Guest Commentaries

Sears – Achieving Home Delivery Excellence

Adrian Gonzalez January 28, 2016

Home delivery is a hot segment of omni-channel retailing and one of the best customer presentations at last year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 conference was from

Why Use Augmented Reality in Your Warehouse or DC?

Kristi Montgomery January 26, 2016

While most everyone has heard of an augmented reality (AR) eyeglass-type product, many have only seen it being used for consumer applications. Now, the trend

2016: The Year of Connectivity

Jim LeTart January 13, 2016

New technology has made today’s world a much more connected place. From the Internet to smartphones to social media to Skype to CNN, we can

Make 2016 the Year of the TMS

Walter Heil January 12, 2016

2016 is finally here, and there’s a good chance you’re working hard to stick to your New Year’s Resolutions. Everyone wants to better themselves, right?

Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain

Aaron Burman and Michael Rockett January 7, 2016

Supply chain optimization is a widespread term, but did you know that an optimized supply chain is not necessarily a resilient one? Seventy-four percent of

Don’t Get Caught Off-Guard: Preparing for July 2016 SOLAS Shipper Mandates

Michelle Cummings December 17, 2015

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new requirements go into effect on July 1, 2016, stating that all packed containers must have verified gross mass weights

Top 5 Ways to Benefit from TMS with Integrated Fleet Management

Todd Bucher December 3, 2015

Historically, shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) that operate private fleets have divided their transportation and fleet management between two or more software systems. The

Transformative Transportation Management

Samantha Safin November 19, 2015

A common question in supply chain is “Should we outsource, at the potential expense of control, workforce morale and visibility, or should we insource a