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Why Intelligent Supply Chains Will Rule the World

Future intermodal transport must overcome an array of standards and interoperability issues

Elizabeth Gasiorowski Denis
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 12:02
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Global freight transport is a key component in the trade of goods and materials, but new demands on the transport network are creating fresh challenges for data. Transport companies are endeavoring to meet those new demands, but are they successful? Discover how an adaptive, intelligent supply chain—built around standards—accelerates innovation and drives change.

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Imagine an advanced, interconnected freight transport network that connects goods safely, quickly, and cost-efficiently; a network that makes different modes of transport easier to use than ever before, and provides reliable, predictable, and accessible information to enable moving a product from A to B to reach its final destination.

In today’s congested world, most would agree that the e-logistics related to movement of goods is a growing field, and one that will not plateau. Companies are seeking faster and better ways to get product to market and on consumer’s shelves or in their driveways. At the same time, many would agree that demand frequently outstrips the available capacity of transport infrastructure. There can be few companies that have not experienced sporadic load disparities, slow freight movement, or high transport expenses.

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