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Don’t Wing It:  How Your Order Fulfillment Solution Is Like Flying an Airplane

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

When I became a private-instrument-rated pilot, I strongly suspected it would help me overcome my fear of flying. (And it did). What I didn’t know was that it would also equip me to be a better product fulfillment professional. I was recently reminded of this when I went on a popular podcast and found myself comparing piloting a plane to managing order fulfillment for an eCommerce business.

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Get Your Fact Right

Logistics Bureau

This article, written by Mal Walker , Manager at Logistics Bureau, in the January/February 2019 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. People often ask me: what is the secret to distribution centre (DC) design? I’m not sure that I have a secret to share, just logic, common sense, and experience (including a lot of mistakes on the way). However, I will share four design tenets that I’ve found useful and formed into the acronym FACT.

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Are your drivers cranking safely?

Fleet Owner

Researcher finds the safest positions for raising and lowering the trailer landing gear.

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Sales Saboteur with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

download the audio file. [00:21] Opening / Introduction. [00:43] Ann, please tell us a little bit about your background? * A twenty-five-year career as a speech pathologist, working with people who suffered brain injuries. * Became an executive coach about ten years ago. * Have been working with Joe Lynch helping transportation and logistics companies grow their sales. [02:56] Where do the saboteur types come from?

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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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FULFILLMENT FOR DUMMIES: What Entrepreneurs Should Know About the Order Fulfillment Process

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

For online retailers, processing and delivering orders eats up a huge chunk of operating expenses. That’s why it pays to know as much as you can about this critical function. But here’s the problem: You’re a busy entrepreneur. For now, being successful requires focusing most of your time on growing sales and building your team. You simply don’t have time to make yourself a fulfillment expert.

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2019 For-Hire 500: Top carriers in North America

Fleet Owner

These companies are influential and powerful voices in shaping the debate involving regulations, trade, and other industry issues. To recognize these fleets, Fleet Owner is launching the For-Hire 500, the largest listing of its kind anywhere.

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10 Ways to Save in Global Forwarding Supply Chain

Material Handling and Logistics

A recent survey of supply chain executives reported that visibility (21.1%), fluctuating consumer demand (19.1%), and inventory management (13.2%) were their biggest challenges.

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Some Essays using R

Supply Chain and Logistics

I am starting to write some analytics essays using R and Rmarkdown, and publishing variously in HTML and pdf. They are gathered here. This is probably temporary as I learn better how to do this. Essays using R.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

Heineken is one of the world’s best-known beers. But for HEINEKEN International, the famed lager is only one of its products. The company owns more than 165 breweries around the world. It operates in 70 countries with a workforce of 80,000, producing over 300 specialty beers and ciders at international, regional and local levels. Planning such a large operation efficiently is no doubt a challenge, but HEINEKEN’s quest for efficiency started in the company’s early years.

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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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Modern trucks offer advantages, but also training challenges

Fleet Owner

LAS VEGAS. The current generation of heavy-duty trucks offer better fuel economy and increased safety, compared with earlier models, but a panel of fleet executives said they require more training for technicians and drivers than ever before.

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Which Supply Chain Risks Will Increase in 2019?

Logistics Viewpoints

Every year the World Economic Forum produces a Global Risks Report. The report includes a survey of around one thousand members of their stakeholder communities. The results reported are worth the attention of executives that participate in programs to assess and manage supply chain risks. The post Which Supply Chain Risks Will Increase in 2019? appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Investors Call on Food Supply Chain to Reduce Climate, Water Risk

Material Handling and Logistics

Investor groups want the fast-food industry to adopt a supplier policy with clear requirements for suppliers of animal protein products to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and freshwater impacts.

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Infographic: 5 Ways RPA Optimizes Supply Chain Management

Morai Logistics

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is an effective solution that helps improve efficiencies, reduce costs and optimize productivity. Findings on the global RPA market , project a ‘Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 27%’ throughout 2013 to 2024. By 2024, this would amount to over 7, 000 Million (USD). In a recent survey on RPA adoption, 17% of supply chain professionals believe RPA will be implemented in their organization’s by 2020.

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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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A challenge to accelerate adoption of fuel saving technologies

Fleet Owner

Adopting fuel-saving technology when fuel is cheaper can save your future. There is a wide range of fuel-saving technologies and practices available to fleets.

