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The Bloomberg of Freight with Mary O’Connell

The Logistics of Logistics

Expertise in operations, LTL pricing and procurement, flatbed operations, dry van, tracking and tracing, reality tv shows and how to turn a stranger into your new best friend. FreightWaves isn’t called the Bloomberg of Freight for nothing – they have actionable data that enables better decision making for carriers, shippers, and 3PLs.

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The Rise of Technology in Logistics

MTS Logistics

We’ve seen technological enhancements in the means of visibility, tracking and tracing, and managing everything under one platform. This is one of the biggest reasons for the current startup crowd which offers solutions anything from track and trace, real-time visibility, and AI applications to RPA solutions.

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The role that ERP systems can take in helping IM&E

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

This is an interactive web platform that enables online transactions and streamlines collaboration with suppliers for processes like requesting quotes and tracking the progress of supplier deliveries. Keeping track of jobs and planning the production of orders is a challenge for shop floor managers.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) can be a crucial tool in MTO. For example, a client who manufactures cooling equipment requires specific imported tubing which has long lead times and is subject to international events, strikes, shipping delays etc. The MRP can also be used to specify alternate materials and suppliers.

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How Cold Chain Logistic Providers Build Trust with Traceability

Logistics Viewpoints

This leads to the need for traceability, the ability to track a specific item along every stage of the workflow, which is increasingly required due to regulatory, ethical and environmental issues. Take tracking produce, for example. One essential component of traceability is the warehouse management system (WMS).

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

In most cases, these companies are using blockchain as an aid to supply chain visibility and product tracing, but some have applied it as a tool to streamline transactions and speed up the flow of information, goods, and materials. It’s not that tracking and tracing tea through the supply chain is a new departure for the company.

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Raben equips drivers with rugged handhelds

Logistics Business Magazine

Thanks to them, information recorded during the transport process is automatically sent to the company’s IT systems, and data synchronization between the elements of the process takes place in real time. The basic task for the device is to collect and provide real-time data on the status of the shipment.