- 21. Trucking in Your Supply Chain is Changing
- (Logistics)
- ... being transported by identifying things such as temperature and the humidity of the containers. High-speed rail networks Railways have been there for decades and have proven to be helpful in the ...
- 22. Logistics Can Be Complex; Deal With It
- (Supply)
- ... instance, there was a time when distribution was local from local producers or the delivery was done by rail or interstate highway. However, the requirements that logistics operations and operators face ...
- 23. Overcrowded Supply Chains Are a Real Problem
- (Logistics)
- ... alternative ports that are less overcrowded. However, such ports are often constrained in terms of resources and capacity to handle a specific type of item. There is also the rail transport approach for ...
- 24. Using Tech to Strengthen the Supply Chain
- (News)
- Technologies like location intelligence and geospatial thinking are the key to building stronger supply chains, reports Supply and Demand Executive. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic shook ...
- 25. New Platform Makes Shipments Visible End-to-End
- (News)
- According to Freight Waves, project44 and OneRail have released an end-to-end platform to increase shipment visibility. OneRail and project44 are joining forces to provide an end-to-end platform for ...
- 26. Holiday Season Will Test Supply Chain
- (News)
- The agility of retailers supply chains will be tested this holiday season, reports Supply & Demand Executive. This holiday shopping season is shaping up to be unlike any experienced seen before. Amazon’s ...
- 27. Teletrac Navman Launches Next Generation AI-Based Real-Time, Predictive Telematics Platform
- (News)
- Teletrac Navman, the global market leader in telematics technology, today announces the release of its next generation solution TN360. Powered by artificial intelligence, TN360 delivers telematics functionalities ...
- 28. Supply Chain Start-Up Shipium's Software Enables Retailers to Offer Fast and Reliable Shippin
- (Technology)
- According to a Retail Touch Point survey, ““Two of the top three concerns among retailers are related to customers: expectations around delivery times at 49%, and expectations of free/low-cost shipping ...
- 29. Technology in Rail Freight
- (News)
- According to Freight Waves, the railroad industry is exploring how technology can improve their service. Much of the recent discussion around technology and the railroads has focused on how positive ...
- 30. Railroading the Supply Chain
- (Logistics)
- “"OmniTRAX's management expertise and our Precision Scheduled Short Line Railroading... will bring this 100-year-old railroad to modern times, making it and our customer's businesses far more efficient and ...
- 31. Diamonds Become Part of Supply Chain Tracking
- (News)
- Dust Identity, a firm that wants to use miniscule fragments of diamonds to attach tracking codes to parts, has raised additional funding, reports Fortune. The diamond fragments would make it possible to ...
- 32. Is Amazon a Supply Chain Company?
- (Supply)
- ... their fleet currently includes 50 Boeing 767 Cargo Aircraft; over 141 million square feet of supply chain facilities, 20,000 Mercedes-Benz vans and numerous branded trailers, fulfillment centers, and strategically ...
- 33. New Tech Causing Slow Downs on Railway
- (News)
- New tech meant to prevent accidents on railways is actually causing bigger problems, reports Supply Chain Brain. The positive train control, or PTC, implemented by Union Pacific, which automatically stops ...
- 34. Truck Platooning Enters Supply Chain
- (News)
- ... of typically three trucks that travel together (they do have drivers). The trailing two trucks automatically moving in tandem with the lead truck, this technique can save on gas mileage. Read ...
- 35. Advances in transport technologies
- (Logistics)
- ... IoT devices - Components throughout the vehicle are becoming smart and connected. Purpose built software embedded in vehicle and trailers are communicating through telematics to each other and to their ...
- 36. Visibility and the Omnichannel Shopper
- (News)
- Multichannel, omnichannel, or whatever you want to call it is driving huge change in the retail supply chain. Of course, one of the holy grails of supply chain processes, visibility, is a key component ...
- 37. Capabilities Required for Supply Chain Visibility
- (News)
- Visibility throughout the supply chain is a 'holy grail' of business management. The prevelance of ERP systems, with their built-in limitations, make it tough to reach that goal.On the 21st Century Supply ...
- 38. Take Advantage of Supply Chain Big Data
- (Technology)
- ... trail are used to verify order processing and payment. Once the time frame for refunds and counter-charges has passed, the order information is no longer needed. At least that’s the old view. The practice ...
- 39. CSX Proves IoT Benefits
- (News)
- With all the IoT hype floating around, you may fail to notice tangible benefits early adopters are finding.The CSX rail line's experiences with ioT-enabled predictive maintenance processes are discussed ...
- 40. What's Amazon Up To
- (Management)
- ... now. They’ve recently purchased thousands of trailers as well as a couple of European transportation companies. Combined with the potential for drone deliveries, same-day delivery and the fact that Amazon ...
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