Global Logistics

Can a Startup Succeed in Logistics Today?

April 7, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

How can a new company break into the venerable freight-forwarding business? Technology holds the key.

A New Metric for Measuring Supply Chain Resiliency

April 6, 2017

Resilinc

An Introduction to Resilinc R Score and its Application to the High-Tech Industry Supply Chain

U.S. Ports Forge Alliances to Keep Their Spots on Trade Map

April 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. seaports are joining forces, setting aside decades of regional competition over cargo as a wave of consolidation in the shipping industry threatens to cut some cities out of global trade routes.

End-of-Life Logistics: Expanding the Traditional Supply Chain

April 6, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: You design a product, source it, build it, store it, ship it, and your consumer enjoys it... then what? It is inevitable that at some point the original intended use will be over and the product will reach its end of life. What happens now is a topic that is piquing the interests of many traditional and non-traditional supply-chain players. The challenge lays in how to efficiently reintegrate or disposition these products. - Melissa Hadhazy, associate partner, Infosys Consulting

Alibaba Cloud Aims to Take Artificial Intelligence to the Masses

April 5, 2017

Air Cargo World

New technology from Alibaba Cloud aims to predict when and where large airfreight shipments will be sent each day for a range of forwarders and shippers. Alibaba says its new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, called PAI 2.0, will provide businesses and organizations machine-learning capabilities.

World's Largest Container Ship Delivered

April 3, 2017

Maritime Executive

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of the world's largest container ship, MOL Triumph, from Samsung Heavy Industries.

Three Steps to Manage and Monitor Logistics Performance

March 31, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: The 2016 DC Measures Study from the Warehousing Education and Research Council shows over 35 percent of respondents report to the C-suite, where interest in logistics performance will only increase. To better communicate to the C-suite, logistics needs to focus on managing and monitoring their performance by concentrating on the three pillars of performance management. In order to be successful, we must think beyond simple short-term results and move towards a better model for managing performance. - Joe Tillman, principal research lead for supply chain, APQC

Industry 4.0: The Five Steps Toward a Digital Supply Chain

March 30, 2017

Forbes

If the vision of Industry 4.0 is to be realized, most enterprise processes - manufacturing, product development, customer relations, and the workplace itself - must become fully digitized. A critical element will be the arrival of the digital supply chain.

Improving E-Commerce Fulfillment Through Business Integration

March 29, 2017

FedEx Supply Chain

Amazon Is Using Logistics for FBA Orders, Pushing Ahead on Drones

March 27, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

An Amazon executive said the company at this point is just using its recent investments in logistics and transportation to handle internal capacity, including servicing sellers using its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program where it handles third-party orders.

Global Logistics

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding global logistics and freight and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods faster and farther around the world than ever before through global logistics solutions. New technologies that provide information during global shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As transportation and distribution services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using global logistics solutions to power their supply chains.