Remove topic tag
article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

With more consumers pushing for supply chain transparency, Chipotle will be testing out RFID tags at its Chicago distribution center and at 200 Chicago stores to improve the traceability of its inventory systems. Fast grocery delivery continues to be a hot topic, and more companies are jumping into the mix.

article thumbnail

55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

If you think we missed someone please let us know by emailing us at content@flexport.com or tweet at us (and tag @Flexport in your post). Fuller is the Founder & CEO of Freightwaves, a media and intelligence platform sharing up-to-the-minute news, commentary, and data analysis on the freight forwarding industry. . Rick Watson.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Fast Review of Top News Affecting the Logistics Industry

Intelligent Audit

is the most significant change which mobilizes collaboration between FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground. According to Freight Waves , Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. Transportation Topics discussed the effects that this delay has caused and the national relief at down trending prices. Network 2.0”

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (July 9-13, 2018)

Talking Logistics

to $3.243 (Transport Topics). Simply put, while it’s impossible to predict what will happen with oil and diesel prices in the future, the current trend is certainly not favorable to freight spend budgets. Users can also use near-field communication (NFC) to read/write RFID tags. Diesel Inches Up 0.7¢ percent increase!

article thumbnail

How Analytics Can Cure Supply Chain Woes!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But, in the current international atmosphere of supply chain troubles and widespread shipping congestion, the topic is a timely one. The subject of logistics is not one that often reaches the uppermost levels of business media headlines. How is it done?

article thumbnail

Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

I suspect robotic process automation (RPA) is not a frequently discussed watercooler topic — and, when it is, the discussion probably involves back office, white collar, swivel chair work. Paper costs the supply-chain industry upwards of $3 billion every year (not counting the additional price tag of paper, ink and printing).

article thumbnail

The World’s Largest Brands Are Using Inventory Accuracy and Yard Automation to Fight COVID-19 Chaos

PINC

What we don’t know is how long this health crisis will last,” the American Trucking Association’s Bob Costello told Transport Topics. Already, some economic forecasters are expecting a decline in gross domestic product during the second quarter. “If it is short-lived, we might be able to skirt a recession.