BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2023

Innovation and Customer-Centricity are Our Continuing Directions Thanks to our TMS customers, for the 12 th time 1 in a row, Blue Yonder is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 2. To help accelerate their digital journey, our customers challenge us to step up our innovation game.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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AB&R

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A Key to Manufacturing and Warehousing Success in Arizona The Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding cities are booming with new warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants right now. AB&R helps thousands of companies across North America identify, track, and manage their critical assets and inventory.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Ocado uses £150m from shareholders for warehouse robots (The Guardian). CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). BNSF joins blockchain alliance (Railway Age).

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2015

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. We strive to focus relentlessly on the customer, innovate rapidly, and drive operational excellence.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 An example of a last-mile carrier is Amazon, who has increased their last-mile efforts in order to increase delivery speed and in turn, customer satisfaction. For example, industry leading pet supplement brand, PetLab Co.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Last week, I attended Innovate 2018 , the company’s first user conference, and as I stood on stage to deliver my keynote presentation in front of 140+ attendees, the answer was clear: Yes. Rapid innovation in technology is supporting innovation in these processes, such as in continuous pool optimization.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid has idled factories and warehouses, slowed truck deliveries and worsened container logjams. In some key trading routes, such as Asia–Europe and Asia–North America, the rate spikes are even higher and the delays more frequent.”[4]. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021.”

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Investing in the TMS” is certainly something current customers want to hear, and it’s something that Kewill must do, not only to integrate the solution with its Kewill MOVE platform, but also to establish itself as an innovation and thought-leader in the highly-competitive TMS market in North America.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

technology to enhance its user interface and introduce social networking capabilities, which I view as the next frontier for Supply Chain Operating Networks (see Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation ). Where to Find Supply Chain Innovation (Source: Adelante SCM). Another great opportunity is for GT Nexus to leverage Infor’s Ming.le

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations. As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Women in Supply Chain award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. They’ve re-tooled, re-innovated and revamped how the world sees the supply chain and logistics industry. ATLANTA – Sept.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). Announces Cloud-Based Marketplace Services and Platform Innovations. Last week, for example, Nikola Motor Company unveiled The Nikola One, a Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen-electric truck that will be in production by 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and perspectives regarding SAP SE’s 2023 annual Sapphire and North America ASUG customer conference held this week both as an in-person and live streamed event. Partner has broad implications relative to collaboration, transparency and skin in the game.

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Requis

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For example, it wasn’t called “cleantech” back in those days, we coined the term “sustainable tech” because it just wasn’t profitable yet, or understood very well. It has evolved to the point now where we’ve got solutions everywhere for the problems facing us, and there are more innovations on the way.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings. For example, in India, where there have been poor driver standards, carmakers are investing in driver training. Carmakers are beginning to take other areas more seriously as well.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 28, 2014

He uses the example of McDonald’s investigating automation technologies to replace workers in its restaurants. Not to step into the match, but I write about warehouse and factory automation. Instead, he argues that we should encourage and support vocational education that will train workers for higher paying jobs.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 29, 2016

episode</a>, I outlined three significant supply-chain trends that will drive changes in our industry over the coming year: 1) The current logistics tech revolution, 2) The rise of the dynamic warehouse network and 3) The strategic shift from warehouse-as-a-cost-center to warehouse-as-a-revenue-generator.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides the second in a four-part series of market education postings addressing the evolving use of Cloud based control layer technology platforms applied to warehousing and customer fulfillment processes.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. The increased size and complexity of the Lennox supply chain mandated major innovations in planning.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 21, 2017

The acquisition of Grand Junction will give Target direct and explicit access to those 700 carriers across North America. Here are three examples. Retailers that want to hold onto market share, need to find new ways to innovate. Why Is This Acquistion Important? Walmart Creates Foundation through Digital Acquisition.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company has a continuous innovation process. In 2021, for the tenth consecutive year, Saint-Gobain was named one of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, according to the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator ranking. In a green field study, a company looks for an optimal placement a new factory or warehouse.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Map your entire supply chain, including distribution centres and transportation hubs, and identify the known risks within your supply chain – for example, suppliers, routes, trade regulations, and other similar considerations. Fully automated Rack Clad Warehousing solutions from SSI SCHAEFER. Mark Lau – Chief Commercial Officer.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 22, 2017

The acquisition of Grand Junction will give Target direct and explicit access to those 700 carriers across North America. Here are three examples.</p> Retailers that want to hold onto market share, need to find new ways to innovate. </p> <h2>Why is this acquisition important? . </p>

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Industrial manufacturers with large product portfolios or aftermarket parts mixes, for example, face unique supply chain planning challenges including lots of slow moving products. Your inventory consists of raw material (the tree) to the finished product in your warehouse. Unreliable Forecasting. would minimize that threat.

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Techgistics

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Today's innovations from startups could be the source of transformation that shapes the future of logistics. Recent technological innovations have allowed startups to disrupt mature industries in a matter of a few years. Take Uber for example, a car service start up founded in 2009. Source: FLEXE. Company: FLEXE Funding: $20.8

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Rising costs mean that companies must continue to innovate and implement strategies that can help reduce logistics costs and boost the bottom line. Now, this does not just come down to the staff in the warehouse. With a central warehouse, you save the cost of warehouse maintenance in different locations.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 14, 2017

On-demand warehousing and fulfillment is another approach to building out your network. With an on-demand solution, you can access hundreds of warehouse and fulfillment providers across North America and pay only for the space and services you use. On-demand fulfillment is different than traditional warehousing solutions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

As I commented in the press release, and a few weeks ago in TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service , this is yet another example of the “Software-as-a-Self-Service” concept I proposed a few years ago, in which a shipper could be up and running with a transportation management system within an hour or two.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In North America, 4 million workers left their jobs in April. In North America, a record 632,000 frontline workers left their retail jobs having been exposed to increased levels of danger while facing low levels of pay, while white collar workers got a taste for remote work and found it made their lives easier to manage.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 20, 2019

When I talk to worldwide businesses in Asia, Oceania, North America, or anywhere else, their chief concern is always the same: how do we meet our customers where they are to get them the products and services they want, all while keeping our own business strategy central? It’s a tricky tightrope to navigate.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. For example, key indicators such as blood pressure, glucose levels and weight can be monitored remotely.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

The need to transport parts also drives inventory up, creates a need for space to store those parts, and uses energy for more forklift time and warehouse heating. What good is all of this important transportation Lean theory, without some practical, Lean Transportation examples? Lean Transportation Examples for Carriers/Truckers.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Due to the importance placed by some senior executives on their ERP and their ERP provider, many large businesses are simply not nimble enough to take advantage of innovative technology, they prioritize corporate strategy at the expense of user adoption and often incumbent ERPs are not built to interface with more modern, cloud based platforms.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2018

Oracle Extends Cloud-based Warehouse Management to Give Customers Enhanced Logistics Performance and Global Inventory Visibility. to Fuel Growth of National, On-Demand Warehousing Business. Walmart-Led Blockchain Effort Seeks Farm-to-Grocery-Aisle View of Food Supply Chain (WSJ – sub. Descartes Acquires Velocity Mail.

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