeable about, it is a crucial logistics function in the supply chain.

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CLX Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Would you trust a mechanic that didn’t know how to change a tire? Probably not, which is why standards and best practices are established to show a basic level of competence that can be expected from every service or product provider. Every business needs to understand standards and best practices regardless of the industry. When it comes to logistics, this understanding and implementation can mean the difference between success and failure.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Is Sales and Operations Planning post-COVID different to pre-COVID, and if so, why, and how?

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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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Women in Trucking

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We’ve all seen it. Every year, the TV news shows cars and trucks that hit a wall of fog or an area where an ice storm made the interstate an ice rink, causing a major pileup. Last summer, a dust storm in Montana caused virtually zero visibility – causing accidents that killed several people who couldn’t see the cars or trucks that were stopped ahead.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Paul Delbar from OMP has a different take on what integrated planning means. OMP provides supply chain planning (SCP) solutions. Mr. Delbar has a succinct way of describing difficult concepts. Resilience is About Planning for Agility. “Definitions of agility, resilience, visibility, and end-to-end collaboration are all very much tied together. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The global pandemic threw the ocean freight sector into a frenzy that’s slowly beginning to wind down as rates stabilize, capacity frees up and the number of ships waiting outside of global ports wanes. These and other positive trends may prove beneficial for shippers as we head into 2023, while lower demand and stabilizing freight rates are likely to have an opposite effect on ocean carriers.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Itamar Zur, co-founder and CEO of next-generation shipping platform Veho, wants e-tailers to fundamentally reframe how they think about the returns side of the business.

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MercuryGate

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As the e-commerce piece of the total retail sales puzzle evolves, options for last-mile delivery continue to increase. Shippers must focus on the quality of those experiences and optimize their logistics, including those last-mile processes. Doing so allows you to keep up with consumers' high expectations and compete in the market. The post Why a Delivery Customer Experience Focus Yields Competitive Advantage appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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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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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Jack Ampuja is president of Supply Chain Optimizers. Jack’s firm has completed more than 500 packaging optimization projects for manufacturers, retailers, and ecommerce companies, saving an average 10% in supply chain costs on each project. Jack was a recent guest on the Unboxing Fulfillment Podcast with host Harry Drajpuch discussing, among other things, how eCommerce shipping boxes can increase costs and erode profit.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Brian Glick and Joe Lynch discuss the Chain.io story. Brian is the Founder and CEO of Chain.io, a cloud-based integration platform that connects partners across the global supply chain. About Brian Glick. As Founder and CEO of Chain.io, Brian Glick has made a career of simplifying complex supply chain and trade compliance IT challenges. Whether analyzing complex coding issues or rationalizing the compliance impacts of a vendor direct drop ship program, Brian brings a rare combination of execut

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

An Interview with Warehouse Robotics Veteran, Jon Schechter. Jon Schechter. I live in the Greater Boston area. This provides me with the valuable convenience of visiting with the innovative warehouse robotics companies in this metropolitan area – a large number of companies I called the Greater Boston Robotics Cluster. A few years ago, I met Jon Schechter at a RightHand Robotics (RHR) event.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2022

December, already? I was thinking of something witty to write as we enter the last month of 2022, but all that came to mind were these lyrics by the Counting Crows: A long December and there’s reason to believeMaybe this year will be better than the last With nothing more to say, here is the. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 2, 2022).

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Advertiser: GEP

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

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The uncertainty regarding the impasse between freight rail carriers and rail labor unions received some potential clarity earlier today, when the United States House of Representatives signed off on H.J. Res. 100, whose objective is to “provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved differences between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees,” according to the bill’s text.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This article is very interesting, revealing many aspects of the international trade in oil. The shadow market for oil from Russia is growing, but there’s probably a limit for it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The World Cup is upon us, which is an odd thing to be saying in November. Setting aside some of the issues related to this specific one, I’m excited as I am every four years, whether it is the women’s or men’s cup (Don’t go to a biennial cup, FIFA. Don’t do it.). It is the world’s biggest sporting event that highlights the globe’s most popular sport.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

As of 2021, 20% of small businesses failed in their first year, 50% within five years, and 65% within 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Twelve years ago, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, I left the comfort of a relatively secure job and paycheck to launch Adelante. I spent my first day. Read more Beating the Odds: 12 Years an Entrepreneur.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As the clock ticks towards December 9, the end of the status quo, or “cooling off” period, for the four remaining railroad labor groups yet to ratify the terms of the tentative agreements with United States-based Class I freight railroad carriers, President Biden yesterday called on Congress to pass legislation to “adopt the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators—without any modifications or delay—to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Green shipping corridors are the latest effort to create strategies for ESG compliance, particularly environmental, for the global shipping industry. These corridors are starting to show up in the planning stages.

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West Coast and California Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2022

President Biden has signed legislation today that imposes a labor agreement on rail workers. According to Supply Chain Dive, this legislation helps the country avoid a national strike that could have cost the economy $2 billion per day.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published this week, “Transportation Pulse Report 2023 – Welcome to the Platform Era: Uniting the Transportation Industry to Collaboratively Make a Difference.” The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by Transporeon, includes insights from our Indago supply chain research community and from executives.

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Logistics Management

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For the week of November 28, the average price per gallon of diesel—at $5.141—fell 9.2 cents, following an 8-cent decline, to $5.233, for the week of November 21, which was preceded by a 2-cent decline, to $5.313, for the week of November 14.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Deep sea box ports are a good idea. They don’t take up valuable land space, and they don’t pollute regions where people live. They’re cheaper to build, and can be connected by rail and truck to land.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The majority of supply chain organizations surveyed in October and November — 77% — claim to be prioritizing sustainability or to have plans to prioritize it in the coming year. .

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Overdrive Online

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Lately, low inventories and worries about a harsh winter have caused a simmering panic to drive the price difference between gas and diesel well above norms. But for decades, diesel reliably cost less than gas.

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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Logistics Management

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Orlando-based OneRail, a provider of final mile delivery services for enterprise shippers via a delivery fulfillment SaaS platform, announced it has closed its $33 million Series B funding round. This most recent round of investment brings the company’s total capital raise to $54.5 million, going back to its seed round in 2020.

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Commercial Carrier Journal

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Melton Truck Lines takes advantage of social media as an advertising method with its new driver influencer program in which drivers post videos about their lives on the road.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we need to be adaptable, flexible and ready for change. Each of these traits is vital to the success of any business — especially for those focusing on employee engagement.

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