Data science

Check Call: Data never lies with Arrive Logistics

brokers gathered around computers in Halloween Costumes

On this week’s episode of Check Call, Alex Schwarm, chief innovation officer at Arrive Logistics, joins FreightWaves host Mary O’Connell to dive into all things tech innovation and integration.

Key quotes from Schwarm:

“The first thing is to define the problem that you’re trying to solve. You have to have a very clear definition of that. It can’t be well, I want to have a better prediction or I want to have some model that does something. It’s about defining the business problem because once...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-data-never-lies-with-arrive-logistics

Commentary: 5 keys for CPG firms to better manage the supply chain crisis

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

Shoppers across the globe will likely be greeted by empty shelves or website stock-outs during the 2021 holiday season. It’s a perfect supply chain storm of increased demand and severely constrained supply and labor. Pent-up demand from the pandemic is leading to an increase in both online and in-store orders while Covid-19-related restrictions, combined with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-5-keys-for-cpg-firms-to-better-manage-the-supply-chain-crisis

Sedgwick appoints Colleen Spence UK head of data science

Colleen Spence

Sedgwick appoints Colleen Spence UK head of data science

LONDON, 7 July 2021 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has appointed Colleen Spence as its head of data science in the UK.

In her new role, Spence will lead Sedgwick’s data science capability in the UK, working closely with the company’s global chief data officer, Adam Fisher. Spence will harness new predictive technologies, techniques and data sources...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/07/sedgwick-appoints-colleen-spence-uk-head-of-data-science/

Samsara launches data report to show fleets how they stack up

In the commercial transportation sector, industrywide real-time data is a valuable thing.

Historically, it’s been difficult for trucking companies to know how their fleet is performing compared to other companies without access to industry benchmarks or a team of data scientists helping reveal the bigger picture.

Samsara aims to change that with the launch of its Fleet Benchmarks Report, which leverages a broad dataset to help compare a fleet’s performance to that of similar fleets across the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/samsara-launches-data-report-to-show-fleets-how-they-stack-up

Samsara offers municipal leaders free safety-related data

samsara city data

Municipal leaders looking for insights into critical safety data can now access that information for free through Samsara. The technology company has launched Samsara City Insights and is making the data available at no cost to government leaders.

“As Samsara has grown over the past few years, so has the scale, volume and complexity of our data. Our IoT platform gathers 1.6 trillion sensor data points from over half a million vehicles on a yearly basis (that’s 3 million data points per minute)....

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/samsara-offers-municipal-leaders-free-safety-related-data

Flexport to open platform for third-party app developers

A Flexport product engineer at his workstation.

James Chen, the chief technology officer (CTO) at Flexport, has a grand vision for global trade technology – Amazon-like ETA prediction and an open ecosystem of new tools built in a layer on top of Flexport’s data.

Flexport, the digital freight forwarder founded in San Francisco in 2013, has double-downed on its technology investments over the past year and says that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the company’s commitment to its long-term tech vision.

Chen spoke with FreightWaves about what...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-to-open-platform-for-third-party-app-developers

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