FLS Transport

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Worried about NAFTA 2.0? Don't be. Here is everything cross-border shippers need to know about the new USMCA-CUSMA-TMEC agreement

Transportation 130

Transportation 130

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 29, 2020

Logistics 238

Logistics 238

Food Logistics

JUNE 21, 2020

3PLs are responsible for the safe transfer of common goods in the cold chain, but what about the luxury items that require a little more care? 3PL/4PL

Logistics 71

Logistics 71

Flock Freight

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Find out which practices five well-known B Corps are using to achieve supply chain sustainability in this article

Article 158

Article Supply Chains Logistics Supply Chain Software 158

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? In this webinar, you’ll gain actionable insights from Olivia Montgomery as she walks us through Capterra’s extensive research on how businesses - notably small and midsize businesses - are addressing supply chain challenges in 2023.

Supply Chains

Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It's freight time! Out of air, land, and sea freight, which freight option is best for your business? Click here for a short and sweet breakdown

Freight 205

Freight 205

Trimble

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Demand and expectations are at an all time high for anyone in, or supplying to, the transportation and logistics industry. Fleets are looking to drive efficiency and provide superior customer service. Shippers are trying to manage and gain greater visibility into transportation moves. Technology providers are challenged with delivering innovative, scalable solutions that address the challenges within the commercial vehicle routing workflow.

Events 100

Events Supply Chains Efficiency Transportation 100

Flock Freight

OCTOBER 15, 2020

This article compares shared truckload (STL) service to that of less-than truckload and full truckload, explaining how STL benefits shippers, carriers, and the environment more than any other shipping mode

Article 164

Article Logistics 164

Cyzerg

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Working with many warehouse managers in the small and mid-size market segment makes it clear that one of the biggest challenges managers face is effectively and efficiently running warehouse operations.

Operations 329

Operations Efficiency Article 329

Kuebix

MARCH 10, 2020

Artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics have all become hot topics when it comes to the future of the supply chain. Advanced robotics are already being utilized in warehouses around the world.

Operations 145

Operations Course Warehousing Blog 145

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Prescriptive analytics is a type of advanced analytics that optimizes decision-making by providing a recommended action. Supply chain, with its complex planning questions, is typically an area where optimization technology is required. Read about 5 use cases.

Supply Chains

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The modern supply chain rests on a mountain of shipping data. However, the applications of real-time freight data remain disparate and lack value. It’s only challenging to get a handle on the volume.

Inbound 84

Inbound Demo White Paper Outbound 84

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

AUGUST 4, 2020

A picture can be worth a thousand words. But sometimes numbers tell an even more compelling story.

eCommerce 184

eCommerce Study Data Logistics 184

Shipchain

OCTOBER 20, 2020

A Brief Recap on The Trucking Industry’s Recent History. That last few years have been nothing short of eventful for the trucking industry.

Industry 106

Industry Trucking Course Reliability 106

SIPMM Professional Publications

JULY 28, 2020

The landscape of maritime is shifting with the trends that are emerging do so out necessarily.

Maritime 98

Maritime Security Purchasing Trends 98

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An in-cab dash cam video system can help fleet operators significantly reduce risky driving, costly legal judgments, and insurance costs. Download the eBook and learn 6 ways to improve driver safety by using dash cams on your trucks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 24, 2020

ALS Sucks with Larry Cepuran. Larry Cepuran and Joe Lynch discuss how ALS sucks and there is still no cure and few treatments for this awful disease. Larry Cepuran is a friend of Joe’s who has been diagnosed with ALS, which is sometimes referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Logistics 311

Logistics Groups Networks Operations 311

The Lean Thinker

MARCH 10, 2020

Key points from this great TED talk by Joi Ito, the director of the MIT Media Lab. You can’t plan the path, you can only set the direction. He talks about the “compass” guiding a project that followed a route which was totally unpredictable.

Course 361

Course Resource Reduction 361

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2020

Digitalization is accelerating the pace of business and transforming global supply chains.

