The salesperson that expedites an order to overnight airfreight because a customer calls to see why it hasn’t arrived yet, the supplier that isn’t being held accountable for its inability to fulfill an order on time, and the carrier that consistently fails to meet shipment delivery expectations all add costs to their companies’ supply chains. […]
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Think about it. Truck brokerages used to have these “little black books” filled with the contact names and numbers of independent drivers who were scattered throughout the country. When the brokerage needed a driver to haul a load across the U.S., it flipped through its black book and found one who was ready, willing, and […]
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Two years ago, American Trucking Associations was talking about a 50,000-person gap between the number of truck drivers currently working and the number of them needed to run the nation’s over-the-road (OTR) transportation network. That gap has since widened and is expected to grow over the next few years. In Who’s to Blame for the […]
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If the amount of data flowing into, out of, and within the four walls of your company is out of control, you’re not alone. Organizations of all sizes are experiencing the impact of the Information Age, and even government agencies admit that they’re feeling overwhelmed by data fatigue right now. The National Security Administration isn’t […]
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Good data management allows companies to more efficiently and effectively orchestrate their global supply chains. The good news is that leading organizations have found ways to harness their data in creative, intelligent ways and, in return, have gained competitive advantage. Here are 4 ways that companies are taming their big data and using it to […]
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The logistics industry revolution has begun. Technology is empowering supply chain visibility, control and collaboration that was unimaginable just a few years ago. My experience dates back more than two decades when, while working as a supervisor at a major LTL carrier, I spent my days walking the dock and learning everything I could about […]
Three Tips for Overcoming Common Supply Chain Problems that Cut into Profits
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20 /by Dan ClarkThe salesperson that expedites an order to overnight airfreight because a customer calls to see why it hasn’t arrived yet, the supplier that isn’t being held accountable for its inability to fulfill an order on time, and the carrier that consistently fails to meet shipment delivery expectations all add costs to their companies’ supply chains. […]
The New “Little Black Book”
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThink about it. Truck brokerages used to have these “little black books” filled with the contact names and numbers of independent drivers who were scattered throughout the country. When the brokerage needed a driver to haul a load across the U.S., it flipped through its black book and found one who was ready, willing, and […]
Don’t Let the Truck Driver Shortage Hit Your Bottom Line
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS /by Dan ClarkTwo years ago, American Trucking Associations was talking about a 50,000-person gap between the number of truck drivers currently working and the number of them needed to run the nation’s over-the-road (OTR) transportation network. That gap has since widened and is expected to grow over the next few years. In Who’s to Blame for the […]
Why is Big Data Such a Big Deal?
/1 Comment/in Big Data, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20 /by Dan ClarkIf the amount of data flowing into, out of, and within the four walls of your company is out of control, you’re not alone. Organizations of all sizes are experiencing the impact of the Information Age, and even government agencies admit that they’re feeling overwhelmed by data fatigue right now. The National Security Administration isn’t […]
4 Ways to Tame Big Data Overload
/2 Comments/in Cloud, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkGood data management allows companies to more efficiently and effectively orchestrate their global supply chains. The good news is that leading organizations have found ways to harness their data in creative, intelligent ways and, in return, have gained competitive advantage. Here are 4 ways that companies are taming their big data and using it to […]
A Clear Industry View
/2 Comments/in Cloud, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThe logistics industry revolution has begun. Technology is empowering supply chain visibility, control and collaboration that was unimaginable just a few years ago. My experience dates back more than two decades when, while working as a supervisor at a major LTL carrier, I spent my days walking the dock and learning everything I could about […]