Comments on: TMS for iPhone: There’s an App for That! http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/11/23/tms-for-iphone-theres-an-app-for-that/ Providing logistics professionals with clear and concise analyses of Logistics Trends, Technologies, and Services Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: srmurrayut http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/11/23/tms-for-iphone-theres-an-app-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-125 srmurrayut Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:12:36 +0000 http://logisticsviewpoints.com/?p=2348#comment-125 As I mentioned in my comment for your October 21 blog about "<a href="http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/10/21/mobile-internet-and-supply-chain-bigger-than-most-think/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Internet and Supply Chain: Bigger than Most Think</a>, the future for smart phones like the iPhone in logistics is tremendous. Simply think of it as a device that virtually every deliveryman can or does have, with an optional bar code reader or perhaps even RFID reader attached, and having a real time locator service based on built in GPS technology. Now, think how could you use this to track pickup, current location and delivery of shipments? You shouldn't have to think too long. Is there any reason imaginable why we can't know exactly where our shipments are? Steve Murray Supply Chain Visions As I mentioned in my comment for your October 21 blog about “Mobile Internet and Supply Chain: Bigger than Most Think, the future for smart phones like the iPhone in logistics is tremendous.

Simply think of it as a device that virtually every deliveryman can or does have, with an optional bar code reader or perhaps even RFID reader attached, and having a real time locator service based on built in GPS technology. Now, think how could you use this to track pickup, current location and delivery of shipments?

You shouldn’t have to think too long.

Is there any reason imaginable why we can’t know exactly where our shipments are?

Steve Murray
Supply Chain Visions

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