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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Tectonic shifts

Supply Chain Movement

The New Silk Road rail route through Russia is off limits and freight is now being diverted via Turkey, resulting in reduced capacity. The scenario for the game was that the Russian army had crossed the border into the Baltic state of Estonia to help extinguish a huge forest fire there.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Radial’s scalable fulfillment and freight services enable orders to be fulfilled faster and delivered where and when desired while optimizing costs. Here are some details from the article: Starship robots have already covered more than 1,900 miles in the U.K.,

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Third, it is essential the system generate pre-invoices to reduce carrier invoice uncertainties, eliminate fraud, and manage freight spend. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

The Japanese freight mover Kintetsu World Express has expanded recently outside its home market with the acquisition of APL Logistics, which has a strong base in America and Europe. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- August 9 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2020, support is provided for load management accounting, freight billing, driver and vendor payments, along with payroll. This round was led by Estonia based Karma Ventures along with named investors 3VC , Atomico , Project A , Superangel , PortfoLion , along with Maersk.