by Mike Rogers | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog, Transportation Technology, Trucking, Uncategorized
With regulations putting ever-growing burdens on the modern trucker, logistics is moving sideways instead of pushing back. While self-driving cars are a frequent subject of debate in the news, consumer demand for faster shipping and lower prices have made self-driving...
by Mike Rogers | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Logistics Outsourcing, Transportation Technology
Logistics is no longer a conversation between a 3PL and their client; the end consumer has a permanent eavesdropping position that needs to be respected and catered to. Rather than functioning as a point of positive difference, customers in eCommerce spheres...
by Mike Rogers | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog, Logistics Outsourcing, Transportation Spend, Transportation Technology
Until a few years ago, inventory was a labor-intensive process that typically required either stopping operations for several days or bringing in a large crew to painstakingly count products overnight. These methods were heavily susceptible to human error, with end...
by Mike Rogers | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Logistics Outsourcing, Transportation Spend, Transportation Technology
There are few objective ways a shipper can really know how well their logistics operations is doing on its own. Since every company’s products and distribution requirements are unique, there’s no standard scorecard that says if your logistics costs are under $X, then...
by Mike Rogers | Jun 2, 2016 | Blog, Logistics Outsourcing, LTL Freight, Transportation Spend, Transportation Technology
Companies across many industries have long known that Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is an effective technique for aligning sales, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing and finance around a single plan. The result when it is done right is an improvement in...
by Mike Rogers | May 27, 2015 | Blog, Logistics Outsourcing, Transportation Technology
With the rising cost of transportation, companies are desperately vying to look for an efficient systems and processes that make their teams more productive. Technology can help greatly in this and more and more companies are looking at a TMS (Transportation...
