Transportation

The past year has seen more early stage rounds than ever before, with seed rounds accounting for nearly three-quarters of all deals recorded in 2014.

Factors such as rising freight rates, shrinking capacity, an increased desire for supply chain visibility, and the move to install a culture of continuous improvement in logistics operations have all worked together to drive the need for transportation management systems (TMS).

Company says the Cloud offering allows customers to respond more quickly to new business opportunities, without significant upfront cost and implementation times.

By 2018, there will be 130 million of them, spending nearly three times as much, up to $307 billion, five years from now.

The acquisition complements UPS's international cross-border logistics capabilities from the U.S. and U.K., to over 100 countries.

Trucking accounted for 3,800 of the 248,000 jobs added in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9%, the lowest level in six years, the Labor Department reported.

The message from the recent CSCMP conference is loud and clear, the supply chain storm is much closer to hitting than most realize.

Additional capacity is not being brought on, as carriers are not betting on the come, they were burned in the Great Recession and they will not repeat the pain.

Nearly one-third of the respondents participating in the study said they are not prepared to handle omni-channel retailing and only 2% of respondents rated themselves as high performing in the omni-channel space.

Today’s technology offers a variety of tools to not only keep products at the right temperature, but to better monitor the load—from temperature sensors and GPS tracking to self-reporting alerts for computers and mobile devices.

Freight costs will continue to go up unless you change the way you are working.

Globally, healthcare executives are planning for strategic partnerships and technology investment to mitigate risks and capitalize on growth opportunities.

This white paper discusses six critical components that are involved in the implementation of an export management program.

While some companies consider the compliance team a cost that impedes business, the opposite is actually true - automating compliance can yield a return on your investment (ROI).

3PL's are able to leverage global partnerships and infrastructure to deliver flexible service options and provide supply chain solutions for companies of all sizes, allowing companies to focus on core competencies while driving significant cost savings.

Supply chain outsourcing is slowly becoming among the more common core competencies for large, multi-billion dollar companies.

Effective cross-docking requires real-time visibility of goods as they are received, staged, loaded and distributed to their final destination.

New 66-tractor, heavy-haul fleet will deliver reduced environmental impact and company savings, and represents a significant milestone in demonstrating the company’s commitment to reducing environmental impact in logistics.

Faster delivery expectations eliminate the “luxury” of warehousing and increase emphasis on the “perfect order”

Think Logistics, the only Canadian 3PL to utilize Robotic Fulfillment technology, to expand SHOP.CA's fulfillment capabilities.