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PITT OHIO Receives 2nd Supply Chain Sustainability Award
PITT OHIO, a leader in transportation, warehouse and logistics services, announced it has been awarded a 2023 Supply Chain Sustainability Award from their customer, Parker Hannifin (Parker). The award, PITT OHIO's second in as many years, was presented to PITT OHIO in September.
Regulations Impacting Less-than-Truckload
Sometimes it feels like the only regulatory certainty is the uncertainty for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. The first workshop in the fourth series of SMC3’s LTL Online Education focused on all things regulatory, and Washington D.C. insiders and transportation regulation experts explored today's landscape impacting LTL and the next steps to prepare for potential regulatory impacts.
Generative AI in Procurement
As President and Co-Founder of GEP, Neha Shah describes herself as an ‘accidental entrepreneur.’
Gartner® Critical Capabilities Report for Choosing the Right Warehouse Management System
I’m sure you are very familiar with Gartner® and the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Warehouse Management Systems report. But did you know that Gartner publishes a companion report: Critical Capabilities for Warehouse Management Systems that provides a deeper dive into providers’ product and service offerings by extending the Magic Quadrant analysis?
Yellow’s Demise Underscores the Need for a New Labor Relations Narrative
The bankruptcy of trucking company Yellow has attracted considerable attention since the story broke early this month. But an aspect of the story that is under-reported is how the demise of a 99-year-old trucker and the loss of an estimated 30,000 jobs offers essential lessons about the transition to the workplace of the future.
LTL Data Utilizing Freight APIs
Great strides have been made to bring supply chains into the digital age. Many leading shippers and 3PLs have capitalized on TMS and LTL freight API developments, recognizing that automation can lead to greater efficiency, cost savings, and visibility.
ChatGPT’s Impact on Supply Chain Efficiency and Agility
If there was any doubt about how artificial intelligence can change the business landscape, the launch of ChatGPT has proved to be decisive.
6 Ways Supply Chain & Procurement can Benefit from Generative AI
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard are poised to become a game-changer for supply chain and procurement professionals. By using this technology, professionals can improve their efficiency and productivity, and make better decisions that will benefit their organizations.
Faceless AI Will Not Relegate the Social Side of Business to the Past
Supply chain management is a people business and will remain that way even amid the rise of AI and automation.
Stability in a Volatile Wood Market with Reusable Plastic Pallets
Protect against volatile wood prices with reusable plastic pallets.
Tosca Launches First Annual Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report
Tosca, a global leader in reusable plastic packaging and performance pooling solutions launched its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report: All Together Better.
Tosca’s Path to Sustainable Operational Excellence
At Tosca, we not only speak of sustainability, but live it in the way we do business. Our goal is to move the world away from single-use packaging and to that end, our business model has been designed with sustainability at its core. However, we do not limit ourselves to this, and have set our sights on operational excellence in the domains of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).
Overcoming Wooden Pallet Shortages with Reusable Plastic Pallets
The last two years have been turbulent for supply chains across Europe. Firstly, the COVID-19 pandemic closed borders and restricted movement across the continent. While supply chains have started to bounce back, there is now a new challenge impacting the transportation of goods – the reliable supply of wooden pallets.
Innovative Approaches to Materials Handling and The Supply Chain
There’s a lot going on out there with materials handling and the supply chain, so we did some looking around and came up with five startups with novel approaches to materials handling and the supply chain, they include two packaging innovations, drones for monitoring inventory, a new approach to safety and a 3D printing platform that focuses on minimalism in the supply chain.
Toyota’s IC Cushion Forklift For Optimal Productivity in the Warehouse
The Toyota Core IC Cushion Forklift is an incredibly versatile and reliable choice for numerous applications such as warehousing and distribution, the auto industry, general manufacturing plants, and retail stores.
Untangling Quantum Entanglement
The phenomenon of entanglement was first proposed by Albert Einstein and colleagues in the 1930s. At that time, many questioned the validity of entanglement, including Einstein himself. Over the years and in various experiments, however, researchers have generated entangled particles that have supported the theory. In these experiments, researchers first entangle two particles and then send them to different locations miles apart. The researchers then measure the state of one particle: for instance, the polarization (or direction of vibration) of...
10 Reasons Why Kinaxis and MPO Will Change the Game of Supply Chain Planning & Execution
Kinaxis and MPO offer the rock-solid foundations and disruptive innovations businesses need to make change happen. With so much to be discovered and so much to be achieved, I am very much looking forward to having inspiring talks with many of you soon. From today on, we are changing the game of supply chain digitization, step by step, day by day. Let's get something done – and make history together.
A Quantum Leap in Logistics - How Quantum Computing Will Unlock New Supply Chain Optimization Capabilities
In the future, once quantum computers are available, they will allow supply chain planners to consider many more real-world constraints for these logistics use cases and produce more accurate results, because they can efficiently handle many more parameters than classical computers.
7 Last Mile Logistics Delivery & Ecommerce Trends You Don’t Want to Overlook
The quarter's eCommerce performance was more muted as Amazon Prime Day dollars shifted to Q3 this year, and the increase in digital sales outpaced that of stores for the first time since early 2021, and more than 20% of consumer spending from April-June occurred online.
Expanding Your Retail Horizons and How to Find the Right Fulfillment Services
Fulfillment services have largely been the domain of 3PLs, and needless to say, not all 3PLs are created equal when it comes to eCommerce expertise and omnichannel efficiency, and given the central role a fulfillment partner plays in the customer's journey and overall satisfaction, retailers cannot afford to choose a 3PL that lacks the means to meet their clients' expectations.