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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

Using digital tools to help deliver great customer experience. . For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019. Here’s What This Has To Do With Freight.

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Emerging Trends in Automation: What it Means to Supply Chains

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This example generates a huge amount of data that can leverage in the supply chain. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years. The truck never stops until arriving for reloading.

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Putting the Patient at the Center of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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billion in 2017). Through an auditing process, for example, DB Schenker ensures that the transportation providers have the right processes in place and that they can perform the transport within the shipper’s parameters. “If When the hurricane hit, some were definitely better prepared than others.”. billion by 2021 (up from $13.4

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Logistics and the Smart Technology Revolution

Now, That's Logistics

In 2017, 11 million new items per second were added, and by 2020, some 50 billion pieces of equipment are expected to be connected to the internet. These technologies are therefore powerful tools that allow decisions to be made quickly and efficiently, identify failures, facilitate maintenance, and reduce risk throughout the shipping process.

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Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

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For example, the Mei Moses Art Indices is an index for fine art, Rapaport has offered a private diamond index since 1978 and the number of real estate indexes has taken off. A definitive international container freight index is one way to provide transparency. However, the industry remains incredibly opaque. A New Freight Index.

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Bringg - Untitled Article

Bringg

2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. As Andrew Marder points out, the definition of transparency is expanding , with customers increasingly aware of factors such as worker rights issues, environmental impact, and even political affiliations. During 2017 the attention shifted towards self-driving cars and trucks.

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10 Steps to Check If Your Business Is Ready For Big Data

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Experts disagree on the definition of Big Data. Instead of trying to pin down Big Data organization into a specific definition, taking a broad view is more effective. Big Data tools to unlock savings through multi-modal transport in freight forwarding, reduce risk, streamline Customs’ Clearance , and get freight to consumers faster.