Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Transportation Technology Maturity Curve This is the time of year when industry analysts and technology pundits make predictions about the future. McKinsey has recently released a report on shippers’ and LSPs’ investments in transportation, warehousing, and planning technologies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 1, 2024

Shippers, brokers, carriers, news organizations and industry analysts rely on DAT for trends and data insights based on a database of $150 billion in annual market transactions. Improve data hygiene with services such as data cleansing and aggregation.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 7, 2024

For shippers, the approach to transportation procurement is evolving. This approach is cumbersome and fraught with challenges such as limited visibility, inefficient data management and difficulties in bid analysis.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 14, 2024

Much has been made in recent weeks about supply chain data providers changing historical metrics. Users across the industry have been coming up with their own theories, scrambling to match and compare historicals with their provider, and wondering what they can consider to be “truth.” You’ll never guess where I’m going with this.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

Let’s just come right out and say it – without the ability to capture, aggregate, and understand your supply chain data, you have gray area within your organization. The data locked in black boxes across your operating network causes you, and your network, to operate ineffectually. Your “story” is in your data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sarah is a Shipper Sales Manager at DAT , an online marketplace that connects shippers and carriers in the transportation industry. Established in 1978, DAT established itself as the go-to source for industry trends and market intelligence for transportation brokers, carriers, shippers, news outlets, and industry analysts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 22, 2024

Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a Fortune 500 Transportation and Logistics company. Prior to CTO, she was Group Director of Southeast Operations for Dedicated Transportation Solutions for Ryder System, Inc.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Housing starts are calling for lumber kits, industrial purchasers are ordering products for their projects, and construction companies are planning their moves and strategies for the year. Shippers often manage transportation for these projects with historical data, bids from trusted carriers and a lot of guesswork.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Matt is the Co-founder and CEO of Loop , a modern transportation audit & pay company. About Matt McKinney Matt Mckinney is the Co-founder and CEO of Loop, a modern transportation audit & pay company. Having studied engineering at USC and Stanford, Matt is no stranger to complex data problems.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 11, 2021

Transportation procurement remains a major problem for enterprises faced with the need for faster and more extensive capacity. Part of acting on them immediately derives from the size of the data collected and how it can be transformed into meaningful insights. Freight market data size consistency matters.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 3, 2023

What is Machine Learning ML is the computing engine behind AI and gives computers the ability to make sense of, and learn, from data to perform specific tasks without manual interference. The move by manufacturers towards Industry 4.0 The move by manufacturers towards Industry 4.0 The Industry 4.0

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2016

We invite you to download the all new Cerasis e-book "Big Data In The Supply Chain & Transportation Industry." In this e-book, you'll learn the following: What is Big Data? How do supply chain & transportation leaders get started in collecting & using Big Data? No, hold on. That’s not it, either.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 6, 2023

Using Data for Better Transportation Management How to Use Data for Better Transportation Management The logistics industry has long been characterized by volatility and unpredictability. Additionally, even some of the most tech-savvy companies appear to be overlooking important supply chain data and metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Transportation visibility is clearly not only for trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. 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). Inspect before entry.

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Logistics Management

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Data recently issued by Los Angeles-based industrial real estate developer CBRE indicated that leasing volume for the United States industrial market is on track for a new annual record in 2021, with total activity through July, at 587 million square-feet (SF), a 52% annual gain.

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DC Velocity

APRIL 20, 2018

Truckstop.com's chief economist, Noël Perry, says Transport Futures site will offer insight and data for transport decision makers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 13, 2023

Leaders across the logistics industry have been making data-informed decisions for decades. Not all data is created equal, however, and many of the tools and processes that provided “cutting-edge” advantages several years ago have fallen behind the curve. . There is an innate lag in legacy data. port activity. .

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 7, 2021

KCH Transportation has a trucking division and a brokerage service. KCH Transportation has six top team members that use the SONAR UI to better manage assets and align the company with market trends. KCH Transportation has strong goals, including growing the company with new clients in 2021. View the Full Case Study.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Transportation Strategy Profitability Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 26, 2024 Transportation strategy plays a pivotal role in ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ultimately, profitability for businesses.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 18, 2021

Nothing in life comes for free, especially in the transportation and shipping industry where predictive freight costs carry so much weight. Ultimately, it comes down to how good logistics managers get at transportation rate forecasting. It cost money to make money and even to try and save money.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

The latest data from Manpower Group reveals that the net hiring intent for businesses in the UK’s Transport and Logistics sector is +21% (for this current business quarter – Q2 2024). There’s opportunity for all levels of experience and knowhow as the industry continues to adapt.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 10, 2021

The benefits of harnessing the enormous volume of data captured by transportation and logistics industries cannot be overstated.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 17, 2024

Time To Read: 5 minutes Transportation companies are continually seeking innovative solutions to navigate complex logistics while enhancing efficiency. Let’s dive deeper into the top 10 benefits that make route optimization software indispensable for transportation companies, supported by relevant statistics and detailed insights.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

shipzero enables transport and logistics companies to create transparency about their emissions data and manage decarbonization throughout the supply chain. The Hamburg-based data platform has received seven-figure growth funding for further product development and internationalization.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Knapp, leading technology partner for value chains, is making its MultiScan master data capture system available to customers through short-term rental or outright purchase. MultiScan is an intelligent and customisable master data capture solution. The design is rugged and ergonomic, making it simple to use even when wearing gloves.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

The chemical industry faces challenges such as volatile raw material prices, shortages , supply chain disruption, and more. The chemicals industry is one of the most important sectors, with 96 percent of all manufactured goods depending on them. Here are some of the biggest challenges affecting the chemical industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In the food & beverage industry, farmers are the key suppliers. At Indigo , soil samples and on-farm data are collected. Trimble, a tech company providing solutions for the agriculture and transportation industries, has been helping farmers navigate carbon markets in Canada for roughly 15 years.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Photo credit: Jim Allen Produce is a small portion of the volume of freight in the United States, but it can be one of the most disruptive forces in the industry. This is where being able to monitor tender data at the market level can become your secret superpower. This can be seen in a list or map view form.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 26, 2022

The exponential impact of e-commerce on traditional, brick-and-mortar retailers, is one good example of how the data-driven revolution is sweeping many sectors of the economy and business operations nowadays. Two major challenges might be limiting big data to fully impacting the supply chain. UPS success case.

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CLX Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Every business needs to understand standards and best practices regardless of the industry. Proper transportation management can help you mitigate risk, better control shipping speed, increase efficiency and adaptability, and lower costs. Do: Use a Good Transportation Management System. Do: Focus on Data.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences. For instance, take the value added by more accurate data in the health industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2023

EVs are an important part of the transition to a green transportation system. To reach carbon neutrality by 2050 a transition to green transportation is necessary. To stay below a 2-degree Celsius rise, the green transportation transition will be mineral intensive. Many consumers are transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs).

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

FreightWaves SONAR is dedicated to creating a fair and transparent marketplace for all transportation players to manage their businesses effectively and efficiently. New modes and powerful data are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to possibilities. This builds stronger relationships and boosts service and compliance levels.

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