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Transportation Planners: Their Role as a Catalyst to Automation in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

There are additional advances in automation that push the supply chain toward greater use and deployment of technology and transportation planners are the key. Today’s technology is not equipped to handle such large warehouses, but Amazon’s patent suggests the technology may be possible within the next decade.

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The Digitization of Freight

Talking Logistics

The digitization of freight is one topic that has generated a lot of industry buzz and animated discussion over the past couple of years, but also a lot of confusion and questions. What exactly is freight digitization? Defining the digitization of freight. Is Blockchain part of freight digitization? The value proposition.

Freight 101
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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

And with the ongoing semiconductor shortage, certain electronics are in higher demand. It also means that the prices and values of certain electronics that require chips such as gaming consoles, are increasing. On the West Coast, the computer chip shortage has resulted in higher thefts of electronics.

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How TMS Supports Contactless Supply Chain Initiatives

Supply Chain Collaborator

For a truly contactless process, logistics operations must also focus on all the literal touchpoints occurring upstream and at every juncture from inbound freight delivery and freight yard activity to the manufacturing process and then the outbound freight delivery to the warehouse/DC and ultimately to the point of sale.

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6 Ways to Use Technology to Optimize Your Supply Chain

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

For example, BR Williams employs a highly functional warehouse management system (WMS) to make receipt or load appointments in advance, reserve docks, doors, and staging areas, and offer other real-time data capabilities to customers. >>> >>> Learn more about our industry-leading warehouse management system.

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What is Line Haul Transportation and How It is Driving Efficiency

Locus

The logistics industry relies on the efficient transportation of goods between locations and line haul transportation plays a significant role in this. In 2021, in the United States alone, the total transportation logistics costs came to around 1.2 What is line haul transportation? trillion U.S. from 2019 to 2027.

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How to Build the Optimal Freight Carrier Network to Consistently Deliver

Turvo

Managers of freight carrier networks and supply chains have a lot to keep tabs on with day-to-day operations in the supply chain ecosystem. Knowing how to set up such a freight carrier network can give supply chains a significant advantage over competitors. The Problems Poor Freight Carrier Network Design and Implementation Can Cause.