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Logistics I.T.

Using Real-Time Tech to Mitigate Risk
Mitigating risk is one of the most challenging aspects of managing shipping logistics. The good news: Help is available.
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How Smarter, Stronger Supply Chains Improve the Customer Experience
Companies today are increasingly leveraging digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and machine learning (ML) to build smarter supply chain operations. They are turning “big supply chain data” into real insights that improve efficiency, bring products and services to market faster, and deliver differentiating customer value, all key to remaining competitive in the […]
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How a Freight Audit and a TMS Can Drive Efficiency for Your Supply Chain
Could your company be spending millions on expedited air service and not know it? It happened to one shipper who didn’t audit their freight payments for several years. It turns out one shipment went out air expedited, and somehow every customer order after that went out the same way. A lack of oversight cost the […]
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E-Commerce Fulfillment: No Pain, No Gain
Escalade Sports has been playing the supply chain game since 1927. At one point in its history, Sears, the traditional model for catalog and retail store sales, accounted for about half of the sporting goods manufacturer and distributor’s business. Today, while the company still serves specialty shops, department stores, and big-box retailers, Amazon and other e-commerce direct-to-end-user channels have changed the game.
Read MoreIN BRIEF: New Services & Solutions-November 2019
Products UNEX Manufacturing’s new Keg Flow Solution for distribution centers keeps beer kegs flowing smoothly through supply chains. Keg Flow stores traditionally hard-to-handle kegs in an ergonomic and space-saving fashion with room for more kegs per pallet and a versatile steel roller track. Toshiba introduced the BA400 thermal barcode printer, which has a compact design allowing top […]
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Control Tower Approach Drives Visibility, Aids Planning and Supply Chain Reliability
LANXESS, a global specialty chemicals supplier, selected Odyssey Logistics & Technology to track multiple assets for four business units that provide products across 33 countries.
Read MoreIN BRIEF: New Services & Solutions-October 2019
Products UniCarriers Americas unveiled its BXC65 4-wheel, cushion tire, electric forklift. With a 6,500-pound capacity, the BXC65 features on-board diagnostics and provides immediate truck status to reduce downtime. Materials handling company Crown Equipment made its Crown WP Series pallet truck available for purchase through the Crown online store with free, five-day shipping. Crown WP Series pallet trucks maneuver […]
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Getting Shipments on the Right Track
Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) provides wireless and broadcast infrastructure products and solutions to customers around the globe. Because many of the company’s products require installation, on-time delivery is critical. Late or damaged shipments raise costs when installation crews must wait for the equipment to arrive.
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Is Your IoT Deployment Secure?
Transportation and logistics companies recognize they must strengthen their approaches to cybersecurity but are not yet taking the practical steps to safeguard their industrial Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, according to a study done on behalf of Inmarsat. According to the study, which surveyed 125 businesses across the transport industry, 64% of respondents say their […]
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Identifying the Role of Technology in Managed Transportation Services – Transplace
Q: What’s the current state of technology within managed transportation services? A: Growing expectations from consumers and the "Amazon effect" continue to put pressure on today’s supply chains to provide minute-by-minute location updates as goods are delivered directly to the doorstep of a customer within days or even hours. To successfully navigate this increasingly challenging […]
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HyperX Game Plan: Win at Demand Planning and Replenishment
Kingston Technology Company Inc.’s expertise comes from making and selling memory products. The supply chain model that shaped its success didn’t hold up, however, when its high-performance product division, HyperX, got into the gaming peripherals business.
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Japan Tests Self-Driving Delivery System
A self-driving delivery system could be the key to helping areas in Japan hit by the 2011 Fukushima earthquake.
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What to Look for in Real-Time Track & Trace – RateLinx
If you’re interested in real-time track and trace systems, here’s what you need to know.
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How to Leverage a 3PL’s Expertise with Packaged Applications
Using adaptable applications doesn’t force customers to fit into a single box, but rather creates a unique box for each customer.
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IT Gap? 3PLs Close the Loop
To help shippers meet technology needs and manage customer relationships, 3PLs come armed with solutions and expertise.
Read More2019 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers
Inbound Logistics’ annual list of the top 100 companies offering effective IT solutions.
Read More2019 Logistics IT Market Research Survey
What’s hot in logistics IT? Which innovations are taking hold?
Read MoreChina Turns Attention to Logistics
China is thinking logistics. To prioritize market growth, improve productivity, and reduce costs, the country plans to build 30 high-tech logistics hubs by 2020. By 2025, China predicts these hubs will include 150 devoted logistics facilities, according to China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Within the 127 cities qualified for the project, China will […]
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dexFreight Offers Early Bird Special
U.S. shippers, carriers, brokers, and forwarders interested in receiving exclusive access to early release versions of the dexFreight decentralized, blockchain-based logistics platform, can participate in the company’s Early Adopters Program. The dexFreight platform provides supply chain stakeholders with an efficient solution for transparent and secure transactions and collaborations. The Early Adopters Program will allow the […]
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Manufacturers Laser-Focused on Technology
Digital transformation is truly underway in manufacturing. While digital technologies such as cloud, mobile, big data and analytics, and Internet of Things have been industry drivers for years, manufacturers now have high expectations for the business value of technologies—edge computing, artificial intelligence (AI), collaborative robots (cobots), autonomous vehicles, 3D printing, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR)—that are […]
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