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A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo

The Logistics of Logistics

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. He leads a team of market experts who study every facet of the logistics industry to bring the best available insight to customers.

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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

Faced with the challenge of limited data availability, he co-founded Vizion, an API-first solution empowering cargo owners, freight forwarders, and software providers to achieve true supply chain visibility by tracking ocean freight in near real-time. With data refreshed multiple times daily, latency is reduced to 6 hours or less.

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Research in Focus: Sourcing Trends and Concerns

Talking Logistics

Below is an excerpt from a report published recently by Amber Road and the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) titled “ The Trade Trends Report: 2017 Report on Sourcing, Trade, and e-commerce.” This bring concerns for transportation costs as we see as the #2 area of importance for sourcing.

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How Technology Makes Continuous Innovation Possible: A Case Study with Unilever

Logistics Viewpoints

Their day doesn’t begin with traditional routines but with diving deep into a digital universe where data alerts serve as guiding stars. End-to-End Supply Chain Planning Platform The end-to-end process begins with data. The result is an end-to-end planning process operating on the highest quality data possible.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

In response to these challenges, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer selected GEP to redesign its source-to-contract processes and implement a convergent data model to help manage procurement data across its multiple locations.

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A Guide to Responsible Sourcing in Automotive, Electronics

Material Handling and Logistics

One of the biggest obstacles to setting and implementing strategies for responsible sourcing is accessing reliable and current data and analysis, according to The Dragonfly Initiative CEO, Assheton Carter.

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Supply Chain Big Data: Why Supply Chain Leaders Are Using Big Data Analytics

GlobalTranz

Thanks to data gathering programs, supply chain software , and data entry applications, this represents a mountain of data, which has the potential to provide ground-breaking insight into how to improve business-model efficiency. What Is Supply Chain Big Data? How Does Big Data Improve a Supply Chain?