As a logistics company, you have to deliver loads quickly and efficiently because customers rely on you, whether it is food, clothing, or tools. Reducing shipping costs can help make this happen. When you are spending too much on shipping costs because your warehouse is not running properly or there is too much packaging on …
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While technology is arguably the main driving force in the logistics industry, it’s a great example of how commerce can embrace technology like artificial intelligence (AI). Logistics providers embrace innovation and are usually the first to start implementing a new tech tool and using it to optimize productivity. Logistics welcomes automation because the nature of …
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Smart cities continue to expand and transform how we live our daily lives. By definition, smart cities are cities that use sensors to collect data about or from people to improve the quality of life and promote financial growth. However, a smart city is only effective in how these technologies are used, not how much …
Shipping across the border can be tricky, whether you’re shipping across the US-Mexico border or the US-Canada one. Knowing how to manage challenges and staying ahead of the needs of customers can be difficult to manage. Businesses are facing more challenges today than they ever have with the commonality of international shipping. However, Next Exit …
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Introduction Logistics is the place where the digital meets the material, and this makes for incredibly rich soil for valuable data stores to bloom. It also makes them a prime target for ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other attacks. A cyberattack can tie up business for weeks or months, during which orders aren’t being fulfilled, …
One of the shipping industry’s most detrimental setbacks is unpredictable and disruptive weather. Extreme weather can wreak havoc on a business resulting in numerous delays, lost/damaged goods, and an elevation in prices. Solely in 2005, the US suffered economic losses amounting to $200 USD billion. With the potential for so much monetary loss, proper preparedness …
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With the advent of self-driving cars, the logistics industry isn’t far behind in terms of fully incorporating these kinds of vehicles into their fleets. Autonomous vehicles are unlike automatic vehicles because they have the ability to process and synthesize information, making decisions based on collected data. As this technology becomes more abundant, it will become …
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