Logistics Technology

The acquisition train keeps rolling on for Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings. The company recently announced it has acquired Rockville, Md.-based OCR Services Inc, a provider of global trade compliance solutions and content, for roughly $90 million. This represents the 30th acquisition Descartes has made going back to 2015.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blue Yonder, a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, announced it has acquired Dallas-based One Network Enterprises (One Network), a global provider of intelligent control towers and its Digital Supply Chain Network platform, which focuses on driving demand, supply, and logistics management effectiveness and efficiency.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Ben Gordon, founder and managing partner of Palm Beach, Florida-based Cambridge Capital, and managing partner of Ben Gordon Strategic Advisors.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group interviews Evan Armstrong, President of Brookfield, Wisc.-based supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates.

Modex just keeps getting bigger and bigger every year, and 2024 is no exception.

Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics said this week it has acquired Evos Smart Tools, a Bend, Ore.-based a SaaS optimization platform services provider focused on helping shippers maximize resources and reduce costs through advanced supply chain algorithms and real-time data analytics.

To meet demand and reduce its shipping time, Titan Brands has adopted a suite of technology solutions from Korber Supply Chain.

Bozeman discussed his acclimation to C.H. Robinson, coming over from Amazon, where he served as Vice President of Amazon Transportation Services, and leadership roles at Caterpillar Inc., Harley-Davidson, and Ford Motor Company prior to that. Other topics covered in this wide-ranging interview included: the freight econonomy; various initiatives C.H. Robinson has focused on in recent months, and the increasing role of the supply chain, among others. Their conversation follows below.

In a deal that meshes logistics and supply chain technology with AI, Atlanta-based Logility, a leading provider of collaborative supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning solutions, said this week that it has acquired Antwerp, Belgium-based Garvis, a SaaS services provider that combines large language models (ChatGPT) with AI-native demand forecasting.

FreightFriend’s software offerings include a carrier relationship management (CRM) platform, freight matching and a relationship-based marketplace, and predictive new carrier discovery.

P&G has transformed its supply chain in the past 10 years,and it continues to be among the world's most successful supply chains.

In terms of IT investment, the survey found that the top financial companies, which made up 41% of respondents, are more likely to have no obstacles to securing transportation management IT investment compared to companies not performing as well financially, at 26%. Respondents spending $100 million or more on transportation in 2023 came in at 12.4%, in line with 2022, at 12.6%.

A trio of household names in freight transportation and logistics that established a partnership focused on standardization through the establishment of what they said is the first set of freight-focused appointment scheduling application programming interface (API) standards said this week it is expanding, with the addition of seven new collaborating members.

LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviewed Subramanian about his new role and various market trends and themes. The interview is below.

The purchase price was around $1.99 billion (USD), and it is expected to be made official in the first half of 2023, with Trimble acquiring Transporean from software and services investor and Transporean’s majority shareholder, Hg.