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LABOR MANAGEMENT

The robots are here. Now what?

There’s more to automating warehouse operations than simply swapping in bots for humans. It also requires new workflows and a change management plan.

July 18, 2022

Ben Ames

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There’s more to automating warehouse operations than simply swapping in bots for humans. It also requires new workflows and a change management plan.

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

A global pandemic, surging e-commerce, modal shifts: Have TMS platforms risen to the challenge?

Faced with unprecedented demands and unforeseen challenges, transportation management systems have struggled to keep shipper supply chains fluid and functioning. In a world of unrelenting e-commerce growth and rapidly shifting shipper needs, change can’t happen fast enough.

January 24, 2022

Gary Frantz

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Faced with unprecedented demands and unforeseen challenges, transportation management systems have struggled to keep shipper supply chains fluid and functioning. In a world of unrelenting e-commerce growth and rapidly shifting shipper needs, change can’t happen fast enough.

DHL expands in the Northeast

Service centers in Philadelphia and New Jersey will increase shipment capacity and speed processing so local customers get earlier deliveries, company says.

October 20, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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Service centers in Philadelphia and New Jersey will increase shipment capacity and speed processing so local customers get earlier deliveries, company says.

INTERNET OF THINGS

“Eye” in the sky: IoT powers vaccine delivery blitz

Charged with transporting rush shipments of Covid-19 vaccines around the globe, logistics service providers turned to the latest internet of things (IoT) tools to monitor and safeguard their lifesaving cargo.

September 22, 2021

Ben Ames

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Charged with transporting rush shipments of Covid-19 vaccines around the globe, logistics service providers turned to the latest internet of things (IoT) tools to monitor and safeguard their lifesaving cargo.

INBOUND

DHL orders 12 electric cargo planes

Battery-powered “Alice” aircraft can transport 2,600 pounds of cargo up to 440 nautical miles, carrier says.

September 1, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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Battery-powered “Alice” aircraft can transport 2,600 pounds of cargo up to 440 nautical miles, carrier says.

Logistics gives back: June 2021

A monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by companies in the material handling and logistics space.

June 19, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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A monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by companies in the material handling and logistics space.

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E-commerce fuels sustainability goals

Accelerated online buying is pushing companies to implement electrification, efficiency, and eco-friendly materials in supply chains, DHL research shows.

June 7, 2021

DC Velocity Staff

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Accelerated online buying is pushing companies to implement electrification, efficiency, and eco-friendly materials in supply chains, DHL research shows.

DHL study shows that globalization is on pace to survive coronavirus impact

Pandemic froze the global flow of people, but trade and capital are beginning to rebound, led by a spike in digital information.

December 3, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Pandemic froze the global flow of people, but trade and capital are beginning to rebound, led by a spike in digital information.

Supply chain companies optimistic about Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Despite cold chain challenges, companies say early vaccines can be distributed this year, if approved, as the logistics supply chain works to ship at scale in 2021.

November 24, 2020

Victoria Kickham

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Despite cold chain challenges, companies say early vaccines can be distributed this year, if approved, as the logistics supply chain works to ship at scale in 2021.