Guest Commentaries

Adopt the “Optimization Lifestyle”: Overcoming Inefficient Decision Making

Dave Donaldson January 9, 2018

One of the biggest decisions a business can make is deciding how it will make its decisions. Best-selling author Michael Lewis made this insightful observation

Future-Proof Parcel Technology

Steve Williamson December 7, 2017

Keeping up with consumer-driven demand can be exhausting. As consumers, we’re accustomed to being able to order almost anything we need or want, get it

Using Managed Analytics to Build a Next-Generation Supply Chain

Dale McClung December 5, 2017

For years, supply chain leaders have struggled to achieve a sophisticated level of supply chain visibility that would drive continuous improvement, optimize spend and reduce

The Truth About Multi-stop Truckload Shipping

Steve Raetz November 30, 2017

It’s something we’ve wondered about, along with our customers: do carriers reject multi-stop truckloads more than single-stop, or does it only seem that way? We

Inventory Checks Powered By Drones

Matt Yearling November 21, 2017

Drones are enabling organizations to use employees more efficiently and improve inventory accuracy in a world where consumers want everything cheap and now. Every company

Top 5 Considerations When Selecting a TMS

Chuck Fuerst November 16, 2017

Our industry has gone through some significant changes in the last 10 years and we’re likely to go through even more thanks to factors like

Moving Forward with Blockchain in the Supply Chain

Trever Ehrlich November 14, 2017

The digital currency called Bitcoin has been in the news recently as its value has skyrocketed to over $6,500 per coin, with speculators pouring money