Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

is redefining transportation by integrating IoT sensors into vehicles, fundamentally shifting fleet operations. Real-time visibility enables fleet managers to oversee both individual vehicles and the entire fleet, facilitating immediate adjustments to changing conditions.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2025

Is supply chain visibility a product or feature? Heres an excerpt of what I wrote at the time: To derive business value from visibility, you have to do something with the data and insights collected. Its the doing, the actions taken to improve your transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

The adoption of AI in supply chain automation is enabling companies to make more accurate decisions, reduce cycle times, and better manage complexity. AI in supply chain automation is gradually reshaping how core functions operate, particularly in procurement, warehousing, and logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Why Transformation Is a Boardroom Priority Supply chain management is now a core strategic concern for business leaders. Companies that fail to modernize face supply shortages, revenue loss, and regulatory risks. A data-driven, technology-enabled approach is required to build resilience and efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, as carbon taxes and emissions reporting requirements continue increasing, supply chain professionals face mounting pressures from inside and outside their organizations to measure and improve performance against new, nebulous sustainability metrics. Freight transportation makes up over 10% of total global carbon emissions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 5, 2025

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into supply chains, companies are focusing on how it can support human workers. Most effective AI implementations today are designed to improve decision-making, reduce routine tasks, and increase operational efficiency through human-in-the-loop systems and decision support tools.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jon Housknecht and Joe Lynch discuss beyond intermodal visibility. About Jon Housknecht Jon Housknecht , Senior Sales Manager for BlackBerry Radar, currently partners with Domestic and Global Intermodal companies to represent BlackBerry Radar products and services to help provide greater visibility to their non-powered assets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. They aim to achieve the same success in supply chain management that they have achieved in the healthcare sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. These changes can add significant time to the ETA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) are bringing significant changes to last-mile logistics, an essential component of the supply chain. LIDAR and Sensors: LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and other sensors, such as cameras and radar, help ADVs detect their surroundings in real time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2025

Asset visibility was reserved for high-value goods, while the rest of the supply chain operated on estimates, paper trails, and phone calls. Two cellular technologies LTE-M and NB-IoT are now reshaping long-distance asset tracking. And that practicality is unlocking a new standard of visibility across logistics networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Five years ago, we all thought the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the most disrupted supply chain landscape we would ever see. Since then, supply chain disruptions and volatility have only increased. That may sound impossible, but new technology places this capability within the reach of every organization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News (October 28th – 31st) A day late but, Happy Halloween! Now let’s get to the Supply & Logistics News for the week: Third Wave Automation Raises $27 Million in Series C Funding Led by Toyota’s Woven Capital Union City, Calif. The data is accessible to state U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2025

In todays hyperconnected supply chain environment, the Internet of Things (IoT) is the operational backbone for visibility, optimization, and automation. Cold-chain temperature sensors need long battery life and wide-area reach, making LPWAN protocols like LoRaWAN ideal. Thats where hybrid networks shine.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2024

percent growth in revenue in a three-year period, catapulting the software company to the No. 5000 list and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. A life-long entrepreneur passionate about improving the world, Brad is the visionary behind SwanLeap’s next generation technology. 1 spot on both the 2018 Inc. Now, there’s a better way.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2025

Bill is the Founder & CEO of OneRail , a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service that provides dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. Bill is a start-up entrepreneur focused on developing and commercializing real-time technology networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. Lesson learned.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2025

Many large organizations have multiple systems for order, warehouse, or transportation management that are barely integrated frequently not at all. Factors like planning tools, inventory management, demand patterns, and innovations in technology contribute to the success or failure of fulfillment optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

For years, supply chains were engineered to be lean. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Trusted by over 1,400 shippers—including 13 of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 and 78 Fortune 500 companies—DAT iQ delivers real-time insights, benchmarking, and forecasting tools that optimize operations, mitigate risk, and improve profitability for supply chain shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

As logistics networks become increasingly complex, the volume of real-time data generated by devices, equipment, vehicles, and facilities is growing rapidly. Finally, real-time decision-making complexity must be addressed. Maersk has introduced Remote Container Management for its shipping containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

With freight transport accounting for a significant share of global emissions, efforts to improve logistics now extend beyond operational metrics to include resilience, regulatory compliance, and climate performance. AI is playing an increasingly pragmatic role in optimizing supply chain operations.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

ToolsGroup identifies five key drivers shaping the future of supply chains: changing customer expectations, heightened competition, rising operational complexity, technological advancements, and geopolitical tensions. Automation and machine learning are redefining operational standards.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As an engineer, former solutions architect and now CEO of a leading supply chain technology company, I have a real affinity and respect for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and their teams, without whom successful enterprise technology deployments would be impossible. That covers “on-time.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 29, 2025

During the two-day event, I participated in various sessions covering a range of topics, including Warehouse Management Systems, Labor Management, Agentic AI, and Warehouse Automation. Supply chain unification was an undertone for many of the sessions during the entire event.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Alex is also the President of Reefer Van Network , a prominent player in the refrigerated transportation industry, specializing in the safe and efficient delivery of temperature-sensitive goods across North America. About Alex Winston Alex Winston is the President of Expedite All and Reefer Van Network.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The manufacturing and distribution industries are on the brink of a transformative era, characterized by unprecedented technological innovation, sustainability imperatives, and global economic shifts. As we approach 2025, businesses face a critical juncture where adaptability and strategic foresight will define competitive success.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last week I attended FourKites Visibility 2023 in Chicago, IL. CEO Matt Elenjickal kicked off Visibility 2023 with his keynote. Mr. Elenjickal noted that over the last 36 months, supply chains have become more complex than ever before. As I mentioned above, the theme for FourKites Visibility 2023 was “Connected”.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

But here, we’ll be talking about supply chain digital twins. A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. Get the insights you need.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Where’s my shipment? . That’s the question that continues to bedevil the global supply chain industry. As I detailed in a recent column , the answer to constant supply chain volatility is pervasive real-time visibility into the precise location, temperature or status of a shipment — at any point along the journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Global supply chains have been tested repeatedly by a series of disruptive events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! In an increasingly globalized world, logistics and transportation have taken center stage in the successful operations of businesses worldwide. Emerging from the shadows of standard methods, custom logistics and transportation platforms are shaping the future of the supply chain industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It is a brilliant tool.” The enterprise software company also announced a new analytics solution covering external workforce management. SAP’s Business Network is a supply chain collaboration network. The solution breaks down spending by categories and derives “new subcategories that we didn’t know even existed.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. But then, supply chain disruption became the rule instead of the exception, consumers changed their tastes as often as their socks, and global competition started playing hardball. And that’s where real-time perpetual inventory signals come in.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2025

This involves the use of new technologies on their platform. Data fabrics, knowledge graphs, a digital thread, and digital twin technologies are critical. The Need for Speed When you talk to supply chain planning software suppliers, they identify similar trends. Their solution is known as Atlas.

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