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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Google and Twitter mainly monetize the data through targeted advertising. The value of the data captured by Google and Twitter has made them the darlings of Wall Street. But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. We have always been good at capturing data.

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Thriving in an Omnichannel World with Akash Gupta

The Logistics of Logistics

The company’s robots are used to pick, pack, and sort items in warehouses and fulfillment centers. solution combines aggregated market data and customer data with advanced machine learning techniques to deliver short-term predictive freight market pricing specific to a company’s individual buy and sell behavior.

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The Importance of Freight Bill Audit with Richard Perry

The Logistics of Logistics

From humble beginnings out of high school sorting BOLs in a mailroom, he pursued knowledge relentlessly and earned his college degree, and advancing his career. Their services include freight audit and payment, contract optimization, carrier management, and data analytics. Episode Sponsor: Greenscreens.ai The Greenscreens.ai

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Trucks rely on data, and that data is open to attack

Truck News

Every component short of a piece of metal seems to come equipped with some sort of sensor, gathering data about everything from pressures to temperatures, fault codes to voltage. We live in an era of the increasingly connected vehicle. Forms …

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7 Compliance Challenges Companies Face When Growing Globally

Download this eBook to learn more about: How GDPR affects how companies handle employee data. Sorting out taxation across different locations. Are you focusing on what’s important when it comes to global compliance for your fast-growing company? Why employment contracts, payroll, and benefits are not one-size-fits-all.

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Everything to Know about Ecommerce Data Security

Ship Monk

Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security. Exposure Through Data Transfer When you work with any third-party vendors, data is transferred between platforms. Data Security Protection 1.) who can see the data?), data encryption protocols (i.e.

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[Video] Leveraging Data To Drive Operational & Procurement Decisions In Transportation

Talking Logistics

Thanks to all sorts of technology advancements and system integrations, we have more data today than ever before. But how can companies turn data into insights, and then leverage those insights to make smarter and more effective operational and procurement decisions? This is particularly true in transportation.