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Cold Chain
Nominations Open for 2024 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award
NEW THIS YEAR, this award recognizes Top 100 influential individuals in four distinct categories within the cold chain space, whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
3PL/4PL
Key to Executing Digital Supply Chain? Develop Strong Partnerships with 3PLs, Carriers
AI/AR
5 Ways to Maximize Eco Savings with AI-Powered Logistics
3PL/4PL
3PLs Key Puzzle Piece to Digitizing Supply Chains
3PL/4PL
Southern Glazer’s Launches Logistics Arm
Micro-Fulfillment
5 Indicators it's Time to go From In-House to Outsourced Fulfillment
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Emerging Technologies
Breaking Down the Digital Supply Chain
While digitization means different things to different companies, a digital supply chain presents the same benefits across the board in moving temperature-controlled foods in a safe and efficient manner.
Cold Chain
Nominations Open for 2024 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award
NEW THIS YEAR, this award recognizes Top 100 influential individuals in four distinct categories within the cold chain space, whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
Webinars
SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain
December 5, 2023
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Register now to learn more about what's in store for 2024 and beyond. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Supply Chain Visibility, AI, Cold Chain, Electrification and more.
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Fleet Management
Alexis Asks: Closures, Challenges and Changes Signal a 'Freight Recession'
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. With multiple closures of shippers and brokerages, and more expected, is this proof of a 'freight recession'?
3PL/4PL
70% of 3PLs Fighting Higher Labor Costs: Study
Results shows record fulfilment times (54% fulfilling in less than one hour), more available warehouse capacity (65% operating under 90% capacity), and a more tempered outlook for 2024.
Trucking
How Advanced Clean Fleets Rule Impacts Cold Food Chain
Fleet owners are projected to save an estimated $48 billion in their total operating costs from the transition through 2050. But how does this ruling impact how temperature-controlled foods and beverages move across state lines?
Last-Mile
Finding the Ideal Logistics Partner for the Meal Kit Industry
Finding the right logistics partner for the meal kit industry is tough due to the unique requirements but it is critical to long-term success and profitability.
3PL/4PL
Cultivating the Resilient Fleets of Tomorrow
By embracing diversity, technology, data-driven decision-making and strong relationships, 3PLs can better prepare respond to disruptions as they arise.
WMS/TMS
Making the Move to Modern Warehouse Management
Implementing a WMS is instrumental in defining operations success in the coming years.
Cold Storage
Lineage Logistics Acquires 8 Facilities from Burris Logistics, Strengthens Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Operations
Lineage Logistics acquired eight facilities from Burris Logistics, adding nearly 1.3 million square feet of capacity and approximately 115,000 pallet positions across facilities.
Trucking
Inventory Costs on the Rise, While Inventory Levels Decrease: Study
In September, the Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) reads in at 52.4, up (+1.2) from August’s reading of 51.2. This is the second consecutive month of expansion following three straight readings of contraction from May-July.
3PL/4PL
3PL Study Reveals Improved Logistics Partnerships
Supply chains turn to technology to navigate economic volatility and battle for talent, according to a study released by professor and researcher Dr. C. John Langley of Penn State University, along with NTT DATA and Penske Logistics.
3PL/4PL
Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz, Unishippers Form Second-Largest Privately Held 3PL
Worldwide Express, GlobalTranz and Unishippers joined forces to create WWEX Group, what is said to be the second-largest privately held third-party logistics (3PL) firm.
Carbon Footprint
UgoWork’s Energy Management Platform to Transform Battery Intelligence for Industrial Trucks
UgoPilot is set to reshape industries such as food and beverage, third-party logistics (3PL), warehousing and manufacturing.
Supply Chain Visibility
C-Suite Execs and Supply Chain Leaders to Headline Manifest
These industry leaders will delve into vital topics, ranging from supply chain orchestration and the incorporation of cutting-edge technology, as well as fostering strategic partnerships and expediting the advancement of DEI.
