Tim Justice took a cross-country road trip and earned $2,000 along the way by making pickups and drop-offs for a delivery service. “I was itching to do a road trip,” said Mr. Justice, 41, a Phoenix-based flight attendant. “Forget getting on a plane if I don’t have to.” Mr. Justice’s trip, which was funded by work he picked up on Roadie, an app that coordinates drivers and people or businesses looking to ship items, is just one example of how people with flexib...
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Mphasis, an Information Technology (IT) solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, today announced its partnership with R3, a leading global enterprise software firm, to jointly create innovative blockchain-enabled payment solutions and take them to market. Leveraging R3's blockchain platform, Corda, Mphasis is strategically extending its Payments and Trade Finance technology solutions portfolio. The partnership will focus on the acceleration of ALTATM, the digital paym...
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Some people fear the rise of robots, artificial intelligence and machines, but supply chain managers should not. Instead they should embrace the new technology of the 21st century, giving AI and other technologies 60% of tasks, according to a recent report by Coyote Logistics, a UPS Inc. subsidiary based in Chicago. The mix — 60% technology and 40% human expertise — was recommended in Coyote’s “Tech + Humanity” study, conducted in partnership with Martec, a third-pa...
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The City of Miami has partnered with shipping company DHL Express and mobility logistics hub Reef Technology to pilot four low-powered electric-assist e-cargo bikes that will be used for deliveries across the city.
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The cargo bikes will come equipped with th...
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Or should I say, jobs, jobs, jobs? The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report this morning, announcing total nonfarm employment grew 313,000 jobs in February 2018, which according to MarketWatch was the biggest job gain since mid-2016. The Reaction: Coupled with a fast-growing freight industry, the data suggests the U.S. economy is growing very quickly and is on an upward trajectory nowhere near the peak....
SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE
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Convoy Now, an offering from the digital freight brokerage company, will allow shippers access to automated real-time pricing and capacity data, the company announced this week. "Historically, shippers have had to rely on time-consuming back-and-forth processes when requesting rates from carriers," Rene Miller, a product manager at Convoy, explained in a blog post. "With Convoy Now, we've automated the rate procurement process, streamlining the shipper experience and making it...
SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE
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