INDUSTRY NEWS
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Schneider Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Digital Marketplace For Bulk Shippers8/4/2022
Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services, announced today the launch of the first-of-its-kind digital marketplace to give bulk shippers more freedom and visibility 24/7. The company is expanding its impressive Schneider FreightPower technology lineup to create a revolutionary digital marketplace for bulk shippers.
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C.H. Robinson Extends Relationship With Descartes MacroPoint™ To Help Carriers Transmit Freight Updates8/3/2022
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics service providers, is using Descartes MacroPoint™ to expand the options carriers can use to connect with the company’s technology.
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PepsiCo Extends Use Of UBQ™ From Logistics Pallets To Point Of Sale In New Effort To Unlock Sustainability Across Supply Chain8/3/2022
UBQ Materials, climate tech developer of advanced materials made from waste, announced today that PepsiCo is expanding its use of UBQ™ across its supply chain with the launch of eco-friendly Lay's display stands, "Made with UBQ™," throughout Europe.
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Quiet Platforms Launches Partnership With DHL eCommerce Solutions To Offer Scheduled Delivery Service8/2/2022
Quiet Platforms, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Eagle Outfitters Inc., today announced that it has launched a partnership with global logistics leader DHL eCommerce Solutions to offer a new delivery service available exclusively to retailers and brands in the Quiet Platforms network. The date-definitive delivery service is slated to reach 93% of postal codes across Quiet Platforms’ national network without requiring any custom integration or lengthy setup.
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OL UK And AAI Group Partner To Offer UK Customers Seamless End-To-End Global Freight8/1/2022
OL International Holdings LLC (OL International) today announced a partnership between OL UK and third-party logistics provider AAI Group. The arrangement will allow both companies to leverage their strengths for the mutual benefit of their customers, with AAI providing customs clearance, warehousing, and local haulage throughout the entire United Kingdom, and OL providing international logistics by ocean, air and land.
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Rakuten Super Logistics Is Now ShipNetwork Under New Ownership8/1/2022
A leader in the eCommerce shipping industry, Devin Johnson, today announced the purchase of Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL), a national leader in the 3PL (Third Party Logistics) sector.
FEATURED ARTICLES
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The Suez Canal Nightmare Calls Attention To Lack Of Process Agility
The Suez canal crisis compounded disruptions in a global supply already straining under the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. At least 367 vessels were backed up waiting to cross, which included container ships, bulk carriers, and oil tankers. Some ship operators opted to re-route around the Cape of Good Hope, adding more than a week of additional sailing time. Ultimately, the disruption caused the canal authorities in Egypt alone to lose $95 million in revenue.
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Mastering Integration For Supply Chain Industries9/14/2020
Supply chain disruptions happen. From something as isolated and simple as a missed order or lost cargo to the global disruption that has been caused by COVID-19. Now that supply chains are stretched thin under the weight of the pandemic, their inherent weaknesses are showing. End-to-end visibility provided by supply chain integration is more crucial than ever if companies are to deliver the best customer experience possible, regardless of market circumstances. How can companies that want to be best equipped to face adversity and opportunity feel secure in the fact that they have mastered supply chain integration?
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The Role Of Performance App Testing In Insurtech Industry11/7/2019
Each industry faces various challenges and issues with respect to their application’s performance. This is a challenge that every business needs to take seriously because app users tend to switch to new apps without giving it a second thought. Due to technological advancements, there are new updates every now and then, that can affect the app performance. This is where a performance testing company can play a vital role to ensure software quality.
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How Will Big Data Make Smart Cities7/29/2019
Smart cities are urban areas that use technology and data gathered from different sources to improve the lifestyle of residents and manage resources efficiently. In general, data sources are sensors and regulators built in different devices installed in various parts of the city. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology plays a vital role in the collection and transmission of this data and combine it with Big Data power of processing and analysis, city management can get insights that would have never been possible otherwise. Here is how Big Data is influencing smart cities...
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Tips To Test A Social Media Mobile Application7/23/2019
According to Statista, the number of worldwide social media users is expected to reach 3.02 billion by 2021. This increasing number of users calls for a seamless and secure experience. A mobile application testing company tests these applications for quality and efficiency. Testers work relentlessly to come up with strategies for successful mobile app testing.
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Solving Software Issues: Use Of Defect Tracking Tools7/2/2019
The current digital era, quick software releases and quality demands for exceptional defect tracking tools. Software development companies utilize different testing, test management, and issue tracking tools, that are designed to assist testers in all possible ways. It is important to identify bugs early in the development cycle, while most agile teams have left alone defect tracking system. They claim that this process creates a lot of unnecessary overheads and also prevent development teams from communicating efficiently. That is somewhat true but there are still many benefits that software testers gain from defect tracking systems.
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EliteWorld.net is a zero-footprint Web portal designed to allow internal and external users to connect all a company’s supply chain applications including enterprise software, legacy system, third-party applications, online helpdesk, email, and industry links with browser-based, point-and-click functionality
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The new Light Duty Line Vac is designed to provide an effective way to convey small volumes of material over short distances
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Epicor PLM is the product data and document management system that supervises the entire process, the product life history, in conjunction with the ERP system. Workflow management, scan and plot management, as well as document viewing in large heterogeneous networks and over the Internet, complete the range of powerful Epicor PLM features employed.
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This complete line of push-button pendant stations is ergonomically designed for single hand operation, featuring minimal-force push buttons to minimize operator fatigue while maximizing control