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Rock Stars of the Supply Chain: Trucking is the Backbone of America

Food Logistics

Daniel Adams, director of traffic for AMX and one of the winners of Food Logistics’ 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, explains why being in the trucking industry is so fulfilling.

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7 Key Considerations for Warehouse Network Design

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

When it comes to warehouse network design, there was a time when the top question for the people managing warehouse location searches was “Would I like to visit this location?” But those days are long gone says Jeff Haushalter of leading supply chain design and engineering firm, Chicago Consulting. These days warehouse network design decisions are data-driven and carefully and continuously analyzed.

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The World’s Most Vulnerable Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology won the Financial Time’s business book of the year award. Economic historian Chris Miller, a professor at Tufts, recounts the story of the ongoing battle for semiconductor supremacy. It also provides a good explanation for why the semiconductor supply chain is the world’s most vulnerable supply chain.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Welcome 2023! And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows. 2021 was the trough with in-person events severely limited. Last year brought in a revival of events, but with a few still either provided virtually or postponed for one more year. This year I believe we will not only see a return to the prior number of events, but also record attendance.

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10 Practical Steps To Reduce Scope 3 Emissions

Scope 3 emissions – which account for 70 – 80% of an organization’s emissions – are complex and multifaceted. They form the bulk of an organization’s environmental impact. It’s no surprise that enterprises still struggle to track and manage these emissions. '10 Practical Steps to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions' guides you through the essential phases of identifying, analyzing, and mitigating these emissions.

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The Top 3 Threats to Fresh Produce Transportation

Food Logistics

Whether the recent spike in popularity is due to increasing environmental concerns, personal wellness goals or something else, people are consuming more whole foods in their daily diet than ever.

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Leveraging Technology to Source Capacity Faster and Build Stronger Carrier Relationships

Talking Logistics

Looking back at the past two years, one of the big lessons learned is that companies can no longer afford to stand on the sidelines of digital transformation. This applies to shippers, carriers, freight brokers, and others in the industry. As we move forward in 2023 and beyond, how will technology help facilitate and improve. Read more The post Leveraging Technology to Source Capacity Faster and Build Stronger Carrier Relationships appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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The Tech that Automated 60 Million Shipments with Chadd Olesen

The Logistics of Logistics

Chadd Olesen and Joe Lynch discuss the tech that automated 60 million shipments. That tech belongs to AVRL and Chadd is the Co-Founder and CEO. AVRL’s Generation platform converts complex domain expertise into a rich, storied decision trees that can be cross-linked, aggregated across domains, and parsed by existing ERP, smart forms, mobile apps, and RPA.

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Staci Group Acquires Amware Fulfillment to Create Global Fulfillment Capability

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Staci , Europe’s leading multichannel fulfillment provider, has completed the acquisition of Amware Fulfillment LLC, a top provider of direct-to-consumer, order fulfillment services with 15 facilities across the U.S.

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Editor’s Choice: How an OMS Provides a Competitive Advantage

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 Natalie Walkley, Director of Product Marketing OMS at Koerber. Despite becoming commonplace in commerce in recent years, companies have yet to unlock the full competitive advantage an Order Management System (OMS) can bring to their operations.

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EROAD’s Guide to Running a Sustainable Trucking Business

Over the last three decades, emissions from new trucks have been reduced by more than 98 percent. In fact, it would take 60 of today’s trucks to generate the same level of emissions from a single truck in 1988. Despite these impressive improvements, many trucking businesses continue to seek methods to achieve sustainability goals in a viable, measurable way.

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January truck tonnage sees gains, reports American Trucking Associations

Logistics Management

The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, for January, at 117.1 (2015=100), saw a 0.7% gain, from December to January, following a 1% December gain, to 116.2, over November.

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Digital Freight Forwarding with Gary Nemmers & Martyn Verhaegen

The Logistics of Logistics

Gary Nemmers , Martyn Verhaegen and Joe Lynch discuss digital freight forwarding – and the importance of a modern, data-driven logistics software platform to optimize every step of the freight forwarding process. Gary (CEO) and Martyn (CTO) are executive leadership at Magaya , the logistics software made for the modern freight forwarder. About Gary Nemmers A charismatic and visionary leader, Gary Nemmers brings his decades of industry experience in high-growth software to the Chief Executive O

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Target and Amazon Sharpen Their Delivery Weapons

Talking Logistics

In December 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported that Home Depot planed to spend “at least $300 million on supply chain, technology and online improvements in the fiscal year that begins in February [2014], including building new fulfillment centers and overhauling its warehouse technology systems” to enable same-day shipping and delivery of orders.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It is celebrated during March in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, corresponding with International Women’s Day on March 8, and during October in Canada, corresponding with the celebration of Persons Day on October 18.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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Union Pacific announces a search for a new CEO, amid investor pressure

Logistics Management

A change is coming at the top for Omaha, Neb.-based Class I railroad carrier Union Pacific (UP), with the company today providing an update “on the status and timing of the Board of Directors’ active leadership succession planning process.

