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Turvo Partners with Banyan Technology to Drive Cost Savings by Optimizing Transportation Management

Turvo

The volatility the market witnesses today has led supply chain stakeholders like shippers, carriers, and manufacturers to obsessively look at driving efficiencies into their workflow, while cutting costs. Banyan Technology’s transportation management API facilitates automated tracking, automated freight bill management and more.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. And these retailers could certainly use some help.

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The Impact of Collaborative TMS on Supply Chains Bottom Line

Turvo

Because of widespread global supply chains and e-commerce’s need of moving goods across continents, there is constant pressure on merchants and manufacturers to compress planning cycles, reduce production lead times, and speed up deliveries. But global logistics is still a reactive industry.

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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

Faster service, great capacity usage and direct connectivity with freight companies means better access to service providers. Freight Marketplaces : Cargomatic is a prime example of the rebirth of freight marketplaces. 3D Printing : Almost 20% of manufacturers are already using 3D printing in their business to some extent.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

“Around 0600 Pacific Time Tuesday morning, multiple Waymo vehicles in San Francisco encountered very dense fog and determined they should pull over temporarily,” a company spokesperson said. More than 70 percent of Toyota Motor Manufacturing , Alabama’s power will soon be generated by the sun.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

could design and manufacture the advanced computer chips that power everything from lawnmowers to supercomputers on its own soil, instead of having to outsource production to Asia. The $2,500 spread between spot market rates and long-term freight contract rates for Asia to U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Intel wins $19.5

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Is Inventory Waste or an Asset?

Supply Chain Shaman

I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. As assets become more and more utilized manufacturing loses the ability to buffer volatility through manufacturing capacity optimization.