DeepFabric has added Kenco to a customer list spanning CPG, medical distribution, fleet management and retail, with 20 agents planned at the 3PL within 12 months.
Redwood Logistics proposed “Logistics Platform as a Service” but followed analyst guidance to reposition as a modern 4PL, earning Visionary status in Gartner’s inaugural 4PL Magic Quadrant.
As the global supply chain becomes more volatile, more companies are opting for 4PL services.
This week, Gartner wags a finger at project44’s path to profitability, Flowspace customers see promise in AI and the Digital Container Shipping Association gets a new member.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant stands out as one of the clearest – and most trusted – ways to evaluate the most popular real-time visibility options.
“Investors have shifted from a growth-at-all-costs mindset to focus on the path to profitability and scalable growth. No startup, not even the rocket ships of logistics technology, will be immune to these trends,” says project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
Retailers need to rethink last-mile delivery, moving away from the idea of just delivering goods and toward the concept of a customer experience.
Supply chains can be a differentiator, and even a moneymaker, for retailers willing to embrace change and encourage risk.
Long overlooked, logistics professionals now have the attention of the C-suite, and it is time to use it to rethink operations.
Reducing logistics costs starts by optimizing operations one piece at a time.
Restoration Hardware saw the need to be more flexible in its lane bid process but didn’t have the tools necessary to do so until it found Trimble’s Engage Lane.
Locus has turned its routing solution into an end-to-end delivery management platform for companies of all sizes.
As supply chain disruptions have become the norm in the past few years, Fictiv has worked with clients to create agility to manage the chaos.
Supply chain disruptions can be managed, said Gartner’s Brian Whitlock, but companies need to take a long view and make it a team effort.
On the first day of the big Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, an audience is told that no two days are ever alike in the supply chain business.
“There’s a lot more focus on tracking the product itself” when it comes to consumer packaged goods, said Bart De Muynck, vice president of supply chain research at Gartner.
According to Gartner, multi-robot orchestration has only penetrated 1%-5% of its total target audience and will become necessary as companies begin deploying more than one robotics technology within their operations.
The Gartner research VP will also share his views on data, AI and sustainability.
In part one of a three-part series on Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez looks at greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
Digital retailers are partnering with SaaS companies that are employing an emergent new service model: secure access service edge
