The world's largest collection of global supply chain intelligence
We have been highlighting the impact generative artificial intelligence has been having on multiple sectors and that this revolution is only getting started. This week, the technology commentator Jonah McIntire wrote a lengthy essay about the likely transformation Gen AI will have on the business of creating software and what this means for SaaS vendors.
A recent report from the solution provider ShippyPro focused on the present state of the e-logistics market globally, indicated an astonishing statistic. Only 7% of supply chains are able to support real time decision making. They also state that 95% of supply chains require very short reaction times due to the speed at which they operate.
Last May, CH Robinson announced that they were making considerable progress in exploiting generative AI to automate various points in the lifecycle of a shipment.
United Parcel Service (UPS) has been engaged in a huge automation effort over the past four years costing billions of dollars. They have done so with very serious intent to position the small package business for the likely markets of the future.
Last week UPS finally announced its new Supply Chain Symphony platform – a solution that now encompasses almost all of their other technology solutions for global supply chain management…
Supply chain visibility is critical for the provision of effective logistics. As we have stated many times, this must also encompass every operational environment beyond the track and trace of transportation assets. Understanding the nature and location of inventory throughout the supply chain is vital. But for many companies this is very difficult to achieve.
On March the 2nd, a robotics startup called Figure, based in California’s Silicon Valley, unveiled its first product. It is a general purpose ‘humanoid’ robot that is designed to be deployed across a range of commercial and domestic environments alongside (or instead of) humans.
Over the past few months the failure of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX has raised the profile of digital currencies and the underpinning technology they use called blockchains.
Ti Insight’s Technology Advisor Ken Lyon discusses the failure of TradeLens and warns that Blockchains have not failed, just the ability to use them.
