#visibility

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

Waterfall tracking takes automation to new heights

Visibility is often heralded as the most important aspect of today’s supply chain, and automated solutions dominate today’s market. Most of the real-time tracking tools on the market provide automation updates in optimal conditions. When things go wrong, however, these products tend to require human intervention to get back on track. 

Trucker Tools’ new approach – waterfall tracking – is designed to solve that problem.

“Waterfall tracking” means that a visibility provider, like Trucker Tools,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/waterfall-tracking-takes-automation-to-new-heights

Retail sector grapples with shifting consumer behavior

It is normal for consumers to take a shopping break after the winter holidays, leading to lower retail volumes during the first quarter of the new year. This year, however, shoppers are weathering more than just the typical post-Christmas budget crunch. 

Folks have been hit hard by inflation, and the rising cost of everyday necessities — coupled with fears surrounding a potential recession — has led to higher-than-expected levels of hesitation around spending. 

“We are seeing an expected steady...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retail-sector-grapples-with-shifting-consumer-behavior

210 Next generation shipping, part 1

What do the young people in our industry think about the future? 

Who better to ask than the next generation of shipping? Listen to Jenna, Alva and Max. They are at the beginning of their careers and are very passionate about the maritime industry. We can learn so much by just listening to what they think.

Our interesting conversation continued for a while, so the end product is two episodes, 210 & 211. What do you think? Is there a place for ordinary seamen (OS) in five years? Drop me a line at h...

https://shippingpodcast.com/210-next-generation-shipping-part-1/

Project44 takes on shipping disruptions via actionable in-terminal insights

Shipping delays are a major contributor to disruptions like supply chain partnership breakdowns, end consumer complaints and expensive inefficiencies. Pinpointing where these delays occur — and solving for them — requires top-notch visibility and actionable data points. 

In-transit visibility options have skyrocketed over the past several years, making it easier than ever to track a shipment’s en route movements. The same cannot be said, however, for terminal visibility. project44’s newest...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-takes-on-shipping-disruptions-via-actionable-in-terminal-insights

How to get and stay ahead in the freight recession using the weather

ITS ConGlobal, North America’s largest integrated intermodal services provider, has been a leader in the logistics industry for over 50 years. But it’s not just their decades-long customer relationships or industry-leading technology capabilities that allow them to stand out. 

They have a key (and often overlooked) competitive advantage—weather intelligence. 

With outdoor depot job sites across the world, high winds are among the biggest risks to ITS ConGlobal’s container stacks, which can be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-get-and-stay-ahead-in-the-freight-recession-using-the-weather

FourKites enhances supply chain visibility with Data Connector

The modern supply chain is a data game — the more data a company has, the better it’s able to avoid and react to local and global disruptions.

The problem for many companies, though, is access to that data.

On Thursday, supply chain visibility platform FourKites launched a product designed to share its catalog of insights more easily. The new offering, Data Connector, allows customers to leverage the firm’s data directly through their own business intelligence systems, whereas in the past they...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-enhances-supply-chain-visibility-with-data-connector

Shippeo raises $40M to further supply chain visibility platform expansion

Shippeo, a Paris-based supply chain visibility platform, announced Monday the closing of a $40 million funding round.

With new money from existing investors Battery Ventures, Partech, NGP Capital, ETF Partners, Bpifrance Digital Venture and SAP.io, alongside new strategic investors Hong Kong-based LFX Venture Partners and Japan-based Yamaha Motor Ventures, Shippeo plans to use the funding to accelerate expansion efforts in North America and the Asia-Pacific regions.

“Given the challenging...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shippeo-raises-40m-to-further-supply-chain-visibility-platform-expansion

Hi-Fi Visibility helps improve supply chain efficiency

There is a lack of in-depth, data-driven visibility tools in the logistics industry today, according to Mitch Violett, senior director of product management at Convoy. 

“[Visibility] is widely known but not talked about enough,” Violett said. “There is an information imbalance across all the players — shippers, carriers, facilities and brokers. They typically all have varying levels of information as it is happening at any given time in any given shipment.”

Convoy is working to solve this problem...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hi-fi-visibility-helps-improve-supply-chain-efficiency

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-launches-comprehensive-visibility-platform

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