Kirchner says Slync spent a lot of time learning the market and what their customers need before they built anything. Asking the questions first is critical.
Companies are increasingly being asked to pay for damages to equipment, even when they are not at fault, according to a national survey conducted by TCompanies.
More of the same. That was the consensus in a quick informal poll of listeners to FTR’s State of Freight webinar on Thursday when they were asked what the most likely outcome was for the U.S. economy in 2019.
The FreightWaves Research Institute will announce the winners of the Freight.Tech 25 next week at the MarketWaves18 conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
In partnership with Slync… It has become clear that the market increasingly views digitization as one of the most important means of creating value and improving the financial fundamentals of companies operating in the supply chain.
Many of the industry’s inefficiencies are the result of a lack of transparency between stakeholders, which creates an inability to plan operations in advance. The pilot program is breaking barriers.
Award-winning supply chain collaboration company welcomes two established entrepreneurs with almost $1 billion of combined exits
Slync, the intelligent platform for shipping, logistics and the supply chain has appointed John Urban and Robert Edwards—two established and successful entrepreneurs with almost $1B in combined company exits—to its advisory board.
The vegetables could be contaminated with salmonella and listeria. Stock sell-off longer than past flash crashes. GM’s driverless cars facing headwinds. Automation needs more planning.
Since its launch, Convoy has been innovating with technological solutions aimed at reinventing the way freight moves across the country. To help fulfill that mission, the company is now expanding beyond its Seattle, WA, roots to a second office located in Atlanta.
Though blockchain is a technology with immense potential, there needs to be some commercial incentive for food supply chains to adopt it in its mainstream processes – the absence of which might let the technology remain constrained to pilot programs.
Home Depot is Uberizing same and next-day last mile delivery with two startups backed by UPS. It’s part of Home Depot’s $1.2B investment to makes its supply chains faster and more efficient.
Adrian Gonzalez, President of Adelante SCM explained that in order to compete in the ever-changing logistics environment, the best thing companies can do is define their own competitive weapon.
Freight Alley, the Mid-South region that includes Tennessee, the Carolinas, Alabama, and Georgia plays an enormous role in the national logistics network
Consumers are expecting brands to reduce unnecessary waste, source products responsibly, and use environmentally friendly transportation and logistics practices. Does this added pressure and complexity impact a company’s bottom line?
Nestlé commits to pumping the brakes on deforestation caused by palm oil production, Maersk surcharges are on the horizon, and Audi announces their plan to break into the electric vehicle market.
Getting participants to join the supply chain is “the number one challenge by far,” says Piscini. “We’ve created the platform to incentivize players across the industry.”
Freight Management Inc. (FMI), a certified veteran-owned and family-run technology- leveraged third-party logistics (3PL) provider, recently became a member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).
“It’s not just about cars and satellites and cereal,” says CEO Lou Rassey. “It’s about feeding and empowering the world with the things we make. That’s the heart of Fast Radius.”
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