Battling the Porch Pirates
The supply chain stretches to the customer and beyond–and porch pirates have become the bane of last mile delivery.
New Regs Make Shipping Waves
Electronics OEMs rely on ocean shipping for transporting much of the heavier goods used in manufacturing, as well as for moving finished product. Whether raw materials or manufactured goods, seaborne trade is a critical piece of the global economy as well. In fact, there are over 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally for all types of…
Use On-Demand Warehousing to Overcome Trade Conflicts
As trade conflicts between the United States and countries like China and Mexico escalate, U.S. companies are facing a growing number of supply chain challenges. From drastically heightened prices on imported goods to lengthy delays on inbound shipments, the repercussions of recent trade disputes have profoundly impacted the supply lines, profit margins, and overall growth…
Zebra Study: Six In 10 Plan Warehouse Automation to Augment Labor By 2024
Eighty-seven percent of businesses plan to expand warehouse footprint over next five years.
Distributors Need to Retool for Relevancy with Millennials
As millennials — members of the demographic cohort born between 1981 and 1996 — now increasingly join the industrial procurement industry, traditional distributors of parts, products, and supplies – and the sales reps they employ – have been the big losers in terms of market share. In the past two years alone, established distributors have…
Logistyx President Ken Fleming to Speak at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain – Logistyx Technologies (www.logistyx.com), the leader in transportation management for parcel shipping, today announced President Ken Fleming will be presenting two sessions at the 2019 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Barcelona. His first presentation, “Creating the ROI for Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Solutions” will take place Tuesday, June 18 from 12:40 – 1:00 p.m. CEST. The second presentation, “Multi-Carrier…
Robotics Drives Supply Chain Profits
A recent Information Services Group (ISG) study suggests that something big is happening: 72% of information services (IS) enterprises plan to increase their investment in robotics by the end of the 2019. Why? Because automation and IS are a natural fit. Leading companies worldwide are beginning to use robotics to boost their warehouse efficiency and…
Kuebix TMS Achieves ‘Built FOR NetSuite’ Status
MAYNARD, Mass. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kuebix, a transportation management system (TMS) provider that delivers freight intelligence, has achieved ‘Built for NetSuite’ status. The new SuiteApp, built using the Oracle NetSuite SuiteCloud Computing Platform, drives supply chain efficiencies by providing out-of-the-box and customizable integrations to connect ERP and TMS systems. “The supply chain continues to get more…
Blockchain to Push Paper Bill of Lading into Retirement
(Bergen, Norway/Antwerp, Belgium). In today's digital world, one would think the paper Bill of Lading was an anachronism. A recent test of the CargoX Smart B/LTM solution, done by G2 Ocean and Manuchar NV, show it is possible to retire the paper B/L. “Paper Bills of Lading are already considered a historic artifact. The Smart…
A Better Way to Manage Your High-Value Electronics Shipments
Electronics, whether consumer or industrial, are an important part of our connected economy. Many types of electronic products are sensitive to vibration and shock that can cause immediate damage or negative effects that only become known over time. Proper packaging helps somewhat but does not completely eliminate these risks. New advancements in supply chain monitoring…