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Key Challenges in Fresh Grocery & Supermarket Supply Chains

The Logistics of Logistics

In a survey of retailers and wholesalers conducted from mid-March to mid-April, 81% said sales in the perimeter had increased over the previous 12 months. The inability to track a shipment’s location, temperature, humidity, and other factors in real time while in-transit results in significant losses annually. In fact, U.S.

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The Dispatch Report + Full Product Launch | January 2019, Issue No. 10

Shipchain

has been hard at work dreaming up, creating, testing, piloting, tweaking, marketing, and now beginning to sell access to our Track and Trace Platform. The Track and Trace system is the platform that we’ve promised all along and we couldn’t be more pleased about its functionality. Pictured: John Monarch, CEO ShipChain.

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Make the Most of Your Time: Eliminate Manual Processes with a TMS

Trinity Logistics

Trying to manually keep track of all those quotes can take you away from more important aspects of your business. MANUAL PROCESS: SHIPMENT DELAYS/TRACKING/TRACING . While it can be common for several different shipments to be in transit on different company trucks and located all over, tracking can be a challenge.

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The Rise of Technology in Logistics

MTS Logistics

We’ve seen technological enhancements in the means of visibility, tracking and tracing, and managing everything under one platform. This is one of the biggest reasons for the current startup crowd which offers solutions anything from track and trace, real-time visibility, and AI applications to RPA solutions.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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5 Key Trends Driving Supply Chain Innovation

Talking Logistics

According to the Geodis 2017 Supply Chain Worldwide Survey , organizations that invest more in supply chain see greater EBIT (earnings before income tax) in their business. #2 Trend #5: Supply Chain Visibility Is Much Broader than Track and Trace. This is much deeper than pure track and trace.

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2018 Survey from Transporeon Uncovers Carrier Capacity Opportunities

Transporeon

" Download the Survey Results “The North American Over-the-Road Transportation Survey: Q1 2018 Capacity & Pricing Update" to see how market forces are shaping the trucking businesses and carrier capacity today. . "In Now is the time to take action to combat carrier capacity issues.