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Blind Spots of Visibility with Andrew Wimer

The Logistics of Logistics

Andrew is Director, Operations – North America Activations for Descartes , a global leader in on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions for logistics businesses. Carriers can easily connect with the solution via GPS-based electronic logging device (ELD), transportation management systems (TMS), or mobile app-based tracking methods.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

small and midsize businesses (SMBs) plan to shift “most or all” of their suppliers to North America as the nearshoring trend gains steam, according to a poll of 300 supply chain managers conducted by the business software marketplace Capterra. Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of U.S.

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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

When the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is that North America will experience an additional six weeks of winter. Flavors of Networks Today, only 8% of multi-tier data flows through one-to-many or many-to-many networks while 29% is based on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

In North America, we’ve made huge progress tracking over-the-road shipments, in part due to driver mandates and the widespread deployment of electronic logging devices (ELDs) in trucks. Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. That’s all for this week and for 2023. Thanks for tuning in for all the logistics news.

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Validated, Real-Time Visibility for Pharma with Josh Allen

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to that, Allen served as SVP, North America Sales & Service at CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG) where he led a team of more than 300 sales, service, and operations professionals during the company’s most expansive growth period. Damage Alerts for Electronics Shipments. Chemicals Condition Monitoring. Handling Damage Monitoring.

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Strategic trends

Supply Chain Movement

Similarly, Japanese electronics group Toshiba is splitting itself into three to achieve the necessary flexibility increases. Other companies are taking a more externally focused approach, with supply chain partners and even competitors, to improve their future position.

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