Articles
May 2024
NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
GOOD WORKS: DHL Group expanded its GoHelp program to Europe due to the growing number of recent catastrophes. With the launch of GoHelp Europe, the program now covers all global disaster hotspots.
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Artificial Intelligence in Supply Chain Management: What’s One Human Capability AI Can’t Match?
Are there limits to what artificial intelligence can achieve in supply chain management? Readers share the uniquely human skills that AI can’t yet (or ever?) replicate.
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Aloha Marine Lines, part of the Lynden family of companies, added a new barge to its fleet to serve customers in the Seattle to Hawaii trade lane. Constructed at Gunderson Marine & Iron in Portland, Oregon, the Makani Loa joins the Kamakani and Namakani—all Makani Class barges that serve Aloha Marine Lines’ bi-weekly barge service between Seattle and Hawaii. The Makani Class barges are fitted with high binwalls which help to keep freight secure while minimizing the amount of lashing needed.
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Visibility and Tracking Solutions
Check out some of the latest and greatest visibility and tracking solutions.
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3 Ways to Update Your Hiring Strategy
Lingering and new disruptions to the supply chain make it difficult for employers to determine their staffing needs at any given time. Despite these headwinds, employers can use staffing strategies to better prepare for and respond to supply chain disruptions.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Ready, Set Up, Go for Logistics Gold
How do you tackle logistics of Olympic proportions? Official logistics partner CMA CGM Group is preparing to go the distance.
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The Indispensable Edge: TMS Empowers Shippers in a Competitive Landscape
Stop pushing boxes. For companies looking to get ahead, a Transportation Management System (TMS) is no longer a luxury, it’s a necessity. Leading TMS providers offer solutions and innovations to propel shippers toward efficiency, cost reduction, and superior service delivery.
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Solving Problems, Improving Processes
Amy Augustine is senior director of network supply chain with UScellular, the fourth-largest U.S. full-service wireless carrier.
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Today’s Pallets: Leaders of the Stack
Market changes highlight the need for a strategic approach to pallet management. With innovative product and service option developments, pallet providers deliver on a wide range of customer demands.
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Nearshoring: Partners Lead the Way in Mexico
Establishing operations in Mexico can streamline and shorten your supply chain. These companies can help you reap the benefits and overcome the challenges of nearshoring.
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3 Keys to Strengthen Safety
Safety is a top priority for any supply chain organization, and communication is paramount to safe operations. Here are three ways that effective communication can mitigate operational risks and strengthen safety across the supply chain.
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Operating Regenerative Supply Chains; Tech That Attracts Workers; Cargo Theft on the Rise; and Other News
From weighing decisions that offer quick wins against those aimed at long-term gains to coping with workforce shortages, here are the latest issues and developments affecting supply chain managers.
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Optimizing Warehouse Efficiency
Tremendous growth in warehousing and related industries in the past decade brings real challenges—inexperienced labor, safety concerns, and squeezing productivity out of limited space. The right strategies and technology can meet these challenges.
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WES for Success: Preparing Your Operations for Success in an Ecommerce World
Ensuring your fulfillment center overcomes ecommerce challenges starts with an effective pick, pack, and ship strategy, supported by a robust warehouse execution system that enables continuous processing.
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From Earnings to Ergonomics: Optimizing Warehouse Labor
As warehouse labor plays hard to get, organizations turn to a growing range of tools and technologies to support worker safety, boost their productivity, and make their jobs easier, more efficient, and even more enjoyable.
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Unreadable GTL Barcodes Create a Bottleneck
Global Transport Label (GTL) codes are ideal for package sorting but are susceptible to becoming unreadable. Engineering Innovation implemented a two-barcode system that enhances efficiencies.
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Energy Boom Benefits Logistics
When the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in 2022, it was widely hailed as the most important piece of U.S. climate legislation ever passed.
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How Portable Ergonomic Conveyors Help Improve Loading Dock Operations
Warehouse, DC, and 3PL operators are turning to portable ergonomic conveyors to improve worker safety and productivity, among other benefits.
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Strip It Down to the Studs?
Our publisher sounds off on Ancora Holdings’ attempted takeover at Norfolk Southern.
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The Matzo Project Simplifies Operations by Partnering with Echo Global Logistics
Echo fosters transparency and loyalty with The Matzo Project, a fast-growing business, through caring customer service relationships.
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