Sat.Feb 23, 2019 - Fri.Mar 01, 2019

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3 ways to Automate Grunt Work in Brokerage

Parade

A carrier sales rep’s daily routine at a freight brokerage is taxing–-a continuous grind of calling, communicating through any means possible, selling load opportunities, and driving continuous value for carrier partners. While multitasking is synonymous with the responsibilities of a carrier sales rep, this can impact productivity. A study by Meyer, Evans, and Rubinstein reveals that switching focus can impact productivity by as much as 40%.

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Underwriting preparedness – considering the logistics of the future preparedness system

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont. One of the fundamental questions to answer when preparing a military for war is ‘are the capabilities on hand prepared for X?’ As mentioned in Limping to war: preparedness and its paradoxes , Dr Thomas Galvin of the US Army War College proposes this question with the routine of military life in mind; the generating of forces, individual and collective training, assessing capabilities through preparedness management systems and conducting the frequent remedial acti

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Transportation Optimization For Everyone

MercuryGate

The post Transportation Optimization For Everyone appeared first on MercuryGate International.

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What’s Up With That?  Breaking Down The USPS Parcel Rate Increase (And New Zone Shipping Policy)

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

In late January, 2019, the United States Postal Service (USPS) rolled out some of the largest rate increases in its history. Some increases, like the 10% jump in the price of a First-class stamp, pertain primarily to individuals. But others, like the move to zone-based pricing for First-class Package Services, have major implications for eTailers that sell and ship lightweight items.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Retail Doubling Adoption of AI

Material Handling and Logistics

As the capability matures, it opens up entirely new ways of doing business that can increase operational agility, improve the quality and speed of decision making, and enhance the customer experience.

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Creating Continuous Improvement Within Transportation

Kuebix

Continuous improvement programs are important for reducing waste within your transportation processes – and overall business environment. With rising freight rates, lack of capacity, and the driver shortage, transportation operations must create strategies to eliminate waste, while lowering costs and boosting efficiencies. Continuous improvement is defined as “a method for identifying opportunities for streamlining work […].

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Shore Thing: Consider a New Jersey Warehouse for Your East Coast Imports

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

If you import, there’s a lot to like about The Port of New York and New Jersey. With numerous terminals, impressive rail connections and billions of dollars’ worth of recent improvements , it’s the country’s third-busiest port – and getting busier every day. In fact, according to a late January announcement, it recently surpassed the annual 7 million TEU mark for the first time in its history.

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The Future of Logistics is Racing toward the Last Mile

Material Handling and Logistics

Companies must be constantly ready to adapt their supply chains to reflect changing market conditions and customer demands.

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Congress tries again to help younger truckers obtain CDL

Fleet Owner

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House introduced the DRIVE-Safe Act, giving drivers under the age of 21 a faster path to interstate trucking.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

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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A Win-Win for Fleet Owners and Shippers

Kuebix

Right now in the industry there are approximately 10 orders to ship for every available truck. Conversely, there’s a large portion of private fleets that are running their assets with a significant amount of empty backhaul miles. At Kuebix, we don’t think it makes sense for there to be a capacity crisis at the same […]. The post A Win-Win for Fleet Owners and Shippers appeared first on Kuebix.

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Autonomous Trucks Today

Logistics Viewpoints

Last summer, I wrote an article about the future of electric trucks. Notably, I outlined that the industry was ready to transition to zero-emission trucks and that a number of major manufacturers including Tesla, Daimler, Thor, and Toyota had unveiled electric class-8 trucks while UPS, FedEx and DHL had unveiled electric class-6 parcel trucks. But now the big question is whether the industry is ready for autonomous trucks.

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Let’s Keep Those Young Employees Moving so We Can Hold on to Them

Material Handling and Logistics

Offering career paths and international experiences will keep younger employees moving at the pace they desire and will hopefully lead to retention.

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How AI tech is protecting fleet equipment

Fleet Owner

First there were trucks, then trucks got computers—followed by lots more computers, sensors, and processors of various kinds. The potential to measure, connect, improve, and protect fleet operations exploded. But achieving real gains from all the data could take prohibitive time and effort. Here to help fleets kill the busywork and guesswork is ever-sharper artificial intelligence.

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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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Accenture offers up take on e-commerce supply chain challenges

Logistics Management

The rapid growth of e-commerce is driving deep changes in our industry, from tightening up trucking capacity to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery processes. To respond, supply chain managers now need to leverage diverse systems, thereby making processes more efficient.

