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The Leesburg Mystery The Leesburg Mystery

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A Developer’s Tale of a Missing Flag.

How to Track Your Ocean Container with IoT How to Track Your Ocean Container with IoT

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Shipping overseas often means no continuous visibility beyond the port. If you ship overseas often, you’re probably...

How to Keep Your Multimodal Transport Operators on Track 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....

Invest in a Smart Rail Shipment Tracking System — It’s About Time Invest in a Smart Rail Shipment Tracking System — It’s About Time

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Globalization, containerization, and a surge in logistics connectivity and shipment tracking systems have been a boon...

How to Execute Reusable Packaging Management and Tracking in Real-Time? How to Execute Reusable Packaging Management and Tracking in Real-Time?

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Reusable packaging or returnable packaging becomes an important part of your business operations as the size of your...

How Pallet Management Helps Bring Agility to Your Supply Chain? How Pallet Management Helps Bring Agility to Your Supply Chain?

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An optimized supply chain is supposed to do more with less. It calls for more throughput, more efficiency, more...

6 Reasons to Track Your Returnable Shipping Assets 6 Reasons to Track Your Returnable Shipping Assets

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In the world of logistics and supply chains, chances are almost everything that’s moved is moved ON or IN shipping...

Attack That Sneaky Hidden Cost in Your Supply Chain: Reusable Packaging Attack That Sneaky Hidden Cost in Your Supply Chain: Reusable Packaging

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When we talk about supply chain cost reduction, we usually think about transit time, route optimization, or prevention...

The Hidden Discounts of OpEx for Inventory Tracking 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 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 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 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...

Reduce Container Dwell Time With GPS Container Tracking 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 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? 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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? 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 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 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? 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 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? 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 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 7 Features a Cargo & Inventory Security System Should Have

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Inventory security systems should secure goods in a warehouse as well as in transit. Here’s what you should look for in...

How to Choose a Shipping Container Security System 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 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...

How to Track LTL Shipments, Packages, and Market Vehicles 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 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...

Why Should You Track Your Returnable Shipping Assets Why Should You Track Your Returnable Shipping Assets

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Reusable shipping assets are items in a shipment that are...

Vehicle, Container, or Package Tracking: What’s Right for You? 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...

How to Track Returnable Containers & Pallets using BLE & IoT How to Track Returnable Containers & Pallets using BLE & IoT

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Reusable shipping assets like containers, pallets, crates, totes and bins could be bleeding your supply chain budgets...

Mr. Supply Chain Visibility – The Hottest New GST Consultant in Town Mr. Supply Chain Visibility – The Hottest New GST Consultant in Town

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Who is Mr. Supply Chain Visibility? And why has he transformed from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” consultant...

Demystifying “Track & Trace” vs “Real-Time Tracking” vs “Monitoring” 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 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! 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? 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 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 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 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 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...

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