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This Week in Logistics News (July 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is always interesting to me to see the creative ways that companies try to collect data about their customers. Over the last few years I have seen an increasing number of “challenges” being shared on Facebook that in reality are simply ways to gather more information about its users. These include picture challenges, such as the “10 Days of Being a Mom Challenge” or the “Here’s How I’ll Look When I’m Old” challenge, as […].

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Frictionless Logistics: It’s the Collaboration, Stupid with Ketan Karkanis

The Logistics of Logistics

Frictionless Logistics: It’s the Collaboration, Stupid with Ketan Karkhanis. Ketan Karkhanis and Joe Lynch discuss logistics collaboration and the friction that limits productivity for shippers, 3PLs, brokers, and trucking companies. About Ketan Karkhanis. Ketan Karkhanis is the Chief Product Officer at Turvo, the first real-time collaborative logistics platform that uses artificial intelligence to perfect the science of movement.

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The Importance of S&OP, Especially During a Pandemic

Vanguard Software

Having an established S&OP process is key during unprecedented such as these to deal with the disruptions that arise in a pandemic.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 07/10/20 – 07/16/20

All Things Supply Chain

Report: Last-Mile Delivery is the Most Inefficient Process for More Than Half of North American Companies The transportation and logistics (T&L) industry has experienced significant disruptions due to the steep…

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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The Logistics Linchpin with Andrew Clark

Freight Plus

In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Andrew Clark, founder of Logistics Help. Andrew is on a mission to help small to mid-size enterprises implement high-performance tactics and technology to their supply chain, so they can scale up without stress. Andrew is passionate about logistics and how getting this element right in business can help elevate them to the next level.

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The Logistics Linchpin with Andrew Clark

Freight Plus

In this episode, Consulting Logistics host, Kyle MacNaught, will chat with Andrew Clark, founder of Logistics Help. Andrew is on a mission to help small to mid-size enterprises implement high-performance tactics and technology to their supply chain, so they can scale up without stress. Andrew is passionate about logistics and how getting this element right in business can help elevate them to the next level.

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What is the new normal in your supply chains?

ChainPoint

If 2020 has taught us one thing, it is how dependent and vulnerable we can be in supply chains, especially if we don't know our x-tier suppliers.

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Inbound Freight Trends for 2020: A Commitment to Improving Vendor Relations | TALKING FREIGHT Video

GlobalTranz

The leading inbound freight trends for 2020 reveal a stronger push to improve inbound logistics efficiency and lower barriers to inventory management stress. Shippers that take time to understand these trends can position their organizations for success. So, lets get into it! The post Inbound Freight Trends for 2020: A Commitment to Improving Vendor Relations | TALKING FREIGHT Video appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 17, 2020)

Talking Logistics

We had a family celebration planned for this coming January. More than 100 people, kids, adults, and seniors, indoors, hotel ballroom, music, dancing, eating… Not going to happen. How far out should we plan to have such a celebration? My wife and I wrestled with that question and we settled on June 2022. A pushout. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 17, 2020).

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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Smart Cities are Still Required in a Post-COVID World

Enterra Insights

Because communicable diseases are passed from person to person, population density makes living in cities riskier than living in rural areas during a pandemic. Even before the novel coronavirus outbreak, Thami Croeser and Lucy Gunn, researchers from the Center for Urban Research at RMIT University in Australia, report there were increasing calls for de-populating cities.

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ShipChain Mainnet Launch Information

Shipchain

As we move toward the official launch of the ShipChain mainnet, we wanted to discuss how that’s going to look from both an economic and technical perspective. Without further ado – . 175,000,000 SHIP are being assigned to the reward pool for validation. This means that the “Sale 2” referenced in the whitepaper is canceled. We carefully considered all options and felt that assigning these tokens to the security of the network itself was critical to the success of the sidechain. 20% maxim

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Modernize your AI Suite infrastructure and achieve zero downtime (part 1) (French translation provided)

Axway

Does getting a high available Rule Engine and gaining money at the same time seem contradictory? We will demonstrate that using new technologies is becoming the new norm. The old way.

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Beware of biased benchmarking: 3 ways to grade a transportation index

DAT Solutions

There are three questions you should ask when using a benchmark or index to make business decisions.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Insight Into Chassis Availability Shortage: Contributing Factors and What to Expect

NFI

The industry is witnessing some pressure on chassis availability currently and an uptick in volume in the coming weeks which will increase the probability the issue will worsen. The main drivers limiting the availability of chassis are: 1. Appointments at the terminals for returns of empties are scarce -Appointment times must be planned two to. Read More.

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10 Tips to Improve Logistics Workforce Management

Consumer Goods Logistics

Other than inventory, your logistics workforce is the largest expense in your distribution centers, eating up 50–70% of the warehousing budget. It’s why managing and reducing labor-related expenses is a top priority for just about every logistics executive. At Kane Logistics, we’re proud that our associate retention levels with our top 10 customers is 80.2%, compared to the industry average of 53.9% (U.S.

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SnapFulfil awarded Cyber Essentials certification

SnapFulfil

Warehouse technology innovator SnapFulfil has further ramped up its IT security accreditation with the UK government backed Cyber Essentials certification. It's independently verified and sees organizations audited against the five main security checks that protect against the vast majority of cyber attacks – namely firewalls and internet gateways, secure configurations, access control, malware protection, plus all the appropriate patches.

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For Peace of Mind, Know Your Supplier’s Financial Stability

Supply Chain Brain

Consider these three steps as a guideline.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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10 Tips to Improve Logistics Workforce Management

Consumer Goods Logistics

Other than inventory, your logistics workforce is the largest expense in your distribution centers, eating up 50–70% of the warehousing budget. It’s why managing and reducing labor-related expenses is a top priority for just about every logistics executive. At Kane Logistics, we’re proud that our associate retention levels with our top 10 customers is 80.2%, compared to the industry average of 53.9% (U.S.

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Coronavirus Series Part 4 – Managing Supply Chain Disruption Caused by COVID-19

EazyStock

In our four-part blog series on Coronavirus and its impact on inventory management , so far we’ve looked at how to overcome COVID-19 demand forecasting challenges and improving inventory planning during the pandemic. Now we’re going to focus on mitigating the risks of supply chain disruption as we move out of lockdown and into a new, but uncertain, future.