The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 15, 2023

Blythe is the Founder of Digital Dispatch and the Host of Cyberly, an influential podcast on the Freightwaves platform. Eventually, Blythe would use these skills to fulfill her entrepreneurial goal by founding Digital Dispatch in 2018. About Digital Dispatch Your website is the only thing that can sell for you 24/7.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Complex supply chains generate more data, which companies can use to drive greater efficiency or engage in innovation that disrupts an entire industry—think Amazon. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

IoT: Powering the Future of Digital Product Passports The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to impact how industries track products and manage data. This network of devices enables seamless, automatic data collection from physical objects in near real-time.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 24, 2022

Recently my parents sprung it upon me that they want all their old, printed photographs converted to digital format as they are downsizing and don’t have the space or the inclination to view the photos in their traditional photo albums. So, I’ll continue to ponder this conundrum…. Moving with the times. So why am I writing about it?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Traditional supply chain planning, which relies on historical data and reactive adjustments, is no longer adequate for managing these challenges. AI as a Predictive Tool AI-driven supply chain planning integrates machine learning, real-time data analytics, and external risk monitoring to anticipate disruptions before they materialize.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few. This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing. Instead of depending on a single central authority, blockchain establishes a shared digital ledger where every transaction is permanently recorded, making it impossible to alter past records.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As businesses face tighter regulations on product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing, Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are becoming crucial for navigating these challenges. DPPs provide a streamlined, digital way to document a product’s lifecycle, making it easier to ensure compliance and improve transparency.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 8, 2021

The digital age has presented a wealth of opportunities for the over the road trucking market. As explained by Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “Digitization, software and giving shippers and carriers efficient tech tools are critical, as technology continues to modernize this industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

One promising application that is emerging in the Supply Chain and Sustainability space is Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Driven by regulations and a thirst for data transparency. However, while the advantages are clear, implementing blockchain on a large scale presents implementation obstacles that do need addressing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 6, 2020

FreightWaves is a freight industry leader in data and analytics, logistics industry news and commentary. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. What Does FreightWaves Do with Dooner. FreightWaves’? Learn More: .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Ibrahim Al Syed, the director of digital manufacturing at Celanese, was surprisingly forthcoming about how Celanese developed these capabilities at ARC Advisory Groups 29th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum. He also spoke at the ARC forum in 2023, and this article is based on that presentation as well. Data does not move.

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Logistics in War

MAY 23, 2020

Digital transformation is impacting Australia’s major seaports, supermarket chains, package distribution, construction industry and even deep into our homes. The path that such transformation can take is becoming evident in Australia’s mining industry, a world-leader in digital transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Tom France, the vice president of distribution at Trane Technologies, gave an entertaining presentation in early October of this year at a FourKites online conference. This project is part of their journey to get to full digital twin of their supply chain including regional control towers. Trane Technologies Facility in Columbia, SC.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 28, 2017

Thanks to advancements in technology including cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), drones, and mobile, yard visibility and management are now reaching new heights as the picture of the “Digital Yard” comes into very clear focus. This, in turn, degrades the quality and potential insight that the data will be able to provide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

Data centers, electric vehicle charging, and heat pumps are the major new loads for the power grid with new innovations in DC power networks. The leading supply chain software solutions are cloud solutions, requiring data center power. Supply chains increasingly rely or generate direct current. GenAI is a major consumre4r of energy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Before digital transformation revolutionized last mile delivery in grocery retail, one of my favorite activities was going to the supermarket with my family. Fast-forward to the present day: we still shop together with my mom, but it has been a few years since we last went to a supermarket at all. How Can Digital Transformation Help?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Weisenberger’s presentation particularly interesting was that while Ms. Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. Digitally Enabling Hot Loads. This is one of the company’s first steps to their digital transformation in shipping.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 8, 2020

The steady growth of exports and imports presents major logistical and technical problems worldwide. Given this, shipping and maritime logistics are bound to largely benefit from Big Data as well as novel emerging digital technologies. Today, more than 80% of the world’s goods transport is handled by sea.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 7, 2022

FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. FreightWaves TV and podcasts are informed by FreightWaves’ freight data analytics and presented in interesting and engaging shows. FreightWaves’?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

What it all led to was inefficiencies in decision making: When you rely on manual systems, you can never have total confidence in the information you’re presented with as a decision-maker. Finance and production can’t be working off different data sets. It also collects data and tracks performance to provide a 360?

