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The Value of Track and Trace for Carriers in 2023

Envase Technologies

Everyone that eagerly awaits a package relies on track and trace technology to tell them when to be at their door, rather than sitting on their doorstep jumping up at each delivery truck that passes (it’s the Amazon effect for consumers). In the shipping industry, however, this is far less prevalent.

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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 TV and audio podcasts provide up-to-the-minute freight industry news provided by hosts who understand the freight business.

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How electronics manufacturers can use ERP to address industry challenges

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The electronics industry has experienced dramatic changes on the customer and supplier side in the last 18 months – from sudden purchasing changes by customers to shortages of parts and components from suppliers. While some trends have been emerging in recent years , they have speeded up rapidly and are taking industries to a new level.

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Drayage Service Challenges: Tips for Seamless Shipping

Trinity Logistics

Ports and rail terminals often operate in congested cities with lots of traffic and frequent road closures. Unforeseen events like canal blockages (Suez Canal) , the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse , or possible rail strikes have most recently created delays for shippers. What COMMON CHALLENGES ARE FACED WITH DRAYAGE?

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DCSA Publishes Complete Framework of Just-in-Time Standards for Main Port Call Activities

Shipping and Freight Resource

Latest release of DCSA’s Just-in-Time Port Call Programme provides interface standards and API definitions for all 50 port call event timestamps. Start cargo operations and services. The standards are being tested by carriers, ports and terminal operators at multiple ports around the world.

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Supply Chain IoT Needs Blockchain to Fully Mature

IoT World Today

For supply chain managers, tracking and tracing products is a nagging preoccupation. In some cases, bad weather or political events may delay product shipments. Guesswork about container location or estimated time of arrival costs the shipping industry as much as $20 billion annually , according to Boston Consulting Group.

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ERP for process manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To operate in this environment, manufacturers need technology to improve speed, quality, and efficiency and streamline their processes. Process manufacturing is not the same for all industries. For example, the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals vs. processing liquid waste in the mining industry. Process industry challenges.