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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

The press has done a good job of reporting the impact on passengers, but they have done a bad job on reporting why Southwest performed so badly. Chad and I discussed the widespread labor constraints impacting warehouse operations across North America and Europe. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7

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The Benefits & Drawbacks of WMS in the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The concept of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform allows users to tap into the enterprise-level software at a fraction of the cost of developing and maintaining systems in-house, reports Chad Collins of Supply and Demand Chain Executive. One of the potential applications of.read More.

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Smart Cities won’t be Smart if They Ignore Logistics

Enterra Insights

George Prest ( @mhi_ceo ), CEO of MHI, reports, “MHI’s Annual Industry Report, ‘Next-Generation Supply Chains: Digital, On-Demand and Always-On,’ [found] a full 50% of the 1,100 manufacturing and supply chain industry leaders surveyed are not aware of Smart City Logistics.”[2]

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

GlobalTranz

As companies grow, the level of visibility is also directly related to the companies’ level of connectedness in its respective supply chain, reports Chad DeJong of Industry Week. Manufacturers are expected to invest more than $70 billion into the IIoT by 2020, reports John Greenough of Business insider. percent since 2015.

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Trucking Capacity Crunch Sparks Heated Discussions At CONECT T&T

Freight Plus

Chad Prevost of. Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 In Broughton Capital's latest trucking rate report the DAT Flatbed Barometer is accelerating at record highs. percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5

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Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Driving Successful Digital Supply Chain Transformation

TMC

In the 2017 MHI Annual Industry Report , 80% of manufacturing and supply chain industry leaders surveyed believe that the digital supply chain will be the predominant model within five years. This post is credited to Chad Lindbloom.

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The Benefits & Drawbacks of WMS in the Cloud

Veridian Solutions

The concept of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform allows users to tap into the enterprise-level software at a fraction of the cost of developing and maintaining systems in-house, reports Chad Collins of Supply and Demand Chain Executive. However, choosing to use a WMS in the cloud comes with several benefits and drawbacks.