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The Importance of Sustainability Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The notion of going green is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall environmental impact and search for ways to be more sustainable. However, supply chain sustainability can go well beyond these initiatives. So, what can companies do to get started on a sustainability journey?

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Energy Transition in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain sustainability has become a very hot topic, but for a lot of people, there is uncertainty around its meaning. However, sustainability in logistics goes well beyond these initiatives, especially when we begin to look at energy transition. A recent ARC survey looked at reasons to address sustainability.

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The Bloomberg of Freight with Mary O’Connell

The Logistics of Logistics

Mary O’Connell and Joe Lynch discuss the Bloomberg of Freight. Check Call gives insights into the world around 3PLs and freight brokers. Check Call gives insights into the world around 3PLs and freight brokers. Key Takeaways: The Bloomberg of Freight. Access to freight pricing insights. About Mary O’Connell.

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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Electric Freight Trucks: Not Happening Anytime Soon for Long-Haul Moves

Talking Logistics

Earlier this month, an executive in our Indago supply chain research community submitted the following question: “We see the future of transport moving toward electric and autonomous vehicles.

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REPOST: Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah

The Logistics of Logistics

Raj Subbiah and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Uber Freight. Raj is Head of Product for Uber Freight , a logistics platform built on the power of Uber with the goal to reshape global logistics and deliver reliability, flexibility and transparency for shippers and carriers. About Uber Freight. About Raj Subbiah.

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