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Loadsmith and Mastery Logistics | May 12, 2022

Loadsmith, the leading third-party Capacity-as-a-Service (CaaS) logistics platform for shippers and carriers, announced a new partnership with Mastery Logistics that will fuel Loadsmith's transition into the first fully autonomous trucking company.To power its nationwide CaaS platform, Loadsmith will deploy Mastery's MasterMind® cloud-based transportation management system (TMS), creating new freight capacity for shippers, more rewarding driving jobs and supply chain resiliency...

Gartner | January 27, 2020

If blockchain is going to succeed in supply chain, it cannot rely on the same standards set for banking and finance applications, Gartner said in a new report. Following practices set by other industries could result in many supply chain blockchain projects remaining in the pilot phase until 2022, the report found. Supply chain applications need data on physical products and transportation assets across multiple tiers of operation. Figuring out what data is needed is an important first step to m...

Supply Chain

OMP | January 30, 2023

OMP, one of the prominent providers of supply chain planning solutions, has recently launched Spark Initiative, a think tank, to research supply chain planning from an outside-in perspective. It will use massive external data and high-level technology to improve the decision-making of its customers. The primary objective of the Spark Initiative is to provide the OMP community a platform to learn, share and test the outside-in capabilities. It will use data regarding weather and ...

UPS | January 30, 2020

UPS and Waymo, a self-driving vehicle company, are launching a parcel transportation pilot, according to an announcement Wednesday. Waymo's autonomous Chrysler Pacifica minivans will pick up packages from UPS stores in the Phoenix metro area and deliver them to nearby UPS sorting facilities in Tempe, Arizona for processing. A Waymo-trained driver will be present in the vehicles at all times. The pilot will assist with "getting packages to our sortation facilities sooner and more frequen...