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Optimizing Cold Chain while Reducing Environmental Impact with Nicole Glenn

The Logistics of Logistics

Nicole is the Founder and CEO of Candor Expedite , a transportation leader known for making its customers heroes by delivering creative, fast, effective, and sustainable solutions for time-sensitive and white glove shipments backed by a trusted carrier network. Nicole enjoys giving back to the community and industry.

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Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics

MIT Supply Chain

Supply chain sustainability projects are often sold on the argument that going green makes good business sense. Here are three case studies that offer clear, irrefutable evidence that sustainability and profitability can be compatible in the supply chain domain. Logistics is a leading source of carbon.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.18-2.22

Freight Plus

The new initiative, called “Shipment Zero,” signifies Amazon’s first serious look at presenting a sustainable shipping model to the public. Currently, Amazon does not release any facts regarding their green efforts and unlike 85% of Fortune 500 companies in 2017, they did not publish a sustainability report. in Los Angeles.

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The Future of 3rd Party Fulfillment with Andy Lloyd

The Logistics of Logistics

Transportation and logistics companies need technology and software management. To win accounts with ecommerce companies that require one or two day shipping to the entire country, 3rd party fulfillment companies may partner with fulfillment companies in other regions. Sustainability. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. IoT Tech is Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain. Spencer Larson is a writer and researcher based in Chicago, IL.

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You Teach People How to Treat You

BlueYonder

I have lived all over the place, from Honolulu to Barcelona to Los Angeles, and now I’m back in Chicago working with FourKites, the largest predictive supply chain visibility platform, delivering real-time visibility and predictive analytics for Fortune 1000 shippers and third-party logistics firms. Two answers to that question.

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Labor Rights and Logistics Emissions Remain Top-of-Mind for Logistics Providers

Intelligent Audit

As the logistics industry continues on the long road toward recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic (how long? just ask the chicken wing ), two issues continue to stand-out among all others: labor rights and logistics emissions. White House Expands Logistics Initiative. Teamsters Launch Campaign to Bolster UPS Contract in 2023.