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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

Irrespective of getting a small or a large IT budget, by managing it well, technology decision makers can put their organization’s resources effectively toward delivering great business benefits. For the freight transportation company, business intelligence (BI) is one area where IT can have a top-line impact. “We

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Freight Forwarder: Key Workflows and Technology

Altexsoft

Freight forwarders are experts that boost global trade and international transportation. Freight forwarders are intermediaries between shippers (manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers) and carriers ( sea , air, and land transportation providers) that organize and coordinate the movement of goods across international borders.

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Supply Chain Control Tower: Enhancing Visibility and Resilience

Altexsoft

“Control towers are the artificial intelligence (AI) of supply chain. Leading executives focus on building resilient and intelligent supply chains that can withstand the turmoil due to data-based proactive decisions. Everyone wants to have it, but nobody quite knows how it works.” Christian Titze, vice president analyst at Gartner.

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Airport Technology Management: Operations, Software Solutions and Vendors

Altexsoft

The system can supply different information for different segments of users: passengers, airport staff, crew, or members of specific departments, authorities, business partners, or police. Imagine an airport. What are the first things that come to mind? Airport automation speeds up the processes and improves the quality of service.

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Rail Fleet Management: How Technologies Help Handle Asset Tracking and Maintenance in Freight Rail Industry

Altexsoft

Railroads are an indispensable part of the supply chain when transporting both bulk shipments and intermodal containers. Most businesses mainly focus on asset tracking and maintenance, but there are more activities involved. All the rest are smaller, regional/short-line operators that connect industries to supply sources (e.g.,

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Terminal Operating Systems: Main Features, Integration, and Providers Overview

Altexsoft

A global business news channel CNBC created Supply Chain Heat Maps to track the levels of container terminal performance. For example, in the US, the situation in the Port of Oakland is the worst with vessels taking an average of six days to unload and load (import containers are waiting for eleven days to get transported).

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RTLS in Warehouses: Boosting Efficiency with IoT-Based Systems

Altexsoft

Then, all this data is transferred to the cloud for storage and processing. Delivery speed suffers a lot, leading to transportation delays and customer dissatisfaction. Having an intelligent RTLS in place, staff get clear instructions from wrist computers, AR-glasses, or machine-mounted tablets (sometimes audio devices are also used).

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