If you’ve ever felt like your freight audit or TMS platform gives you more questions than answers-you’re not alone. Most legacy vendors weren’t designed for today’s speed or complexity. They were built in a world where data lived in silos, audits were paper-based, and “intelligence” meant a static dashboard that told you what already happened. […]
Smart packaging specialists Packsize has agreed to buy Sparck Technologies, a packaging tech company based in the Netherlands. The move brings together two companies focused on reducing waste and improving packaging speed and accuracy, especially for high-volume operations. What’s Related Sparck’s machines, such as the CVP Impack and CVP Everest, are used to create boxes […]
Imagine you’re at the helm of a supply chain operation, responsible for millions (or billions) of dollars in inventory. A sudden market shift sends demand soaring for one product while another sits gathering dust in a warehouse, tying up capital. Do you act on instinct? Or do you have the real-time data necessary to pivot […]
The World Shipping Council is pushing back against a new fee regime announced by the U.S. Trade Representative, warning it could disrupt global trade and increase prices for American businesses and consumers. What’s Related In a statement released April 18, the World Shipping Council (WSC) raised concerns about the USTR’s newly announced port fees, calling […]
Roche is making a massive bet on the United States. What’s Related The Swiss pharmaceutical company announced that it will invest $50 billion across the United States over the next five years. The move comes as drugmakers around the world brace for possible new tariffs from the Trump administration, which recently launched a “national security” […]
What could your team do with 95% less invoice processing? In the world of supply chain and logistics, time is more than money—it’s margin, compliance, customer satisfaction, and team morale. Yet too many transportation and accounts payable teams still spend the majority of their workweek buried in manual invoice audits, back-and-forth emails, and spreadsheet gymnastics […]
In the face of economic uncertainties, Gartner advises CSCOs to adopt a six-step Cost-to-Serve (CTS) model to gain a clearer understanding of supply chain costs and profitability. Traditional accounting practices often overlook the complexities involved in servicing different customers and products, leading to potential misjudgments in profitability assessments.​ What’s Related “Many companies overlook service differentiation […]
In the rush to deploy AI, many organizations have defaulted to plugging Large Language Models (LLMs) directly into their enterprise data—expecting magic. But this approach misunderstands both the strengths of AI and the complexity of logistics data. What you’re left with are superficial insights, inconsistent outputs, and automation that falls apart the moment it meets […]
As CFO, your job is to uncover hidden value across the business. One of the most overlooked margin killers? Transportation spend. Despite being one of your largest operational expenses, freight remains one of the least understood. Data is fragmented. Invoices lack transparency. And millions leak out through unvalidated charges and overpayments-costs that would never be […]
Retail sales increased in March after two straight monthly declines. Still, the growth was likely driven by consumers rushing to buy goods before new tariffs took effect, according to the latest CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor powered by Affinity Solutions. What’s Related Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.6% month over month and 4.75% […]
