Last week Amazon mentioned in its quarterly earnings call that the company is evolving its free two-day shipping program for Prime customers to “a free one-day shipping program.” (“Almost nonchalantly,” as Bloomberg reported. Surely Amazon understood the shockwaves...
Real-time visibility solutions that provide truck tracking are hot. But the visibility is less than total. Part of the problem is driver compliance. But even with less that 100% visibility, the ROI can be very good. Continue reading on...
Whether the budget is held by IT, Logistics or Transportation, no one has unlimited dollars. So when supply chain leaders evaluate potential technology investments, they are typically trying to distinguish the nice-to-have technologies from the need-to-have solutions....
I take the Brown Line into the Chicago Loop each day for work. FourKites HQ is high up in the Ogilvy Building downtown and has a terrific view of the lake. It also overlooks one of the busiest highway intersections in the USA, where interstates 290, 90 and 94 converge...
We often invite customers to share their experiences as they strive to transform their supply chains, create efficiencies and drive new innovations. Hearing their stories of challenges, lessons learned and successes can be extremely beneficial, especially for those...
“Network effects” is a term that was coined when the original telephone networks took off more than a century ago. The basic idea is that a single telephone is completely worthless. Add a second and suddenly you have something useful. Keep adding phones and people,...
Improving on the decades old practice of shipment visibility is all the rage right now, and it’s about time. For too long, shippers have relied on outdated manual processes to answer critical questions about location and status of freight in transit. Today, FourKites...
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Bottlenecks are the enemy of supply chains. Think of them as points of congestion in a chain of interdependent processes. Everything slows down – or stops entirely – because of a backup in the system. Bottlenecks are, by nature, productivity killers, and they...
It can be a challenge to find a company that gives you the opportunity to both test yourself and build something special. Fortunately, you aren’t alone in your search. We’re highlighting nine Chicago companies with growing tech teams that are working on big, impactful...
