As I previewed on Wednesday, the panel session I moderated in Washington, DC discussing CSCMP’s 22nd Annual State of Logistics Report was very informative. My plan was to share my key takeaways from the discussion today, but rather than squeeze it in with all the other news this week, I’ll write a separate, more detailed posting next week. In the meantime…
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Prince William and Kate Middleton were married this morning. I wasn’t on the invite list, but that’s understandable since I don’t know the couple or their families. And besides, the stress of figuring out what to buy them for a wedding gift would have worn me out.
I did a quick search this morning to see if there were any logistics-related news linked to the wedding, and all I… Continue reading
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a posting about how fleet routing applications could be improved by using “real-world” traffic data, particularly data on the true average speed per hour of vehicles traveling on specific road sections at different times of the day and week. GPS navigation device vendors like TomTom have this data, which routing solutions can now use to create better routes.
Tim Pigden, Managing Director… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, a press release from PostcodeAnywhere caught my attention. The company introduced a new routing solution for private fleets that uses real-world data from tens of thousands of customers driving with TomTom devices in the UK. This is the first routing solution that I am aware of that uses “real-world” average speed data.
Standard routing solutions input data—such as the number of… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: Addressing the Challenges of Bringing Together Private Fleet and For-Hire Transportation for Improved Operational Results
Traditionally, most private fleet operating businesses have viewed the private fleet as a separately managed entity that was typically focused on outbound distribution. In some cases, the fleet would have static backhauls for inbound goods. For-hire carriers were typically managed by a different team. We are seeing an increasing trend in customer interest in solutions that integrate the planning and execution functions of both private fleet and for-hire carrier operations… Continue reading
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