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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. The output was just not helpful. We have too hard-wired solutions bolted into IT architectures to enable the flexibility needed by business leaders during times of high variability. Over time, this changed. It will not be over soon. The reason?

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Freight Innovation and the Lesson from a Dead Remote Control Tech Play

Freightos

In this article, we review how carrier and forwarder fragmentation remains one of the most significant hurdles for modern freight, how freight standardization and platformification are posed to change that, and why innovation we can’t even imagine might be around the corner. But as a freight technology junkie, it made sense.

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RFID: The Key to Improving Visibility

20Cube Logistics

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is one such innovation which is widely used in Supply Chain and Logistics as it’s efficient and saves time. The only change with RFID is that one can scan more than one object at a time, thus reducing time and energy with improved efficiency. RFID for container tracking.

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11 Ways Tech Will Change Logistics in 2017

Freightos

This year, supply chains reached Silicon Valley (and not just in the form of logistics startups ). We’re wrapping up 2016 with a recap of eleven logistics technology trends that shaped the year; and will change how goods are produced, shipped and consumed in 2017. Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. FREE DOWNLOAD.

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How to Keep Your Multimodal Transport Operators on Track

Roambee

The balance of power is shifting in the shipping industry — customers are no longer at the mercy of the shipper.

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ZF brings in SupplyOn to gain real-time transparency for overseas transport at the material number level

SupplyOn

Even with consolidated containers, ZF always knows exactly where all required materials are located on sea and whether they will arrive in time for just-in-sequence production Technology company ZF provides its customers worldwide with components for just-in-sequence production.

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Intermodal Shipping is Growing and the Railroads are Ready

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Intermodal Shipping is Growing and the Railroads are Ready | Transportfolio. Tight truckload capacity usually means more intermodal shipping. Intermodal shipping will be a large growth driver for their businesses over the next 10-15 years. Intermodal shipping visibility. Intermodal shipping visibility | Transportfolio.