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Logistics Trade Agreements: What’s New for 2022?

Now, That's Logistics

The dynamic world trade environment is a place where rules, agreements and regulations tend to change regularly. John Rodriguez, Vice President of Customs, Schenker, Inc. says, “Keeping up with these shifts isn’t always easy and requires companies to pay close attention to what’s going on in the countries where they operate and those that they import from or export to.”.

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Holiday supply chains – did Santa get the gifts out on time?

Turvo

Santa was worried about this holiday season. At the beginning of the holiday season, it appeared that Santa might be struggling this year to get the gifts out on time. Experts warned that global supply chain issues could cause extended production delays, and shipping might rumble, slowing package deliveries to millions of Americans in the weeks and days leading to Christmas.

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REPOST: Amazon vs Target vs Walmart with Rick Watson

The Logistics of Logistics

Amazon vs Target vs Walmart with Rick Watson. Joe Lynch and Rick Watson discuss Amazon vs Target vs Walmart and their strengths and weaknesses in the areas of ecommerce, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics. About Rick Watson. Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the ecommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com , Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

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How to Support Customers When Supply Chains Are Unpredictable

Supply Chain Brain

The holidays are placing even more stress on supply chains. Here are four ways you can help lower stress, minimize damage and deliver positive customer service.

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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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Winter trucking tips that could actually save a life

Overdrive Online

There's no shortage of winter-driving guides, but nothing can make up for time and experience on icy roads. These three experienced owner-operators from up north all agree on one surefire strategy that can save you getting into an accident, or worse.

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Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton

The Logistics of Logistics

Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton. Brian Gorton and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Conrail. Brian is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Conrail Shared Assets, which serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. About Brian Gorton. Brian E. Gorton joined Conrail in 1987 as a conductor.

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From Covid's Legacy to Containers Falling Overboard: These Are Our Top Stories of 2021

Supply Chain Brain

Here’s a look back at our most-clicked stories this year — which showcase the worst of the crisis, new ideas that it spurred, and a glimpse at how we got here.

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Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry

Trinity Logistics

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After yet another unpredictable and unstable year, many hope 2022 will bring more stability back to the industry. So, what’s currently affecting the food and beverage sectors? What will we see going into 2022 and beyond? In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry.

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Drewry advises shippers to brace for another year of ocean cargo rate hikes

Logistics Management

Freight rates will not normalize until the systemic market disruptions in container shipping, caused by the pandemic, are reduced significantly.

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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 highs and lows of 2021 over the road with Overdrive

Overdrive Online

If 2020 flipped the trucking world on its head, 2021 asked drivers to remain upside down while juggling and jumping through flaming hoops. Here Overdrive recounts an absolutely historic year where trucking issues finally broke into the mainstream.

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Supply Chain Cowboys Find Innovative Ways to Save the Day

Food Logistics

Marrying the opportunities new technology provides with the skills and industry understanding of the boots on the ground is one important way forward.

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Understanding Healthcare Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Brain

Access this ultimate guide to healthcare supply chain management to learn the trends, challenges, strategies and solutions for achieving complete visibility and control over all of the supplies used in patient care. .

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ATA’s ‘U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast 2021 to 2032’ points to future trucking volume growth

Logistics Management

While things are far from certain in freight transportation, supply chain, and logistics these days, a new report recently issued by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) presented a positive future outlook for the trucking sector.

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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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Looking back at 2021: Lessons for manufacturers and distributors

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

2021 has been a year of transition. The evolving crisis and measures taken worldwide to contain the spread of the pandemic accelerated certain long-term and emerging trends. The past year has shown us that if organizations and industries are to keep up with the fast-paced change and uncertainty of the current market, they need to accelerate their digital transformation strategy.

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Tesla to Halt In-Car Gaming System Following NHTSA Investigation

IoT World Today

Tesla has agreed to halt in-car gaming functionality following a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation of some models that allowed drivers to access games from the dashboard while the car was in motion. The Passenger Play feature in some 2017 to 2022 vintage Tesla models previously worked only when the vehicle was stationary. However, since December 2020 the feature has remained active during driving, which the NHTSA believes could cost lives by distracting the driver and

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How To Successfully Integrate A WMS or A WCS With An ERP

Supply Chain Brain

As more warehouse processes become automated and WMS with warehouse control system (WCS) functionality is required, ERP integration is imperative to produce the desired business results.

