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Ocean Container Tracking & Port Terminal Operations: Maritime Supply Chains and the “Visibility Paradox”

3rdwave

Dating back to EDI and XML, and now through solutions that employ the Internet of Things, GPS, API’s and Artificial Intelligence, there’s no limit to what people can build in their quest to facilitate global trade. With the above said, I’ve observed a “Visibility Paradox” regarding ocean container tracking that I believe requires a call-out.

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Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine

Supply Chain Shaman

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. The global supply chain recovery depends on a vaccine, but I expect the distribution cycle to be longer than the discovery phase. Use network design tools to continually redesign and align. None called. Reduce Complexity.

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Turvo Partners with OpenTrack To Simplify Ocean Freight Visibility

Turvo

Turvo, provider of the world’s leading collaboration application designed for the supply chain, recently announced a new partnership with ocean freight visibility management technology solution provider OpenTrack. “This partnership brings together two companies that are solving systemic issues in global trade. About Turvo.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. Advanced planning tools(APS) never considered the issues of logistics. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. Next Steps.

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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 is a tool to read & understand digital data encrypted in RFID tags through a reader via radio waves. RFID for container tracking. Technology is fast evolving and so is its adoption by vast industries like supply chain where it is been used more creatively and expansively. What’s RFID?

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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

Transportation management systems also enable you to automate your freight tendering process. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight. You can use it to quickly generate bills of landing, conduct freight auditing, and create invoices.