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Forecasting trends with aggregated flatbed data

FreightWaves SONAR

Housing starts are calling for lumber kits, industrial purchasers are ordering products for their projects, and construction companies are planning their moves and strategies for the year. Shippers often manage transportation for these projects with historical data, bids from trusted carriers and a lot of guesswork.

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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Steffes and Joe Lynch discuss 3PL outsourcing trends. Data intelligence and market insights, reliable support and proprietary technology combine with these solutions to enable smarter supply chain decisions and strategies. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers.

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Who Cares About Data Integrity?

FreightWaves SONAR

Much has been made in recent weeks about supply chain data providers changing historical metrics. Users across the industry have been coming up with their own theories, scrambling to match and compare historicals with their provider, and wondering what they can consider to be “truth.” You’ll never guess where I’m going with this.

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Top 4 trends impacting the metal fabrication industry

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The metal fabrication industry has been more competitive than it has ever been. As the global markets shift and change in the coming years, the metal fabrication industry will greatly benefit by maintaining an attitude of versatility, flexibility, and growth. This seems to be the first trend that everyone picks up.

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Contract Management in Telecom & High-Tech

Continual technological changes necessitate adjustments to manufacturing and supply chain processes, leading to a heavy volume of contracts that outpaces most industries. The high-tech and telecom sectors face a contract management crisis if the process isn’t managed properly. What can CPOs do to ease the contract management burden?

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Collaboration and Data Key to Timber Industry

Logistics Business Magazine

Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). Boulton presented latest UK market industry trends, including timber imports, demand, and forecasts.

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Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry

Trinity Logistics

The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years. After several unpredictable years, many hope we’ll see more stability back in the industry. In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry.

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Market Insights Report: Top Trends for 2022 Planning and Beyond

However, the data reveals a deeper story. Pulling from our own network and the broader industry, Uber Freight is releasing a biannual report that examines dynamic retail and spending imbalances, unprecedented nationwide driver supply shifts, and digital brokerage trends that emerged in H2 2021.

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How to Transform Your Supply Chain: Digitization for Decision-Making

Speaker: Hannah Testani, CEO of Intelligent Audit

It’s common to run into data overload throughout this process, leading to disparate systems, information silos, and the inability to navigate external challenges. The future of the supply chain industry will take the emotion out of decision-making by leveraging innovative technology to transform raw data into actionable intelligence.