Digital 165

Digital Supply Chains SAP Trends 165

Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Considering that customers are at the tail end of the outbound supply chain, and companies across all industries are competing on customer experience, it’s not surprising that the outbound supply chain gets a bit more love and attention than the inbound side.

Inbound 150

Inbound Supply Chains Outbound Trends 150

Speaker: Michelle Meyer, Founder and CEO of MatterProviders

Michelle Meyer is here to walk you through the future of supply chain strategy, and why your current approach is probably not working. In this exclusive webinar, she will explore ways to develop and perfect your new supply chain design in this post-pandemic era of economic uncertainty.

Supply Chain Design

Logistics Trends and Insights

JANUARY 26, 2020

In what was an overall dismal global air cargo market, I’m declaring 2019 the year of Amazon Air. What a year this group had. Amazon’s air cargo group literally took off as the overall company went from 2-day free delivery for Prime members to next-day free deliveries for its members.

Trends 151

Trends Exercises Groups Logistics 151

Cyzerg

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Before purchasing and implementing a VoIP phone system in your business, it is important to understand its advantages and disadvantages. To help you easily acquire that knowledge, we have created this short article that details VoIP’s features, benefits, and drawbacks. Information Technology

Purchasing 310

Purchasing Article Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills 310

Kuebix

JUNE 29, 2020

Over the past couple of months, most supply chains have weathered an unexpected storm. Rules and regulations are updated frequently in order for manufacturers, retailers and distributors to continue delivering.

Supply Chains 159

Supply Chains Ordering Efficiency Operations 159

Supply Chain and Logistics

MAY 21, 2020

This nice essay from Escalation Consultants, delivered on 5/21/2020, shows very large decreases in rail carloads after mid-March of 2020, approaching 30% for most carriers. Only Union Pacific is down by only 18%. Another graph shows the differences by commodity.

Supply Chains 141

Supply Chains Transportation Logistics Supply Chain Software 141

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To build your supply chain’s agility and responsiveness, you need to look at scenarios more frequently instead of relying on a single plan. Let’s explore how you can apply scenario modeling in supply chain network design.

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Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Oh you better watch out if you’re an eTailer, because according to research from Voxware , 76% of shoppers are planning to purchase more than half of their holiday gifts online this year.

eCommerce 248

eCommerce Purchasing Operations Logistics 248

Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Grounded airplanes, shuttered economies, interrupted supply chains, and the introduction of buzzwords like “social distancing” were just some of the key disruptors that took over in 2020, making the year one for the record books—and not necessarily in a positive way.

Capacity 137

Capacity Cargo Government Definition 137

SIPMM Professional Publications

APRIL 22, 2020

Expediting purchases in inbound logistics is normal but it is painful for many companies who use this approach.

Procurement 148

Procurement Procurement Solutions Inbound Purchasing 148

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2020

The Logistics of Building a Brand with Chip Humitz. Joe Lynch and Chip Humitz discuss the logistics of brand building. As a top marketing and branding strategist, Chip explains the key elements of brand building and how it relates to the transportation and logistics space. About Chip Humitz.

Logistics 310

Logistics Strategy Picking Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 310

Speaker: Rod Robinson - SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice, Insight Sourcing Group

In this exclusive webinar, Rod Robinson, SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice Lead & Center of Excellence, dives into the key benefits corporations are seeing emerge from their supplier diversity programs and how you can gain invaluable competitive advantages with a supplier diversity program of your own.

How To

The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

I was going through some old files and came across a pocket card we handed out back in 2003 or so. It was used in conjunction with our “how to walk the gemba” coaching sessions that we did with the lean staff, and then taught them to do with leaders.

Exercises 329

Exercises Document Waste Study 329

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Supply chain is in the spotlight. It is the business function that is front and center - on top of the minds of consumers and executives. The global pandemic has ripped the rug out from under supply chains, but also highlighted its importance.

Supply Chains 163

Supply Chains Logistics Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 163

Talking Logistics

JULY 22, 2020

“The addition of 11 Chinese companies to a U.S.

Supply Chains 148

Supply Chains Logistics Groups Trends 148