Fri.Apr 17, 2020

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What is LTL Shipping?

SupplyPike

Learn about: Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping Advantages of LTL Factors determining shipping rates. Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is a system of transporting a smaller shipment than a typical truck filled with one order. LTL freight carriers normally transport small shipments of freight from many companies. In this system, space is shared by all of the cargo on one truck.

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Business Strategies to Recover After the Coronavirus

Vinculum

The emergence of the Coronavirus is, in all probability, one of the most unexpected situations that the human race is facing. The virus, apart from damaging the health of people, is also turning into a problem for economies all over the world. The private sector, especially, is grappling with unprecedented challenges. The improbable increase and decrease in customer demands, supply chain issues, important regulatory measures, economic recession, unemployment, and growing uncertainties about the

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Supply Chain Peak Season Technology: Are Your Systems Updated & Ready?

GlobalTranz

Supply chain peak season technology aids supply chain leaders in understanding their operations, unlocking insights, reviewing performance, and much more. In conjunction with the rise of e-commerce and ongoing demand for more products, faster service, and better supply chain performance, the entire year begins to take on the characteristics of supply chain peak season which.read More.

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Supply Chain Heroes: Stories of Innovation in Support of COVID-19

Logility

The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has disrupted lives, livelihoods, communities and businesses worldwide and created supply chain heroes across the globe. From suits to PPE gowns and masks, from baby wipes to disinfectant wipes, from food service to grocery to food & beverages manufacturers, companies around the world are stepping up to contribute and serve where they can.

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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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‘How becoming biodiversity ambassadors can help businesses combat the climate crisis’ – Edie

Provenance

??Want to learn more about biodiversity and what it means for companies and their impact? Join us on World Earth Day this Wednesday, the 22nd of April, for a digital meetup on the topic. The current Covid pandemic has brought more attention to the climate crisis due to the connection between destroying natural habitats and igniting outbreaks. “Deforestation is linked to 31% of outbreaks ” by driving animals out of their natural habitats and into those of humans.

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Balancing Demand Planning & Same-Day Shipping

IQMS

Calibration Technologies balances increased demand for cold food, medical and pharmaceutical storage in response to the proliferation of COVID-19. Calibration Technologies Inc. was founded in 2004 with a mission to protect people and property by building the best gas detection systems in the world. Today, the Columbia, MO-based company is a leading manufacturer of gas detection equipment for industrial facilities.

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5 things I’ve learned about Coronavirus Challenges and Best Practices

Freight Plus

Kyle MacNaught lists five lessons he has learned during the Aborn & Co. Coronavirus: Challenges and Best Practices for Transportation Program Round Table Discussion. Audio only version. Kyle can be reached on. LinkedIn. R. egister for the Aborn Round Table Discussion ". C. oronavirus: Challenges and Solutions for Transportation Programs". Future proof your supply chain. today!

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Megaships Proving a Drag on Ocean Carriers in Trade Downturn

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Collapsing demand from coronavirus pandemic restrictions adds pressure to container lines operating half-empty ships. Megaships have become a financial albatross for ocean carriers during the coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO: JERRY LAMPEN/SHUTTERSTOCK. By Costas Paris. From WSJ – April 17, 2020 5:30 am ET. The megaships that were supposed to carry container lines into a new era of efficiency-driven profitability have become a financial albatross during the coronavirus pandemic.

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5 things I’ve learned about Coronavirus Challenges and Best Practices

Freight Plus

Kyle MacNaught lists five lessons he has learned during the Aborn & Co. Coronavirus: Challenges and Best Practices for Transportation Program Round Table Discussion. Audio only version. Kyle can be reached on. LinkedIn. R. egister for the Aborn Round Table Discussion ". C. oronavirus: Challenges and Solutions for Transportation Programs". Future proof your supply chain. today!

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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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Cannabis Industry: Dealing with Change – Part 2

Vanguard Software

The rapidly changing environment in the Canadian Cannabis space necessitates a fundamental re-think of the supply chain planning infrastructure.

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EU due diligence laws for cocoa expected in 2022

ChainPoint

The European Union is considering creating regulations for the cocoa industry, where importing companies need to exercise due diligence regarding their supply chains.