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Greece train crash latest: Human error to blame for tragedy, says PM

Supply Chain and Logistics

When there’s a big train wreck, things are handled differently in Greece. Transport minister Kostas Karamanlis has resigned as a result of this wreck. It’s different in the US.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 3, 2023)

Talking Logistics

I woke up this morning to a sound I hadn’t heard in a long time: chirping birds. Spring must be around the corner, even though we’re supposed to get some snow tonight. Then again, the weather forecasters were terribly wrong last week, when they predicted inches of snow and all we got was a dusting, Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 3, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. That’s shorthand for a supposed future state when pandemics, natural disasters, political conflicts – pick your disruption du jour – have receded into the background and our supply chains can once again operate in a relatively stable environment.

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How to Conduct Workplace Incident Investigations to Create Safer Workplaces

This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of global workplace incident trends, focusing on the top three biases leading to such incidents. It also highlights the significance of CSA Z1005 as a risk management standard and outlines the ROI of thorough incident investigations, covering emergency response to post-incident interviews. Additionally, it introduces an Investigation Evidence Gathering Matrix.

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While details are scant, PMA and ILWU signal labor negotiations are ongoing

Logistics Management

PMA and ILWU said that talks are continuing on an ongoing basis until an agreement is reached and they “remain hopeful of reaching a deal soon.

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I-80 closed in Wyoming yet again after drivers stranded for days

Overdrive Online

Wyoming's embattled stretch of I-80 shuttered again on Monday, with I-25 restricted due to high winds. Snowdrifts and whiteout conditions have left many drivers stranded, some for days. WYDOT said the interstates could open later today.

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4 Steps to a successful supply chain automation

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Supply chain automation is the use of digital technologies to improve efficiencies, connect applications and streamline processes within supply chain operations. It usually incorporates intelligent technologies such as Digital Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence , and Machine Learning. If your factory is the heart of your organization, then your supply chain is the veins and arteries.

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Innovations to Supply Chain and Logistics: Where Are They Happening?

Supply Chain Brain

Descartes studied 1,000 supply chain and logistics executives in North America and Europe, to determine where they’re placing their innovation emphasis and technology deployment focus.

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The What, Why and How of Total Procurement Orchestration

By 2027, Gartner predicts that 40% of sourcing will be handled outside of the procurement function. How can procurement pros ensure that the process is efficient and unified for all users? For a synchronized and democratized approach to procurement, leaders are embracing total procurement orchestration solutions. The What, Why and How of Total Procurement Orchestration details how a multi-level orchestration strategy streamlines procurement processes.

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U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes see annual February declines, reports AAR

Logistics Management

Rail carloads—at 905,744—were down 1.6%, or 15,101 units—compared to February 2021. Intermodal containers and trailers—at 943,979—were off 8.4%, or 86,351 units, annually.

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CVSA's new out-of-service criteria: What owner-ops need to know

Overdrive Online

This year's updates to the CVSA's out-of-service criteria mostly benefit operators with somewhat "less stringent" OOS conditions in place around drugs and the logbook.

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Ohio train derailment spurs rail safety advisory on hot box detectors

Supply Chain and Logistics

The big derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palatine, OH has gotten new attention for hotbox detectors (HBDs.

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New trucks and old wisdom will keep drivers safer

Truck News

The technology of trucking has changed vastly in the last few decades. I would even suggest that there have been more technological changes since the mid 1990s than there were between the dawn of the horseless carriage and the 1980s.

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Navigating Uncertainty: How Technology Helps Fleets Thrive in Challenging Times

Change is a constant in the transportation industry. Amid business competition, regulatory developments, environmental concerns, and myriad other challenges, motor carriers must continually adapt to an ever-evolving operational landscape. Fleet telematics technology can help transportation businesses navigate uncertainty, gain a competitive advantage, and boost profitability.

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Manufacturing activity inches up in February, getting closer to growth, reports ISM

Logistics Management

The report’s key metric, the PMI, at 47.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), eked out a 0.3% increase, from January to February, contracting, at a slower rate, for the fourth consecutive month. The last four months of contraction, through February, were preceded by a stretch of 29 consecutive months of growth. ISM also said that the overall economy contracted, at a slower rate, in February, for the third consecutive month, which was preceded by 30 consecutive months of growth.

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Wyoming I-80 closed again: Road crews face nightmare situation

Overdrive Online

Wyoming's road crews, and the drivers stuck in a relentless series of snow drifts, find themselves between a rock and a hard place as workers spend up to 13 hours to clear a road that might not be usable for more than two hours.

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Are Gig Workers Independent Contractors or Employees?

Supply Chain Brain

For the good of the economy at large, we need to grow income opportunities for the nation’s workforce while ensuring fair treatment of workers.

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