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How Real-Time Visibility Could Help Overcome Automotive Supply Chain Challenges How Real-Time Visibility Could Help Overcome Automotive Supply Chain Challenges

By Franco Jain
Read Time 8 Mins.

One of the world's largest in revenue, the global automotive industry is an ever-shifting landscape that experiences...

Here’s How an End-to-End Intermodal Shipment Tracking System Works Here’s How an End-to-End Intermodal Shipment Tracking System Works

By Edwin Winder
Read Time 8 Mins.

Intermodal shipments are advancing at a dizzying pace, and so is shipment monitoring technology. The industry has taken...

Why You Should Care about End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility Why You Should Care about End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

By Sanjay Sharma
Read Time 5 Mins.

Just as COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts began helping the global economy emerge from the economic impact of the...

What's the Difference Between Pharma Track & Trace and Supply Chain Monitoring? What's the Difference Between Pharma Track & Trace and Supply Chain Monitoring?

By Santosh Takoor
Read Time 5 Mins.

Shipping a consignment, no matter what is being shipped, always has an element of risk. If your shipment contains...

6 Essentials of a Pharma Cold Chain Early Warning System 6 Essentials of a Pharma Cold Chain Early Warning System

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

Pharma cold chain monitoring technologies have progressed in leaps and bounds and evolved from manual data collection...

5 Examples of How COVID-19 Made Shipment Monitoring a “Must-Have” in the Industry 5 Examples of How COVID-19 Made Shipment Monitoring a “Must-Have” in the Industry

By Scott Hurley
Read Time 8 Mins.

Up until now, investing in shipment monitoring solutions was like buying travel insurance - it was usually purchased in...

Is Cargo iQ Enough to Monitor Your Air Shipment? Is Cargo iQ Enough to Monitor Your Air Shipment?

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 4 Mins.

As simple as it may seem, air cargo isn’t just about moving boxes in planes. Flying is just 10% of the whole journey of...

3 Ways to Track Air Cargo - And One More That’ll Blow Your Mind 3 Ways to Track Air Cargo - And One More That’ll Blow Your Mind

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 7 Mins.

Air shipments are the quickest and safest way to transport goods, but when it comes to tracking them, the options could...

6 Reasons You Should Set Up Your Own Air Cargo Tracking System 6 Reasons You Should Set Up Your Own Air Cargo Tracking System

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 3 Mins.

Air cargo plays an important role when it comes to quickly transporting temperature-sensitive goods including...

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 7 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

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 How to Track Rail Parcels Using GPS Shipment Trackers

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 4 Mins.

With the kind of cost-effectiveness, hauling capacity, and reliability that it brings in, rail freight transportation...

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 6 Mins.

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

When Your Air Cargo Went to Vegas With Roambee… When Your Air Cargo Went to Vegas With Roambee…

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 7 Mins.

Roambee can make air cargo shipping a breeze with real-time sensor data monitoring, analytics, and control-tower...

The Cost Breakdown — CapEx vs. OpEx for Shipment Tracking The Cost Breakdown — CapEx vs. OpEx for Shipment Tracking

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

If you want to track your shipments using the Internet of Things (IoT), the big question is about whether to go the...

The Evolution of Supply Chain Control Towers The Evolution of Supply Chain Control Towers

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 9 Mins.

You’ve probably heard of a Supply Chain Control Tower.

A Supply Chain Control Tower (SCCT) is a central hub that...

9 Features a Good Cold Chain Data Logger Should Have 9 Features a Good Cold Chain Data Logger Should Have

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 9 Mins.

A cold chain data logger, otherwise referred to as a temperature data logger, is a device that records and logs ambient...

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

By Manpreet S. Mattu
Read Time 3 Mins.

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? Are Wireless Sensors Better for Remote Warehouse Temperature Monitoring?

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 4 Mins.

While wired temperature sensors are a common tool for warehouse temperature monitoring in cold storage warehouses,...

Reduce Container Dwell Time With GPS Container Tracking Reduce Container Dwell Time With GPS Container Tracking

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

Dwell time can lead to unnecessary spends that drive up total logistics costs, and you can’t always pass that on to...

Multimodal Route Optimization - What Makes it Difficult? Multimodal Route Optimization - What Makes it Difficult?

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 2 Mins.

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

By Shailesh Mangal
Read Time 6 Mins.

Because, despite Google’s mapping and data crunching prowess, it wasn’t designed to get the ETA right for logistics.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

On-time delivery is important.

It impacts client satisfaction, the chances of getting more business from a satisfied...

Are GPS Trackers Enough for Cargo Security & Theft Recovery? Are GPS Trackers Enough for Cargo Security & Theft Recovery?

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

While GPS cargo security & tracking systems can improve the odds of tracing stolen vehicles or trailers, can they...

How to Choose a Shipping Container Security System How to Choose a Shipping Container Security System

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 6 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 8 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 9 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 0 Mins.

Real-time GPS vehicle tracking and management — aka fleet management — gave rise to the notion that complete logistics...

6 Reasons to Switch from Vehicle Tracking to Package Tracking 6 Reasons to Switch from Vehicle Tracking to Package Tracking

By Rainer Kuehling
Read Time 7 Mins.

The first thing you search on Google when you want a logistics visibility solution is a ‘vehicle tracking system.’ But,...

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 12 Mins.

Logistics visibility has evolved to a level of granularity where you can monitor every single parcel shipped, and you...

Is Digitizing Your Pharma Supply Chain Worth the Cost & Effort? Is Digitizing Your Pharma Supply Chain Worth the Cost & Effort?

By Greg Yonko
Read Time 6 Mins.

Supply chains have been around way longer than intelligent inventory management software, ERPs, or even computers for...

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

By Cindy Dickey
Read Time 10 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 8 Mins.

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology is positioned to be the third generation of supply chain visibility - replacing...

5 Things You Need For Successful Real-Time Supply Chain Tracking 5 Things You Need For Successful Real-Time Supply Chain Tracking

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 5 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 3 Mins.

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

By LeRoy Ratnayake
Read Time 4 Mins.

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

By Premsai Sainathan
Read Time 1 Mins.

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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