supply chain management

RedwoodConnect 2.0 sets sights on simplifying TMS integration

Logistics companies across the sector agree: Integrating transportation management systems (TMS) is cumbersome. Complicated wiring isn’t the only thing leaving businesses tangled. Problems such as communication errors, tight deadlines and overwhelmed IT staff often make integration costs spiral out of control.

Chicago-based Redwood Logistics aims to eliminate these inefficiencies and simplify the integration of supply chain technologies with its latest advancement, RedwoodConnect 2.0. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/redwoodconnect-2-0-sets-sights-on-simplifying-tms-integration

Amazon to build giant central Texas fulfillment center

New Amazon fulfillment center in Texas

Online retail logistics services giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said it will start construction of a new fulfillment center in the central Texas city of Pflugerville, a suburb 18 miles northeast of the state capital, Austin.

The company plans to open the facility in 2021 and will hire about 1,000 new employees. Robotic systems will also be used to pick, pack and ship small items to customers, such as books, electronics and toys.

Amazon’s Pflugerville fulfillment center will be located off State...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-to-build-giant-central-texas-fulfillment-center

Pilot Freight expands corporate umbrella

Pilot Freight Services, a 50-year-old logistics services provider with roots in airfreight, has placed five long-time, franchise-operated offices under its direct management.

The former franchises are located in Texas, Wisconsin and Mexico. Pilot said the acquisition of these offices was attractive due to their “strong historical growth and operational performance” for the overall company.

Financial terms of the acquisitions, effective today, July 1, were not disclosed by either Pilot or its...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/pilot-freight-expands-corporate-umbrella

Startup aims to democratize digital freight management

J.J. Singh, a longtime transportation and logistics executive, decided to launch a digital freight management solutions company a few years ago after he realized that many small and medium-size shippers, brokers and carriers were not ready for “the Amazon world,” a pressure cooker environment that requires an immediate answer to the question: “‘Where is your load?’”

“We knew from the start these folks were at a cost disadvantage and an effectiveness disadvantage,” said Singh, whose previous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/startup-aims-to-democratize-digital-freight-management

Shippers must think products not shipments, says FreightHub as it expands into China

As trade between China and the US slows, relations between Europe and China remain healthy. For forwarders in particular, this is good news as they shift focus away from the transpacific lane.
But many will find increasing competition from forwarders that have made significant investments in technology and new service offerings – the days of simply being the middle-man are over.
We’ve seen the growth of rail cargo between Asia and Europe …

The post Shippers must think products not shipments,...

https://theloadstar.com/shippers-must-think-products-not-shipments-says-freighthub-as-it-expands-into-china/

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