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How Smart Forklifts are Enhancing Warehouses and Supply Chains
Smart Forklifts are Enhancing Warehouses and Supply ChainsHow Smart Forklifts and The Internet of Things are increasing productivity and efficiency In the United States, 4.5 million manual forklift operators handle almost all the pallet movement across the nation....
The Friday Report Blog: July 15th, 2022
Global Food Prices Finally Begin to Balance After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index hit record highs. The skyrocketing prices for food stuffs and commodities immediately disrupted supply chains around the...
Wearable Technology Finds a Home in Today’s Warehouse
Wearable Technology Finds a Home in Today's WarehouseHow Wearables Are Making Supply Chain Labor Safer and More Efficient Wearable warehouse technologies are developing at an exponential rate. These electronics are not merely watches and fitness trackers but rather...
The Friday Report: July 8th, 2022
USDA Debuts Framework for More Equitable, Competitive, Resilient U.S. Food Supply Chain The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced plans for a new framework that will help transform the food supply chain. The new framework is designed to...
The Friday Report: July 1st, 2022
US to Reduce Pharma Dependency on China, Will Use Canada and Latin America Instead The United States is set to strengthen its bonds with Canada and Latin America. The Biden administration has announced commencement of “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity” in...
How 3PLs Help Solve Last Mile Delivery Challenges
Last-Mile Delivery Challenges Can Be Solved With Help From 3PLsHow 3PLs Pair Smart Technology with Last Mile DeliveryFor years, messenger and courier services exclusively managed the last mile. Third party logistics (3PL) providers on the other hand contracted...
The Friday Report: June 24th, 2022
Baby Formula Plant Shuts Down for Second Time in Four Months The Abbot baby formula plant that fueled the US baby formula shortage has closed again due to flooding, days after reopening. The Sturgis, Michigan facility has been embroiled in the baby formula shortage...
Leveraging Cross Docking to Reduce Costs, Damages, and Delivery Time to Consumers
Leveraging Cross Docking to Reduce Costs, Damages, and Delivery Time to ConsumersExplore how companies can benefit from cross dockingThis blog has a variety of things you should know that explain what cross docking is, its use in final mile delivery, and the benefits...
Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 Ocean Shipping Reform Act An overview of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2022 and what led to its passage. The pandemic brought about issues that have caused continual disruption to global trade. Many countries were forced to...
How All Things Omnichannel Work
How All Things Omnichannel Work Everything you need to know about Omnichannel What is the Omnichannel approach? The omnichannel approach to supply chain management offers integrated order fulfilment and distribution channels that effectively services consumers in...