Global Trade This Week – Episode 3

What’s going on in Global Trade this week? Check out this new collaborative podcast series with Pete Mento of TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Warehouse Automation: Rise of the Robots!
+New Wave of Lockdowns - Are we more or less ready?
+Death of the Modern Day Cowboy? Trucking Owner Operators
+WTO’s New Head - Is Candidate Selection Changing?

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The Importance of Logistics in Your Reliability & Maintenance Strategy

Maintenance professionals look to CAP Logistics and Mobius Institute when they want to minimize operational downtime. Join our Two-Part Webinar to learn about best practices in reliability and how logistics is crucial to maximizing uptime.

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 2

What’s going on in Global Trade this week? Check out this new collaborative podcast series with Pete Mento of TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast. Today, Doug and Pete cover:

+Customs seizing goods from China from forced labor violations
+Growth of large item and white glove delivery services
+Combating counterfeit goods
+Growing BOPIS Trend - Buy Online, Pickup In Store.

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FreeWave Precision Ag: Connecting Farm Operations

FreeWave Technologies’ Precision Ag solutions help connect farm operations in an intelligent way. John Stratton, Software Product Line Manager, joins Doug Draper to discuss these emerging technologies. FreeWave’s remote and rugged condition monitoring and communication tools use long range radio equipment, edge computing devices, and comprehensive data analytics to improve decision making cycles and operational success.

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John Deere on Ag Tech Innovations

From satellites to sensors and AI powered analytics and visualizations, new technologies are positively impacting Agriculture.

Brian Orwig with John Deere shares all sorts of Ag Tech trends, insights, and innovations. As Manager of John Deere's Connected Support™, Brian is on the front line of taking productivity-enhancing technologies from R&D and bringing it to the actual customers with support for implementation and maximizing uptime. These new technologies can benefit the users economically and also help provide more sustainable agricultural products for the world at large.

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Managing Aircraft on Ground (AOG)

In this episode of Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of the Denver Transportation Club interviews “Chip”, an anonymous AOG Manager with a major US airline. After learning a bit about Chip’s background, they discuss all things Aircraft on Ground (AOG) – from what the term means, to overcoming challenges in the supply chain, and why it’s so important to get it right.

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The USMCA and What It Means For US-Canada Cross Border Shipping

Here are a few highlights of the USMCA trade agreement:

● In order to encourage domestic trade, automobiles must 75 percent of their components manufactured in the US, Mexico, or Canada.

● The US now has access to Canada’s profitable dairy market.

● It updates copyright laws and includes provisions for digital trade and intellectual property.

● The de minimis for trade going into Canada has been doubled, which means shippers have to pay fewer duties on internationally traded goods.

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Air Freight Capacity is Taking Flight

With people buying plane tickets again, airlines are adding more routes and aircraft - which is great news for shippers. In addition to the cargo-specific planes recently added to help, the increase in new passenger flights has augmented air freight capacity. The year-over-year change in cargo space on passenger airlines improved by 10% between April and May. CAP Logistics is in regular communication with leading airlines and airports to learn the latest in route and capacity availability for your air freight. It’s one of the many ways our experts are able to provide you with Uptime Logistics Solutions.

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USMCA Takes Effect. What Does It Mean? – Uptime Logistics

Today - July 1st, 2020 - marks the beginning of the USMCA taking effect. Sometimes referred to as NAFTA 2.0, this free trade agreement updates, modernizes, and extends trade rules between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Many are celebrating the news – as designing and negotiating international trade agreements can be challenging, though expanding quality trade relationships can provide a lot of extra value and benefits.

To dive into this topic, Doug Draper is joined by Stéphane Lessard, Consul General of Canada in Denver. Stéphane has been in this position for the last four years helping, representing, facilitating, and developing relationships between Canada, Colorado, and other US States in the region including Montana, Utah, Kansas, and Wyoming.

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Customs Clearance & Crossing at the Mexico Border – Uptime Logistics

On today's episode, Doug Draper is joined by Fernando G. Noriega, president of BTS Group, Inc. They specialize in certain activities in freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and Mexican customs documentation preparation and are headquartered in Laredo, TX with presence in El Paso, TX and Nogales, AZ.

The two discuss Fernando's career background, the scope of BTS group, and then dive into what actually happens during the border clearance process, step by step. There are many variables and considerations to factor into the equation, though the episode today provides quite a lot of good insight.

Additional expertise can be found by contacting BTS Group / NAD Global and CAP Worldwide:
https://www.nadglobal.com/
https://www.capwwide.com/

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Mexico Manufacturing 101: How to develop a Successful Manufacturing Strategy – Uptime Logistics

On this episode of Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of the Denver Transportation Club interviews Veronica Contreras, President of Zavero Consulting, Inc.

Doug introduces Veronica and they dive in to discuss the trends, considerations, opportunities and pathways of manufacturing in Mexico. Veronica’s company helps US Manufacturers that are in the process of evaluating whether or not they want to set up a factory in Mexico.

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The Future of Mining: Smart Mines and Core Modernization

Deloitte’s Global Mining & Metals leader, Phillip Hopwood, wrote that “The next 10 years will see the continuation of rapid change in the industry...To thrive amid this volatility, companies must rethink the traditional mining model. Change is coming and mining companies must find ways to remain relevant.” Today, the most persistent trend for the mining industry is increasing digitization.

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RFID & Retail Supply Chains – Uptime Logistics

Today on Uptime Logistics Doug Draper interviews Brian Kilcourse with RSR Research about retail logistics and the use of RFID in the retail supply chain. While some of the technology has been around for years, overall the technology has been coming a long way in recent years. As an experienced technical-level developer, innovator, and implementer and now as a systems level researcher and advisor, Brian has unique skills and perspectives to share with everyone on RFID technology for retailers, including both challenges, and opportunities.

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