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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

But we’re also seeing many of the supply chain industry’s biggest digital pioneers displaying real moxie in recognizing the opportunity in front of them. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. Reduced working capital.

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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

Swiss-based Smart Containers Group , which designs temperature-controlled containers for pharma shippers, among others, collects more than 1.2 billion data points about the supply chain, according to chief executive officer Richard Ettl. (The Comment on this article.

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How Freight Forwarders Benefit Businesses and Personal Shippers

ShipLilly

This article untangles the benefits of freight forwarding. Freight forwarding is a service within the shipping industry that helps people, groups, and businesses organize or arrange their imports and exports. The freight forwarder deals with the logistical side, including tracking, documentation, and insurance. Wrapping up.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. Is blockchain a better mousetrap than existing technology for supply chain visibility and tracking? (WSJ – sub. FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ).

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 2, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Infor Introduces Next-Generation Supply Chain Visibility and Control Capabilities. A couple of articles in the Wall Street Journal this week highlight the challenges shippers are facing as trucking capacity continues to tighten and customer expectations continue to get more demanding. “A Descartes Acquires Aljex.

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Blockchain for the Supply Chain: Reality vs. Hype

Supply Chain Brain

The technology has been around for a long time, but many organizations and countries still require the maintenance of original signed documents, with all of their accompanying costs and inefficiencies. All must agree to the precise form of that document before the release of international freight and the transfer of funds.