ParceLive & China Rising
You’re at any number of airports the world over and delayed. You’ve been delayed. For hours. What’s more, there is little information forthcoming about the reason for the postponement, which leaves you wondering whether to seek an alternative flight, rent a car, or wait it out. Quite a bind, right? Now, imagine this happening at […]
What An Increase In Public R&D Spending Could Mean For The Logistics Sector
Bottom-line up front: The below article discusses, but summarizes here on behalf of the time-constrained supply chain manager, why it is important for all types of logistics companies, be they more traditional, steeped in tech, or a hybrid of either approach, to embrace the shift toward long-term research and development (R&D) initiatives funded largely by […]
Extreme Package Tracking Realized In The Harshest Conditions On Planet Earth
In the world of logistics, boundaries are routinely being pushed to their breaking point, and beyond, every single day. What was once considered impractical, unrealistic, impossible, or unprofitable now no longer seems to so in a world increasingly driven by commerce and controlled by pocket-sized tech intended to drive the connection economy forward at breakneck […]
US Rail Traffic Down For 7th Straight Month
Rail traffic was down for inter-modal and carload volume in August compared to the same time last year, according to numbers from the Association of American Railroads. U.S. railroads originated 1,055,386 carloads in August and 1,089,849 intermodal containers, which are down 4.6% and 5.4% respectively from the same period of time in 2018 “Total U.S. […]
Why Logisticians Need To Redefine The Term ‘Space’ And Embrace The Final Frontier
Regardless of whether you watched the original Star Trek series back in the late 1960s (or the re-runs circa present day), chances are you’ve at least heard snippets of the introduction that preceded each episode. This is to say that each began with a one Captain James Tiberius Kirk elaborating on space as the ‘final […]
Curing Seasick Supply Chains
Long before the Great Recession, and not unlike an unexpected storm surge wreaking havoc on some poor, unprepared port, the cruising industry was in trouble. Big trouble.
ParceLive Can Help Logisticians Reclaim Control Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Shakespeare was wont to say, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, when describing those he, or his characters, found undesirable. But could the same be said for what has arguably become the bane of environmentalists the world over when trying to mitigate the negative effects of climate change, which is to […]
USPS Parcel Volume Drops for 1st time In 9 years
The United States Postal Service (USPS) saw package volumes decline by 47 million pieces in the third quarter, a 3.2% drop compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to the agency’s Q3 earnings report. This is the first volume drop in nine years. While the Postal Service has experienced financial losses for the past […]
Temperature Control And Traceability Key Determinants For Healthcare Supply Chains
According to a DHL’s Top Ten Trends in the Life Science and Healthcare Supply Chains report, temperature and traceability are key determinants for healthcare supply chains. The integration of a digitalised supply chain and data analytics was also a top priority for management. The need for temperature control and traceability in the healthcare industry remains […]
Ditching The Big Data Hangover Once And For All With ParceLive
The chief executive officer (CEO) and his/her C-suite level executive team could be forgiven should they currently be experiencing data fatigue or any other number of symptoms that come from an overabundance of big data, calls to build smart factories, or the feeling of always being one step behind the rapid adoption of Industry 4.0 […]