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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Already upended for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic, the worldwide logistics industry is facing new challenges. The industry’s well-documented labor shortages are not ending anytime soon. For logistics teams, digital control towers add maximum value when they’re integrated with the transportation management system (TMS).

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. The post This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The first huge project I was part of at Dell was our transformation from paper documents in the computer boxes for businesses to what we called E-Docs for electronic documentation. We restructured all of the documents and created one of the first service-oriented websites so all of the information was available on line.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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A Review of the Carmack Amendment

Intelligent Audit

It’s no secret that logistics providers are being tasked with operating in an increasingly complex, high-stakes logistics environment. Volatile fuel prices, skyrocketing OS&D costs, and ongoing labor issues force logistics providers to do more with less. Increasingly, major industries are relying on specialized logistics.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. University of North Texas.

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The Autonomous Truck Revolution Is Right Around the Corner

Logistics Viewpoints

What would most revolutionize logistics over the next few years? The middle mile is not the “first mile” – the distance traveled between an origin, like a warehouse, and the highway. And it is not the “last mile” – the distance between an exit off a highway to a destination site – a factory, warehouse, or store for example.