Walmart letting businesses tap into its route optimization tech
Supply Chain Dive
APRIL 1, 2024
The move to sell its proprietary AI-driven software contributes to the retailer’s business diversification strategy.
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Increasing Sustainability in LTL Trucking With Route Optimization
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 11, 2022
Optimized routing plays a major role in shrinking a carrier’s carbon footprint.
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California Pours $27M into Port Data, Technology Projects
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 18, 2024
The funds will be used for 10 separate projects across five ports, including cargo route optimization, emission reductions, and trucking appointment systems.
The Missing Piece of the Delivery-Planning Puzzle: People
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2020
Most route-optimization technology focuses exclusively on routing the truck, and ignores the person behind the wheel.
Watch: Can Technology Save Last-Mile Delivery?
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Route optimization and tracking technology help mitigate problems in last-mile delivery, says Anar Mammadov, technical founder of Senpex.
Logistics Software Enables Amazon Delivery Experience for Small Businesses
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 12, 2021
Route4Me, a Dynamic Route Optimization platform for modern businesses, announced that the company is now offering free unlimited notifications and alerts, enabling clients to replicate Amazon’s customer delivery experience at no additional cost to Route4Me customers.
Key Benefits of Increased Visibility in Last Mile Delivery!
Supply Chain Game Changer
MARCH 2, 2022
Clear last-mile visibility puts an end to unforeseen productivity-killing curveballs , including en-route delays, so delivery managers can keep last mile routes optimized to ensure quick and efficient deliveries. Improve productivity. Predictive visibility.
How to Choose the Right Last-Mile Delivery Technology for Your Business
Let's Talk Supply Chain
JUNE 15, 2023
Route optimization and planning: Check if the technology offers advanced algorithms for route optimization and planning. Efficient routing can help reduce delivery time, and fuel costs, and improve overall productivity. Such features enhance transparency and improve customer satisfaction.
How Machine Learning Works, Benefits and its Applications
SCMDOJO
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Applications include predictive maintenance, self-driving automobiles, and route optimization. Route Optimization. To cut down on wait times and travel expenses, ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft employ machine learning to optimize their routes. Autonomous Vehicles.
How generative AI will revolutionize supply chain
IBM Supply Chain Blog
MAY 1, 2024
From demand forecasting to route optimization, inventory management and risk mitigation, the applications of generative AI are limitless. Generative AI, with its ability to autonomously generate solutions to complex problems, will revolutionize every aspect of the supply chain landscape.
The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design
SCMDOJO
APRIL 9, 2024
In the world of logistics, this means enhanced operational efficiency for inventory management, route optimization, safety and security of goods, and resource allocation. AI-powered systems will enable precise predictions, route optimization, inventory management, tracking, and communication.
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3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs
Supply Chain Collaborator
JUNE 22, 2018
Using TMS and route optimizers to plan more efficient shipments , a shipper can significantly reduce lead times and shrink dwell times. Here’s 3 ways a TMS platform including the latest supply chain management solutions are precisely what shippers need to accomplish this goal. Finding Capacity.
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How Analytics Can Cure Supply Chain Woes!
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Other applications include strategic planning, multiple kinds of maintenance, the collection of accurate physical addresses, operational planning, last-mile solutions, cargo tracking, better customer service, management of perishable inventory, route optimization, and many more.
Route Planning for Logistics and Distribution!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 11, 2021
Route planning for logistics and distribution companies is a type of advanced software application to help optimize transport and delivery operations. Route optimization algorithms calculate the best route according to various real-time data such as traffic updates, vehicle size, and driver schedules.
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4 Route Planning Trends and Innovations!
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 13, 2022
Additionally, Google Maps offers an option for quick reroutes by factoring in accidents and traffic snarl-ups in real-time, making it one of the most efficient tools in route planning. If you are looking to add multiple stops on your google maps route, this post on how to find the shortest route on Google Maps is a good read for you.
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Bye Bye Barry’s Bikes and Baking Powder – Supply Chain Upheaval Prompts Flight to Technology
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 22, 2020
Providers of TMS, YMS, freight audit, route optimization and other solutions are being overrun with new business. All of this requires systems that can handle the unexpected, provide visibility into distribution networks, find shipping capacity in atypical lanes, etc. Act now to get your supply chain automation project under way.
