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Amazon Is Its Own Biggest Mailman, Shipping 3.5 Billion Parcels

December 23, 2019

As Amazon.com works to speed orders to customer doorsteps before Christmas, the e-commerce giant is touting an accomplishment that would have seemed absurd just a few years ago: Amazon is now its own biggest carrier.

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Watch: How Supply Chains Can Embrace the Internet of Things

December 20, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The internet of things promises to have a profound impact on logistics and the supply chain. Chris McClincy, senior vice president and chief information officer of Expeditors International, explains.

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Watch: On-Demand Leasing Can Solve the Driver Shortage

December 18, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

A new app allows logistics providers to book truck drivers directly. Justin Clarke, CEO of F|Staff, explains how it works.

Decrease Training Time From Weeks to Hours

December 6, 2019

Honeywell Voice

Patterson Logistics has 14 legacy fulfillment centers that fulfill orders for dental and veterinary clinics, handling a daily average of 25,000 on-demand orders. They needed a solution that could grow with their needs and be implemented in all of their facilities, which required direct integration with an SAP extended warehouse management (EWM) system. As a certified SAP solution, Honeywell Voice met Patterson’s diverse requirements without the need for middleware. After the seamless migration to the SAP EWM system, Honeywell Voice replaced Patterson’s previous cumbersome training and picking processes. Watch now to see how their training process went from weeks to just hours — while delivering improvement accuracy and productivity rates.

Food Distributor Sees Productivity Soar With Honeywell Voice

December 6, 2019

Honeywell Voice

Supermercados Covirán, the second-largest food distributor in Spain, has been a cooperative of food retailers servicing Spain, Portugal and surrounding areas since 1961. The cooperative needed a solution to help them make the successful transition from primarily a cash-and-carry operating model to distribution. With a logistics partner, the co-op explored more efficient picking support technologies and chose Honeywell Voice and its rugged and ergonomic headsets, microphones and intelligent voice synthesizers. The move enabled its DC workers to enjoy hands-free, eyes-free picking while providing the technology infrastructure to support the company’s new business model.

Drive Maintenance and Inspection Efficiencies in the Aerospace Industry

December 6, 2019

Honeywell Voice

The aerospace industry relies on meticulous maintenance and inspection processes to ensure flight safety and meet regulatory compliance. Take an inside look at how Honeywell Voice enables voice-directed efficiencies with step-by-step instructions to help technicians maintain process rigor and automate record keeping in the aerospace industry.

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Watch: Innovations in Delivering Home Healthcare in Canada

November 22, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Erie St. Claire Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), a provider of home healthcare in Ontario, transforms an inefficient, paper-based purchasing and delivery system with the help of Transform Shared Services Organization (SSO).

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Watch: How Manufacturers Can Help Sales Partners to Cut Costs

November 8, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Tom French, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Coach, explains the concept of manufacturers owning the cost of fulfilling orders for all of their sales partners — a practice embraced by Lodge Cast Iron. A finalist in the 2019 Supply Chain Innovation Awards competition.

Five Things to Know Before Shipping Across the U.S.-Mexico Border

November 6, 2019

Ohad Axelrod, SCB Contributor

More than $1.7 billion in goods cross the border each day from Mexico into the U.S., with more than 70% traveling by truck. For businesses on both sides of the border, getting goods from point A to B can be a complex, confusing and expensive process.

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling On Costs

October 31, 2019

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.