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain: What They're Doing Matters to the Future of Supply Chains
This year's award took in over 400 submissions, the highest amount of applications for this award. This is because what these winners are doing matters to the future of supply chains.
Risk/Compliance
Navigating Severe Weather: Essential Tips for Shippers
At the end of the day, human relationships are still the most important factor in navigating any of these challenging scenarios. Here's 6 long-term strategies for severe weather preparedness.
Trucking
What Yellow’s Bankruptcy Means for Supply Chains Long Term
The Yellow Corp. bankruptcy may cause short-term pain for shippers, given that the company had roughly 10% market share.
Trucking
Phase 2 Regulations Expected to Drive Innovation
Dan Burrows, CEO and founder, TruckLabs, details the challenges behind EPA's Phase 2 regulations alongside its ability to drive innovation and make for more efficient and sustainable cold food chain logistics.
3PL/4PL
3PL Best Practice Forum to Tackle Transportation Challenges
The new forum will support 3PL leaders by exploring the issues set to define the next decade for the logistics sector.
3PL/4PL
Maintaining Sustainable Progress in Foodservice Distribution
Embracing sustainable practices within this distribution process can mitigate environmental impact. Here's how the newest technology, regulations and advancements are shaping the future.
Transportation
State of Transportation: In the Driver’s Seat and Bracing for Impact
Sometimes even the most cutting-edge technology can’t predict what’s going to happen next in the transportation industry. That’s why trucking and transportation sectors are bracing for impact and in the driver’s seat for what’s ahead.
Transportation
SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain Opens Registration
Registration is open for SCN Summit: Future of the Supply Chain, the premier virtual event aimed at educating logistics professionals on critical issues impacting the supply chain industry.
3PL/4PL
Less-Than-truckload: A True Shipping Advantage
Here are 4 things a good 3PL partner will look for when it comes to identifying and executing LTL shipping opportunities.
Supply Chain Visibility
How Digitalization Technology Helps Solve Food Logistics Dilemmas
Today, companies can digitize the entire ecosystem, making collaboration with trading partners easier thereby delivering mutual benefits across WMS and ERP systems that do not traditionally communicate with one another.
Cold Chain
RLS Partners Rebrands as CORE X Partners
Over the past three years, CORE X Partners has built a national cold chain network consisting of 52 million cubic feet through the acquisition of six family businesses and the development of a new facility in Massachusetts.
Trucking
How Self-Driving Trucks Curtail the Driver Shortage
Autonomous trucks have the potential to revolutionize the trucking industry. They could improve safety, efficiency, and productivity, and help to address the the truck driver shortage. However, there are still some challenges that need to be addressed.
Supply Chain Visibility
How Carrier Integration Marketplace Helps Ensure End-to-End Visibility
Here's how a carrier integration marketplace helps streamline delivery operations, handle order surges, ensure timely delivery and give complete visibility of orders.
Trucking
Motor Carriers Experience Spike in Equipment, Wage, Total Costs in Trucking: ATRI Study
Total marginal costs climbed to a new high in 2022 for the second year in a row, increasing by 21.3% over 2021 to $2.251 per mile.
AI/AR
AI Chatbot Extracts Data Insights for Freight Management
CoPilot is a generative AI tool embedded in its freight management platform, ShipperGuide, that enables real-time data analysis and industry insights by harnessing the power of large language models.
3PL/4PL
Logistics Confidence Index Unlocks Growth Potential
The Logistics Confidence Index has been instrumental in identifying clear indicators of market fluctuations and how that intel has helped shippers prioritize business strategies.
Trucking
How to Leverage all the Shipping Options at Your Disposal
Eagerness on both sides – by shippers wanting to cut costs and carriers wanting to fill trailers – has triggered a surge in vitality for a specific transactional arrangement – volume less-than-truckload shipping (volume LTL, or VLTL).
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Updates on West Coast Port Disruptions and the I-95 Bridge Collapse
So far, the operations at the ports in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle have been temporarily disrupted.