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The Complex Risk Factors Facing Aerospace and Defense

Supply Chain Brain

Boeing’s recent crisis represents just one of many complex global risk factors impacting aviation, aerospace and defense supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s a wild world right now. As people everywhere look to flatten the curve, we have tentatively moved beyond the “panic-buying” stage of COVID-19. However, things are rapidly evolving when it comes to grocery shopping. Many stores are limiting the number of people in stores at one time, leading to long lines outside of stores just to get in. As a result, more and more people are looking at either curbside pick-up or home delivery. […].

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

Talking Logistics

It was more of the same bad news this week with regards to the impact COVID-19 is having on supply chain and logistics operations. But there are some bright spots, like the news that Convoy is teaming up with shippers and truck drivers nationwide to address urgent food bank needs. Here are some details from. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 17, 2020).

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Reinforce Your Route to Market During These Unprecedented Times

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

The global spread of COVID-19 is an incredibly challenging and worrying time for all of us. The loss of life is already significant, and its spread continues. Many countries around the world are in some form of restricted movement or lockdown.

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Jobs Sustainability on the Other Side of Novel Coronavirus

Enterra Insights

U.S. Congressional debates about how emergency aid should be used during the novel coronavirus outbreak have focused on whether companies or individuals should receive the bulk of support payments. The end game is trying to ensure jobs are available once the country emerges so recovery can be as quick as possible. Some pundits fear the pandemic will accelerate corporate efforts to automate their businesses in order to reduce reliance on humans.

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Sustainable Material Series: Wood

Dragon Innovation

In this multipart blog series, Dragon Innovation material expert, Nicolas Avril , will explore the pros and cons of selecting different materials when designing and manufacturing a connected product in high volumes. This blog examines the use of wood.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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Ecommerce COVID-19 Advice: How to Manage Online Sales During COVID-19 [New Tips Updated Weekly]

ShipBob

The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining moment of this decade. Business models are being flipped upside down. Demand for different products and services has transformed over night. We’re seeing large brick-and-mortar retailers frantically trying to figure out how to stay alive. And the bigger they are, the more costs they have and employees to lay off.

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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up: 04/10/20 – 04/16/20

All Things Supply Chain

U.S. joining global push allowing cargo shipments in passenger jet cabins U.S.

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Feel Good Friday: Travel the World from Your Couch

Freight Center

As one might expect right now, many tourist attractions and art galleries around the world have temporarily shut down due to regulations surrounding COVID-19. But that doesn’t mean that galleries and tourist attractions aren’t still open for your enjoyment in a different way. These establishments have an answer to this challenge, and it’s not an uncommon one today; go digital!

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COVID-19: Four Ways Parcel Carriers Are Helping Shippers Manage Spend

EnVista

Reducing Transportation Costs and Improving Cash Flow Amid the Coronavirus. enVista posted a blog in late March titled Six Questions to Ask Your Carrier Rep. In this blog, our transportation analyst team provided shippers with a list of questions and conversation points that they could bring to their carrier reps as they worked to reduce costs and preserve cash flow in response to COVID-19.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Agility in a TMS Platform: Why Flexibility Adds Value

MercuryGate

The use of a transportation management system (TMS) provides a lifeline to shippers and logistics service providers that need to rapidly increase capacity and available shipping options, and flexibility is essential to all modes, ranging from parcel shipping through full truckload (FT). Defining agility in a TMS platform means recognizing flexibility will always add value. […].

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The Value of Connection and Collaboration During Times of Crisis

ITradeNetwork

Cindy Jewell has started her own marketing business, Jewell Marketing, after 15 years with Watsonville-based California Giant Berry Farms Inc. Alongside her passion for marketing, her love for berries, making jam and gardening are what make iTrade thrilled to have her as a guest blogger.

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AI and Climate Change, Can Technology Save The Planet, and What’s Next for Green City Vancouver

Freightera

Interview with Juvarya Veltkamp. Juvarya Veltkamp is the Green Economy Initiatives Manager for the City of Vancouver, working in this role for more than 10 years. She is part of the city’s dynamic task force responsible for the rapid adoption of a green economy and double-digit growth in green jobs as Vancouver continues to implement its Green Economy Action Plan.