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The (Internet of Things) IOT Supply Chain Benefits Now Coming Clearer

GlobalTranz

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates. The supply chain will adore the IoT.

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Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Applying innovation to supply chains, combines innovative technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, and robotics to supply chain management to improve performance and meet customer demands. Internet of Things (IoT). As Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Cyber Security and Risk. About the Author.

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Internet of Things and your Supply Chain

Freight Plus

Imagine if a little freight-gnome traveled along with everything you shipped, stocked, or stored – coffee beans to coffee tables, blackboards to backboards – and monitored it incessantly. Is it too good to be true, or is it what the new supply chains will look like by using the Internet of Things?

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Strategic Priorities for Post Pandemic Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Many companies will reconfigure their supply chains to a much more regional approach, whereby production and sourcing are relocated closer to the final consumption markets, i.e. more local and less global. Digitalization Digital disruption is impacting most industries and people.

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8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017

GlobalTranz

The freight industry of today is evolving rapidly. It is no longer bound by the traditional constraints of the economy, and Amazon is gearing up to begin expanding to be the best of the global freight shipping providers. 8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017. Freight Rates Will Increase.

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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

As I mentioned in an earlier post on the growth drivers for the Transportation Management Systems market , transportation visibility tools are one of a number of technologies that are improving performance and helping to reduce freight spend. The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving interest in the market.

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The Transportation Execution and Visibility Market Heats Up

Logistics Viewpoints

This includes port data, social media, news, event and weather (SNEW) data, weather data (to some degree), traffic data, and other available sources to provide an accurate ETA to warehouses, stores, and end consumers. The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving interest in the market. New Types of Carriers.