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Project44 launches comprehensive visibility platform

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Chicago-based project44 has combined its full suite of solutions into one comprehensive platform. Introduced Tuesday, Movement by project44 is designed to give shippers, carriers and other stakeholders end-to-end supply chain visibility all the way down to the order level.

“People, organizations and economies depend on the efficient movement of goods around the world, but the past few years have shown how volatile demand capacity is, how difficult it can be for carriers to find the right loads...

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Industry leaders chart future of supply chain visibility

At FourKites Visibility 2021, supply chain leaders gather to chart the future of visibility

Shopping has never been easier for the consumer. They can have products delivered within a few hours, the same day, the next day or in two days. They can shop in person, online and through marketplaces. They can pick up products in-store or have them delivered to their doorsteps.

All of this is fantastic for consumers, but it puts huge pressure on supply chains to meet those flexible expectations. Not only are supply chain professionals contending with the tall task of personalizing the delivery...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/industry-leaders-chart-future-of-supply-chain-visibility

FourKites, Zebra team up on end-to-end visibility solution

FourKites and Zebra Technologies expand their partnership with end-to-end visibility solution

In today’s interconnected world, information silos — information management systems that are unable to communicate freely with other systems — can be the Achilles’ heel in a company’s supply chain. Visibility is king when it comes to contemporary logistics, both inside and outside of the warehouse, and businesses in both North America and Europe have a new visibility solution at their disposal.

Supply chain visibility platform FourKites and business solutions innovator Zebra Technologies Corp. (N...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-zebra-team-up-on-end-to-end-visibility-solution

FourKites, Tive enter partnership for mutual customers

Tive and FourKites entered a partnership for mutual customers.

Supply chain visibility players Tive and FourKites announced a partnership Tuesday to provide an integrated in-transit data platform for mutual customers.

Tive’s in-transit load-sensing data will be combined with FourKites’ visibility capabilities to deliver real-time data and visibility for supply chain customers.

“Collaboration and open access to visibility data benefits everyone in the supply chain,” Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder at Tive, said in a release. 

The Open Visibility Network...

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High costs straining transportation budgets

High transportation costs to impact earnings

Companies that depend on freight transportation to fulfill core business functions could report disappointing quarterly results due to staggeringly high transportation costs. This could be the case for manufacturers of food and consumer packaged goods, according to one insider with a bird’s-eye view of the industry.

Anshu Prasad, co-founder and CEO of Leaf Logistics, a New York City-based startup specializing in the forward contracting of freight, detailed that thesis in an interview with...

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Old-school arts industry embraces tech amid COVID concerns

All shipments – from toilet paper to fragile electronics – deserve to be handled with the utmost respect. Moving high-value works of art and antiquities, however, requires next-level care and precision from everyone involved in the shipment. When goods are both fragile and high-value, visibility and shipment condition insights become even more essential.

Masterpiece International moves fine arts across the globe – serving museums, collectors, galleries and private clients. The company handles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/old-school-arts-industry-embraces-tech-amid-covid-concerns

Survey highlights need for better yard management systems

Yard management represents a costly blind spot for many shippers and their supply chain partners, according to a survey released by FourKites.

“The State of Yard Management: Industry Report 2021” includes responses from 375 supply chain professionals across the consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage, retail, and manufacturing industries about their unique pain points and how they manage their yards.

While nine in 10 respondents (92%) believe a yard management system (YMS) could add...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survey-highlights-need-for-better-yard-management-systems