IWLA-Canada News
 April 2015 - There Were Two Great IWLA Events!
IWLA-Canada 2015 Golf Tournament
IWLA's Economics of Warehousing & 3PL Sales Course
IWLA's Education Offerings
Industry News & Analysis
U.S. demand to fuel Canadian export growth
Truckload index hits record high, intermodal index mixed
Infrastructure big winner in 2015 Ontario Budget
Quebec to spend $1.5 billion on maritime, surface transport infrastructure
Ontario and Québec collaborate to reduce carbon emissions
Opinion: Canada's economic future is on the Seaway
Canada-Mexico transportation heats up - what you need to know
Most Canadian business are unprepared for advances in technology
Warehouse Management & Operations
Earth Day and the sustainable supply chain
3PL service providers: Weighing transactional costs vs. supply chain value
Warehouses become hot property for investors
Transportation & Logistics
Few profits in fulfilling orders across multiple channels, retail CEO poll finds
ATA: Truck driver shortage now between 35,000 and 40,000
Technology
Internet of Things will deliver $1.9 trillion boost to supply chain & logistics operations
How cloud enables and supports the lean warehouse
Yard management systems take flight
Where's the payback in software?
Critical Issues
Turnover still over 90 per cent at truckload fleets
What's really driving driver turnover
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April 2015 - There Were Two Great IWLA Events!
IWLA 2015 Spring Conference
The spring conference on Thursday, April 16 was a great success with good attendance, delicious food and excellent speakers. We had some of the highest ratings for speakers at any conference in recent memory.
With the recent dramatic changes in the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar and the drop in the price of oil, Paul Ferley of the Royal Bank of Canada provided an outlook for what these changes will mean to the Canadian economy and the warehousing and logistics industry.
Sheldon Basch of BDO Canada presented a review of the importance of cost accounting to any business and Mark Thomas of the Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University gave a review of some of the educational offerings that Schulich provides. These are highly complementary to IWLA's courses.
The afternoon was highlighted by two panel discussions:
Warehouse Management Systems - Peter Reaume moderated the discussion and Anthony Allwood, Joe Couto and Terry Vukosa participated. The group provided an insiders' candid view of WMS and some of the challenges encountered in its implementation and operation.
Onboarding a Customer - Andrew Kirkpatrick hosted this panel discussion and Irene Berezny, Kent Hunter and Rebecca Garland participated. As a group, they gave an excellent perspective on what it takes to begin the relationship with the new customer.
Overall, reviews were very positive and attendees appreciated the value of the content and the opportunity to network with their fellow logistics and warehouse professionals. Conference presentations can be viewed on the IWLA website.
Sobeys Vaughan Retail Service Centre
On April 29, members of IWLA toured Sobeys Vaughan Retail Service Centre. It was an eye opener for everyone, with automation and innovation giving Sobeys high throughput and efficient material handling. And while the systems were particularly interesting to those with automated systems, the ideas and concepts were also understood and appreciated by those with more traditional systems. There were ideas for everyone to take home.
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IWLA-Canada 2015 Golf Tournament
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Spring has finally arrived and IWLA's 2015 Golf Tournament is a little over a month away - on Friday, June 5. The tournament will begin in the morning and be followed by lunch; you'll be able to begin your weekend early in the afternoon. Click on the flyer and register for this fun event.
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IWLA's Economics of Warehousing & 3PL Sales Course
Sheraton At The Falls, Wednesday, May 13 - Friday, May 15, 2015
300 Third Street, Niagara Falls, New York 14303, 912.201.2000
 It's less than two weeks away and not that far. Check out the details and register now. It's designed for mid-level and more experienced warehouse owners, operators and managers.
