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Software is Not Enough: SAP and Descartes Partner on TMS Connectivity

Talking Logistics

That is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, questions shippers should ask before implementing a Transportation Management System — specifically if they’re implementing a traditional, behind-the-firewall solution. Overview of Network Connectivity Costs.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 31 – September 4, 2015)

Talking Logistics

As I wrote at the time: If you can’t pay people enough to become long-haul truck drivers — if the pull of home (of sleeping in your own bed and being with your family every night) is indeed greater than the pull of money, even when unemployment was above 8 percent — then what’s the solution to the driver shortage problem?

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And business relationships did not become more Vested this year — if anything, they reverted back to being “win-lose” arrangements (see Walmart’s Message to Suppliers: Talk to the Hand and The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships ).