Logistics/Supply Chains

Pivot and flex: How traditional retailers can thrive in e-commerce

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Retailers that can pivot between online sales and foot traffic smoothly and successfully will be the ones able to take full advantage of the rapid rise in e-commerce, according to Shawn Stewart, president and managing director for North America for third-party logistics company CEVA Logistics (OTCMKTS: CVLGF).

E-commerce “has been a fantastic option for [retailers] to stay open and stay profitable,” Stewart said Tuesday during the FreightWaves North American Supply Chain Summit. “Anything they...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pivot-and-flex-how-traditional-retailers-can-thrive-in-e-commerce

Cummins relies on predictive analytics to navigate pandemic

As the new executive director of global supply chain planning at Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) Heather Kettelhohn spent just four days in her office. Then the coronavirus began shutting down operations globally.

The Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) veteran joined the engine maker in March. She moved from Michigan to Indiana. Working remotely from her living room became the new normal.

FreightWaves Detroit Bureau Chief Alan Adler speaks with Cummins Inc. Executive Director of Global Supply Chain Planning during...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-relies-on-predictive-analytics-to-navigate-pandemic

Frozen-food industry increased supply lines in pandemic: Trade group chief (with video)

The nation’s frozen-food industry has broadened its supply lines as a result of the pandemic and boosted the number of its suppliers, according to the head of the sector’s key trade group.

Alison Bodor, president of the American Frozen Foods Institute, told the FreightWaves North American Supply Chain Summit in a solo chat that the need for a more diverse supply chain was a “lesson learned” for the industry.

“When the pandemic first started, it was typical for companies to have one or two...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/frozen-food-industry-increased-supply-lines-in-pandemic-trade-group-chief

How remote companies can maintain a healthy work culture

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Before the coronavirus sent shockwaves of change around the globe, company leaders promoted team building and strong work culture by organizing happy hours, community service outings and team-building trips to local escape rooms.

But when COVID-19 forced companies to send their employees home, the ability to promote employees’ mental health and job satisfaction became much more complicated and cumbersome. 

Before the pandemic, 34-year-old Chicago-based brokerage ITG Transportation kept only half...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/how-remote-companies-can-maintain-a-healthy-work-culture

First COVID-19 vaccine shipment lands in Canada

Two Canada Border Services officers watch COVID-19 vaccines get unloaded from a UPS plane that delivered Canada's first shipments.

The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines landed in Canada on Sunday night, coming via a UPS plane. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the arrival of vaccines in a tweet. It came on the same day as the vaccines started shipping from Pfizer in the U.S.

The first batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada. pic.twitter.com/xSvwkRROKo

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 14, 2020

Canada is receiving around 30,000 doses of the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/first-covid-19-vaccine-shipment-lands-in-canada

Boyle Transportation helps UPS air network move COVID vaccine

Heavy-duty Freightliner Cascadias operated by Billerica, Massachusetts-based Boyle Transportation rumbled from a Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) plant in Michigan on Sunday, hauling the first doses of a vaccine critical to ending the coronavirus pandemic.

Boyle is an experienced transporter of vaccines. It plays a niche role in United Parcel Service‘s (NYSE: UPS) Air network, co-President Marc Boyle told FreightWaves on Sunday.

“We’re partnering with UPS for some first-leg shipments from the Pfizer plant to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/boyle-transportion-helps-ups-air-network-move-covid-vaccine

Blockchain could soon protect drivers hauling hemp

The White House is reviewing a draft final rule on hemp production which may consider using blockchain technology to help protect drivers from being wrongfully arrested when hauling legal hemp across state lines.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Envision Blockchain Solutions LLC and Blockchain Agricultural Solutions Inc. are partnering on an effort that would use blockchain to provide real-time, shared information to law enforcement to not only avoid driver arrests but also the unlawful seizure...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/blockchain-could-soon-protect-drivers-hauling-hemp

Truck safety groups caution against exemptions on hauling vaccines

Hours-of-service (HOS) waivers and other exemptions issued by regulators to help trucking companies expedite distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months should include safeguards to protect truck drivers as well as other road users, truck safety groups have warned.

In a letter sent Wednesday to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ahead of the committee’s hearing Thursday on vaccine transport logistics, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-safety-groups-caution-against-exemptions-on-hauling-vaccines

FedEx, partner win $70M Canada COVID-19 vaccine logistics contract

A COVID-19 vaccine vial next to a FedEx aircraft. FedEx has won a Canadian government logistics contract to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

FedEx Canada and partner Innomar Strategies have won a CA$90.4 million ($70.5 million) logistics contract from the Canadian government to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. 

The government posted the award notice on Tuesday. FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and Innomar, the Canadian subsidiary of U.S. drug distributor AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC), competed with Kuehne + Nagel, McKesson Canada and UPS Healthcare for the contract. 

It came as Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the first doses of which could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-partner-win-70m-canada-covid-19-vaccine-logistics-contract

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