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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven.

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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Talking Logistics

And last month, we witnessed the havoc that winter storm Jonas unleashed along the east coast , dumping more than two feet of snow in Washington, DC, New York City, and other major cities, leading to thousands of flight cancellations and gridlock on the roads.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

of procurement expenditures. Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of. parcel shipping. New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. FedEx Freight drivers are now delivering large items to homes in 5 cities as part of the pilot program.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014)

Talking Logistics

New Breed specializes in services for omni-channel distribution, reverse logistics, transportation management, freight bill audit and payment, lean manufacturing support, aftermarket support and supply chain optimization. .

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Warehouse Automation. Media Type. Privacy Settings.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. California readies regulations for zero-emission truck fleets. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Staten Island facility, known as JFK8, is Amazon’s largest in New York and now has the distinction of being the first in the US to unionize by voting in the Amazon Labor Union. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise.