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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. Robinson intends to purchase APC Logistics for approximately $300 million AUD (approximately $225 million USD) in cash.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods. In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

In order to leverage this advantage, the right “delivery” tool for the digital maritime services needs to exit. With a focus on ocean freight leveraging internal ocean freight services, Twill bridges Maersk’s core maritime competencies with a customer-facing solution. But the shift to direct pricing and booking isn’t the only change.

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

The standalone Yard Management Systems (YMS) market is approximately $ 35.000,000 US which includes C3, Pinc, Navis and Yardview software solutions. The Pinnacle software applications are used by sophisticated parts recycling yard operators to manage their daily operations and seamlessly trade recycled parts. C3 Solutions.

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7 Things That Matter Most To Fresh Supply Chain Leaders

Logistics Bureau

This enables more proactive mitigation of problems and implementation of alternative solutions , thus ensuring that produce arrives in stores with plenty of remaining shelf-life. Active monitoring solutions – which adjust temperature in the event of fluctuations. Keep Your Cool in the Fresh Supply Chain.