Supply Chain Playbook

The unsung FreightTech disrupters innovating supply chains

In the world of logistics, where precision reigns supreme, unsung innovators quietly transform supply chains. Driven by a common goal to enhance the supply chain experience for shippers, these providers represent the essence of FreightTech.

Here we review three of these providers. One empowers shippers with data-driven procurement and carrier analytics, streamlining the details of logistics. Another focuses on automating customer service support, benefiting both consumers and service reps....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-unsung-freighttech-disrupters-innovating-supply-chains

What shippers need to know to succeed in Mexico in 2024

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

Nears...

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Del Monte exec reflects on dramatic market shift of 2022

This story originally appeared in FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Playbook.

Robert Savage wears several hats at Fresh Del Monte, one of the world’s largest providers of fresh fruit and vegetables.

He brought those hats to the annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, the brokerage sector’s trade group, where he and a panel of other shippers looked back on a 2022 that started with the companies that needed to move goods behind the eight ball of a tight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/del-monte-exec-reflects-on-dramatic-market-shift-of-2022

Electric trucks require multiple supply chains

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The question of which comes first — the chicken or the egg — applies to the supply chain for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-trucks-require-multiple-supply-chains

Creating a new, nimble parcel world

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

Parc...

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OOIDA’s scrappy start

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Owner-operators are a vital part of logistics in the United States. While the majority of truck drivers do work for a company, there are 350,000 to 400,000 owner-operators in the U.S. and Canada — an integral number. 

There are both advantages and disadvantages in driving for a specific company and being independent. But for owner-operators, who is there to protect them? 

Well, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ooidas-scrappy-start

Data key to tackling forecasting challenges 

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

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed an already fragile global supply chain, companies have invested billions of dollars in technology, including digitization and artificial intelligence, in an attempt to speed up the flow of data to tackle ongoing forecast demand challenges.

Businesses are prioritizing the speed of data propagation within their supply chains. This includes sourcing materials,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/data-key-to-tackling-forecasting-challenges

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