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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport.

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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.

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PINC Acquires RailcarRx

PINC

RailcarRx software provides maintenance, repair, fleet and asset management insights that help railroads, railcar owners, repair shops and shippers operate more efficiently, monitor equipment health and improve safety. Customers will be able to turn to PINC to see, automate, and execute more components of their supply chain.

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Life on the Road: How Self-Driving Trucks Could Impact the Future of Ground Transportation

RFgen

With the trucking industry struggling to cope with chronic driver shortages and increasingly strict regulations, is road transportation being “driven” toward a future that doesn’t involve humans? Transfer-hub: Under this model, autonomous trucks will haul freight across long distances on interstate routes , from exit to exit.

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Life on the Road: How Self-Driving Trucks Could Impact the Future of Ground Transportation

RFgen

With the trucking industry struggling to cope with chronic driver shortages and increasingly strict regulations, is road transportation being “driven” toward a future that doesn’t involve humans? Transfer-hub: Under this model, autonomous trucks will haul freight across long distances on interstate routes , from exit to exit.

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Few Companies Make the Hard Tradeoffs to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Logistics Viewpoints

The Japanese pension asks every one of their asset managers to start having systematic conversations with every company they invest in about that company’s approach to environmental, social, and governance issues. A company might decide to invest in a more energy efficient machine.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium products over multiple transportation routes. The area’s intermodal freight transport options as well as a highly skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering were noted as further key factors.