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80% of Companies Still Unsure How to Best Leverage AI, Study Finds
April 11, 2024
Despite its many benefits, the majority of companies are still struggling to effectively use AI to improve their business processes.
Kathleen Phelps to join FORTNA as chief financial officer
April 11, 2024
Phelps brings 20 years of financial leadership experience with global multi-billion-dollar businesses.
Coles automates grocery distribution in Australia
April 11, 2024
See inside the highly automated Coles grocery distribution center.
2024 Intralogistics Robotics Survey: Robot demand surges
April 11, 2024
Two years ago, 40% of companies had no plans to use robots. That number has been whittled down to 8% according to the annual Intralogistics Robotics Survey from Peerless Research Group, MHI and The Robotics Group.
Ranking the Best Countries for Private Business in EMEA
April 11, 2024
PwC released its annual Business Attractiveness Index for EMEA with Switzerland taking first place and the UK slipping to sixth.
The Three Biggest Challenges Facing Shippers and Carriers in 2024
April 11, 2024
The new "State of Transportation" report reveals volatile weather, sustainability, and other factors are impacting overall performance.
LM Podcast Series: Examining the freight railroad and intermodal markets with Tony Hatch
April 11, 2024
In this podcast, Tony Hatch offered up his views on various aspects of the freight railroad and intermodal sectors, including: market conditions, service levels, volumes, and nearshoring, among others.
Supply Chain Stability Index sees ‘Tremendous Improvement’ in 2023
April 11, 2024
While 2023 proved to be a comeback year, there's still a ways to go before a return to pre-pandemic normalcy.
Assessing the freight transportation and logistics markets with Tom Nightingale, AFS Logistics
April 11, 2024
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tom Nightingale, CEO, AFS Logistics LLC, a 3PL and freight audit and payment company.
TGW Logistics and OPEX Corporation form a strategic partnership
April 10, 2024
With over 50 years of intralogistics experience, TGW Logistics will further optimize OPEX Corporation’s Infinity AS/RS technology.
Toyota Material Handling North America appoints Mark Taggart as CFO
April 10, 2024
As TMHNA CFO, Taggart will shape the financial strategy of TMHNA’s major group companies – Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) on a mission
April 10, 2024
Autonomous mobile robots are the current leading figure in the move to mobile automation. Their mission is quite simple: Reduce the cost of shipping everything.
C-Suite Interview with Frank Jewell of Datex, Leading the Way in the Material Handling Industry
April 10, 2024
MODEX 2024 is a leading indicator of good things to come in the material handling and supply chain industries.
Give your warehouse management systems (WMS) a boost
April 10, 2024
New types of third-party software solutions can enhance WMS in many ways, including gains in inventory accuracy, better tools for creating workflows and user interfaces for task execution, and simplified integration with mobile robots and other forms of automation.
TD Cowen/AFS Freight presents mixed readings for parcel, LTL, and truckload revenues and rates
April 10, 2024
The new edition of the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which was recently released by New York-based investment firm TD Cowen Inc. and Shreveport, La.-based 3PL and freight audit and payment company AFS Logistics LLC, was somewhat mixed, with less-than-truckload (LTL) and truckload rates steady, and parcel rates being impacted by fuel surcharge increases and various accessorial charges amid lower demand.
The Harsh Reality for Amazon and Walmart Warehouse Workers
April 10, 2024
A new survey reveals the pressure of being an Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers, including constant surveillance and little time for bathroom breaks.
Up close and personal with mind twisting special purpose robots
April 10, 2024
Clearly, the sky is the limit for this class of autonomous robots. Here are what four of the leaders can already do with about as little human intervention as you can imagine.
Supply Chain Stability Index: “Tremendous Improvement” in 2023
April 10, 2024
The stability of the supply chain has improved greatly in the past year, despite ongoing challenges and geopolitical tensions.
Descartes March Global Shipping Report highlights ongoing steady volume momentum
April 10, 2024
From February to March, the report observed that U.S.-bound container import volumes eked out a 0.4% increase, to 2,145,341 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), while posting a 15.7% annual gain, ahead of pre-pandemic 2019 by 20.6%. Descartes explained that the timing of the week-long Lunar New Year in Asia, which commenced on February 11 may have held import growth back, as the subsequent impact on U.S. import numbers was not realized until the last two weeks of March.
2024 Salary Survey: How Does Your Yearly Income Stack Up?
April 10, 2024
Peerless Research Group released its 40th annual salary survey of supply chain professionals. Check out all the findings--and a few surprises.