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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

“These partnerships can’t be just regurgitation of consolidated data; there has to be a business case that you build around it. That is what we are trying to do here.”

“We will provide more robust capabilities and value to our customers, unlocking a greater opportunity to accelerate our long-term growth.”

CEO Kushal Nahata says FarEye brings cost savings to its customers but also improves the workflow and overall experience of their employees.

“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”

Partnering with project44 enables Everstream Analytics’ predictive risk tools to become more foretelling with a larger pool of data.

project44 and FourKites are the only ‘Leaders’ in the space.

Self-driving technology startup Embark Trucks develops a universal autonomous driving system that will work in semis from the four largest manufacturers.

Last mile may be the final stop, but it needs to be front of mind for shippers, according to two industry experts.

J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.

Manufacturers take varied approaches to avoiding the chicken-and-egg conundrum of electric trucks. PACCAR is selling and financing them with leases for battery-powered trucks.

Gartner, the global research and advisory firm, has released its Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 report showing that Internet of Things (IoT) applications have reached a low point known as the trough of disillusionment. “Companies have gotten past the hype; they know what IoT is and how it works,” Mike Burkett, vice president […]

Workhorse Group is perfecting technology for its HorseFly truck-mounted drone that could distinguish it from last-mile delivery competitors.

The hot topics you may have missed this week.

Gartner’s biannual Supply Chain University Top 25 spotlights the best in North American undergraduate and graduate education.

Plus: Unions see opportunities to organize Amazon workers

Daimler Trucks and Volvo Group, two truck makers lukewarm on hydrogen fuel cells, hedge their bets to leverage Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz fuel cell efforts for heavy-duty trucks.

Market Voice Brian Aoaeh has a fascinating interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher,, an expert on global supply chains (and much more)!

Commenters want DOT to keep policy guidance, and not remove it. Walmart executive says lack of IT hurts driver productivity.

The LINK 2019 retail supply chain conference concluded this morning in Orlando. The conference, hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, will reconvene in Dallas in 2020.

Freight Alley in Chattanooga was the scene on the afternoon of February 21, when executives from FreightWaves, Nodal Exchange, DAT and K-Ratio presented the Trucking Freight Futures roadshow. Trucking Freight Futures debut on the Nodal Exchange on March 29.

Still too much reliance on spreadsheets for carrier procurement, Gartner exec says.

Company makes first acquisition in its history and creates a global footprint.

Nearly 60% of people find blockchain interesting, but remain unclear on its usefulness, according to a Gartner Research survey. That was just one of the nuggets of information Bart DeMuynck, research director at Gartner, imparted on the audience during the recent Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) meeting.