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A successful supply chain network design gives companies a competitive advantage by pinpointing ways to significantly reduce costs, improve service levels, reduce overall cycle times, and streamline all processes and systems.

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Emerge, a provider of its proprietary Digital Freight Marketplace (DFM) and TMS focused on accelerating productivity and increasing visibility for supply chain stakeholders and freight procurement, recently announced it raised $130 million in a Series B funding round.

real-time tracking and visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms, said today it has introduced a new offering that provides a deeper dive into order lifecycles. Entitled the Order Intelligence Hub, the company said that this offering provides what it calls “a single-pane-of-glass view of the entire lifecycle of every order.”

The company said that this was done by entering into a definitive business combination agreement with G Squared Ascend I Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by affiliates of G Squared, a growth-stage venture capital fund manager with a technology sector focus. This expected is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, with the combined company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under “TF.”

Blume officials said that this round of investment values Blume Global at $500 million, with Bridgeport joining funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and EQT as equity investors in the company.

The company said that through this partnership project44 will become the first strategic partner for real-time transportation visibility to integrate its capabilities into the Google Cloud Supply Chain Twin offering—which optimizes planning and decision-making by orchestrating supply chain data from enterprise business systems, partners, and public sources and enables shippers to bring together data from multiple sources and require less partner integration time than traditional API-based integration—and is a major cog of the Google Supply Chain platform.

TrueCommerce officials said that by bringing DiCentral into the fold, it helps the company to expand its global network, add to its solutions portfolio, and also grow its geographic footprint. What’s more, the company added that this deal further augments TrueCommerce’s position as a leader in the digital supply chain collaboration and connectivity sector.

Chicago-based third-party logistics and technology-enabled transportation services provider Echo Global Logistics announced late last week it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by global private equity firm The Jordan Company for $48.25 per share, with an equity value of roughly $1.3 billion.

The combination of digital process automation, robotic process automation, and artificial intelligence is what Bizagi, the sponsors of this whitepaper, calls “Intelligent Process Automation”.

Making time for regular modernizations and upgrades can be a challenge amid daily production demands but failing to do so can leave your business exposed to unplanned downtime that creates operational disruption, lost revenue and damaged customer relationships.

Known for supporting higher levels of visibility, supply chain software is taking center stage as companies adjust to a “new normal” operating environment and plan for the future.

Let’s stop taking our supply chains for granted and be prepared to meet the forthcoming challenges.

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Free event features insights on warehouse automation, robotics and other trends from leaders with Main Pointe, St. Onge Company, Gartner, Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors, VDC Research, Interact Analysis, and Capgemini.