
You Don't Need a TMS to Gain Logistics Visibility
Let’s say you’ve just deployed a new ERP system. After pouring your blood, sweat, and tears into an effective deployment with responsible change management, you’re ready to move on...
Useful content for last mile logistics operators
Let’s say you’ve just deployed a new ERP system. After pouring your blood, sweat, and tears into an effective deployment with responsible change management, you’re ready to move on...
Everyone’s talking about autonomous supply chains and autonomous vehicles powered by AI—and the upshot seems to be that they’re never quite as close to being a reality as we would ...
When we talk about visibility in logistics, the last mile usually takes up most of the oxygen in the room. That’s not without reason—the last mile is the most expensive leg of the ...
There’s no getting around the fact that the first mile is changing rapidly. At Amazon, they’ve just opened a robotic first mile fulfillment center where about 1,000 human employees...
As the Quarterly Construction Cost Report puts it, “Construction costs are sending a mixed message this quarter: stability on the surface, shifts underneath.” Overall crane counts ...
Delivery exceptions in the modern last mile are so common—and so bewildering to consumers—that FedEx actually has an entire page explaining what the status “delivery exception" mea...
How many logistics businesses have real delivery visibility? Well, it depends a lot on what you mean by visibility. Most businesses can track their trucks easily enough—even if it’...
In a recent survey, respondents were divided: 43% said that the biggest benefit of providing a great customer experience is increased revenue, white 41% said that it was higher cus...
The fact that you’re searching for last mile automation means that you’re already ahead of a big fraction of the competition. It means that you know that the antiquated manual proc...
The thing about driver schedules is that the number of permutations scales exponentially with orders—with 2 stops there’s 2 options, with 4 stops there’s 24 options, and by the tim...