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Warehouse, Logistics and Transportation Workers Deemed Essential During COVID-19

Stord

The IWLA, FDA, DHS and government leaders have worked together to designate “essential” warehousing and transportation work that will continue during COVID-19. Employees and companies in the food and beverage distribution industry are among those deemed essential, along with employees in transportation and logistics operations.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Reporting off of transportation data is a delays the signal by weeks and months.) Provide a Data Lake of Government Data to Use for Demand Predictions.

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Transportation Planners: Their Role as a Catalyst to Automation in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

There are additional advances in automation that push the supply chain toward greater use and deployment of technology and transportation planners are the key. Today’s technology is not equipped to handle such large warehouses, but Amazon’s patent suggests the technology may be possible within the next decade.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

With the advancement of transportation, like wheels and navigation techniques, transport to distant territories was completed over shorter periods. The Industrial Revolution gave rise to large-scale production and transportation efficiency, which led to the modern logistics landscape that we know today.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

From just being environmentally friendly, it has become a holistic framework that encompasses the environment, social and corporate governance. The responsibility of sustainability is no longer limited to the individual, but it extends to corporations, industries and even governments. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023

ModusLink Corporation

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and its growing importance in supply chain management is a top priority for global fulfillment managers. ESG supply chain management is critical to maximizing the benefits of omnichannel ecommerce and warehousing and distribution services. Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023.

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

When it comes to the logistics industry, whether it's transportation management contracts or warehouse contracts, there are a million moving parts, and as many questions. In the below is a real world example of a consultant coming to a third party logistics company with the goal of choosing a warehouse and 3pl provider.

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