Author name: Jonas Mulingbayan

Driving Cost out of the First Mile The value of end to end supply chain visibility is undeniable but for the majority of retail, wholesale, 3PL and manufacturing organisations today, the difference between the first and last mile could not be more stark. The last mile is fast, efficient, effective and transparent; leveraging real time […]

Technological Disruption and Innovation in Last-Mile Delivery The e-commerce market continuTechnology is driving a heightened level of innovation in product and service offerings in the last mile parcel delivery market, and is transforming the way delivery providers interact with their customers, this paper examines these technologies and business models. By Hau L. Lee, Yiwen Chen,

How Is Big Data Changing Supply Chain Management In the last couple of years, big data technology was implemented in many different industries. Big data innovations have uplifted the business process to another level by introducing more predictability and by automating the decision making-process. Implementation of big data into the supply chain management has shown

The Ultimate Guide to Picking a Marketing Automation Tool Marketing isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Go around and survey a bunch of business owners, and they’ll undoubtedly tell you how critical marketing is to building consumer-brand trust and building a solid relationship with their customers. This is because marketing and sales go together

How to improve customer experience in retail supply chains The customer is king (or queen). The customer is always right. The customer is at the center of everything we do. Platitudes, to be sure. But within these tired phrases lies a fundamental truth: customers can do whatever they want. And in a world with no

Responding to the Digital Strategy: Building a stronger supply chain Meeting the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution By Andrew Nichols, Tungsten Analytics Lead and Head of Procurement for Tungsten Network On March 1, the government launched its long awaited Digital Strategy. Initially due in early 2016, its overdue publication outlined the vision of a

Omnitracs Launches App That Combines Routing, Compliance Kevin Haugh by Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics  PHOENIX — Omnitracs has launched an application that combines route optimization and regulatory compliance to streamline fleet management, especially for customers with shorthaul and final-mile delivery operations. The new offering, dubbed Routing, Dispatching and Compliance, or RDC, incorporates the capabilities of Omnitracs’

Big data analytics technology: disruptive and important? Of all the disruptive technologies we track, big data analytics is the biggest. It’s also among the haziest in terms of what it really means to supply chain. In fact, its importance seems more to reflect the assumed convergence of trends for massively increasing amounts of data and

Transforming transportation with real-time analytics May 3, 2017    In today’s digital economy, technology trends are motivating businesses in every industry to transform their supply chain. From planning and order fulfillment to warehouse management, supply chain companies that utilize Big bata and analytics are seeing a profound impact on their growth and long-term success. The

More than the last mile: smarter logistics and the cities of tomorrow A new report has revealed that in order to meet the growing challenges of city logistics, new logistics models will be required. The “More than the last mile” report from JLL, a research report examining the impact of smarter logistics in shaping cities