Month: May 2020

project44 adds air, ocean freight visibility to platform

By / 2020-09-13

Article written by Chris Gillis Supply chain management solutions provider said it has shippers covered no matter where and how their cargo is transported throughout the world. Supply chain management solutions provider project44 on Tuesday, May 19, said shippers will now have visibility to their global airfreight, groupage, and ocean container activities no matter where in the …

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FedEx, Microsoft Launch FedEx Surround To Improve Supply Chain Visibility

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(RTTNews) – FedEx and Microsoft said they have entered into a multi-year collaboration that aims to improve the supply chain visibility for businesses by combining FedEx’s logistics network and Microsoft’s cloud service. FedEx and Microsoft launched FedEx Surround, their first solution resulting from the collaboration. The two companies intend to provide multiple joint offerings powered …

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New partnership harnesses factoring, freight tools

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Article written by Todd Dills If you’re a client of factoring service OTR Capital, there’s a going to be a new avenue toward the freight universe available from brokers participating in Trucker Tools‘ load matching engines. The integration’s of a piece of with what OTR Vice President and Director of Operations Grace Maher told me last week …

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FedEx, Microsoft team up against Amazon for shipping solutions

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San Francisco: Two of Amazon’s major rivals — FedEx and Microsoft – have joined forces for new near-real-time analytics into shipment tracking, which will drive more precise logistics and inventory management. The new multiyear collaboration will help transform commerce by combining the global digital and logistics network of FedEx with the power of Microsoft’s intelligent cloud, …

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Uber ‘re-evaluating’ non-core units like freight, WSJ reports

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Article written by John Paul Hampstead Uber Technologies  (NYSE: UBER) has laid off 3,000 more employees and closed 45 more offices, the Wall Street Journal reports, just after a first round of layoffs that totaled more than 3,700 employees. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in an email to employees that Uber was “making really, really hard choices right now,” …

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FedEx Teams Up With Microsoft to Fight Amazon. That’s Good for FedEx Stock.

By / 2020-09-13

Article written by Al Root Microsoft and FedEx announced an agreement to “transform e-commerce.” FedEx hopes to get a leg up in the delivery battle with Amazon. Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Software behemoth Microsoft and logistics giant FedEx are joining forces to “transform e-commerce.” That sounds like a big job. To make it happen the pair are launching cloud-based inventory …

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Logistics Plus Purchases Times-News Building in Erie, Pennsylvania

By / 2020-09-13

The 50-year building located at 205 W. 12th Street will remain home to Erie Times-News and its staff. Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, has purchased the 88 thousand square foot Times-News Building in Erie, Pennsylvania. The building, located only a block away from the Logistics Plus …

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Key Digital Supply Chain Moves Will Create New Industry Leaders Post-Covid-19

By / 2020-09-13

Article written by George Bailey SHUTTERSTOCK_1686405520 Covid-19 is having a devastating impact on world health. It is also hammering the world economy as demand is down, supplies have evaporated, and cash flow has become a challenge for many companies. Companies around the world are struggling to keep their supply chain viable, their financials healthy, and their customers …

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Raven Fleet Tracking Gives Ag Retailers a Comprehensive View of Entire Operation

By / 2020-09-13

Newly released Slingshot® Fleet Tracking helps ag retailers better manage their equipment, assets and operations Raven Industries: Slingshot® Fleet Tracking allows users to wirelessly track the location and other important information about their trucks, vehicles, trailers, tanks and other moving assets by providing accurate machine running data in real-time. This gives ag retailers and enterprise …

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