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[INFOGRAPHIC] The tools carriers need to monitor unusual and inconsistent freight market activity

FreightWaves SONAR

Carriers must have state-of-the-art tools and technology to track and manage unusual and inconsistent activity in near-real-time. But what are these tools? That’s where analytics sort through the noise to find the most meaningful and actionable trends affecting either shippers or carrier asset management. Request a SONAR Demo.

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5 Stages of the Customer Journey

WorkWave

Time To Read: 5 minutes The leading PCOs recognize that their success depends on their ability to make full use of tools that address every facet of their business to attract, service and maintain customers. Of course, you can’t be standing by to pick up the phone or reply to a message immediately 24/7.

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The Exploding Use of Robotics in Logistics and Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Robotics can sort through incoming and outgoing packages faster, place them on the appropriate shelves, or shipping containers, and ensure the packages do not have any defects, which would cause unnecessary returns or delays in the order fulfillment process. If Amazon can shrink the time it takes to sort and pack goods at its roughly 80 U.S.

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What Conversations Does Your VSM Drive?

The Lean Thinker

We can put in all of the lean tools we want, but if those conversations don’t follow, the system quickly reverts to the previous baseline. ” Of course the answer was “No.” Nor can they simply leave it to the working levels to sort it out – not if they expect it to work for any length of time.

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Warehouse Robotics – Scaling Operations for Exponential Growth, with Mark Messina

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon had announced its plans to acquire Kiva at this point, and the Amazon name also gave us greater influence with all sorts of materials suppliers and contract manufacturers. Using collaboration tools, we have teams working seamlessly 24/7, around the globe. Kiva put supply chain and design together.

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Supply Chain And Logistics Trends That Could Be Big In 2020

Logistics Bureau

Of course, there can be no stronger motivation than legislation, but money comes a very close second, and the potential cost savings offered by the circular supply chain are substantial. Meanwhile, more third-party agencies and organisations, including governments, are pushing the sustainability agenda. Some burn bright and fizzle out fast.

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Debunking 7 Common Outsourcing and Fulfillment Myths

Ship Monk

Misconceptions spread fast, and, before you know it, you’re left with an incomplete and sometimes confusing picture — and not in a Picasso sort of way. Of course, mileage varies depending on your fulfillment partner, but the basic idea is that more manpower results in more opportunities for growth. And so on ! Still in doubt?