Cyzerg

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

With the advent of always-on e-commerce, the demand for faster responses, and the ability to manage larger number of SKUs with fewer errors, warehouses need to upscale and be at par with the standard of an intelligent, efficient, and automated warehouse. Looking at the next 2 to 10 years, a predicted surge in the preference for digital transformation will bring fundamental changes to the way warehouses operate, thus taking the adoption of disruptive warehouse digitalization to its apex.

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Company warns of pension crisis that will require action; union wants to cap intermodal, purchased transportation expense, restore lost ground from 2013.

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Purchasing Transportation 187

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Leading direct sales company, Immunotec , has chosen Amware to handle all U.S. product fulfillment. Immunotec develops, manufactures and markets science-based nutrition and skincare products across Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Products are sold through a network of independent consultants.

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Handling Networks Production 153

Kane is Able

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

As the truck capacity pinch grows tighter and tighter, you may have found yourself in a role reversal with your carriers. Freight transport is now largely a seller’s market and, as a shipper, you may find yourself vying to be a “shipper of choice” among carriers with limited capacity. But, the current climate is no walk in the park for carriers either.

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Capacity Collaboration Trucking Freight 128

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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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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to advance plans to build the first toll-free, truck-only highway in the United States. The plan calls for about 40 miles of new highway to be built along Interstate 75 around the Atlanta area.

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Trucking Transportation 118

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Say the word sales, and the word surge won’t be far behind. Most eCommerce companies have at least one huge peak shipping period per year, and many are fortunate enough to experience several. The good news is these spikes can be amazing for your business. The bad news is they represent a huge mountain of challenges for your eCommerce order fulfillment.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The automotive sector may become unrecognizable in time, driven by Industry 4.0 trends including the adoption of electric vehicles, with all the attendant disruption this will have on engine production and spare parts logistics. The automotive logistics sector is undergoing fundamental change as manufacturers and suppliers adjust to new technology. .

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Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software Modeling Software 114

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Konexial CEO explains that certain folks throughout the industry have created unnecessary noise around the ELD mandate that has led to fear and noncompliance among smaller carriers.

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Industry 106

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

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Strategy 177

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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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In today’s business environment, you can’t remain competitive without mastering analytics. S till, most companies are “not very far” when it comes to implementing analytics and garnering benefits from data, as a recent survey from CSCMP suggests. I n many cases, organizations haven’t succeeded in making the organizational changes required to become data-driven.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Teamsters union, never without internal squabbles and internecine power players, is showing some internal rift in its opening weeks of negotiations with UPS, the union’s largest employer. With job preservation and security top of mind for the union, the Teamsters last month submitted an 83-page opening demand in its National Master contract that covers about 260,000 UPS employees.

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Security 99

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Potentially facing an inability to renew its vehicle insurance due to too many accidents piling up, one HVAC, electrical and plumbing fleet needed to eliminate distracted driving.

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DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The plan, released today, has already been battered from pillar to post. But an analyst with a reputation for level-headedness thinks it's heading down the right path.

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Transportation 136

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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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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

At issue for the maritime industry is to what extent Amazon will increase more control of transportation of shipments bound for its warehouses which is currently being handled by Maersk and companies like it.

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Maritime Handling Transportation Industry 79

Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The long-awaited national infrastructure plan was rolled out today by the White House as part of its fiscal year 2019 budget. Entitled, the “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America,” this plan is comprised of various ideas and themes that have been echoed by the White House since Donald Trump took over as President in January 2017.

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The current situation is “as tough a driver market as any of us has ever seen.” - James Reed, president and CEO of USA Truck.

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Trucking 105

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

ELD compliance issues for dray drivers could impact their operations, at a cost to the intermodal ecosystem.

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Compliance Operations Transportation 157

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

As 2018 gets rolling, there are plenty of issues that will redefine the industry in the coming months.

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Industry 107

Logistics Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In an era of cutthroat competition and profit measured in pennies on the dollar, if a trucking company lasts ten years it’s worth celebrating. Only a handful of carriers operating today have ever logged 50 years in existence. Then there is Elizabeth, N.J.-based New England Motor Freight. NEMF, whose maroon colored trucks and trailers are ubiquitous in the Boston-New York-Washington “Acela Corridor,” hits the century mark this year as the company celebrates 100 years of operating during its year-

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Freight Trucking Operations 90

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Rigidity of 14-hour clock limits ability to deal with traffic congestion, other issues.

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Trucking 122

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Museum installation featuring pallet-based sculptures illustrates the declining role of physical labor.

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Materials Handling Handling 133

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Newcastle Systems has introduced a new app called the MotionMeter, a real-time activity tracker designed to perform time studies within the warehouse and identify waste.

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Waste Study 74

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. Over the last few years, digitization has become more prominent in the air industry. As in most industries, big data obtained in real time, from real events, combined with flexible management, is helping air carriers take a more […].

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Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

When given a choice between a room with a king or smaller beds, the answer is obvious for most: you choose the king for best comfort and space. That's exactly the kind of thinking that went into Peterbilt Motors Co.

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Modeling 82

DC Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Forget secret sauces. This Toronto-area caterer credits its off-the-shelf routing software with keeping customers happy.

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

With the rise of e-commerce, the value of logistics has grown. Logistics professionals can no longer simply go about standard operations, and the days of peaks and lulls have ended. Yet, some may be asking, “why has demand increased so much?” To answer that question, let us turn our attention to some of the key top logistics trends we’ll see over the next 12 months, in part as a response to the growing customer experience movement.

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Trends Logistics Network Optimization Software Price Reduction Supply Chain Software 76

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of Vecna Robotics, Dan Patt and Daniel Theobold, came in to see us at the ARC Advisory Group. We were already very bullish on the autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) industry’s potential to improve warehousing and order fulfillment, but Vecna has some differentiators that make them a very interesting supplier. Warehouse robotics is coming of age.

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Warehousing Groups Ordering Logistics 68

Fleet Owner

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

President formally asks Congress to craft legislation generating at least $1.5 trillion over 10 years.

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Training 112