Not another logistics blog!

We are pleased to announce the birth of a new Supply Chain and Logistics Blog – Views from the Logistics Control Tower, inspired by response to the very successful CarrierNet Logistics Control Tower.

This will be an ad-hoc series of postings and we hope you will also help to make [...] Continue Reading…

Is there a new computer in the truck cab?

There is a growing call for efficient but much cheaper approaches to track and trace and on-the-road communications. Technology developments in Smart Phones are quite remarkable and the latest models have considerable computing power. This means that major operators, including 3PLs, retailers and manufacturers, can now recruit the services [...] Continue Reading…

Visibility and Collaboration In Supply Chains

I have just finished attending The Logistics CIO & Supply Chain Technology Forum organised by EyeforTransport in Amsterdam. Once again the big discussion point was Visibility and Collaboration in the supply chain. There were represnatives from most industries – with the glaring exception of retail – from most European countries. [...] Continue Reading…