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Top Transportation Technology Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation Technology Maturity Curve This is the time of year when industry analysts and technology pundits make predictions about the future. McKinsey has recently released a report on shippers’ and LSPs’ investments in transportation, warehousing, and planning technologies.

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Managing E-Commerce Fulfillment Spikes With Data Analysis

GlobalTranz

E-commerce spending will surpass $4 trillion annually by 2020, reports eFulfilmentService, accounting for approximately 15 percent of total global retail spending. This creates a major problem for managing e-commerce fulfillment when orders spike and shippers need to understand how data analysis may help. Download Here.

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Decreasing deadheading in trucking: how carriers are turning to data to maximize assets

FreightWaves SONAR

Those that held on in 2020 continue to face obstacles as recovery begins. Fortunately, smart data utilization can help reduce deadheading occurrences and make the entire supply chain more profitable. Of course, carriers want their transportation networks to be as profitable as possible. Think about it. Think about it.

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Data key to tackling forecasting challenges

FreightWaves SONAR

Businesses are prioritizing the speed of data propagation within their supply chains. This includes sourcing materials, working with vendors, managing warehouses and transportation, and coordinating with retailers to ensure they can meet the changing demands of consumers while remaining profitable. and Target Corp.

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The Logistics Economy: December 2020 Update

Logistics Viewpoints

Recent data indicated soft manufacturing activity coinciding with ongoing trade disputes. These data points provided credibility to the view that a recession was possible. The World Trade Organization publishes monthly merchandise trade data. China export data was unavailable for January 2020. percent from Q2 2020.

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New Year Resolution: Start Collecting More Data in 2021

Blue Grace Logistics

Most of us are happy to have put 2020 behind us. If 2020 has taught businesses anything, it’s that our supply chains are not nearly as secure as we might have once thought. If 2020 has taught businesses anything, it’s that our supply chains are not nearly as secure as we might have once thought. The Big Benefits of Big Data.

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Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

FreightWaves SONAR

The COVID-19 crisis unveiled major issues within global supply chains and, as we have seen with SONAR freight data, volatility in the market. For those that make the right applications of freight data, the massive problems created by the pandemic could have been more easily mitigated.

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