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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Automation Trends to Watch for in 2019

GlobalTranz

The concept of automating processes and activities is a major sticking point for supply chain and logistics. Supply chain and logistics automation allow companies to refocus their efforts on tasks requiring human hands, and redundant tasks can be automated through robotics , as well as technologies designed to assist human workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

. “If we’d received 5,000 [applications] and they all had to be worked, that’s a lot of extra administrative costs,” said Mr. Einboden, who said he expects the problems to be fixed. Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. FedEx Expands SenseAware® Capabilities with Cryogenic Probe.

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Top Considerations Around Reshoring in Today’s Supply Chain

QAD

The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tension, inflation, trade issues and environmental and labor concerns exposed existing vulnerabilities in global supply chains and wreaked havoc like none of us have known before. The same holds true for your internal supply chain operations. “We

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics Super Bowl survey, 184.5 Total spending on food, drinks, apparel, decorations, and other purchases for the day is expected to reach $14.6 Ocean’s biggest shipping lines are buying planes. Hasbro raising toy prices due to shipping costs.