Supply & Demand Chain Executive

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Chris Burroughs Named Next President & CEO of TIA

Personnel updates sees new appointments and promotions at Endor Labs, TIA and more.

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5 Steps Towards ESG Compliance

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations have become pivotal in shaping supply chain operations.

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Collaborative Governments for the Pursuit of Resiliency: Alexis Asks

The establishment of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States Supply Chain Resilience Cooperation Group promotes data sharing and joint action to build resilience in priority supply chains.

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Leading Supply Chain Teams: 4 Strategies for High Performance

In today’s tight labor market, leaders need avenues to nurture all their associates to excel beyond what they ever thought they could achieve.

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State of Transportation Insurance Report Underscores Challenges in Commercial Trucking

Commercial transportation continues to grow, but challenges have arisen due to an increased demand for last-mile deliveries during a labor shortage, according to results from a Risk Strategies report.

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GFT Uses Manufacturing Data to Automate Factory Floors with Google Cloud

GFT has been working with Google Cloud since 2019 to implement the digital infrastructure that manufacturers need to bring their data into one place, and then put it to work for new AI use cases across the production lifecycle.

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Freight Transportation Services Up 1.1% from Previous Month

The level of for-hire freight shipments in August measured by the Freight TSI was 1.1% below the all-time high of 141.5 reached in August 2019.

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Election Uncertainty and Global Volatility to Persist Well into 2025

The U.S. container trading market is experiencing heightened volatility due to several influencing factors. The recent strikes at East Coast ports have left a lasting impact on supply chains, while focus shifts to the U.S. elections.

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Why Infrastructure-Free Tracking is the Next Big Thing in Supply Chain Technology

Increasingly businesses are looking for a visibility solution that does not require the hassle and expense of installing RFID or Bluetooth gateways throughout their network.

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GXO Logistics Named Overall Top Supply Chain Project Winner for Use of Humanoid Robotics

Adrian Stoch, chief automation officer at GXO Logistics, talks about its partnership with Agility Robotics, the use of a humanoid robotic and how that robot actually works alongside human employees inside the warehouse.

Pros to Know: ProvisionAI's Tom Moore Serves as Evangelist for Supply Chain Optimization

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Pros to Know: Perlitch Transport's Jenny Perlitch Talks SmartWay Certification and More

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Women in Supply Chain: ORO Labs' Lalitha Rajagopalan, From Economics to Supply Chain Tech

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Pros to Know: Netlogistik's Jagan Reddy Details the Importance of Working With Small Businesses

Pros to Know: enVista's Britain Pavlic Talks TMS Training Platforms

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Strengthening Supply Chains in the Face of Disaster

As supply chain professionals, we have a unique role to play in building resilience—not just for our businesses, but for our communities and society as a whole— to weather any storm.

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Pro Carrier Announces New End-to-End U.S. Partnership for Tracking Services

The new end-to-end service will see Pro Carrier join forces with Forward Transit to provide customers with a fully integrated and tracked service under one umbrella.

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Communities Nationwide Planning Disaster Preparedness

Cleanup efforts, along with preparedness projects for future disasters, have already created a massive amount of work that must be done quickly. Companies with these types of service offerings will continue to be in extremely high demand in America.

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60% of Leaders See Job Transformation on Horizon: Survey

Ivalua releases its Future of Work in Procurement survey, a US-focused study revealing shifting expectations surrounding the future landscape for procurement professionals as they embrace generative AI and upskilling.

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ABB Robotics Launches Energy Efficiency Service

The service offers up to 30% energy savings, addressing the high energy costs that hinder the competitiveness of 58% of surveyed global manufacturers, according to a recent Energy Efficiency Movement report.

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GenAI and the Enterprise: The Full Potential of Data for Planning Success

By developing specialized agents tailored to specific business needs and embracing a collaborative framework where humans and AI work hand-in-hand, organizations can unlock the full potential of their data.

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Optimizing Inventory Management with ASRS

As supply chains continue to evolve, the role of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) will become increasingly central, highlighting its value as a transformative solution for modern challenges in supply chain management.

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Food, Beverage Industry to Play Critical Role in Securing U.S. Domestic Freshwater Supply

Daily water withdrawals are expected to increase in the food and beverage (1.7 BGD) by 2050.

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U.S. Container Imports Mark Third Consecutive Month of Elevated Volumes

September U.S. container import volumes were 2,520,935 TEUs, which marks the second time this year that volumes have eclipsed 2.5 million TEUs and the third month in a row that they have surpassed the 2.4 million TEU threshold.

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Gatik Launches Industry-First Safety Case Audit Framework

Gatik AI Inc. unveiled the scope of a comprehensive safety case audit for its freight-only operations (deliveries without a human driver onboard) across North America.

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GenAI Capabilities for Simplified and Hyper-Personalized Procurement Experience

ORO Labs launched several enhancements to its procurement orchestration platform that leverage the latest advancements in GenAI to focus on simplifying the procurement intake process.

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J.B. Hunt Transport, UP.Labs Launch Logistics and Freight-Focused Lab

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. and UP.Labs launched the Logistics Venture Lab, a logistics and freight-focused lab that aims to launch as many as six startups over the next three years to solve core strategic challenges within the industry.

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American Logistics Aid Network Activates for Major Hurricane Milton

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene made landfall, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is mobilizing for another major hurricane.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Ambient Shipping Solution

Transitioning from cold-chain packaging to ambient temperature shipping from distribution center to customer reduces package material mass, improves the customer experience and supports the company’s global sustainability efforts.

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Robot Orders Down 8% in First Half of 2024: Association for Advancing Automation

The North American robotics market saw a decline in both units ordered (down 7.9% to 15,705 units) and revenue (down 6.8% to $982.83 million) during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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Global Yard Management System Revenues to Reach $5B by 2032: Study

Following a spike in interest in technologies to digitalize and optimize yard operations last year, investments in yard management systems have continued their momentum into 2024.

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Autonomous Inventory Management for Lights-Out Warehousing

Corvus Robotics announces an updated version of its Corvus One system that brings, for the first time, the ability to fly its drone-powered system in a lights-out distribution center without any added infrastructure like reflectors, stickers or beacons.

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Supply Chain Monitoring Tool for Freight Shippers

DB Schenker launched Ocean Bridge, a supply chain monitoring tool that provides complete visibility of maritime operations down to vessel, shipment and container level in ocean freight.

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The Relentless Rise: Adapting to Increasing Transport Costs

Adapting to the new reality of high transport costs requires a holistic strategy that combines awareness of global trends, but with an even keener focus on internal improvements.

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Building the Connected Warehouse of the Future

The next step of warehouse operations is not far behind but requires an integrated warehouse to accelerate the next level of digital transformation.

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See More Value by Increasing Supply Chain Visibility

You can’t improve what you can’t see. Gaining visibility is the key. And data analytics, guided by logistics experts, is the way.

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A Shift to Advanced Pricing and Promotions Strategies: Survey

With pricing and promotions becoming more critical in today's market, a new report from RELEX Solutions and Incisiv provides an in-depth look into the current state of pricing and promotions in the retail sector across the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany.

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Consumers Start Holiday Shopping Earlier: Survey

Project44 releases The State of Consumer Holiday Shopping 2024, providing insight on consumer sentiment and habits as the peak holiday shopping season approaches.

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QAD Acquires Phenix Software, Bolsters Advanced Scheduling Capabilities for Adaptive Enterprises

QAD Advanced Scheduling optimizes production decisions by determining what products to make on each production line in the best possible sequence to minimize changeovers, optimize inventory, and align cost and service goals.