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CH Robinson | July 15, 2020

C.H. Robinson has partnered with Microsoft to provide increased inventory visibility for shippers using its Navisphere platform, the companies announced Tuesday. The two companies created Navisphere Vision, which uses Azure IoT technology, machine learning and predictive analytics to forecast potential disruptions. Microsoft has also begun using the platform within its supply chain."Our platform is providing visibility to all shipments in the supply chain, whether it's sitting or ...

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ABS | December 02, 2022

ABS announced the launch of ABS Wavesight™, a new maritime software as a service (SaaS) company dedicated to helping shipowners and operators streamline compliance while maintaining competitive, more efficient, and sustainable operations.Built on ABS’ 160-year legacy of maritime innovation and safety, ABS Wavesight combines the industry-leading platforms Nautical Systems™ and My Digital Fleet™, which are collectively installed on more than 5,000 vessels across the global ...

Nike | March 25, 2020

Shifting to a digital-first distribution strategy, "daily global demand and supply optimization" and tight cost management are major tenets of what Nike executives called their "coronavirus playbook" on a Tuesday earnings call. "Our measures of success in the near-term will be rooted in the amount of inventory on hand relative to the pace of digital demand, store re-openings and traffic patterns," CFO Andy Campion said. Nike saw gross margin decline 80 basis points ...

Roads & Bridges | February 13, 2020

Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas DOT (KDOT) Secretary Julie Lorenz this week announced a new transportation program—dubbed FORWARD—as part of the Transportation Day activities at the Kansas State Capitol. “Key features of FORWARD include a flexible, responsive rolling program where major projects are selected every two years rather than once a decade,” Gov. Kelly said in a statement. “FORWARD also calls for completion of delayed T-WORKS projects; transit, aviation, rail,...