Top 10 Transportation Challenges and Solutions Identified in Research
SCMDOJO
JULY 16, 2024
Solution: Route optimization software: Utilizing software that optimizes delivery routes can minimize travel distances and improve vehicle fill rates, even with smaller loads [1]. Solutions: Route optimization: Using technology to optimize delivery routes reduces travel time and fuel consumption.
How Machine Learning is Reshaping Diverse Sectors with Practical Applications
SCMDOJO
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Applications include predictive maintenance, self-driving automobiles, and route optimization. Route Optimization. To cut down on wait times and travel expenses, ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft employ machine learning to optimize their routes. Autonomous Vehicles.
TMS Software Eases the Pain of Zero-Based Budgeting
Supply Chain Collaborator
APRIL 8, 2015
So what role can logistics IT solutions like Transportation Management Software, Rate/Route Optimization tools and Yard Management Systems play in helping companies achieve zero-cost budget goals and remain competitive in a brutal environment?
UltraShipTMS named Top a 100 Logistics IT Provider for Seventh Year
Supply Chain Collaborator
APRIL 5, 2016
UltraShipTMS fields acclaimed cloud TMS software for logistics and transportation management, freight and route optimization, private fleet management and freight yard management.
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The Reverse Logistics Role in Supply Chain Trends!
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 20, 2020
Self-optimizing systems rely on a set of circumstances, otherwise known as rule sets, that consider multiple influences and adjust to system settings and configurations as needed. In the reverse logistics supply chain, self-optimizing systems might include continuous transportation route optimization and automated alerts.
UltraShipTMS Chosen by Leading Small Town Retailer, Stage Stores
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 2, 2015
Once fully implemented, UltraShipTMS drive will improve visibility into Stage Stores’ inbound shipments as they make their way to the company’s distribution centers.
6 Years Running: UltraShipTMS named Top a 100 Logistics IT Provider
Supply Chain Collaborator
APRIL 21, 2015
UltraShipTMS builds state-of-the-art software for logistics and transportation management, freight and route optimization, private fleet management and freight yard management.
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Conflicting Indicators Underscore the Need for Strong Logistics IT Solutions
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 11, 2016
But whether consumers continue to spend, driving manufacturing back toward growth territory, or the sour outlook succeeds in dampening consumer spending through the Holidays, those using logistics IT solutions like TMS and freight/route optimization tools are set to weather the shifting fates.
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UltraShipTMS Named as Finalist in 2015 American Business Awards
Supply Chain Collaborator
MAY 8, 2015
This is the third consecutive year UltraShipTMS, a growing provider of supply chain logistics IT solutions – Transportation Management System (TMS) software , private fleet management tools , and freight/route optimization solutions – has earned top honors at the “Stevies”.
Effective Strategies for Managing a Fleet of Company Vehicles with Finale Inventory | Ecommerce
Finale Inventory
AUGUST 4, 2024
It allows real-time vehicle tracking, driver behavior monitoring, route optimization, and streamlined communication with drivers. One major advantage of fleet tracking software is route optimization. This software helps address issues or delays proactively, ensuring efficient and timely deliveries.
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Retail Startup Tips When Choosing a Shipping Solution!
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Real-Time Route Optimization. But, it’s frustrating for drivers to drive down the same street and get lost because the route they were given isn’t clear. All of this information helps you understand, make informed decisions, and take action that will improve your business processes and online delivery.
How TMS Plays a Role in Marrying Sustainability with Food Safety
Supply Chain Collaborator
AUGUST 15, 2017
For instance, the supply chain logistics tools like TMS , route optimizers and WMS solutions food producers use to manage the movement of agricultural freight can be effectively configured to monitor temperatures of perishable products in transit. Many food shippers already have such systems in place.
UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
Supply Chain Collaborator
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Bon-Ton’s implementation will include the UltraShipTMS Core platform as well as Ultra’s LoadFusion freight/route optimization tool and yard management tool, UltraYMS. This comprehensive array of logistics software tools will help improve efficiency and reduce costs associated with shipping across multiple modes of transportation.
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10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023
SCMDOJO
JANUARY 23, 2023
It covers major supply chain processes such as managing supply and demand, warehousing, inventory control, transportation, and route optimization. The book includes hands-on practice using popular programming software and is suitable for upper-level undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA courses in supply chain management.
