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Cart Before the Horse: Digital Freight Matching, A.I. and Machine Learning for Freight

Parade

Therefore, brokerages looking to stay competitive are already focusing on leveraging digitization, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. and digital bookings, on-top to increase firm productivity, defensibility and valuation. Without solid data collection, these emerging technologies would be impossible.

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Gemba Process Innovation Can Drive Wave in Europe

Logistics Business Magazine

With businesses across Europe facing a perfect storm of changing buying behaviours and digital disruption, the time is right for the next wave of business innovation. Examples include the deployment of Panasonic’s Visual Sort Assist System (VSA). The gemba is the physical site where value is created.

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Supply Chain Disruption: How Stronger Collaboration Will Have a Big Impact on the Future of Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

The supply chain is in the midst of a digital disruption, with new technology and tools promising to add efficiency and enhance accuracy. But for companies that fail to ride the wave of digital supply chain disruption, the results can be catastrophic. One of the key factors in digital supply chain disruption is enhanced collaboration.

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11 Common Maintenance Issues (And a Solution for Each!)

Conger

For example, you can automate many material handling tasks if you have trouble finding forklift operators. For example, you can try experimenting with schedules. For example, if an operation needs to process material within a certain amount of product, shutting down a forklift truck would severely reduce its ability.

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HVAC Leads | 10 Powerful Strategies For 2022

WorkWave

Going digital gives you a more accurate way to track how marketing is working. For example, if you sell air conditioning units, a PPC campaign could target keywords like HVAC units or buy an air conditioner. Email newsletters are an easy way for customers to stay up-to-date on your offerings with other digital marketing efforts.

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‘Digital Freight Matching’ Isn’t a Product— It’s a Strategic Methodology

Parade

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. The matching methodologies needed to achieve optimal touch levels.

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‘Digital Freight Matching’ Isn’t a Product— It’s a Strategic Methodology

Parade

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. The matching methodologies needed to achieve optimal touch levels.

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