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Why Warehouse Managers Need to Keep a Keen Ear for Workers’ Everyday Problems

The people on the warehouse floor, the folks who pick and pack your orders, and the men and women who drive the trucks that make your deliveries all know the problems that are making your business less efficient than it could be. You should encourage them to tell you.

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The Best Drivers Are the Ones You Already Have

While it may seem that the solution to the truck driver shortage is simply to recruit more drivers, this overly simplified tactic may be contributing to the problem.

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Maersk Buys Danish Project Logistics Company for $61 Million

A.P. Moller Maersk A/S agreed to by a Danish project logistic company Martin Bencher Group, as the transport giant spends some of its windfall from surging container rates to expand its land-based operations.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

Palo Alto Networks Enhances Forecasting and Demand-Planning Function

Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks, Inc. needed to implement a new tool for supply as well as sales and operations planning functionality — and time was of the essence.

Watch: 3PL Parcel Analytics and Billing

Automation, accuracy and velocity are key to third-party logistics parcel analytics and billing management, says Coby Nilsson, chief executive officer and co-founder of Enveyo.

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Watch: Changing Supply Chain Strategies in Healthcare

Mega-mergers and alignment to homecare and virtual care affect the healthcare supply chain greatly, says Eric O'Daffer, vice president analyst for the healthcare supply chain at Gartner.

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Ukraine’s Grain Corridors Still Need Ships to Ease Food Crisis

Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be released.

A gantry crane loads a shipping container filled with corn for export from a grain terminal operated by Cargill Inc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Forced Labor in the Supply Chain

Suzanne Offerman, senior marketing manager for Onesource Global Trade at Thomson Reuters, describes the technology needed to avoid forced labor in manufacturing supply chains.

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For Inventory Management Agility, Plug Into a Supplier Ecosystem

It is by now painfully clear that the vast majority of small and medium-sized businesses need to adopt a new approach to supplier networks and inventory management if they are to stay sufficiently agile to be competitive.

U.S. Adds 528,000 Jobs in July as Market Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels

The U.S. added 528,000 jobs in July as the jobs market returned to pre-pandemic levels, adding a total of 22 million jobs since reaching a low in April 2020.

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U.S. Bid to Cap Russian Oil Prices Draws Skepticism Over Enforcement

The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyers’ cartel to cap the price of Russian oil is facing resistance from maritime insurers that it cannot be reliably enforced.

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What If You Treated Your Data Supply Chain Like the Physical Supply Chain?

While the task and responsibility for managing the data supply chain is primarily the responsibility of information technology professionals, the concepts and tools we use every day directly apply to the data supply chain as well as the physical supply chain.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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