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360data named an Inbound Logistics Top 100 IT Provider - Apr 08 2020
Each year, Inbound Logistics develops a list of the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers. IL editors research capabilities based on submitted questionnaires and other sources, then select 100 technology providers offering solutions designed to meet business logistics managers’ supply chain challenges.
How Implementing B2B Technology Can Reduce Your Operational Costs - Apr 16 2019
Even in 2019, many small and medium enterprises continue to conduct their business partnerships manually using Excel spreadsheets, paper invoices and bills of lading, and postal mail. Leaders of smaller businesses often feel as if the technology solutions they need to streamline these processes are financially out of reach—but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Deal or No Deal? China Tariffs After the 90-Day Pause - Apr 04 2019
The entirety of 2018 was marked by a near-constant stream of retaliatory tariffs levied in both directions by United States and China as each country tried to scare the other into backing down. At the end of the year, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to put new tariffs on hold for 90 days while they tried to hammer out a trade deal.
How AI is Driving the Development of Automated Guided Vehicles - Mar 27 2019
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) have been used in distribution, fulfillment, and manufacturing for several years to improve operational efficiency and address shortages in labor. They can pick and carry lighter items and move on a predefined course between two or more locations—which was something out of science fiction at the turn of the century.
Bitcoin Volatility: Is Blockchain for Logistics Still Relevant? - Mar 04 2019
Blockchain gained popularity thanks to Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency to gain prominence after its launch back in 2009. In November 2018, Bitcoin took a 37 percent nosedive, lowering the market value of cryptocurrencies by $70 billion. In 2019 alone, Bitcoin has undergone several more startling drops—most notably a $16 billion drop in a 24-hour period in January and another huge crash that took only an hour on February 24,, 2019, among Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other popular cryptocurrencies.
5 Ways to Optimize Your Supply Chain - Oct 19 2018
At a time when trucking capacity is scarce, unpredictable new tariffs are affecting imports, and many suppliers are pushed to capacity, shippers must take advantage of every conceivable way to optimize their supply chains. Through a focus on optimization, supply chain stakeholders can take steps to mitigate volatility and the ever-increasing costs associated with their shipments.
