Live organ transplants: Shipment visibility is a matter of life and death

Real-time visibility solutions are becoming more critical. All shippers — and end consumers — want to know where (and how) their products are. Still, visibility remains far more important for some loads than others. Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost lives. 

Time-critical shipments cannot be delayed or compromised without serious consequences. If a mattress is delayed, it is inconvenient. If a live heart is delayed, a patient awaiting transplant could...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/live-organ-transplants-shipment-visibility-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death

White Paper: Simplifying Time-Critical Medical Specimen Shipments

In our latest white paper, “How to Prevent Costly Delays for Time-Critical Medical Specimen Shipments”, we share the current challenges labs and hospitals face with inefficient manual shipping processes and how to solve this costly, and sometimes life-threatening, problem.

Take a sneak peek at what to expect:

• Why medical shipments get delayed
• The implications of delayed medical testing
• How one lab solved critical STAT delays
• The lack of visibility for time-critical medical specimen shipments

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-simplifying-time-critical-medical-specimen-shipments

There is no room for technological stagnation in time-critical logistics

The technological revolution has touched every segment of the logistics industry. Critical and time-sensitive logistics are no exception. In fact, this high-pressure sector may have benefited most from the industry’s strong push for transparency, visibility and innovation. 

“Integrators and freight forwarders are judged by whether or not a shipment arrives in the promised time frame,” Airspace’s Chief Technology Officer Ryan Rusnak said. “Time-critical is completely different. When you’re moving...

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