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Keeping Trucks on the Road with Preventative Maintenance
With the supply chain already facing multiple challenges, like the driver shortage and port congestion, this throws another wrench into the equation.
Transportation
Women in Supply Chain: There’s a Place in Supply Chain for Everyone
3PL/4PL
What Big Box Pickup and Fuel Fees and Late Order Fines Means for Brands
Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Pros to Know Award
Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
Expert Columnists
3 Personal Insights for Women Breaking Through the Trucking Industry
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Sourcing & Procurement
Nominations Open for Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2023 Pros to Know Award
Are you or someone in your organization an outstanding leader, reinventing what it means to be a supply chain professional? Get them nominated by Dec. 30.
Rail & Intermodal
Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Take Action to Prevent “Paralyzing” Rail Strike
The national rail strike, which could happen as early as Dec. 5, could threaten the nation’s coal shipments, supply of drinking water and shut down passenger rail.
Sponsored
Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
Latest
Last-Mile
Same-Day Delivery Not Just for Consumers Anymore
Utilizing vehicles ranging from sprinter and cargo vans to box and straight trucks, small vehicle shipping provides dedicated, same-day delivery services for loads up to 14 pallets.
Last-Mile
U.S. Drivers Deliver 9 Packages per Hour: Survey
67% of respondents state they now have to complete deliveries to different types of drop-off points, 66% are now expected to work faster, and the same amount (66%) reported an increase in new tasks like identity verification at the door.
Last-Mile
Why Does CO2 Tracking in Last Mile Delivery Planning Matter?
The ability to track CO2 at both the execution and planning phases is crucial to getting—and showing—results.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers' and Distributors' Find Use for Rebate Analytics
With the growing volatility in our economic markets, volume rebates are becoming more critical than ever. Here's what the 2022 State of Volume Rebates Reports for Distributors and State of Volume Rebates Reports for Manufacturers found.
Emerging Technologies
4 Ways UHF RFID Can Accelerate Supply Chains and Logistics
This technology can greatly reduce the time, energy and manpower required to optimize supply chain, logistics and asset management tasks, while accelerating acquisition, accountability and distribution of parts or finished goods.
Last-Mile
Order Backlogs Lessen, Contract Rates Fall
With consumer demand stagnating and capacity loosening over the past 12 months, the spot market has continued to soften, causing owner-operators to enroll with larger fleets.
Sponsored
Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
Last-Mile
Optimizing Last-Mile Delivery with Stord Parcel
DTC and omnichannel brands can access deeply discounted negotiated carrier rates from a network of international, national and regional carriers.
Fleet Management
Transportation Platform Streamlines Procuring Freight
This agile transportation procurement platform assists carriers and shippers in uncovering better ways to move freight together.
Warehousing
Manifest Celebrates Women in LogisticsTech During Women’s Lunch
The Women’s Lunch will celebrate women in LogisticsTech in partnership with DHL Supply Chain, Daimler Truck North America, Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: Step Back and Understand the Big Picture
Amanda Hall, Director of Quality Assurance at DHL Supply Chain, North America and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain winners, advises newcomers to the supply chain industry to take a step back, understand processes and look for areas to improve.
WMS/TMS
Kiosk for Supply Chain TMS Keeps Drivers In-Cab to Improve Safety
The IntelliTrans mobile app delivers driver’s GPS coordinates to confirm they are on-site, enables drivers to review and acknowledge gate agreements, safety requirements, shipment details and other information and e-sign.
Software Solutions
Creating Robust Cybersecurity Structures to Protect Fleet Data
Data security is of mounting importance to fleets and should be a priority. However, many companies are currently using outdated IT infrastructures that lack modern tech safeguards.
Training/Onboarding
Virtual Job Assessment Tool for Commercial Drivers
VJT for Drivers enables recruiting teams responsible for large volume hiring to quickly, ethically and more accurately identify best-fit candidates based on job-specific content.
Trucking
Women in Supply Chain: Having Multiple Perspectives at the Table Generates Some Pretty Great Ideas
Kaitlin Rusbarsky, Managing Director, International Operations for NorthPoint Logistics and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why solutions-minded individuals bring opportunity for the company as well as its clients.
Software Solutions
Mobile Device Management: The Supply Chain’s Unlikely Hero
A simple digital upgrade may be your company’s affordable solution to avoiding the major challenges associated with a supply chain crisis while remaining ELD compliant — mobile device management.
Fleet Management
Challenges and Solutions in the International Movement of Vehicles
International vehicle logistics are a constant moving target, but logistics providers can guide customers to shore by anticipating challenges, providing expanded capacity avenues and on-demand solutions implemented across border lines.
Warehousing
Here's What I Learned at the Women in Supply Chain Forum
The 2022 Women in Supply Chain Forum sparked conversations about women in the supply chain and offered a workshop on collaborative problem solving through self-advocacy, communication and collaboration.
Sponsored
Five Steps to Developing a Supply Chain Digitalization Strategy
DHL Supply Chain provides five steps to develop a supply chain digitalization strategy that leverage the value of innovation while managing the risks.
AI/AR
Vector.ai Rebrands to Raft
The rebrand to Raft points toward the greater need for forwarders to have a single platform for their day-to-day workflow.
Training/Onboarding
British International Freight Association, Manpower Develop Training Program to Recruit Candidates in Freight Forwarding
The Freight Development Pathway to help identify, attract and train suitable candidates from outside of the freight forwarding and logistics sector for career opportunities with freight forwarding and logistics companies.
Professional Development
The Importance of Store Replenishment During Peak Season
As peak season approaches, finding that fulfillment sweet spot that keeps a variety of shoppers happy is integral to coming out on top. Add in multiple methods of store fulfillment and you’ve got a lot to balance.
COLD CHAIN
How Extreme Weather Affects Cold Supply Chains
Cold supply chains are necessary to ensure the efficacy of certain medications, vaccines and other biopharmaceutical products, but the addition of extreme temperatures presents new obstacles that can make the process even more difficult to manage.
Regulations
Maintaining Compliance Within Cannabis Logistics and Supply Chains
There are several key compliance areas to consider regarding logistics and supply chains in the cannabis industry.
Warehousing
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Women in Supply Chain Forum
As if you need any reason at all to attend our upcoming Women in Supply Chain Forum, here are Top 5 reasons to help you get that registration going.
Trucking
Keeping Trucks and Trailers on the Road Longer with Preventative Maintenance
Maximizing tractor and trailer uptime only benefits companies in the long run, as avoiding costly repairs on the road and increasing utilization improves the bottom line.
Trucking
How Companies can Successfully Retain Truck Drivers in a Competitive Market
In today’s labor market defined by phenomena like the Great Resignation and quiet quitting, keeping employees is challenging. These trends combined with unprecedented global supply chain issues make retaining truck drivers even more difficult.
Expert Columnists
Optimizing the Supply Chain to Lower Fuel Costs
As supply chain woes continue and gas prices remain at record highs around the country, many businesses are looking for ways to cut down on fuel usage. Here's some options.
Software & Technology
Looking Ahead to the Future of Supply Chain Operations
As the supply chain continues to evolve in the face of new challenges, companies can stay ahead of the curve by doing regular roadmap alignments and implementing technologies that allow them to anticipate change.
COLD CHAIN
5 Benefits of Temperature Monitoring for the Cold Chain
Improving the supply chain is an ongoing process, but temperature monitoring has been proven to be increasingly valuable for all handlers in the industry.
