Articles
December 2023
Happy New Year!
For your planning pleasure, this handy calendar highlights holidays, potential promotions, seasonal swings, and logistics appreciation days for the coming year.
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
The MULTILIFT Ultima 28Z from Hiab, part of Cargotec, is a heavy-duty hooklift designed to help companies complete demanding materials handling tasks with fewer hauls. The hooklift provides a low loading angle for handling fragile goods and navigating height-limited environments.
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How to Find and Retain Skilled Workers
As demand for faster order fulfillment grows, attracting and retaining top logistics talent becomes increasingly essential. Despite the talent shortage, there are strategies you can employ to secure skilled workers and ensure a thriving workforce for the future.
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VERTICAL FOCUS: Luxury/High-Value Products
The world’s most expensive fountain pen, Fulgor Nocturnus by Tibaldi, was sold for $8 million at an auction in Shanghai in 2010. The pen includes 945 black diamonds and 123 rubies. It has 16 clips above the small button on the cap and a golden nib for durability. Only one exists in the entire world.
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NOTED: Supply Chain Highlights
DHL Express, Kalitta Air, and Kalitta Motorsports united efforts in the “Race to End Hunger,” an initiative that provides hunger relief for families in need. After completing six racing events, the program raised the money to provide one million meals.
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3PL Provides a Natural Solution
Consumer demand for more natural and environmentally friendly cleaning products fueled the growth of Branch Basics, a direct-to-consumer company. The pandemic caused sales to increase exponentially and the e-tailer also realized a growth in subscription sales. Branch Basics needed an experienced third-party logistics provider to help manage distribution, fulfillment and transportation.
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Building Technologies That People Actually Use
Paul Gaffney is chief digital officer with Omni Logistics, a provider of multimodal logistics solutions and supply chain services.
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Automakers Shift to Smart Supply Chains
Although the pandemic may be over, auto suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are still grappling with supply chain issues such as concern over net-zero promises, the growing EV market, geopolitical conflicts, evolving trade agreements, natural disasters, and high interest rates deterring shoppers.
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Why Your Company’s Future Depends on Carrier Development
The relationships that companies have with their carriers play a key role in their long-term success. In this RFP season, the emphasis on dedicated freight will further underline the importance of these partnerships.
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GOOD QUESTION: True or False? Managing Supply Chains Is More Challenging Than Ever
Is supply chain management the toughest it has ever been? Or are tech tools so advanced they’re alleviating the uncertainty and guarding against disruptions? Industry insiders have a lot to say.
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Cold Chain Innovations: Turn Up the Chill
Smart sensing, monitoring, and packaging solutions keep temperature-sensitive shipments in the zone.
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Next Year? AI is a Retailer’s Lifeline
Retailers faced a broad array of challenges this past year. What will they face next year? Does it really matter?
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Leadership Playbook for Supply Chain Managers
Industry leaders and mainstays share leadership tactics—from venturing out of comfort zones to embracing missteps—that allow supply chain managers to inspire others, build cohesive teams, and tackle logistics challenges.
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COVID Hangover, Port Funding and More News
U.S. Ports: Let’s Have Some Funds The U.S. Department of Transportation selected 41 projects to receive $653 million in grant funding under the Port Infrastructure Development Program, part of approximately $17 billion included in a 2021 infrastructure spending bill for ports and waterways. The program was designed to improve U.S. port capacity and efficiency and, in turn, help […]
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Myth-busting AI in the Supply Chain
Over the past decade, supply chains have undergone a substantial digital transformation. One of the most significant factors driving this change has been the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies. As these technologies have become more prominent, however, so too have misconceptions about their impact on supply chain and logistics operations.
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Food Logistics: Serving CX on a Silver Platter
To provide five-star customer service, food distributors deliver a soup-to-nuts menu of solutions—from a basic online ordering system to point of sale digitization to automated routing.
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Conveyor Upgrade Increases Warehouse Efficiencies and Order Volume Capacity
MD Logistics implemented a tailored conveyor solution in its warehouse to serve clients in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals industry. The new configuration boosts flexibility, efficiency, and output.
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How Santa Can Amp Up Your Battery Storage
Here’s how to address your battery storage issues before the next peak season to ensure you’re a Santa and not a Grinch.
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