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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

More Resources Home The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization Eytan Buchman April 15, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More The March 26th Francis Scott Key Bridge allision feels shocking. But, of course, when dealing with systems that operate at such scale, exceptions happen.

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Is Freight Digitalization Still An Existential Threat?

Freightos

This year alone, Maersk has accelerated its direct-to-shipper strategy, digital forwarders have raised massive rounds (like Flexport’s billion-dollar injection), and platforms for forwarders and carriers – big and small – have continued to pop up almost daily, at least that’s how it seems. Digital Platforms: Threat Or Opportunity?

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Digital trucking platform driveMybox expands

Logistics Business Magazine

Hamburg-based startup driveMybox more than doubled its sales in 2021 compared to the previous year and is on a strong expansion course. ” The intuitive and user-friendly digital platform was launched in Germany in 2020. The post Digital trucking platform driveMybox expands appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freight Forwarding And Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now

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Freight Forwarding And Digital Customer Service Five Years From Now. Of course, phones shifted from being cutting edge, as did Dial-a-Truck, which became the trucking technology powerhouse known as DAT. Digital trucking platforms reached mass penetration over the last decade – take C. Take trucking. Lessons from Trucking.

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Unlocking The Benefits of Digital Supply Networks

Blue Grace Logistics

Digital” has become one of the biggest buzzwords in the transportation and logistics industry. Everything, it seems, is going through a digital revolution. Procurement services and digital platforms are being created, revised, and improved at a pace that the industry is completely unaccustomed to. The Survey By the Numbers .

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

As semesters unfolded, students saw course syllabi come to life in news headlines. They asked many intelligent questions in light of the times, such as the role of change management in the now-accelerating digital transformation or whether practices like lean would die and ecommerce persist. Do you know where you are going?

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Dissecting the Transformation: A Critical Examination of Logistics Education in Universities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

For instance, a 2012 survey revealed that only 40% of supply chain professionals believed their educational background prepared them adequately for their roles, pointing to the need for curriculum reform (CSCMP, 2012). Universities must, therefore, adapt their curricula to equip students with the skills required to excel in this digital era.