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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. We’ve rounded up the top 20 logistics technology innovations changing the way over $18 trillion dollars of goods are shipped annually. Freight Marketplaces : Cargomatic is a prime example of the rebirth of freight marketplaces. ZDnet , @talk19 ].

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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

Once assembled, we then ship the units to the specific military customer, who then inspects the kits to confirm everything is in good order. Around the world, airlines were cutting passenger flights which also meant less air freight capacity. We tried to ramp up shipping some key parts, only to get blocked by our carriers.

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Will the Freight Industry Move to a Discounted Pricing Model Like the Stock Brokerage Industry?

The Logistics of Logistics

Will freight brokerage pricing evolve toward a discounted, transparent fee model like stock brokerage pricing? Could the Discount Pricing Model Work in Freight Brokerage? The stock brokerage business and the freight brokerage business are clearly different, but they also have enough characteristics in common, that we can compare them.

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Applying History’s Lessons to New Resiliency Plans

CH Robinson Transportfolio

These advantages are enabled by a couple key capabilities: Technology : Technology advancements and our collective supply chain knowledge has come a very long way since my blog post from 2012. The logistics industry has undergone a massive digital transformation that enables us to have smart, connected global supply chains.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

This is perhaps most manifestly seen right now in the Internet of Things and how industrial companies especially are currently or prospectively leveraging IoT to create new products and services. Ship sites called in planned shipments, and then carriers and routings were phoned back.