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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

BluJay Solutions Raises up to $500 Million New Financing to Drive Accelerated Growth. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. Körber acquires HighJump.

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Collaboration at the Logistics Sharp End – Can It Work?

Logistics Bureau

Why do some rival firms that battle with each other downstream in retail outlets manage to work well together upstream in their transport and warehousing? The only logical reason to collaborate with another enterprise is to be better off than before. What Can Companies Gain from Collaborating in Logistics? Foods a few years ago.

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Collaboration at the Logistics Sharp End – Can It Work?

Logistics Bureau

Why do some rival firms that battle with each other downstream in retail outlets manage to work well together upstream in their transport and warehousing ? The only logical reason to collaborate with another enterprise is to be better off than before. What Can Companies Gain from Collaborating in Logistics? Foods a few years ago.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). Descartes has 20,000+ customers on its Global Logistics Network, which experienced 21% growth and processed 18.6+ Source: Google. Where is Descartes today? billion transactions last year.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive Applications Sept 2023 Enhancements

QAD

We are excited to update you on the September 2023 launch, which includes enhancements to many solutions in our portfolio, supporting the QAD commitment to helping our customers become Adaptive Enterprises, enhancing their ability to meet the promise they make to their customers to deliver the right product at the right price at the right time.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

Freightos

Two major developments – the Interstate highway system and deregulation – changed US trucking in the past 50 years. The next boost came in 1980, when the Motor Carrier Act eliminated excessive regulation from the Great Depression, pushing trucking prices down by 50%-75% and, as intended, made competition more fierce.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. Supply chain management through AI will continue to refine. Marc Tuinier. marctuinier.