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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. The company’s solutions include Carter — an autonomous warehouse cart, and Grace, Robust’s software offering. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a release from Panasonic, the acquisition brings together Blue Yonder’s end-to-end supply chain software, which uses artificial intelligence, with Panasonic’s autonomous solutions, to form “autonomous enhancement of the whole supply chain.” Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project.

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It’s Not the Market, It’s Your Procurement with Andrew Haverkampf

The Logistics of Logistics

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Robinson, Coyote, AFN, and Uber Freight. Just prior to joining Emerge, Andrew led Enterprise Partnerships at the high flying Uber Freight. About Andrew Haverkampf.

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How holy is the Grail of Real-Time in Supply Chain?

Global Trade Management

A transportation management system (TMS) helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively. In a TMS survey, ARC found that respondents indicated freight savings of approximately 6 percent with the use of a TMS application.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). UPS is expanding a network of temporary sorting hubs and is increasing its use of software to help sort packages faster, a spokeswoman said. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters).

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics.

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The Future of Logistics with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

When it started, it was a lot of discussion about over the road trucking and freight brokerage. They cover both fulfillment and freight logistics. It used to be that I have one warehouse in Indiana and I can get to 65% of the population one day. Apparently, the software is very easy to use. I started my show years ago.