Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. AI can refer to several different types of math.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2021

There have been extensive supply chain disruptions caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. These disruptions have elevated the supply chain function to the boardroom level. It is now understood that supply chain agility is imperative. What is a Supply Chain Collaboration Network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2021

There seems to be a growing trend of supply chain technology companies sponsoring sporting events and athletes. Earlier this week, for example, project44 announced that it is “entering into its first NASCAR sponsorship with Rick Ware Racing and BYRD Racing.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It will be difficult to fill all these positions as the profession isn’t very attractive: There is very little flexibility in the working life of a truck driver, and the pay is bad. This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. Which truck should be used for transportation?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

With Yale Reliant, a package of advanced operator assistance systems, Yale Lift Truck Technologies is putting ergonomics and occupational safety centre stage at LogiMAT in Stuttgart. The system combines location-based and event-based functionality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. In this article, the main hyped, promising, and solid solutions but widely adopted technologies in supply chain management are discussed. We continue to see companies pitching their blockchain solutions in the supply chain realm.

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Now, That's Logistics

JULY 13, 2021

“The successful companies today—and in the years ahead—will redesign their operations and their supply chains,” it notes, “to protect against a wider and more acute range of potential shocks and disruptive events.”. Don’t Go it Alone.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Key Takeaways from This Article: COVID-19 has unveiled the fragility of a global supply chain predicated on lowest-cost principles. Increasing supply chain data visibility is a priority for logistics organizations looking to improve resilience. The COVID-19 crisis has hit the global supply chain from all sides.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

These are just a few of the high-profile supply chain woes that organizations are facing in 2021, and Bloomberg says the situation may not improve much as we move into 2022. Labor shortages have stalled trucking and pushed U.S. COVID outbreaks have idled port terminals. job openings to all-time highs.”.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 16, 2022

With the NOAA predicting a busier-than-usual hurricane season, there’s no better time to discuss the importance of supply chain preparedness. As stewards of your precious products, your logistics provider should ask the important questions and take the important action steps before an emergency event. Before the storm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. Agencies Advocate Tort Reform. Can you lower it?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Example #2: Airtasker. Example #2: Airtasker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The conference as a whole was fantastic, from the location and networking events to the conversations I had and sessions I attended. Elenjickal noted that over the last 36 months, supply chains have become more complex than ever before. This leads supply chains to continue to operate in silos, rather than in a connected manner.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. What is the Role of the Supply Chain Worker?

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The IoT can help companies free up manual resources while ensuring accurate delivery timing throughout the supply chain. In 2018, manufacturers will ramp up this transformation to embrace new technologies that have the potential to change the supply chain landscape. Shipping in 2018. Along the Rail.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 10, 2021

To a large extent, Supply Chain and uncertainty go hand in hand. Driver delays, transportation failure, strikes, hike in fuel prices, carrier capacity shortage, vendor hold-ups, thefts, and fires at warehouses are all common issues in the supply chain ecosystem.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Shipping industry stakeholders have faced many of these events, and they have changed the shipping industry irrevocably, for good. One event after another pushed the overall supply chain to its limits. Getting cargo out of the origin country is one thing, but utilizing truck power after the discharge at U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

FMCG Supply Chains are delicate things, writes Tim Bruun (pictured), Head of Customer Management – Retail & FMCG at Transporeon. This is what will enable them to react to fluctuating customer demands and adapt to unforeseen events such as border closures or dangerous weather conditions. Realising FMCG 2.0

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains | Image source: Flickr Understanding logistics trends is essential for business, and trend research may help organizations of all sizes predict changes, spot areas for innovation, and remain relevant in a market that is becoming more and more competitive.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 17, 2020

To a large extent, Supply Chain and uncertainty go hand in hand. Driver delays, transportation failure, strikes, hike in fuel prices, carrier capacity shortage, vendor hold-ups, thefts, and fires at warehouses are all common issues in the supply chain ecosystem.

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Carter Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

The Benefits of Integrated Supply Chain Management. Having an integrated supply chain sounds impressive, but what does it actually mean and how does it differ from a non-integrated supply chain? A non-integrated supply chain department is disconnected and functions in silos. Eliminate Waste.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 8, 2022

The AJOT’s annual Top 50 Logistics Tech Providers offers a glimpse into the future of the supply chain. The AJOT’s annual Top 50 Logistics Tech Providers offers a glimpse into the future of the supply chain. SMC3, for example, provided pricing for trucking, which almost seamlessly moved into the digital space.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

As corporations become increasingly focused on ESG initiatives, their supply chain and logistics partners respond with tools and services designed to help them grow sustainability and other goals. Here’s how many companies are turning to their supply chains to meet their ESG goals. Inbound Logistics. Jun 13, 2022.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 18, 2021

And while this market does not lend itself to a silver-bullet solution, there are things shippers can do to keep their supply chain afloat: Be open to hyper flexibility. A good example of how this plays out is in the case of congestion at the Port of Oakland. continue to be exacerbated (i.e. Prepare for ultra-prioritization.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 19, 2019

In this blog, we’ll go over the economic and supply chain impacts that result from these events and how you can best prepare your supply chain. Impacts on the economy and supply chains. When these natural events happen, numerous businesses find their supply chains shook.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. As explained by Fierce Healthcare in 2018, “consulting firm Navigant found that hospitals could save up to 18%, or $11 million a year per hospital, by reworking supply chain. Proactive supply chain management is just that – proactive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, posed that provocative question to supply chain professionals on her LinkedIn feed. Kinaxis is a top supplier of supply chain planning software. She went on to say, “visibility is widely considered a new supply chain imperative. Or are you asking where your truck is?

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2020

As much as we’d like to believe that our supply chains are both quick enough to react to major disruption and flexible enough to maneuver around major obstacles, the global pandemic has taught us that often isn’t the case. The meat shortage in the United States is a perfect example of this. Remap instead of Retreat.

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Trimble

JANUARY 18, 2022

At the same time, news coverage continued to highlight the European supply chain crisis: a perfect storm created by driver shortages, unprecedented demand for goods, Brexit red tape and surging energy prices - all while the world wrestles with the COVID pandemic. What is being done?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The original intent may have been for shippers to secure capacity at agreed-upon rates and for carriers to ensure they have enough volumes to keep their trucks loaded and moving. The frequency of RFP events is only one area that can be improved as shippers look for a better way to manage freight procurement processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

OMP provides supply chain planning (SCP) solutions. Something happens in your end-to-end supply chain. And agility is about reacting quickly and hopefully effectively to the actual disruptive event. But the event might not be disruptive at all if you had planned for it. Ships are blocked in front of ports.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It’s not a matter of if disruptions will occur in the supply chain, it’s only a matter of time until the unexpected strikes and creates an exception. This is why end-to-end visibility in a supply chain is so important, according to Boston (US)-based asset tracking company Tive. Exception management in supply chains.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 2, 2021

This year’s produce season is felt after a series of events impacting transportation. What’s more, is that these are likely not the last of the events to disrupt transportation. How consumers continue to impact the temperature controlled supply chain. Online food sales are up 300% since the beginning of COVID-19.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

It’s then picked by robots from the shelves, packaged and placed into a self-driving truck. The trucks leave the facility, and drones are automatically dispatched from the truck to deliver products while moving. The truck never stops until arriving for reloading. Autonomous Vehicles/ Trucks: Automation begets automation.

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