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Zero Visibility to Complete Control: Supply Chain Optimization

Locus

Shockingly, according to a Gartner report, only 21% of companies boast a robust supply chain network that provides adequate visibility and agility. Dispatchers must have real-time control over their fleets during all fulfillment stages, but legacy systems are throwing a wrench in the works, leading to disarray in fleet management.

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8 Maritime shipping challenges affecting enterprise shippers

FreightWaves SONAR

Around 530 million containers are carried annually.” The easiest and most affordable way to connect global shipping destination points is by sea and that means maritime shipping has and will continue as a vital part of the shipping transportation network. It makes for more work when the network falls behind, to begin with.

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Do Shopping Trends Drive Singles’ Day Sales?

Locus

or Bachelor’s Day is currently the single largest event in the world—over double the size Black Friday and Cyber Monday put together. Known to have first been celebrated in universities in the 1990s by single men, Singles’ Awareness Day has grown immensely popular with unmarried people all over China treating themselves to presents.

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Brand Spotlight: Turvo is All About Connecting the Supply Chain

Parade

We’re back and shining our spotlight on one of Parade’s supply chain solution partners, Turvo. Turvo helps provide visibility across the supply chain, from suppliers to the warehouse to distribution centers to over-the-road to the end customer. Collaboration and visibility in a UI/UX that makes sense to the end-user.

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What is Last-Mile Tracking and How it Improves Delivery Efficiency

Locus

By providing end-to-end visibility, last-mile carrier tracking solutions aim to prevent theft and optimize delivery routes. Effective last-mile providers must be equipped to provide both shipment visibility for customers and internal delivery solutions for businesses. Constantly looking for ways to ensure customer satisfaction?

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World Post Day: How Postal Services Became The Bedrock of Modern-Day Last-Mile Deliveries

Locus

Sorting mails and routing them in the right direction that was done manually in post offices is now taken over by technology in the last mile. We’re living in the age of consumerism driven by convenience. Convenient shopping and high-speed deliveries are redefining logistics today. Postal Services: A Brief History. Did you know?

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4 Tips for carriers to maximize fleet asset utilization using data

FreightWaves SONAR

The needs to improve fleet asset utilization and to maintain better control over trucking costs are absolute. Improving the t ransportation networks and enhancing fleet asset utilization can be challenging. Improving the t ransportation networks and enhancing fleet asset utilization can be challenging.

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