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Top Five Transportation Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation. The second of the transportation trends is innovation in TMS. The Network Effect.

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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo theft continues to be a problem, especially around the holidays. And I don’t just mean the winter holidays; cargo theft typically spikes during any holiday season where businesses may be closed for an extra day or two. But what exactly is cargo theft? Cargo theft comes in many shapes and sizes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics operators added jobs in January, though employment was down over the previous 12 months as companies continue to grapple with a downturn in the goods-moving economy. The growth in logistics hiring came as the broader U.S. Delta Cargo , a unit of Delta Air Lines Inc.,

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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

It’s the gritty reality of logistics. Today, tech dominates their homepage, touching on self-service shipment management, tracking, quoting, PO management, warehouse management and more. Surely all the technology and guardrails should prevent this type of disaster. He still likes Minidisc players and has never skied.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

SCMDOJO

The term “logistics” may be relatively new, but its general principles date back to ancient civilizations. The early Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans pioneered the principles of logistics and designed trade routes to facilitate their connections with other nations.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. The facilities are a fraction of the size of Amazon’s large fulfillment warehouses and are designed to prepare products for immediate delivery.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo theft is surging across the United States — and food and beverage products seem to be the main targets. Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago.

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