CargoSmart Ltd., a vendor of shipping and logistics applications in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) mode, has created a new visibility tool for shippers and logistics service providers.
Joey Carnes, CEO of MIQ Logistics, says that changing demographics, especially the aging of global populations, will have a profound impact on consumer-driven supply chains in the next five to 15 years and needs to be given greater weight in supply chain models.
Two things you should never do on an empty stomach: shop for groceries, and predict the future. In the case of the latter, that must be a guiding principle of the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, which takes care to feed attendees before presenting its annual, much-anticipated predictions for the coming year and beyond.
Independent specialist advisors Drewry and global forwarder network WACO-System intend to introduce the first independent multi-trade air cargo freight rate benchmarks into the market.
David J. Closs, McConnell Professor of Business Administration at Michigan State University, says that cross-functional experience and training are essential to developing superior supply chain talent and explains why competition for that talent is increasing.
Kewill, a specialist in software for managing global trade and logistics, has released version 6.2.2 of Kewill Logistics, the company's transportation, warehouse and freight-management suite.
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