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Why enterprise shippers need interoperability in their freight and logistics technology stack

FreightWaves SONAR

Some of the largest enterprises are still using old and obsolete methods and platforms. Embracing a new and improved interoperability-driven approach that applies advanced logistics technology helps freight management parties realize improved profit margins. Old-school platforms and methods end up being slow, cumbersome and unreliable.

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7 ways technology augments effective procurement in the shipping industry

FreightWaves SONAR

Load capacity limits play a crucial part in a supply chain network organization, logistics metrics management, and procurement in the shipping industry. Freight management parties need to understand why procurement falters without technology and how technology can boost sourcing across all industries.

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Successful Product Innovation Requires Supply Chain Insight

Material Handling and Logistics

“The costs of a new product’s supply chain can easily outstrip its profit generation, and consistently poor new product initiative management leads to SKU complexity, which can cripple the company’s supply chain.”. It also outlines nine best practices to ensure that new product initiatives increase value. “All

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How Freight Management Analytics Simplify Logistics

FreightWaves SONAR

And that all begins with deploying advanced freight management analytical resources and tools that actively work to lower all risks, ranging from detention through final mile management. According to Business Wire , “Supply chain analytics holds the key to mitigate a number of businesses complexities. Download the White Paper.

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What Warehouse Management Technology Is Necessary to Create a Best-in-Class Distribution Center?

GlobalTranz

New warehouse management technology, like analytics, machine-to-machine learning, and automated systems, pushes the limits of standard operations to create best-in-class distribution centers. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

More recently, with the rise of interconnected systems, the analytics to derive value from those systems seems, and decreased costs, RFID is resurrecting as a solution for increasing supply chain management (SCM), visibility into processes, and reducing inventory tracking costs. Download white paper.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

I noticed that many of them obtained valuable experience at Kiva Systems (Amazon Robotics) prior to their current roles. One such executive credited Mark Messina with Amazon’s ability to scale its rollout of Kiva Systems subsequent to its acquisition of the company. I was a CAD jockey, designing systems at Philips.