UPS Invests $300M in “Orion” Optimizer – SaaS Tools Far Less Costly
Supply Chain Collaborator
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Even with a relatively small private or dedicated fleet, a transportation organization will leave money on the table if it opts to leave freight and route optimization to manual processes and the (limited) computational power of a human brain. There’s really no excuse for declining to deploy such a solution.
What is 5G? And What Does it Mean for Supply Chain?
Supply Chain Game Changer
JUNE 9, 2020
Transportation modes, including autonomous vehicles and drones, will be tracked and routed optimally to reach their destinations safely and on time. Control Towers will be fuelled by instantaneous advanced analytics and artificial intelligence decision making.
Two Shocking Headlines Reinforce Retail’s Need for Logistics IT
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 11, 2016
State of the art TMS, freight/route optimization software, fleet and yard management tools and other solutions are being widely implemented by retailers who see the writing on the wall. The second shocking headline drives this point home.
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How to Guarantee Faster and Safer Business Parcel Delivery!
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 28, 2022
Moreover, you can use these location monitoring systems to make decisions such as route optimizations , which can help you save time and money. A tracking system will give you and the recipient peace of mind and ensure that the parcel is delivered on time.
Warehouse Automation Definition, Benefits and Issues
SCMDOJO
DECEMBER 29, 2022
WMS are sold with claims to proffer core solutions like optimization of bin storage, route optimizations, optimal employee workload, etc. Some of the functionality – such as bin storage, route optimization, and optimal employee workload – is often in opposition to their needs and thus counterintuitive.
For Food Shippers, Variety is the ‘Secret Ingredient’ in TMS
Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
The need for route optimization as a crucial piece of a TMS. The article identifies such challenges as: The need for interoperability with other supply chain software like ERP, YMS and WMS. The need for the flexibility and cost-efficacy of cloud-based TMS solutions. The need for LTL planning.
The Parable of Walmart, Target Stores and Vertical Farming
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 12, 2015
From ERP systems, to transportation management systems (TMS) , Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to Yard Management Systems (YMS) to freight and route optimizers and network design systems, every inch of their supply chains is fully visible and controlled.
Shippers Should Follow Millennials and Embrace Cloud TMS
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Particularly when there are technologies to automate these processes, freeing up the workers’ time to focus on strategic improvements based on unprecedented data visibility?”.
3 Logistics Trends Point to Cloud TMS Adoption by SMBs in 2016
Supply Chain Collaborator
AUGUST 20, 2015
This reveals the advantages to most shippers inherent in leveraging a best-in-class cloud solution that can offer a wide array of SCM functions (like transportation management, freight/route optimization, yard management and private fleet management) from a single provider and with simple, subscription based pricing.
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Elasticity in Transportation Planning Key for Retailers
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 29, 2015
The key to ensuring a high degree of elasticity in supply chain planning is building a logistics IT framework – transportation management systems, freight/route optimizers, yard management tools and others – designed to foster exceptional control and visibility across operations.
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Multi-Million Dollar TMS Lawsuit – Lessons Learned
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
The carrier’s multi-million dollar lawsuit charges the TMS provider with breach of contract and negligence for allegedly failing to bring the route optimization and carrier management system software online according to the contractually obligated go-live date. Let’s look beyond the legal posturing to examine the roots of this dispute.
How AI is helping companies meet sustainability goals
IBM Supply Chain Blog
JULY 26, 2023
AI helps address this problem by combining aspects like demand forecasting, last – mile delivery , and routing optimization. Schedule optimization: This use case is like inventory management but addresses the challenge of ensuring that you have the appropriate alignment of talent.
This May Seem Obvious to Experienced Transportation Managers but…
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 12, 2018
The answer to so many challenges in transportation logistics comes via technology solutions like Transportation Management Solutions (TMS) and associated tools like automated scheduling, route optimization, and freight payment software.
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4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use TMS from a 3PL
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 13, 2017
Want freight and route optimization? This gives the 3PL the imprimatur of TMS depth, when in reality, these scaled back versions are anything but deep. Want a TMS configured to address the specifics of your network design and business rules? Sorry, one size fits all. Yard management and dock door scheduling?
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