Supply & Demand Chain Executive

How OEMs Can Optimize Payments to Succeed in D2C

By better optimizing the payments' function, manufacturers can improve their selling relationships and reduce many manual, time-consuming processes.

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Carbon Footprint

Worldly Launches the Product Impact Calculator

With over 90% of the apparel and consumer goods sectors’ emissions coming from Scope 3, the Product Impact Calculator comes at a critical time for meeting reduction targets and upcoming reporting requirements.

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71% of Procurement Leaders Believe MRO Should be a Strategic Initiative: Survey

The survey by Verusen, WBR Insights and ProcureCon MRO, focuses on the current state and future evolution of MRO materials and spare parts management, highlighting its strategic importance, existing challenges and opportunities.

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ECI Software Solutions Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

Personnel updates sees new appointments at Norfolk Southern, Goggins Transport and more.

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Software Solutions

Endor Labs Reports on Open-Source Software Dependency Management

The third annual report from Endor Labs reveals that while remediation costs for dependency risks are perilously high, function-level reachability analysis still offers the best value in this critical area.

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Competitive Advantage Is Top Motivator for Corporate Emissions: Survey

In its second annual survey of corporate sustainability leaders, Optera reveals that corporate sustainability efforts have made remarkable strides over the past year.

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Software Solutions

John Galt Solutions’ Microservice-Based Application to Streamline Order-to-Shipment Process

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Atlas Deliver streamlines the process of creating orders into shipments while accounting for a wide range of real-world constraints.

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Driver Safety: A Core Transportation Industry Value

Coupled with innovative technology, fleets should continue to prioritize and revisit their driver training programs. The most successful fleets have many touch points for their safety training programs.

Inadequate signage, road construction, poorly maintained roadways and storms (rain, snow, ice, wind) all pose risks, especially for large, heavy vehicles that require more space for stopping and time to maneuver turns.

Global Purchasing Activity Contracting at Strongest Pace Since December: GEP Index

The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index fell to -0.37 in August. This is its lowest level year-to-date (vs. -0.22 in July), signaling the highest level of spare capacity at global suppliers in 2024.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

TCI Tank Logistics Will Add New Rail Line to Port of New Orleans

TCI Tank Logistics

TCI Tank Logistics invests in 1,200 linear feet of new rail that will tie into the New Orleans Public Belt and service customers at the Port of New Orleans.

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Material Handling Equipment

EP North America Debuts New Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Forklifts

EP North America

EP North America debuts two new forklifts, the CPD45F8/50F8 and EFLA251 to help warehouse and DC managers provide powerful lithium-ion solutions that will upgrade any fleet of diesel and LPG warehouse vehicles.

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Training/Onboarding

Biden-Harris Administration Provides Millions to Boost Trucking Workforce Programs

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced awards totaling nearly $3.5 million to 27 colleges and other commercial driver’s license (CDL) training programs.

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