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How to Manage Supply Chains as a Manufacturer with Automation and AI

Locus Robotics

Some fulfillment warehouses even use robots to pick and pack customer orders. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more. RFID is best suited to tracking goods within relatively short distances, so its best uses are within a factory, warehouse, or distribution center.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20-24, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Paragon Software Systems Ensures Drivers Follow Optimized Transport Plans with Paragon Waypoint Mapping. LOG-NET announces release of Next Generation Global Transportation Management with its version 8.0. January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. NAFTA freight totaled $88.0 Price-Fixing Probe (WSJ – sub.

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What’s Your Plan if There’s a West Coast Port Strike?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Case in point: the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) began contract talks on May 12, with lots of contentious issues on the agenda. Consider moving critical products via air freight and/or using a sea-air option to minimize the impact of increased costs.

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What’s Happening in the Transatlantic’s Ocean Shipping Lane

CH Robinson Transportfolio

At Felixstowe, one of the UK’s main ports, issues arose after a new terminal operating system was installed in June, and several weeks of delays in both ship and train loadings followed. Three strategies can lead to better outcomes for your freight planning, even in peak holiday shipping periods. Consolidate freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 30 – February 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

3Gtms Announces Freight Claims Management Partnership with TranSolutions. Amazon has been hosting a robot picking challenge for the past couple of years (see my June 2015 post, “ Amazon Tests Robots for Warehouse Item Picking ,” and the video of last year’s winner ), so this patent is not surprising. . percent in Q4 2016 to $17.7