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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Happag-Lloyd will track all their container shipments. Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. To drive better estimated times of arrival (ETAs), better visibility is needed. million TEUs.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility by LSCMS Shippers’ Council How would Logistics managers explain to their COO and Production group that inbound material will arrive on 23Dec but with 50% probability? What is supply chain visibility and why it is important?

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Real Time Container Tracking with Kyle Henderson

The Logistics of Logistics

Kyle Henderson and Joe Lynch discuss real time container tracking, which is exactly what Kyle and his team do at Vizion. Kyle is Co-founder and CEO of Vizion , a groundbreaking technology company revolutionizing container tracking in the logistics industry. In the podcast interview, Kyle and Joe discuss real time container tracking.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. And in the rail car. Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. But we have to go further.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

A job that was once as simple as moving goods around now involves managing relationships with suppliers and service providers all around the globe, while also keeping track of the goods as your shipments move closer to their destination. There is a tremendous amount of data to pull together in order to get it right.

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Rail as the Backbone of Sustainable Mobility

DELMIA Quintiq

How can rail be sustainable? With its environmental advantages, rail is answering the call in addressing challenges of sustainability, mass passenger transit and freight mobility. Creating a sustainable rail industry involves addressing various environmental, social, and economic aspects.

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?Best Practices to Improve OTR Transportation

GlobalTranz

Track Carrier Performance Data. Capturing carrier data gives you more visibility into your freight spend and enables you to make data-driven decisions that positively impact your business. Analytics provides visibility into your transportation network and operations. Forecast Demand?with?Analytics.