On the evening of May 13, there will be a tour of Niagara Falls, Ontario and a wine tasting at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
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IWLA's Education Offerings
Throughout the year, IWLA offers courses focused on your warehouse and logistics organization:
Economics of Warehousing & 3PL Sales
Safety & Risk
Technology & Operations Solutions for Warehousing
Essentials of Warehousing
Warehouse Legal Practice
The courses cover those warehouse and logistics concepts that managers need to know. Each focuses on a specific level of manager and the knowledge and skills he or she needs to have. Review the flyer for these educational opportunities for yourself and your staff.
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U.S. demand to fuel Canadian export growth
Source: MM&D
| A new report from Export Development Canada (EDC) suggests there is no time like the present for Canadian firms to export their goods to the United States. The agency's latest global export forecast predicts industrial capacity constraints within the U.S. will be a key driver of global economic growth over the next two years. A higher U.S. dollar is also making foreign investments and imports more attractive. The EDC says those factors are creating a "huge opportunity for Canadian companies to meet the U.S. economy's need for goods, services, and production capacity."
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Truckload index hits record high, intermodal index mixed
Source: Truckinginfo
| A measure of truckload linehaul rates hit an all-time high in March, up 5.1 per cent from the same time a year ago. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index is an indicator of market fluctuations in per-mile truckload pricing. Meantime, Casses indicator of intermodal freight transportation prices rose 2.7 per cent in March from the month before, erasing a 2.3 per cent decline in February.
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Infrastructure big winner in 2015 Ontario Budget
Source: MM&D
| Proclaiming that gridlock is "choking" the provincial economy, Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced a 10-year, $130-billion infrastructure plan in the 2015 Ontario budget. For transportation infrastructure specifically, the budget boosts the funding previously announced in the 2014 budget for roads, bridges and transit available through the Moving Ontario Forward plan from nearly $29 billion to $31.5 billion.
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Quebec to spend $1.5 billion on maritime, surface transport infrastructure
Source: JOC
| The Quebec government plans to invest some $1.5 billion over the next five years into the province's maritime and surface transportation infrastructure, according to an economic plan released recently. The Quebecois government has promised $200 million to accelerate investment in commercial port infrastructure in the province. The five-year economic plan also includes $400 million to promote the establishment of logistical hubs and another $450 million to attract private investment "by focusing on logistical and port infrastructure."
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| JOC (requires free registration) - 4/6/15 |
Ontario and Québec collaborate to reduce carbon emissions
Source: Lexology
| Ontario announced [April 13] that it will impose a cap-and-trade system under the Western Climate Initiative, which it joined in 2008. The "cap" will set a maximum limit on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that industry can produce in Ontario. The "trade" will create a market for carbon credits distributed or auctioned by the government. Companies that do not use all their credits can sell to emitters that exceed the cap. Ontario and Québec also announced a statement of intent to reduce carbon emissions through a linked cap-and-trade system.
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Opinion: Canada's economic future is on the Seaway
Source: Baystreet.ca
| If the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region were a country, it would be the third largest economy in the world in terms of economic activity ($5.5 trillion U.S.). It's a vital gateway for moving products of all kinds to continental and global markets. But because of the region's size, and the border which runs through it, policy makers at all levels in Canada and the U.S. still fail to see the critical nature of the region as a hub of economic potential.
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Canada-Mexico transportation heats up - what you need to know
Source: Logistics Viewpoints
| Canada-Mexico trade continues to heat up thanks in part to the growing number of company's near-shoring operations to North America, particularly to Mexico, from Asia. Not only is Mexico becoming a preferred country for manufacturing specific commodities like flat screen TV's and medical devices, we're seeing it responsible for a lot of assembly. Here are some issues impacting Canada-Mexico transportation...
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| Logistics Viewpoints - 4/7/15 |
Most Canadian business are unprepared for advances in technology
Source: Business Vancouver
| Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, and Canadian companies are not poised to deal with this, according to a Deloitte report released April 28. The study found that only 13 per cent of Canadian companies - large and small - are prepared for the disruption that those technologies could cause as a result of not being ready to adapt. The results were the same across all industries.
