The annual freight contracting and bid process leaves few guarantees and little assurance in the volatile trucking market. New AI-based solutions are looking to fix this.

A major benefit of using smart contracts is that they can be drawn up in minutes rather than hours or days, as with traditional contracts.

Companies are exhibiting increased demand for constant monitoring systems and automation features.

Will Quinn, director of industry solutions and strategy at Infor, outlines the technology needed to deal with the labor shortage and other issues faced by distributors.

The vast majority of manufacturers are either aware of the need to improve CX. But with this fast-paced race to transform comes a variety of issues.  

Under the agreement, the five Californian ports will use computerized and cloud-based data to improve freight system resilience, goods movement efficiency, emissions reduction and economic competitiveness.

Logistics technology innovation is not limited to those with the biggest wallets and large technical teams to implement and manage these offerings.

Software companies are looking at how the tool can improve forecasting, procurement, inventory management and even the nuts and bolts of shipping decisions.

Imagine if you could establish a connection to a modern EDI trading network and could start testing immediately and be live in days rather than weeks or months.