“One of the things we continue to see is extreme weather events in regions that historically haven’t had them,” says FourKites’ Glenn Koepke.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos increases investment in U.K.-based supply chain platform Beacon and confirms rumors of investment in Singapore-based e-commerce platform Ula.
Craig Fuller explains why supply chains are so messed up!
“Amazon Web Services makes it easy to host web applications for scalable solutions. We are looking to do the same thing for supply chain software by breaking down the data barriers that stop anyone from building the tools they need to offer better services.”
With its acquisition of Visible SCM earlier this month, Maersk added one of the final components of its e-commerce strategy.
Only 37% of shippers report using in-transit visibility solutions
The vision of the collaboration is “for customers to be able to track their products from door to door and understand exactly what’s happening every step of the way.”
Mercado Labs connects, organizes and optimizes international supply chains, bringing order to the complex and monthslong importing process. End-to-end visibility is table stakes for an agile, efficient and resilient supply chain.
“TJC has proven success partnering with companies in our industry, and their international expertise will provide a distinct advantage for sustained organic growth and future acquisitions around the world,” said AIT’s president and CEO.
Logistics supply chains have delivered. More than 300 million vaccine doses have been distributed and administered.
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative’s road map to sustainability includes financial, social and environmental sustainability factors.
You need to put yourself out there, be realistic and be patient to build a niche audience, says Tom Augenthaler, founder of 551 Media. “It doesn’t happen overnight.”
The Global Secure Shipping project began after 9/11 when the government sought increased security at ports. This fireside chat explores the customs, weight, six-sided security and visibility benefits of smart containers.
This fireside chat about logistical trends in artificial intelligence and automation highlights a variety of misconceptions. “Almost immediate ROI” might be enough to steer logistics companies toward AI, said Kate Curtin, head of marketing at Deep Cognition.
Shipping experts chat about the COVID-19 supply chain and how consumer e-commerce demand has impacted seasonality and congestion in freight.
Supply chain digitization strategies impact shippers, carriers, 3PLs and consumers. Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44, and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins, chief technology officer at Worldwide Express, discuss the benefits and challenges that digitization strategies bring.
Duncan Wright, president at UWL, shares advice for shippers navigating difficult challenges, from port congestion to carrier contracts.
On this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Dooner and The Dude talk about the future of renewable fuels and the complicated relationships between chemicals and freight.
Life cycle management and recycling expert Lauren Roman dives into what it takes to responsibly recycle electric vehicle batteries.
Allyn International experts discuss how a 4PL control tower acts as the nervous system in a global supply chain.
