The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Burak has worked with more than 200 entrepreneurs over the course of his career. With its our founder-first philosophy, Autotech invests globally in seed through series C startups solving ground transport challenges related to connectivity, autonomy, shared-use, electrification, and digitization of enterprise.

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

More Resources Home The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization Eytan Buchman April 15, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More The March 26th Francis Scott Key Bridge allision feels shocking. But, of course, when dealing with systems that operate at such scale, exceptions happen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Of course, we subsequently share interesting insights in Logistics Viewpoints articles. Earlier this month, Brian Gaunt, Senior Director of Accelerated Digitization at DHL, provided me with an update on the company’s warehouse digitization journey. DHL Innovation Funnel.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2022

She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta. Digitizing Check Calls with Trey Griggs and Ryan Rogers. About Symtrain. Symtraim Demo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Many global multinationals accelerated their investments in digitizing data during the pandemic. In the supply chain arena, the need to make course corrections is exploding. Decisions need to be digitized. The data needed to support AI digitization can be very granular. In the first quarter, Aera loaded 1.3

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Even mom-and-pop stores and diners had to step up their digitalization game with the pandemic erupting. Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Digital Transformation Journey. Going Digital: Creation of the Digital Foundation.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2019

This year alone, Maersk has accelerated its direct-to-shipper strategy, digital forwarders have raised massive rounds (like Flexport’s billion-dollar injection), and platforms for forwarders and carriers – big and small – have continued to pop up almost daily, at least that’s how it seems. Digital Platforms: Threat Or Opportunity?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Closing is expected in the course of calendar year 2025, subject to regulatory approvals. “In Our innovative portfolio of high-performance hardware and software along with extensive offerings for smart services will perfectly complement Vanderlande’s portfolio and continue to contribute to automating and digitalizing the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). Of course, there is much more that goes into effectively implementing each of these safeguards. He lives in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Over the course of the past two years, most challenges to the global economy have been blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic. And while it’s been the root of many problems that continue to affect the world at large, the less-considered culprit is climate change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

I was also able to interview Brent after his session to get a little more insight on how Qualcomm dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic, what it means for the semiconductor chip shortage, and where the company is going with its digital transformation strategy. Brent said that Qualcomm is right in the middle of its digital transformation journey.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 21, 2021

Of course, this process will not be like the “old normal” in many companies. The digital transformation of MTS Logistics is happening faster than ever! The post Digital Transformation and Business Development After the COVID Pandemic appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Business cycles are compressing and the need to make course corrections is exploding. Decisions need to be digitized. Often the core planning is done by a supply planning solution that creates a digital map of a companys supply chain. The company aims to change this with the expansion of its data fabric portfolio.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The world's largest forklift producer is following a course that will eventually create a full-scale digital revolution for the company. Along the way, it has defined a workable IoT strategy that can get any manufacturer moving.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

Ben Buchanan is the Vice President of Account Management at Loadsmart , a digital freight brokerage that leverages cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships to help shippers and carriers move more with less. Of course, some of the industry leaders like Loadsmart are delivering these innovations today.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 2, 2021

Ben Buchanan is the Vice President of Account Management at Loadsmart , a digital freight brokerage that leverages cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships to help shippers and carriers move more with less. Of course, some of the industry leaders like Loadsmart are delivering these innovations today.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Then, he acquired and managed Manning’s Truck Brokerage, a 50-year-old, private equity-backed logistics company, which he successfully digitalized and sold in 2020 to FitzMark. ? After, he was the CEO of Freight Mango, a Global Digital Freight Marketplace focused on streamlining and automating global trade. ?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2022

She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta. She graduated from MIT with a chemical engineering degree and a Theater Arts concentration.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 18, 2024

Digital Catapult has today launched the Digital Supply Chain Hub, a platform designed to facilitate strategic collaboration between manufacturers and digital solution providers across the UK. The majority of the UK’s logistics industry is also seeking digital solutions to optimise their operations, with 86.5%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2021

