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COVID and the Case for Digital Standards

Supply Chain Brain

The path forward for global container shipping. Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious than in 2020. The pandemic has exposed the shipping industry’s continuing dependence on printed documentation. Digital Standards: An investment in the future.

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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

Share compliance information and documentation. Execute shipments and keep track of them. Transportation management systems also enable you to automate your freight tendering process. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight. Payment management.

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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

There’s nothing new, for example, about a carrier’s ability to monitor the interior temperature and humidity of a shipping container while in transit. Swiss-based Smart Containers Group , which designs temperature-controlled containers for pharma shippers, among others, collects more than 1.2

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Minimize Fuel Cost and Delivery Time using Intelligent Clustering

Shipsy

When your logistics are backed up by an efficient documentation and tracking software, it makes the operations sturdier. In today’s world, shipping is an essential part of logistics. Through smart clustering, saving freight fuel, time and a whole lot of money is definitely going to happen. . Anurupal Kapoor.