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FreightWaves Announces 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards Winners
FreightWaves reveals 2026 AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards winners. 15 companies honored across two categories following record nominations. The post Freigh...
Kathmandu Capital Q2 2026 Letter To Investors
In the second quarter of 2026, Kathmandu Capital generated a return of 60.54% gross of fees and 58.07% net of fees. Read more here.
Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Best-Ever Military Strategist
16 July 2026, posted by Eric Zuesse. (All of my recent articles can be seen here.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykhailo_Fedorov Mykhailo Albertovych Fedorov ...
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What Is Supply Chain Visibility? The Complete Guide
Supply chain visibility covers three domains: shipment visibility (in-transit tracking via ELD/GPS, AIS, EDI 214), inventory visibility (stock across DCs, in-transit, and at retail), and supplier/upstream visibility (production status, lead time trends). Predictive ETA — using ML on historical carrier performance — is operationally more valuable than real-time location for exception management. Control towers aggregate multi-source data with exception alerting. Shipper vs. 3PL vs. carrier visibility needs differ: shippers want aggregate carrier performance; 3PLs need multi-client architecture; carriers must provide tracking feeds to shipper visibility platforms.
What Are Freight Pricing Tools? The Complete Guide to Rate Benchmarking, Dynamic Pricing & Procurement
Freight pricing tools cover three categories: rate benchmarking (DAT RateView, Truckstop), dynamic pricing engines that price loads in real time from market signals (Greenscreens, Emerge), and freight procurement platforms that manage carrier RFP bidding with optimization (Transporeon, Oracle, Emerge). Spot vs. contract rate benchmarking diverge in volatile markets; fuel surcharge tables add 15–30 cents/mile on top of linehaul rates. API integration embeds rate data into TMS quoting workflows for real-time pricing at load creation.
What Is Supply Chain Compliance Software? The Complete Guide
Supply chain compliance covers three distinct domains: carrier safety compliance (FMCSA HOS, ELD mandate, DOT drug testing, CSA scores), trade compliance (denied party screening, export controls/EAR/ITAR, customs classification, C-TPAT), and operational compliance (food safety/FSMA, supplier codes of conduct, UFLPA). Brokers/3PLs need carrier compliance software; importers/exporters need trade compliance platforms; carriers need safety management systems. CSA scores accumulate from roadside inspection violations over a rolling 24-month window, weighted by severity and recency.
What Is an Integration & Connectivity Platform? The Complete Beginner's Guide
Integration platforms are the hidden infrastructure that connects your TMS, WMS, ERP, and trading partners. We explain the four types — EDI, logistics-specific, API connectivity, and iPaaS — what each does, when you need it, and how to choose.
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