The New Era of Container Shipping: Challenges and Opportunities

January 16, 2019

In this whitepaper, we discuss some of the issues the ocean container shipping industry is facing, such as surplus capacity and weakening demand, as well as what we can do together to increase efficiency and restore profitability to the industry.

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Virginia Department of Transportation

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) builds, maintains and operates the commonwealth’s roads, bridges and tunnels…the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.

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Driving the Risk Out of Line Haul Fleet Management with AIoT technologies

whitePaper | October 15, 2022

Supply chain disruptions, unpredictable order volumes, the uptick in e-commerce orders and changing customer expectations are all creating new roadblocks and opportunities for global organizations. Limited freight capacity, persistent driver shortages and fluctuating fuel costs are only adding to the already lengthy list of challenges that fleet managers face on a daily basis.

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The Intelligent Enterprise for the Cargo Transportation andLogistics Industry

whitePaper | April 1, 2022

The demands of running global supply chains are more challenging than ever. Cargo transportation and logistics have always been complex, but now the industry must also manage key market trends: Global transport disruptions caused by pandemics, earthquakes and other natural disasters, accidents, geopolitics, cyberattacks, and demand peaks create severe supply chain congestions at global and local level.

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TELEMATICS IN THE CANADIAN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

whitePaper | December 31, 2019

This study builds on a previous project in which we examined the potential for telematics systems to streamline the data collection and reporting methods used in the SmartWay program. Here, we delve deeper into various aspects of the telematics industry in the heavy-duty trucking sector in Canada. This study catalogs the products and services available from leading telematics providers for trucking companies and discusses the ways fleets leverage the systems to improve their overall efficiency and safety

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Perishables Logistics and Air Transport

whitePaper | December 7, 2022

Every day, perishable goods make their way across domestic, international, and intercontinental routes, through an elaborate supply chain from point of harvest to retail to fulfil worldwide consumption needs. These consumable and non-consumable products, such as meats, fish, flowers need to be handled and transported in a fast and reliable manner to ensure shipment integrity and minimize any losses. This is largely made possible by air transport which facilitates the movement of perishables across the world. Though proven to be robust, perishable transport has succumbed to inevitable pressures inflicted on the supply chain by the pandemic, such as capacity constraints and transport restrictions which significantly impact food loss and waste.

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THE ROADMAP to scalable last-mile drone delivery

whitePaper | July 23, 2022

UVL Robotics offers a revolutionary new approach to last-mile delivery, where the entire process will be fully automated, from loading the package to the drone to delivering the order to the customer. Important consequences of the introduction of an AI-driven autonomous solution will not only be the optimization of logistics

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The Evolving Role of Procurement in the Global Supply Chain

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic, plant shutdowns, delays at borders and transportation bottlenecks have all come together in a perfect storm to create an unprecedented level of disruption in global supply chains. Torpedoed delivery schedules and material shortages have become the norm rather than the exception. All these factors have highlighted the importance of effective supply chain management to keep global commerce moving. Importantly, they have also accelerated the widespread adoption of best practices that are integral to a sustainable supply chain.

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Virginia Department of Transportation

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) builds, maintains and operates the commonwealth’s roads, bridges and tunnels…the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation.

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