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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. The biggest challenge in the transport sector today: there just aren’t enough drivers. Taking all aspects into account is the only way for logistics companies to have a solid foundation for decision making and holistic optimization.

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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti

The Logistics of Logistics

Nourhan is Global Chief Revenue Officer at AJEX Logistics Services , Saudi Arabia’s fastest growing transportation company. At Majid Al Futtaim Holding, Beyrouti played a pivotal role in reshaping the company’s strategic direction and enhancing the experience of over 560 million customers annually.

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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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Why Are Companies Turning to LSPs? Technology Leadership

BlueYonder

Increasingly, they’re turning their warehousing and transportation activities over to logistics services providers (LSPs) to optimize these activities and generate a fast return on their logistics investments. trillion by 2030 , reflecting an average annual growth rate of 8.4%. The post Why Are Companies Turning to LSPs?

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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly. Most companies do not look to tackle all 17 SDGs; instead, they focus their efforts on a few targets initially.

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Solve Driver Shortage with Smart Logistics Planning

DELMIA Quintiq

Many logistics companies face shortages in drivers, trucks and containers, leading to an inability to make all deliveries and creating product shortages. According to the World Economic Forum , over a quarter of commercial truck drivers in the US will be 65 or older by 2030.

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Technology Trends For Transportation in 2023: Top 5

Abivin

More companies are prioritizing sustainability as a critical component of the future of logistics. Moving to 2023, data still play an important role in decision-making in transportation management. Abivin has done a lot of research and helped you understand the top 5 technology trends for transportation in 2023.