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A Digital Logistics Platform

Logistics Viewpoints

The term "digital" has become all the rage. Parcel software, particularly the Public Cloud solutions, has been digital for decades. Parcel software provides label compliance, enables intelligent procurement, provides analytics and visibility to improve the shipping process, and allows for bills to be audited to insure the shipper has not been overcharged.

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Autonomous Delivery Robot

Material Handling and Logistics

The FedEx SameDay Bot is an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers.

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AI and vehicle health: Less downtime, maintenance

Fleet Owner

Detecting problems on trucks well before they occur can be especially important for fleets, since even after knowing there's a problem, some may take weeks or longer to plan and perform the service to get it fixed.

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How to Create a Blueprint for Fleet Resilience

Speaker: Jeff Dickinson - President and CEO of Railgistixs Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Thought Leader

Despite the ongoing transformation of the supply chain and logistics landscape, the steadfast importance of carrier safety remains a core principle. From prioritizing preventative maintenance to optimizing fleet utilization, the fundamentals persist. If you’re overlooking and neglecting essential safety precautions today, this could result in expensive repairs and potential safety hazards in the future. 🚧 Join Jeff Dickinson for a conversation on how to mitigate risk, enforce compliance,

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Start. Just Start – PME and the fear of writing.

Logistics in War

By Rebecca Marlow. Through the Logistics in War and over the past two years Dave Beaumont has been challenging logisticians to think and write about their profession. It is important to our profession that we have a robust discussion and challenge perceptions and conceptions there may be about our trade. Earlier this year he challenged all logisticians to write, which had me ponder, ‘why don’t we?

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Kraft Heinz Stock Plunges to a Record Low Despite a Highly Efficient Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Kraft Heinz Company’s stock plummeted last week despite having one of the most efficient supply chains in their industry. The shares dropped as much as 28 percent one day after writing down the value of some of the Kraft and Oscar Mayer brands and other assets by $15.4 billion. The company's portfolio is filled with food products like Oscar Mayer hot dogs and Kraft macaroni and cheese that are perceived to be less healthy by consumers seeking fresher, less processed alternatives.

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Increasing the Fairness of the Global Supply Chain

Material Handling and Logistics

A circular supply chain capability leveraging blockchain, digital identity and payments technologies is introduced.

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API warns truckers to only use certified DEF

Fleet Owner

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently issued a bulletin stressing the importance of only using certified diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) for the diesel-powered vehicles that require the fluid.

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Mastering Order Management: Backorders & Out-of-Stock Inventory

The unfortunate truth is that you will always have low stock and backorder issues with your supply chain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared to handle them. This brief video explores some of the primary drivers of inventory issues – and how modern technology and best practices can mitigate these issues and ensure a superb customer experience.

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CBRE Analysis Confirms E-Commerce and Warehouse Growth

Logistics Management

E-commerce and logistics companies claimed a larger share of the 100 largest industrial-and-logistics leases signed in 2018 than they did a year earlier, underscoring the growing influence of those companies on U.S. warehouse construction, according to a new report from CBRE.

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Shipping Tech Integration Trends for 2019

GlobalTranz

Shipping tech integration is the future. It brings together disparate systems, connects IoT-enabled sensors to tracking platforms, and gives shippers more visibility into their operations. This will allow shippers to reduce freight spend, gain control over logistics, and offer better customer service. However, shippers must first understand the shipping technology trends affecting the industry and.read More.

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Data Not People Are Best Asset Says Supply Chain Expert

Material Handling and Logistics

Data is the competitive differentiator, says Dr. Yossi Sheffi. " Companies that are using current technology which includes artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor networks, will jump way ahead of those who don’t.

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Lessons from a coaching legend

Fleet Owner

Coaching legend Jimmy Johnson made a career out of finding the best talent to make up his best football teams. Can trucking learn a lesson to help with its talent crunch?

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Additive Manufacturing Has Both Potential and Challenges

Logistics Viewpoints

Deutsche Bahn believes that additive manufacturing will result in high savings - in the multi-digit million range - in warehousing and spare parts procurement. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is of the upmost importance for Deutsche Bahn, especially in the management of spare parts for older trains. But an international conference on this subject also pointed to the challanges of using this still immature technology.

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Preparing For Domestic Business Shipping

GlobalTranz

There may be nothing more important for the success of a typical business in today’s environment than logistics. Customers expect a baseline level of service that only a generation ago would have been considered white-glove, premium attention. Next-day shipping or even same-day shipping is becoming the norm, not the exception. If a customer is told.read More.

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Congress Introduces Plan to Address Truck Driver Shortage

Material Handling and Logistics

The DRIVE-Safe Act expands the trucking candidate pool and updates safety training.

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