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Earth Day and the sustainable supply chain
Source: Supply Chain 247
| In honor of this year's Earth Day, here are three examples of companies that have made great progress and embraced the development of sustainable (and profitable) supply chain practices...
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| Supply Chain 247 - 4/22/15 |
3PL service providers: Weighing transactional costs vs. supply chain value
Source: Supply Chain 247
| Today's supply chain leaders are challenged with increased information and complexity when planning and executing, and over the past fifteen years global trade activity has increased over 60 per cent. The one constant in global logistics today... change.
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| Supply Chain 247 - 4/22/15 |
Warehouses become hot property for investors
Source: Wall Street Journal
| It's never been trendier to be a warehouse. Boosted by Internet shopping, the spacious structures - the size of 10 football fields, or greater - are a hot real-estate commodity, coveted both by retailers trying to lock up warehouses for everything from garage doors to pasta, but also pensions and other big investors who spot a rare opportunity for safer returns. Read more... |
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Few profits in fulfilling orders across multiple channels, retail CEO poll finds
Source: JOC
| An enormous amount of money, energy and time is being spent by retailers and consumer goods manufacturers on improving their omni-channel sales capabilities, but only 16 per cent are finding profitability in this fast developing e-commerce sector, a JDA Software study has revealed. The study was based on a global survey of more than 400 retail and consumer goods CEOs from around the world, conducted in late 2014.
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| JOC (requires free registration) - 4/22/15 |
ATA: Truck driver shortage now between 35,000 and 40,000
Source: Trucking News
| Bob Costello, the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) chief economist, says driver turnover at truckload fleets remained "very high" in the fourth quarter of 2014. Meanwhile, the ATA spokesman said new information shows the nation is now short more than 35,000 truck drivers. Read more... |
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Internet of Things will deliver $1.9 trillion boost to supply chain & logistics operations
Source: Supply Chain 247
| A new Trend Report published by DHL and Cisco Consulting Services concludes that the 'Internet of Things' offers "huge potential for more efficient and transparent supply chains." The Trend Report estimates that there will be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020 compared to 15 billion today.
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| Supply Chain 247 - 4/16/15 |
How cloud enables and supports the lean warehouse
Source: Manufacturing.net
| For many manufacturers and distributors, a seamless supply chain of highly efficient and tightly integrated business processes sharing a single unified source of accurate real-time data seems an unachievable goal. That's not surprising since such organizations are struggling to gain control over their entire supply chain using a mix of disparate systems that fail to fully mesh with one another creating silos of outdated and unreliable information. Read more... |
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| Manufacturing.net - 4/13/15 |
Yard management systems take flight
Source: Logistics Management
| Yard management systems (YMS) vendors are rolling out new capabilities and incorporating advanced technology to help logistics operations gain better visibility over exactly what's going on in their yards at any time. As the software systems that track the movement of trucks, trailers, and other assets in the yard of a warehouse, distribution center, or manufacturing facility, YMS fills in a critical gap left open by traditional transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS).
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| Logistics Management - 4/1/15 |
Where's the payback in software?
Source: DC Velocity
| The pitch is that supply chain software will slash costs and take performance to new levels. But our survey finds that nearly half of software users have not gotten the expected return on their investment.
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Turnover still over 90 per cent at truckload fleets
Source: Truckinginfo
| Turnover at truckload fleets remained high in the fourth quarter of 2014, according the American Trucking Association's chief economist, Bob Costello. Costello considers turnover at truckload fleets to be a barometer of the driver shortage. The gap narrowed between small and large carriers.
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What's really driving driver turnover
Source: FleetOwner
| A survey conducted by TMW Systems last year turned up some surprising trend data about what's really driving driver turnover - and it's not always about wages. According to TMW's findings, three other factors are influencing turnover rates: the tractor-to-driver manager ratio, utilization rates, and length of haul.
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International Warehouse Logistics Association - Canadian Council
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