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WorkWave

JANUARY 23, 2025

It can be easy to overlook the power of print communications in our digital-forward world, especially when it comes to marketing. Unlike digital communications that get lost in crowded inboxes, physical estimates often stay on refrigerators or desks as constant reminders of your service.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. After another few years, we upgraded to a new route-planning system based on digital maps. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Blockchain also facilitates collaboration by sharing verified data across stakeholders. These devices provide actionable data to improve fuel efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Digital Twins: Virtual models of supply chain networks identify inefficiencies and predict the impact of sustainability measures.

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WorkWave

APRIL 16, 2025

When they were presented with the opportunity to test the new Wavelytics Marketing Analytics platform, they were eager to jump on board. I love data. Experigreen has been using RealGreen since it started in 2017, using the software for their entire operational platform as theyve successfully pursued an aggressive growth trajectory.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

What added value do digital logistics intermediaries provide, under what framework, and how do they interact with customers? Digitalization of documents, as well as blockchain-based solutions for many responsibilities and functions, is one of the main boosters of that disruption. Digital Logistics.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. After another few years, we upgraded to a new route-planning system based on digital maps. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Digitalization is now changing the environment in which ship agents and also ship brokers operate, and we are seeing new and adjusted services emerging as ship agents and shipbrokers continue to strive to enhance service levels and provide added value to their principals. A business landscape at change.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

For example, in the future, staff scheduling need not be handled by employees, but rather can be carried out by intelligent software tools via data processing. Keywords like full data transparency, self-learning and self-recovery are hallmarks of TGW’s Future Fulfillment Center.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

TIMOCOM will be presenting several innovations at the IAA Transportation in Hanover from the 20th to the 25th of September in Hall 13, Booth C40. Logistics transport customers are increasingly requesting digital processes and more transparency from their service providers.

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Freightos

JUNE 3, 2024

More Resources Home A Roadmap for the Future of Logistics The role of neutral booking and payment platforms in logistics Ian Arroyo June 3, 2024 The logistics industry has been undergoing a profound digital transformation, a journey articulated with striking clarity in Freightos’ latest white paper, “Global Freight’s Digital Transformation”.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Leading London-based robotics and data intelligence company Dexory today announced the launch of their new, enhanced solution DexoryView – a revolutionary new platform that will change the way that warehouses are managed through the power of real-time data.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Digital twins are becoming big business, says Toby Mills, CEO of Entopy. A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision-making.

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

The industry is moving in that direction, as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems begin delivering fresh new Internet of Things (IoT) data analytics to workers in a variety of fields. “We AR Puts IoT Data in Context. Connecting workers to useful IoT data feeds is a major goal of AR initiatives. Others agree.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s human nature to want to start a new year with new goals—the ever-present new year’s resolutions. Yet organizations remain focused on the future, with many anticipating further digital developments and investments in their supply chains. Data management —This trend was added this year, and it jumped into the third spot.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Aside from creating products that have sustainable benefits, Siemens has increased the value of their offerings by focusing on the traceability and data verification of their products. They are working on combining the real and the digital world as they believe digitalization is a key enabler for sustainability.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 24, 2024

In fact, CargoNet recently shared data showcasing that cargo theft has reached a 10-year high, increasing 59 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the U.S. In fact, CargoNet also shared data that strategic theft has increased 430 percent year-over-year (YoY). Cargo theft and fraud is a common topic in many circles these days.

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