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How to Hurdle the Biggest Barrier to Supply Chain Transparency: Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s just come right out and say it – without the ability to capture, aggregate, and understand your supply chain data, you have gray area within your organization. The data locked in black boxes across your operating network causes you, and your network, to operate ineffectually. Your “story” is in your data.

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Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular

Logistics Viewpoints

I found the presentation by UScellular especially interesting. I overlooked the sophistication required to support widespread and ongoing projects in support of constantly advancing cellular communication networks. In 2020, UScellular took the major step of initiating the deployment of 5G technology across its network.

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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Logistics and transport service providers create enormous data records as they manage the flow of goods. These data include information such as types of goods, location, weight, size, origin, and destination.

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FreightFest 2023 with Rahmel Wattley

The Logistics of Logistics

FreightFest 2023 is presented by Truck N’ Hustle. About FreightFest 2023 FreightFest 23 , presented by Truck N’ Hustle, is an eagerly anticipated event in the Trucking, Transportation & Logistics industry. Rahmel Wattley and Joe Lynch discuss the FreightFest 2023. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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Mastering Supply Chain Resilience with Data

Logistics Business Magazine

The solution lies in a robust approach that leverages data to bolster resilience. Proactive data utilisation not only mitigates present risks but also equips companies to navigate future disruptions with agility and foresight. This includes regularly updating and cleansing the data to remove duplicates and errors.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

To actually realize the promise of end-to-end visibility and control over our incredibly complex supply chain networks, we need really big picture thinking — particularly when it comes to the supply chain data networks that serve as the foundation for true digital transformation. Supply chain networks: A big-picture view.

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[WHITE PAPER] Another rough year for shippers to manage bid process and carrier networks

FreightWaves SONAR

Improved railway fluidity is one of the few areas where transportation networks are improving, but even in that mode, terminal congestion remains rampant. In preparation for next year’s bid season, and for purposes of managing day-to-day carrier networks, we first recommend evaluating the performance of your current carriers.