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Cenntro Delivers First Light Urban Delivery EV Designated for European Streets

NGT News

Cenntro Automotive, an electric vehicle (EV) technology company with advanced commercial vehicles, has produced and shipped 628 of its newly launched model Logistar 200 (LS200), a light urban delivery vehicle purpose-built to navigate European streets. “We are excited about our achievements in December, the successful launch of new model LS 200 in the European markets, […].

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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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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

Liner shipping plays a very important role in the container shipping industry carrying 25.3 million TEU on around 6313 container ships. As I highlighted in my Annual Review for 2021 , global container shipping alliances operating in the container industry account for 84.60% of the container shipping market. Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with eac

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Supply Chain Strategies for 2022

LandLink

These last two years have presented both logistics planners and provider with the most volatile supply chain environment in decades. Supply chains have been severely impacted by COVID-19. A recent Statista survey found nearly 72% of businesses suffering detrimental effects related to the pandemic. Now, even as disruptions persist, supply chains the world around have begun picking up the pieces and charting new territory to recover.

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Procurement in 2022: The Year Ahead Is Run by AI

Supply Chain Brain

The coming year will see a rising tide of technologies designed to mitigate the challenges of 2021.

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Looking Back at Our Most Popular Blog Posts of 2021

GlobalTranz

2021 will be remembered as an unprecedented year of supply chain disruption and market volatility creating a host of challenges for shippers and carriers alike. Despite the challenges, we’re proud of the collaboration from our employees, valued agents and carrier network, working alongside our customers to find creative solutions. Before we close the curtains on 2021, we thought we’d revisit ten of our most popular blog posts that resonated with our readers, capturing the challenges and opportun

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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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[Video] The Final Mile in Food Logistics

Talking Logistics

Food, it’s a basic necessity. Whether you’re consuming it at a restaurant, buying it at a grocery store, or getting it at a food bank, the logistics behind the food industry is critically important. As with other industries, the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the food industry, creating both challenges and opportunities. What changes is the. Read more [Video] The Final Mile in Food Logistics.

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GEM Invests in MW Solar’s EV Charging Technology

NGT News

MW Solar LLC has signed an agreement with GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, a Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group, to provide MW Solar with a share subscription facility of up to CAD 50 million for a 36-month term following a public listing. The share subscription facility will allow MW Solar to draw down funds by […]. The post GEM Invests in MW Solar’s EV Charging Technology appeared first on NGT News.

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The Supply Crunch Is Forcing Marine Managers Into New Thinking

Supply Chain Brain

The role of the maritime manager has changed, and it will take more innovative solutions from all members of the supply chain to help fix the current crisis.

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LM Podcast Series: AAPA’s Chris Connor Gives Overview of United States Ports

Logistics Management

During this podcast, podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Chris Connor, President and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

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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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What Is an LXP: Everything You Need to Know

Shippeo

LXP (Learning Experience Platform) is a software that helps users discover learning opportunities. It mainly works by collecting learning content from various sources and recommends them with the help of AI. The post What Is an LXP: Everything You Need to Know apareció primero en Kotobee Blog.

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EV Range Set to Install High-Powered Charging Stations Across Two States in 2022

NGT News

EV Range Inc., an electric vehicle (EV) charging network based in California, is in the process of deploying a total of 26 high-powered (180-350 kW) EV charging stations across nine sites throughout California and Nevada in 2022. EV Range already owns and operates charging stations in California. Through grant funding from the Monterey Air Resources […].

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Four Reasons to Embrace Cloud Technology for Real-Time Supply Chain Collaboration

Supply Chain Brain

Companies are increasingly partnering with external organizations to make their supply chains more efficient and cost-effective. As new partners come in, however, the overall supply chain becomes more complex.