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How to Keep Your Multimodal Transport Operators on Track
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The balance of power is shifting in the shipping industry — customers are no longer at the mercy of the shipper....
How to Track Rail Parcels Using GPS Shipment Trackers
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With the kind of cost-effectiveness, hauling capacity, and reliability that it brings in, rail freight transportation...
IoT + AI + RPA = The Future of Digital Supply Chains
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There is a lot of talk about IoT, AI, and RPA revolutionizing supply chains.
The Hidden Discounts of OpEx for Inventory Tracking
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When you think of inventory tracking, you often think of purchasing RFID tags and readers at the best price & with the...
The Evolution of Supply Chain Control Towers
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You’ve probably heard of a Supply Chain Control Tower.
A Supply Chain Control Tower (SCCT) is a central hub that...
6 Ways Bluetooth Beacons Can Improve Inventory & Warehouse Management
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While information management systems, warehouse management systems (WMS), and inventory management systems using...
How to Mitigate the Risk Associated with Just in Time(JIT) & Lean Inventory
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JIT inventory and lean manufacturing make financial sense, but they leave businesses more vulnerable to unexpected...
Are Wireless Sensors Better for Remote Warehouse Temperature Monitoring?
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While wired temperature sensors are a common tool for warehouse temperature monitoring in cold storage warehouses,...
Reduce Container Dwell Time With GPS Container Tracking
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Dwell time can lead to unnecessary spends that drive up total logistics costs, and you can’t always pass that on to...
Digital Supply Chain — Impact of Industry 4.0 on Supply Chain Management
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution — Industry 4.0 — has begun.
The emerging technologies and applications in automated...
Multimodal Route Optimization - What Makes it Difficult?
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The rapid pace of globalization and trade is making supply chain and transport networks more complex than they’ve ever...
Why You Shouldn’t Run a Supply Chain Using Google Maps
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Because, despite Google’s mapping and data crunching prowess, it wasn’t designed to get the ETA right for logistics.
Why Last Mile Delivery Optimization Begins with the First Mile
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Amazonification has been a positive influence for B2B & B2C supply chains, spurring steady improvement in the...
Calculating Logistics Cost Reduction Through OTIF (On-Time and In-Full) Delivery
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On-time and in-full (OTIF) delivery, sometimes also referred to as Delivery In-Full, On-time (DIFOT), is an important...
Connecting Your ERP with IoT and Ultimately Blockchain
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Most companies have an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in place to support their business and supply chain...
How to Set the Right On-time Delivery KPIs With GPS Vehicle Tracking
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On-time delivery is important.
It impacts client satisfaction, the chances of getting more business from a satisfied...
Blockchain - A Solution for Supply Chain Cyber Security?
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Supply chain security issues are far too complicated to tackle with passwords, access cards, and software suites alone.
What Are the Benefits of Blockchain in a Digital Supply Chain?
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Open data, trustable records, and easy authentication with blockchain could eliminate delays, disruptions, and...
Why Blockchain is Important for a Connected Supply Chain
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Blockchain, the technology that cryptocurrencies are built on, has the potential to transform more than just online...
Giving Your ERP Eyes & Ears with IoT – Part 1
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Current IoT-enabled ERP solutions aren’t delivering business intelligence or driving growth; well, not as much as they...
Is an RFID Security System Enough for Warehouse Theft Prevention?
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Although prevailing RFID systems to tag and track inventory in a warehouse can double up as a theft/pilferage detection...
The IoT Game: Sensing, Making Sense, and Acting on Data
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An article by Sanjay Sharma, the CEO of Roambee which was named the “IoT Sensor Company of the Year” by Compass...
Are GPS Trackers Enough for Cargo Security & Theft Recovery?
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While GPS cargo security & tracking systems can improve the odds of tracing stolen vehicles or trailers, can they...
How to Choose a Warehouse Security Monitoring System
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Warehouse security systems have traditionally focused on protecting the warehouse, not the goods or assets stored...
7 Features a Cargo & Inventory Security System Should Have
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How to Choose a Shipping Container Security System
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There are many shipping container security systems that claim to help you protect your cargo. In this article, we will...
Supply Chain Visibility Evolution: Barcodes, RFID, NFC, BLE Beacons
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Editor's Note: This post was originally published in October, 2017 and has been updated to include Near-field...
Mean Kinetic Temperature (MKT) Calculation Should be Real-time
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A change in temperature doesn’t determine whether cold chain products spoil.
Rather, it’s the ‘degree’ and ‘frequency’...
How to Track LTL Shipments, Packages, and Market Vehicles
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GPS vehicle tracking systems have been unsuccessful at tracking Less-than Container Load (LCL) goods, individual...
Why Vehicle Tracking Systems Failed in Logistics
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Real-time GPS vehicle tracking and management — aka fleet management — gave rise to the notion that complete logistics...
Vehicle, Container, or Package Tracking: What’s Right for You?
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Logistics visibility has evolved to a level of granularity where you can monitor every single parcel shipped, and you...
Demystifying “Track & Trace” vs “Real-Time Tracking” vs “Monitoring”
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Have you ever performed a Google search for a GPS, RFID, or temperature data logger solution? If so, you may have used...
How to Turn BLE into 360° Supply Chain Visibility
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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology is positioned to be the third generation of supply chain visibility - replacing...
Need Supply Chain Security? IoT Can Help You Save Millions!
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Today’s IoT marketplace is growing exponentially and industry spend estimates for the next few years continue to climb....
Industry 4.0: How to Overcome the Challenges of Supply Chain Digitization?
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Are you looking to digitize your organization using the Internet of Things (IoT)? Or are you a policy maker in the...
5 Things You Need For Successful Real-Time Supply Chain Tracking
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Are you implementing an IoT solution in your organization for supply chain tracking? Do you envision a digitization...
5 Reasons Why Outsourcing Shipment Tracking to 3PLs can Hurt You
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Implementing real-time shipment monitoring to gain visibility across the supply chain is paramount for companies of all...
A Cloud-Based Approach to Managing African Supply Chains
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With today’s fast-paced, highly competitive global environment, organizations need supply chains that are agile, savvy,...
4 Ways How Automated ePOD is Different from Existing Manual ePOD
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ePOD (Electronic Proof of Delivery) is not a new concept and has been available in the form of stand-alone apps or as...