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How will generative AI impact the supply chain?

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Generative AI and its impact on the supply chain.

DETAILS: Mike Branch, vice president of data and analytics at Ontario-based Geotab, joins FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson to talk about generative AI and its possible impacts on the domestic supply chain. Geotab provides telematics — vehicle and asset tracking — solutions to more than 50,000 customers in 160 countries.

KEY QUOTES FROM MIKE...

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Railroads can collaborate with truck carriers to serve customers

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How shippers can/should use the railroads in their supply chain strategies in 2024 and beyond.

DETAILS: Matt Gloeb, general manager of planning and product development for the marketing and sales division of Union Pacific, chats with FreightWaves’ chief economist Anthony Smith about how collaboration between the rail and trucking industries can aid in the successful implementation of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/railroads-can-collaborate-with-truck-carriers-to-serve-customers

Professor urges standardization for shippers to track truck emissions

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The challenge for shippers to track scope 3 emissions and select carriers that pollute less.

DETAILS: Alex Scott, associate professor of supply chain management at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, joins FreightWaves to talk about the difficulties in measuring carbon emissions in the supply chain and how to get to net-zero emissions.

KEY QUOTES FROM SCOTT: 

On...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/professor-urges-standardization-for-shippers-to-track-truck-emissions

The evolution of e-commerce, outsourced fulfillment

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This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-evolution-of-e-commerce-outsourced-fulfillment

How supply chain technology has become an essential tool

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Technology as the great supply chain equalizer.

DETAILS: Kyle Wegman, vice president of product at Turvo, and Robert Martin, director of sales and operations at Reibus Logistics, look at how technology helped the domestic supply chain with inventory, logistics and profits while amplifying customer experience. 

KEY QUOTES FROM WEGMAN:

On working with Reibus Logistics:“The big thing that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-supply-chain-technology-has-become-an-essential-tool

Funding tighter but still ‘a lot of innovation’ in FreightTech

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Today’s investor priorities in FreightTech.

DETAILS: The landscape for investment in transportation and logistics technologies has changed. Todd Fowler, director of strategic partnerships at VC Autotech Ventures, highlights what is attracting investor interest in today’s market.

KEY QUOTES FROM FOWLER:

“We see a lot of innovation in the FreightTech space. Everyone’s attracted to anything...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/funding-tighter-but-still-a-lot-of-innovation-in-freighttech

Trailers as a service offers peace of mind for shippers 

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This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trailers-as-a-service-offers-peace-of-mind-for-shippers

Cybercriminals are only getting smarter: NMFTA’s Banks

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Navigating cybersecurity challenges in the supply chain industry.

DETAILS: Antwan Banks, director of enterprise security at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, an LTL trade group, sat down with FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey to discuss the rising challenge from cybersecurity bad guys attacking enterprises and individuals.

KEY QUOTES FROM BANKS:

On more sophisticated attacks: “It’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cybercriminals-are-only-getting-smarter-nmftas-banks

Ramp-up in tech investment critical for 3PL success in 2024

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: What does 2024 actually look like for 3PLs?

DETAILS: Third-party logistics providers need to remain agile and vigilant to keep themselves and their customers out of harm’s way in 2024, according to Brian Rafferty, director of Capacity and Service Solutions.

KEY QUOTES FROM BRIAN RAFFERTY:

“You have to be invested in technology because customers are demanding it.”

“I do think AI is going to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ramp-up-in-tech-investment-critical-for-3pl-success-in-2024

RXO sees ‘too much capacity’ in trucking heading into 2024

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The pace of the capacity shakeout in trucking needs to increase before the industry can begin seeing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rxo-sees-too-much-capacity-in-trucking-heading-into-2024

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