Sat.Jan 27, 2018 - Fri.Feb 02, 2018

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The biggest company you may not know all that much about

DC Velocity

China's JD.com has a larger fulfillment footprint than Amazon, a broader delivery network than UPS, and it's forcing Alibaba to re-think its model. It may be coming your way—but not yet.

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How to cash in on ELDs

Supply Chain and Logistics

I saw this thanks to . It makes the point that use of a good ELD in trucks forces everyone– the firm, the trucker, support staff, and customers to focus on hitting the marks for serving the truck supply chain.

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How Self-Driving Vehicles will Shape the Future of Transportation

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Jake Rheude, Director of Marketing, with Red Stag Fulfillment. $700 billion – that’s the value of the trucking transportation industry. The impressive figure shouldn’t be all that surprising, though, given that the transport of goods reaches nearly every corner of the economic landscape in the United States.

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Safety: A major concern for women in trucking

Fleet Owner

New Women in Trucking radio show on SiriusXM addresses gender diversity issues in trucking and pushes for more women to join its ranks.

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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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Bee Sweet Citrus juices up its packing operations

DC Velocity

As business blossomed, the California citrus packer began experiencing bottlenecks in its packing operations. A sophisticated automated palletizing system cleared the jam.

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State of Global Logistics: Delivering above and beyond

Logistics Management

Industry experts agree that costs across all sectors worldwide will continue to rise in 2018, and the most successful shippers will be those that are able to mitigate their impact on profitability. And, the right technology will play an increasingly vital role in driving efficiencies across the global logistics network.

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Should the ELD 'soft enforcement' deadline be extended?

Fleet Owner

“We have received lots of training on how devices are supposed to work, but I wonder if FMCSA ever realized all the differences among all the varieties." - Abe Dunivin, Oregon Department of Transportation.

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Making light work of labeling

DC Velocity

Lighting manufacturer turns to Teklynx software to streamline the production of its safety labels.

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Building a Connected, Smart Port of the Future

Material Handling and Logistics

The port of Rotterdam, which handles over 461 million tons of cargo and 140,000 vessels annually, will be set up with sensors that will gather data about water, weather, temperature, wind speed and berth availability.

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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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The Citizen Data Scientist

Logistics Viewpoints

Mike Guilfoyle of ARC has been doing some interesting writing on predictive analytics. One of the terms he uses is the “citizen data scientist.” I like the concept, and will explain Mike’s thinking in this article. But let me provide a little context first. It would be easy for a supply chain executive, or any business manager, to ask what is the difference between “predictive analytics” and “forecasting.

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Three truckers get VIP treatment and Super Bowl tickets from ONE20

Fleet Owner

Between January and February, 112,000 truckloads will bring everything from infrastructure to food and sports memorabilia to Minneapolis in preparation for Super Bowl LII.

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Descartes acquires TMS provider Aljex for $32.4 million

DC Velocity

Deal extends Descartes' reach into brokerage by connecting Aljex with Macropoint's truck visibility tools.

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What in the World is a Blockchain?

Material Handling and Logistics

A new survey shows that 60% of businesses haven't adopted blockchain and that could be because 40% said they don't understand the technology, or don’t see how it could be useful for their company.

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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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Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference

Talking Logistics

The 2018 supply chain conference season kicked off for me last week. I gave a keynote presentation on emerging technologies (drones, driverless trucks, 3D printing, blockchain, etc.) at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. Unlike most industry conferences, which are crammed like sardines into the month of May, this one is always in January and it spotlights the trends and topics that are top of mind for supply chain and logistics executives heading into the new year.

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Challenges still prevail with ELD mandate rollout

Fleet Owner

Like many of us, I’ve been highly interested in the industry’s reaction to the federal electronic Iogging device (ELD) mandate after it went into effect. Have carriers been prepared, or are some of them still stalling or unclear on the requirements?

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Sealed Air annual contest to pick newest Bubble Wrap design

DC Velocity

Bubble Wrap ballot options include four patterns: Toy box, veggie patch, fresh leaves, and awareness ribbon. Contest ends February 5.

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How to Elevate Women in the Workplace

Material Handling and Logistics

Research finds the glass ceiling persists because both employers and female employees miss opportunities for change.

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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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Bringg - Untitled Article

Bringg

As supply chains evolve and grow, products are often passed between dozens of hands at factories, shipping vehicles and pallets, distributor warehouses, retail warehouses, shop floors, delivery fleets. They often travel thousands of miles and go through multiple intermediaries, something which has an impact not only on the profit margins, but also on the brand’s ability to connect and communicate with their customer.

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Truck parking: Canada asks truckers to help solve problem

Fleet Owner

Results of a trucker survey and engineering proposals will help Ontario's Ministry of Transportation figure out how to best add more truck parking and trucker amenities along its southern highways.

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Coyote executive suite continues to churn; COO, CCO have left, sources say

DC Velocity

Sources say UPS wants Silver, Coyote founder, to take more active role at brokerage unit.

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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

It only takes a simple example to remind you how e-commerce continues to evolve and the potential it has to disrupt traditional markets, supply chains and even governments. Let me tell you how international e-commerce is changing one buying pattern and why it will reshape global logistics operations and government import regulations. The moral to the story is that significant e-commerce change doesn’t always start with a big bang, but failure to see change coming can leave many companies at a co

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

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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The Future of Retail Distribution

Logistics Management

Distributed order management, autonomous robots, blockchain and warehousing software are all working together to help retailers more effectively manage their end-to-end supply chains.

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Boom times for truckers?

Fleet Owner

It depends on who you ask. Big fleets are reporting higher revenues, profits, and tax savings. Smaller operators, though, say they’re being squeezed by ELDs.

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Joint venture including Goldman Sachs unit to build first multilevel DC on East Coast

DC Velocity

Three-story Brooklyn project seen as vanguard of new era in industrial development.

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[WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018

GlobalTranz

Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018” white paper! This is a must read for those in the supply chain industry to stay on top of their games! Get a free copy of the white paper by filling out the form to the right.

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What Your Order Management System Should Be Doing

To continue scaling your omnichannel business, you need to manage a lot of orders across a lot of different channels and marketplaces. Some brands do this by hand. Some try to force their ERP to manage it. Others rely on a complex system of cross-referencing the dashboards of their various channels. None of these is an effective or sustainable solution.

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“Pretty normal” YRC suffers 2017 loss to $10.8 million compared with $21.5 million gain in 2018

Logistics Management

?YRC Worldwide, parent of long-haul YRC Freight and three regional LTL carriers, fell back into the red last year as it battled a red-hot freight market with sharply higher costs related to purchased transportation, equipment shortages and higher salaries to keep those trucks operating with sufficient drivers.

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On any given day

Fleet Owner

We learned lots of things during last fall’s Run on Less fuel economy road show. Perhaps none was more important than the fact that you need to look at fuel efficiency over the long haul (!).

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UPS delivers seemingly solid quarterly, full-year results, yet stock plunges

DC Velocity

Company takes $125 million hit for peak delivery problems, orders Boeing freighters.

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