digital supply chains

Blume Global to ‘democratize technology’ with CarrierGo Premium

Blume Global’s latest solution on the digital supply chain platform aims to give small to midsize motor carriers an intuitive, cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) to handle end-to-end business operations.

The Silicon Valley-based leader in global digital logistics announced the launch of Blume CarrierGo Premium during the FreightWaves virtual Carrier Summit Wednesday. Blume Global was the headline sponsor.

Blume CarrierGo Premium allows carriers to facilitate transactions from...

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Logistics companies may be guilty of doing digitalization wrong

Logistics companies may be guilty of doing digitalization wrong (Photo: Shutterstock)

The age of e-commerce and the “Amazon effect” on supply chains have resulted in the need for expediting shipment delivery. The evolving consumer delivery expectations have led businesses to scramble for digitalization, adopting strategies that can improve logistics efficiencies.

However, companies often rush into their digitalization processes without a clear strategy of what they want to accomplish. On the other end of the spectrum are enterprises that have run legacy systems for several...

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C.H. Robinson, Microsoft partner to boost supply chain digitization

CH Robinson and Microsoft create digital supply chain

As its technological evolution progresses, C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) is now expanding its relationship with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to bring the flagship Navisphere platform to more companies and help shippers and carriers more quickly digitize their supply chains.

Navisphere will be available through Microsoft’s Azure platform and within the Azure IoT (Internet of Things) environment.

“This is about increasing our lead in technology,” Chris O’Brien, chief commercial officer for C.H....

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Commentary: How digital transformation builds supply chain resilience

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

Meta-description: C-suite executives often use supply chain resilience, agility and flexibility interchangeably, but what do they mean and have to do with digital transformation?

How often do you really think about digital transformation? Digital transformation is everywhere – even in the palm of your hand. But, its true applications continue to fall short of what...

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