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Lenzing levels up supply chain transparency with real-time shipment, carbon visibility from project44

Major disruptions combined with increasing customer expectations have been the primary driver for the rise in popularity of real-time visibility solutions over the past several years. While many leading organizations today recognize that visibility is a requirement for efficiently moving goods throughout the global supply chain, their needs continue to evolve. 

Heightened pressure from investors and consumers, combined with new regulatory mandates has upgraded supply chain sustainability from a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lenzing-levels-up-supply-chain-transparency-with-real-time-shipment-carbon-visibility-from-project44

Tackling supply chain friction to achieve high-velocity supply chain operations

Companies across the supply chain have been laser-focused on improving visibility and increasing efficiency to lower costs and improve customer experience in recent years. In the process, all of these companies have come up against a familiar foe: friction.

“At a high-level, you can think of friction as the aspects of supply chain operations that slow us down, create delays and result in human error,” project44 Senior Director of Product Marketing Eric Fullerton said. “It’s all the elements that...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tackling-supply-chain-friction-to-achieve-high-velocity-supply-chain-operations

Machine learning makes extended visibility options a reality

Basic visibility offerings have evolved from perks to table stakes over the past several years. More advanced and in-depth solutions, however, are not so commonplace. Visibility mainstay project44 recently rolled out a number of enhancements to its Movement platform, creating extended visibility options for its customers. 

These next-level offerings are powered by machine learning and they have the power to change the way logistics companies operate altogether. 

“While many providers offer basic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/501232

project44 continues to reshape industry through data-driven partnership with Google Cloud

The logistics industry is collaborative by nature, and project44 regularly embraces partnerships to create and improve data-driven solutions for their customers. Over the past few years, Google Cloud has become one of the company’s most impactful partners.

project44 is well-known for its impressive breadth – and depth of visibility solutions. Google Cloud is known for providing an open cloud and next-generation AI tools that enable innovators across a wide range of industries to develop cutting...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-continues-to-reshape-industry-through-data-driven-partnership-with-google-cloud

On-time last-mile delivery performance hits highest levels since pandemic

Parcel deliveries covering the last mile posted their best on-time performance in August since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly three-and-a-half-years ago, according to a recent report published by IT provider project44.

The monthly report, the most recent of which was released last week, found that 85.1% of last-mile deliveries hit their service commitments in August. That compares to 78.3% in the first quarter of 2023 and 83.8% in August 2022.

Last-mile on-time performance reached as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/on-time-last-mile-delivery-performance-hits-highest-levels-since-pandemic

Online shopping takes lead over brick-and-mortar stores in holiday season upset

Online shopping has finally eclipsed brick-and-mortar store browsing as the most popular holiday gift-buying option this year, according to recent research from project44. While this shift in consumer preferences has been happening for years, it still presents a unique set of challenges for shippers.

“For the first time, a majority (51%) of consumers plan to do most of their seasonal shopping online,” said Eric Fullerton, senior director of product marketing at project44. “Retailers must ensure...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/online-shopping-takes-lead-over-brick-and-mortar-stores-in-holiday-season-upset

FreightTech industry isn’t what it was a year ago

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By Jett McCandless

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-industry-isnt-what-it-was-a-year-ago

Open platforms hold key to supply chain optimization

Companies across virtually all industries have focused on supply chain optimization in recent years. Often, improving supply chains is the key to achieving broader goals like reducing operating costs, maximizing operational efficiency, improving inventory management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Supply chains are composed of numerous separate but interconnected moving pieces. To make the entire process more efficient, businesses need to be able to assess and manage each piece...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/open-platforms-hold-key-to-supply-chain-optimization

Increasing supply chain velocity with combined FTL, yard visibility

As consumer demands around on-time delivery have grown, so too have shipper expectations surrounding real-time visibility. As such, third-party technology providers have amped up their offerings, and the vast majority of freight moving down the highways today is being tracked.

However, that ubiquitous visibility has not yet been achieved when it comes to yard operations. In fact, yards are often characterized by blind spots and bottlenecks due to mismanaged operations and an overall lack of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/increasing-supply-chain-velocity-with-combined-ftl-yard-visibility

3 questions to consider before investing in AI

This article was originally published in the second issue of FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Playbook.

By leveraging AI technologies, shippers, carriers and logistics providers can reduce costs, drive operational efficiencies and, in the end, provide a customer service experience that has consumers coming back for more.

While there is significant opportunity for greater productivity by using AI tools, these are not systems that you add to your operations today and expect a return tomorrow. The success...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3-questions-to-consider-before-investing-in-ai

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