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5 Reasons to Present at Visibility 2020

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1584351175737{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Often it’s the success of a company as a whole that takes center stage. But while greater profit margins make headlines in the...

COVID-19 by the Numbers

FourKites’ platform tracks steep declines in container volume from China. The disruption is particularly acute for Shanghai; U.S. ports see reduced imports. In years past, we would normally see Chinese industrial activity and cargo shipments begin to rebound after the...

20 Things To Know About Coronavirus Contingency Planning

Coronavirus is in the news. It is likely to stay in the news for some time. Here are 20 thinks to know – or consider – surrounding coronavirus and business contingency planning. 1. The raw math of how bad this crisis could be is alarming. For the flu, every person...

Tying Planning To Execution

Many companies have a sales & operations planning (S&OP) process where they are forecasting at the product level what is apt to be demanded in the market from three to twenty-four months out. Then companies seek to examine whether the forecast meets what a...

4 Common Misconceptions About Supply Chain Visibility

More, better and highly actionable data is a frequent refrain from all supply chain stakeholders these days. And as a carrier, the ability to deliver on those demands is a huge – and growing – competitive differentiator.  But let’s not get ahead of...

Finding the Common Ground

I joined FourKites six months ago as the VP of Network Enablement, kicking off the newest phase of my 17-year career in the supply chain industry. Having seen many angles of the supply chain over the course of my career, there’s one thing I know to be true: Every...