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

Logistics Viewpoints

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. Which brings us back to the work that is still ahead.

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All The News You Need to Know: 10/15-10/19

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Sears owes transportation and logistics providers $16.7 million due in the next 30 days, Sears faces “catastrophic consequences” as carriers terminate service and demand payment, the bankrupt retailer said in court filings. Labor costs have soared over the past year as carriers across the industry battle over a shallow driver pool.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.18-2.22

Freight Plus

These significant increases in imports have shippers contending with another issues: where to put the goods. “In In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said BJ Patterson, chief executive of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics in San Bernardino, CA, told The Wall Street Journal. in Los Angeles. in Los Angeles.

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Q4 2021 Freight Market Update: Preparing for Another Big Peak Season

Zipline Logistics

According to a Logistics Management survey of industry professionals, “there is a strong sentiment that the 2021 Peak Season will be more active than it was a year ago, with 79% of respondents indicating that will be the case, with 16% contending it will be similar to 2020, and 5% expecting it to be less active.”.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1/21-1/25

Freight Plus

retailers must always have an option for free shipping. It remains to be seen if this decline is due to shippers front loading shipments at the end of 2018 to beat new tariffs. Vancouver area shippers prompt Canadian Transportation Agency investigation into freight rail operations. Isn’t it time you got optimized? Spotify. ,

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Mobile Technology in Transportation Management & The Future Impact on the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

We encourage our audience to visit The Catavolt Blog for more relevant posts about mobility in manufacturing for best practices, tips, and great industry insights. With the knowledge we’ve gained and the right tools in place, we can enable virtually any shipper to take advantage of the “continuous connection” paradigm.

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Every Shipment Matters With Jim Waters

The Logistics of Logistics

This gives you the ability to set parameters and get real-time alerts on conditions like temperatures and shock and detailed documentation on the activity of your package en route to where it should be. Thank you so much for joining us. First is, we have industry award-winning solo 5G trackers that are the hardware portion.