Leveraging different models of thinking, representing key metrics using data aggregation, exposing real anomalies, and recommending a course of action based on operating models will make businesses smarter. The post Emerging Tech in Your Fulfillment Network: Stepping Beyond Digital Transformation appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Digitization is Your Friend. It’s not news to anyone that digitization is a roaring trend and I’m here to say: embrace it. Suspicion that digitization will eliminate jobs is not without cause—there is no doubt that certain roles are changing or being eliminated by automation. Digitization is not your enemy; it’s your friend.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 31, 2023

More Resources Home Bridging Two Realms: The Digital-Analog Dance in Logistics Ian Arroyo Unbox your Freight knowledge. Visit our Resource Center The Digital Contradiction In the digital age, it’s easy to assume that all industries are racing to become fully digital. Digitization is underway…but it happens slowly.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

JUNE 2, 2022

This is the more usual course of innovation in the maritime field. Maersk Tankers debuts digital spinoff. Zero North is a software company. It was incubated within Maersk and in 2020 was spun off into a separate company. Its product … Continue reading →

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. Each segment of the 3PL/Freight Brokerage value chain is becoming ever more digital.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2021

Deborah Dull is Founder of The Circular Supply Chain Network and a Principal of Manufacturing Product Management for GE Digital where she is responsible for circular economy, lean management, and customer success. About Deborah Dull. About the Circular Supply Chain Network. Key Takeaways: Circular Supply Chains. Circular Supply Chain.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

Of course, robotics does not tell the full story, as the world of manufacturing has evolved even further over the last few decades, with the rise of data and smart, autonomous systems. Technological advances has often moved faster than digital capabilities. Skills development as a central component of your digital roadmap.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

” “With no digital technology to assist the route planning process, I had to estimate all route timings , and I could only use weight to gauge when a vehicle would be filled. After another few years, we upgraded to a new route-planning system based on digital maps. Here is how he explained the daily planning task to me.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

Giving credit where credit is due, this isn’t just a testament to what we have achieved – it’s a significant industry achievement, reflecting the fact that a conservative industry is finally going digital for real. Freight is digitizing itself now at real scale. The industry is taking digitalization seriously.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2019

“I am especially interested in companies focusing on the 'citizen developer,' a term used to describe how software development impacts the entire organization — marketing, sales, finance, and of course engineering,” MIT Sloan lecturer Lou Shipley said. Where to Put Your Money. Retail Workforce.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2020

Of course, you wouldn’t because it would be hard to trust the results or advice from strangers. The old way of finding and managing partners might work to a certain extent, but nowadays we have more efficient options (thank you, digitalization!). As freight forwarders, we’re not the only industry that has had to digitize.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Of course, this was an exaggeration, but it illustrated his point well. “ Of course, fiber optic land lines offer greater bandwidth. China’s Five-Year Plan and Digitization China as a country has chosen digitization as a core tenet of the country’s Five-Year Plan. But bandwidth is one dimension.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The rise of digitalization in the workplace has brought with it an interesting corollary for skills needed in human workers. Companies need workers that can exhibit these skills as well as the digital skills necessary to work alongside automation. These technologies hold the key to exponential growth in efficiency and productivity.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

This is a huge step in our journey to digitalize global freight and build a more modern foundation for world trade. Crossing one million bookings annually in 2023, we’ve made significant headway in digitizing spot freight pricing and bookings, especially in air cargo. This marriage creates the world’s most comprehensive platform.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

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AIMMS

JULY 15, 2019

When they had a production issue at one of their plants, they were able to quickly simulate the impact of the problem on their volume and EBITDA and decide on the best course of action. A focus on Digital Twins . They were able to do this within an hour, with the management team interactively reviewing scenarios during a meeting.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Uber started this with taxis, using digital technology and the ubiquitous smartphone to bring taxi fares and taxi drivers together, any time, any place. All you need is your credit card (and a driving licence, of course.) The company has since branched out into other areas, and its approach has been used by other businesses too.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In the last decade alone, we have seen factories move from basic digitization to more predictive power. In part 1 of the smart factory series we unpacked digitization, digitalization and digital transformation. A connected and flexible digital shop floor. Sustainable supply chains. The use of low-code/no-code.

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