Following the Christmas holiday debacle in delivering packages in a timely manner to customers, it was apparent that Amazon needed to make changes. Amazon Prime was a contributor to the mess, and the fees for Prime have been raised which may help damp down the last minute rush during the next holiday season. A very […]
If your firm uses a legacy telematics system to manage its fleet, it may be time to consider a more modern and economical alternative. ARC’s research on the fleet telematics market shows that legacy telematics systems relying upon proprietary hardware are quickly being displaced by modern systems that leverage cellular networks, open systems, and common mobile […]
Guy DeFlorio, the CIO at Mutual Materials, recently spoke at the Oracle Value Chain Summit 2014 about how his company implemented a Transportation Management System (TMS) from Oracle and were able to simultaneously optimize both the private fleet and for hire carriage moves. Mutual Materials is a leading manufacturer and distributor of masonry products in […]
This is the time of year analysts and pundits make predictions for the following year. So here are my top five predictions. Growth of Natural Gas Fleets – Despite some of the real hurdles associated with running natural gas fleets, the growth of these fleets is inevitable. There is good ROI, if the routes are […]
Sustainability and environmental stewardship are high-profile initiatives at many companies, especially those that operate in the B2C space, whether as a retailer, a distributor, service provider or a manufacturer. Environmental awareness has matured to embrace the smarter use of resources through technological means as well as behavioral changes. “Going green” in fleet operations now includes […]
A fleet operation is inefficient whenever vehicle capacity goes unused, when vehicles put on more miles than necessary to accomplish the work at hand and when drivers sit at the wheel instead of serving customer needs because of inefficient scheduling. Here are five warning signs of fleet inefficiency that can also point to cost savings […]
Any time Walmart speaks about what it is doing in logistics, I’ll listen. In March, Steve Simpson, Senior Manager of Transportation Technology at Walmart, participated in a webinar on how Walmart is optimizing outbound loads through its implementation of ORTEC‘s routing and load-building solutions (ORTEC is a Logistics Viewpoints sponsor). A couple of caveats need […]