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Five Initiatives for Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Sustainability and the concept of “going green” has been a hot topic lately, especially as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Of course, there is a system of checks and balances for global corporations, as even though they may have the best intentions, profitability is still the main business driver.

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4 Benefits of Near-Sourcing

Carter Logistics

Blog Topics. The Shared Milkrun Mexico & Border Logistics. 4 Benefits of Near-Sourcing. Near-sourcing – a business moving its operations closer to where its end products are sold – is a growing trend as well as a strategy in the supply chain industry today. We can credit several factors for the increasing popularity of near-sourcing.

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Parade and MyCarrierPackets Have Partnered to Empower Leading Freight Brokerages

Parade

MyCarrierPackets' unique onboarding through electronic packets enables carriers to maintain verified certificates of insurance, trusted contact information, and lane preferences. Parade customers leveraging MyCarrierPackets will now have access to their carrier data in real-time from within the Parade platform, ensuring the most accurate and comprehensive intelligence on the market.

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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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Autonomous trucks could transform the night

Fleet Owner

If we focus our collective energy on running autonomous vehicles on the major highways at night, then we can dramatically increase the utilization rate of the expensive equipment.

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The ABC’s of GPS Fleet and Asset Tracking

Logistics Viewpoints

The major driver behind adoption of GPS tracking solutions is to ensure assets and fleets perform efficiently, optimally, and safely. GPS fleet and asset tracking refers to the method of tracking physical assets and vehicles using GPS technology. Assets and vehicles can be tracked globally using hardware that combines the GPS technology with cellular and/or satellite phone technology.

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Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR): What They Are and Benefits of Using Them

GlobalTranz

Sudden surges in warehouse demand result from increased access to retailers. The internet and mobile technology give customers the ability to become one with their shopping experiences, including e-commerce purchases and in-store experiences. The ability of a company to guarantee customer happiness lies in effective, efficient fulfillment, and the easiest way to reduce spend revolves around lowering travel time.

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What These 7 Warehousing Stories Mean for 2019

Stord

Now is a great time for shippers to take stock of what happened in 2018 so they can prepare for what’s coming in 2019. With that in mind, we summarized seven warehousing stories and trends from last year and indicated here what they mean for the year ahead 1. FedEx expanded ground delivery to six days a week to process growing volume What happened: FedEx announced plans to permanently increase ground delivery to six days a week in response to heightened e-commerce demand both year-round and duri

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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IoT asset systems firm buys TMS; 'We can be dominant,' CEO says

Fleet Owner

In a "cart before horse" setup, New Jersey-headquartered trailer, cargo, and industrial asset tracking/managing systems maker I.D. Systems believes it can innovate fleet ops with its purchase and addition of CarrierWeb, an in-cab fleet management systems and ELD company based in Atlanta that happens to have a specialty in trailers.

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

Part I in our series on assessing your network design’s maturity . How does you r network design compare to others ? We recently created a quiz to help supply chain professionals answer this question. Our goal was to help you identify potential improvement opportunities by answering a few questions and get a temperature check on the current landscape of network design solutions.

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The Forces Driving the Need for Employee Engagement in the Warehouse

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group recently did a survey that yielded some interesting findings of the current labor situation in warehouses and distribution centers. For instance, 50% of all warehouse job openings have five or fewer applicants, which is up from 32% five years ago. Of that smaller pool of applicants, half have no prior experience. At the same time, the survey found that turnover is higher than ever before.

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Uber Freight introduces Facility Ratings to help carriers and shippers learn from each other

Logistics Management

Taking a cue from its corporate sibling, the ubiquitous, ride-sharing service Uber, Uber Freight, the company’s app that matches trucking companies with loads to haul, announced today it has introduced Facility Ratings to its portfolio.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

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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Meet the new America's Road Team

Fleet Owner

The 18 professional drivers will immediately begin their service as trucking industry ambassadors to the general public, elected officials and members of the media.

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5 Ways to Get Human Trafficking Out of Supply Chain

Material Handling and Logistics

Some companies require business partners to provide access to a confidential helpline directly connecting the suppliers’ employees with the companies.

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The 10 Biggest Product Recalls of All Time

Kuebix

Product recalls are a common occurrence in many industries. This is especially true for food and beverage, automotive manufacturing and pharmaceuticals where the products could directly endanger their purchasers if something is defective. Recently, there was a nationwide recall on romaine lettuce that had social media in a frenzy and kept salad off of dinner […].