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5 Reasons Why The Use of the IIoT by Manufacturers Is Unavoidable

GlobalTranz

The Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) has been a major topic among manufacturers and third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) for several years. However, the IIoT is beginning to encroach on all aspect of manufacturing and supply chain management for its wide-ranging deployment and application to improving processes.

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Smart Cities won’t be Smart if They Ignore Logistics

Enterra Insights

.”[1] Such areas sound idyllic; but, pedestrian only, limited traffic areas could create logistics challenges. A topic seldom raised in smart cities discussions is last-mile logistics (i.e., Cities failing to master the last-mile logistics challenge will never earn the “smart cities” label.

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The BoxC Story with Chad Schofield

The Logistics of Logistics

Chad Schofield and Joe Lynch discuss the BoxC story. Chad is the Co-founder and Chief Digital Officer of BoxC , a logistics startup out of 500 Startups Batch 6 that simplifies the complexity of international parcel shipping by bringing together logistics and compliance resources from around the world into a single platform.

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Keys to a Successful Dropship Implementation

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: For additional insights and advice on this topic, watch the recent Talking Logistics episode featuring Chad Andrews discussing this topic with Adrian Gonzalez. This process can be a win-win for both retailers and manufacturers/distributors alike. Manufacturer & Distributor Keys to Dropship.

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Announcing Stord’s $2.4M Seed Round of Funding

Stord

We believe there is a huge opportunity to bring modern technology to the logistics and warehouse industry.” said Chad Byers, co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures. “As The company has previously raised $230k and completed the Dynamo Accelerator program in 2016. “We

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

It’s the last few weeks of the year which means it is time to look back at the year in logistics. And 2020 was certainly quite the year in logistics. As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more.

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

Makes us wonder if we should even manufacturer products in traditional ways? However, in regional supply chains where manufacturing assignments are more fixed with less change. If you need to move manufacturing load across manufacturing facilities then you need tactical planning. Redefinition of Transportation Management.