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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 4, 2018)

Adrian Gonzalez May 4, 2018

I heard this trivia question on the radio this morning when I drove my son to school: This product was invented in Pittsburgh, PA fifty

BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility

Adrian Gonzalez May 3, 2018

A few weeks ago at the Descartes Evolution 2018 User Conference, I had the opportunity to interview William Wehrle, Director of Supply Chain at BASF,

Leveraging TMS to Become Shipper of Choice

Adrian Gonzalez April 30, 2018

Everytime trucking capacity gets tight, as we find ourselves in today, you hear a lot of discussion about the importance of becoming a “Shipper of

This Week in Logistics News (April 23-27, 2018)

Adrian Gonzalez April 27, 2018

I finally came out of hibernation earlier this week and did my first outdoor bike ride of the year. I was a bit rusty when

Supply Chain Visibility: Past, Present, and Future

Adrian Gonzalez April 25, 2018

Achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility has been the Holy Grail for industry executives — always desired, but seldom achieved. This has been an ongoing challenge,

Smarter Approaches to Freight Matching

Adrian Gonzalez April 23, 2018

There’s a lot of discussion today about the capacity shortage in trucking. Finding trucks for available loads is more challenging than ever for shippers and

This Week in Logistics News (April 16-19, 2018)

Adrian Gonzalez April 20, 2018

I am in Minnesota today, at the CSCMP Twin Cities Roundtable Annual ½ Day Seminar, where I am participating in a keynote session with Rick

Digitizing the Global Supply Chain: Three Ways to Create Value

Adrian Gonzalez April 18, 2018

The process of digitizing global supply chains continues to generate a lot of interest and discussion in the industry, perhaps because it’s really about embarking