British Columbia floods continue to affect snarled supply lines
Regional delays linger as roads and rail lines reopen, and forecast calls for wintery mix through mid-week.

Procurement

Esker Named in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Procure-to-Pay Suites for Second Consecutive Year
Esker today announced that it has been recognized in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Procure-to-Pay Suites for the second consecutive year.

Global

Global port group acquires BDP International
PSA International Pte Ltd buys Philadelphia-based international logistics and transportation solutions company.

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ITA Presidents Forum offers global lift truck market insights

Every four years, the leaders of associated lift truck trade associations worldwide meet in the US to present and discuss trends in the global lift truck market, including representatives from Japan, China, the European Union and the United States.

Blogs

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Building a More Resilient Healthcare Supply Chain
By mixing technology innovation, best practices, and business strategies, healthcare providers are learning to build more resilient supply chains.
Reflections
Occam's Razor and the Corona Virus
Ask any scientist anchored in the real world, and they posit that the simplest of competing theories is preferred to the more complex.

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Logistics

British Columbia floods continue to affect snarled supply lines
Regional delays linger as roads and rail lines reopen, and forecast calls for wintery mix through mid-week.

Manufacturing

Pfizer’s supply chain miracle
CSCMP conference keynote speaker outlines challenges and innovations involved in creating the distribution and manufacturing network for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Finance

Industrial real estate market leaps to new heights, Transwestern report finds
Rental rates and occupancy totals set records for sector of warehouses, DCs, truck terminals, food processing, manufacturing, cold storage, and flex buildings.

Strategy

Black Friday retail spending ticks up slightly as holiday “peak” spreads across entire month
Shoppers return to stores in person despite concerns about pandemic, inflation, shipping delays, Salesforce and CBRE say.

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Project:Future / Retail & Fashion - Rethinking the Value Chain

COVID-19 hit retailers hard, resulting in market uncertainty, demand volatility and order complexity. All this disruption has made fulfillment an increasingly important...

Industry Press Room News

Modular Mezzanines Make The Most of Vertical Space in Crowded Facilities
Modular mezzanines are a prefabricated yet custom solution for businesses running out of storage, production, or office space in their facilities.

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Technology

Wholesale Food Distribution Fleets – The New Normal
Streamline your delivery process with integrated fleet management solutions to help with everything from scheduling to route planning in order to mitigate employee safety risks and product loss - all from a single provider.
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Wholesale Food Distribution Fleets – The New Normal
Streamline your delivery process with integrated fleet management solutions to help with everything from scheduling to route planning in order to mitigate employee safety risks and product loss - all from a single provider.
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Fleet Industry Intelligence Report – Fall 2021 Edition
Omnitracs has released its second Industry Intelligence Report, "Analyzing 2021 Trends to Drive Your Business Optimization Forward." examining the impact of the pandemic, the Suez Canal crisis, safety, and future of last-mile delivery.
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Industry Data Points

10.0%

Logistics Managers Index

41.2 in January, down 10 percent compared to December
2pts

FTR Shippers Conditions Index

Rose to 8.8 in July, up 2 points from November; strongest reading since June 2018.
0.4%

National Retail Federation

Retail sales up 0.4 percent in January from November and up 4.6 percent year-over-year

New Products

Basware Launches Partner Center of Excellence to Enable World-Class Partner Implementations
Emphasizes Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing Between Implementation Partners and Basware Solution Architects
SOTI Launches SOTI XSight, A Diagnostic Intelligence Solution Designed to Maximize ROI
SOTI XSight dramatically reduces downtime and provides insights to optimize efficiency and operating costs
Redwood Logistics Integrates Rating API Offering with Transportation Management by BluJay, now part
The partnership provides guaranteed capacity and superior buying capabilities to shippers of all sizes

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E-Commerce

Werner expands final mile delivery network for big and bulky products
Nebraska transportation power acquires northeast regional carrier NEHDS Logistics for $64 million.

Third-Party Logistics

FourKites Appoints Industry Veteran to Accelerate Supply Chain Visibility Among European Carriers
Former Uber Freight, sennder and C.H. Robinson veteran Oleksii Kosenko joins leading supply chain visibility platform to drive aggressive carrier growth strategy

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