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Drivers Can Drive Remotely Too with Nils Alstad

The Logistics of Logistics

Nils is the Chief Product Officer at Phantom Auto , a technology platform that enables people to remotely control vehicles across sites from thousands of miles away with just the click of a button. Nils Alstad and Joe Lynch discuss how drivers can drive remotely. Nils acts as an advisor to technology startups.

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

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Now, more than ever, companies and countries are looking at their overall carbon footprint and trying to establish a path to be more environmentally friendly. This survey included over 400 respondents across a number of industries. However, in practicality, aligning one’s goals with its partners can be difficult.

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Zero Sum: How Walmart Transportation is Working to Reduce Emissions Now and in the Future

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As we transition away from diesel and move towards a lower emissions fleet, we plan to deploy and evaluate vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). At Logistics Viewpoints, we have written about how companies are looking to reduce carbon emissions, especially when it comes to transportation. A Meaningful Approach. Natural Gas.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

William shares how they transform data into critical actionable information that optimizes and powers operations throughout businesses. PowerFleet is a company that provides solutions to logistic markets and vehicle markets. We track vehicles but we have gone beyond tracking vehicles and assets. They want action.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

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These vehicles can enable operating companies to reduce their number of required vehicles and lower cost structures. Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Look at the big picture.

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Ensuring Safe Material Handling in Warehouses

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Ensuring the safe material handling of these materials is not just a matter of policy or regulation; it’s the linchpin of efficient warehouse operations and by extension, effective Supply Chain Management. The Importance of Material Handling in Warehouses Material handling is one of the most important warehouse activities.

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What are Digital Twins and How Can They Drive Warehouse Efficiency?

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The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. To define what exactly it is, a digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, process, or system. Simulation is the most widely used benefit of a digital twin. Physical change (i.e.,

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