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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

Driver shortages have become even more of a reality in the supply chain industry for a number of reasons, chief among them being the sharp rise in demand. In a word, it’s data. By analyzing data, monitoring KPIs and making decisions based on facts, you can better predict the market and plan for better business outcomes.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

In fact, in 2018 we saw investments go up across the entire supply chain technology spectrum.” While the study showed a 30% increase in the use of IoT to support asset performance management, only 16% of respondents have integrated their IoT data streams with their ERPs. Sluggish iPhone sales felt across Apple’s supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data. Kodiak Robotics has been delivering freight between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston since mid-2019.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Knowing these timelines is crucial to supply chain planning. But knowing the general breakdown of crop production, state by state, can help your supply chain roll with the punches. California.

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

trucking industry and supply chains. Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. That included satellite tracking and real-time data analysis. Yellow’s financial struggles would continue affecting the trucking industry and supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

For all the talk about Big Data, omni-channel fulfillment, and other sexy technology, at the end of the day, bad data (and in many cases, store-level execution) remains the Achilles heel of supply chain management. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% Manhattan Associates Launches 2013 Inventory Optimization Release.