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Top Air Freight Trends for 2019. How Are They Tracking at the Half Way Mark?

Leah Barrier

Jun 7, 2019
2 min

Top Air Freight Trends for 2019. How Are They Tracking at the Half Way Mark?

Early Q1 allowed us the opportunity to establish deliberate conversations surrounding the trends predicted to impact the air freight forwarding industry as the year progressed. Now, halfway through 2019, we have decided to revisit these projections to ascertain continued relevance, if any. 1. Automation and digitalization: As written in our initial blog, “While automated sectors of supply chains have been progressively increasing over the past year, the efficiency and instant

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Leah Barrier

Apr 18, 2019
4 min

Adapting to the New Supply Chain

There is an abrupt movement within the logistics and supply chain industry taking place in a quick and compounding manner. It seems to be clinging to the notion, adapt-or-fail. At the time of this article update we are experiencing a global pandemic (COVID-19). This unprecedented event is another invested interest raising the necessary stakes for your business to be flexible and always ready for the unimaginable. Transcending in theory, is the idea that cargo and the comprehe

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Is Your Supply Chain Upgraded with the Latest Version?

Leah Barrier

Mar 15, 2019
2 min

Is Your Supply Chain Upgraded with the Latest Version?

Evidence of automated progression surfaced last year with promises for innovative implementation and efficiency in the coming months. What does this mean for the future of your supply chain? Faster quotes, transparent start to end tracking, expedited delivery times, and fewer logistical errors. Paper trail has notoriously branded the air freight industry as of late, but prepare to see this term quickly replaced with updated nuances including paperless and automation. The effi

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"Ride Sharing" Freight Set to Expand Globally

Leah Barrier

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

"Ride Sharing" Freight Set to Expand Globally

Ridesharing apps and other electronically summoned Transportation Network Company’s (TNC) have been dabbling in the logistics and freight transport industry as of late. While the domestic expansion is not necessarily breaking news, an international addition and global reach would be. Uber Freight is currently in the tongue-and-cheek phase of introducing their international business model. While Uber is already an international company, their freight sector remains solely tied

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Next Steps to a Fully Automated Supply Chain

Leah Barrier

Feb 8, 2019
2 min

Next Steps to a Fully Automated Supply Chain

Sooner than later, supply chains will have the ability to run from distribution through fulfillment with minimal human interaction. Enter full automation. Set the scene: Software partnered with Artificial Intelligence (AI) could automate orders through consumer demand, most likely through digitized anticipation using machine learning and internet cookie crumbs. Autonomous warehouse bots then pick and pack, shuttling them to both driverless trucks and computerized drones. Whil

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Should You Be Integrating Supply Chain Automation?

Leah Barrier

Jan 25, 2019
3 min

Should You Be Integrating Supply Chain Automation?

It seems only fitting to interject a counter position right when the logistics and supply chain industry is picking up full steam on the train to automation. Perhaps it’s a bit hypocritical, but all seemingly good and progressive things need to be handled and implemented with care. Certain due processes are required to maximize workflow and seamless efficiency. Should your entire supply chain be automated? Only part of it? By approaching the topic on a comprehensive scale and

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Digitized Logistics. Is Paper Officially a Thing of the Past?

Leah Barrier

Jan 18, 2019
2 min

Digitized Logistics. Is Paper Officially a Thing of the Past?

Technological advances in; human error out. Chalk 2018 up to toe dips in the proverbial digitized pond. Evidence of automated progression surfaced multiple times throughout 2018 with inevitable promises for grander implementation and efficiency in 2019. What does this mean for your business supply chain? Faster quotes, transparent start to end tracking, expedited delivery times, and fewer logistical errors or lost documentation. Paper trail has been a term notoriously branded

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The Top 3 Air Freight Trends Coming in 2019

Leah Barrier

Jan 11, 2019
2 min

The Top 3 Air Freight Trends Coming in 2019

January is synonymous with goals, trends, and exuberant anticipation of the coming year. International air freight logistics is no different. Market volatility, Brexit negotiations, trade wars and impending tariff increases may all be highly visible, and despite the looming uncertainty, 2019 is still suggesting industry wide growth. We at CLN Worldwide have compiled a January list of air cargo trends we expect to make noise in 2019. 1. Automation and digitalization While auto

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Filling the Technological Gap in Logistics

Leah Barrier

Sep 21, 2018
2 min

Filling the Technological Gap in Logistics

The urgency to revolutionize the logistics industry overnight is not only unrealistic, but completely void of a linear thought process in regards to freight forwarding. Complete automation is the goal but the steps to get there add up to more than any current system can climb. It is naïve to think that industry wide autonomy is not the future of transportation. It will happen; however, it is unrealistic to assume that it will happen with one single system within the next 12-1

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The Future of Your Supply Chain is Automation & Robotics

Leah Barrier

Sep 7, 2018
2 min

The Future of Your Supply Chain is Automation & Robotics

Automation overview – How long before full implementation How robotics efficiently streamline supply chain production A heightened level of eagerness surrounds the logistics industry in regards to technological advances with an increased focus on automation. With the surge in ecommerce, distribution challenges are conversely on the rise, all while consumer needs for expedited convenience is becoming a global standard. The general confusion derived from the urgency (or lack th

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Automation is Now. Is Your Logistics Provider Properly Equipped?

Leah Barrier

Aug 17, 2018
2 min

Automation is Now. Is Your Logistics Provider Properly Equipped?

In the beginning, there were Telex machines. Today, there is e-commerce. An online industry so revolutionary that it could be coined as the primary factor for the global increase in expedited air cargo shipments and the continuing rise of air freight volume in general. But can the world of air freight keep up with increasing demand and the impending implementation of automation? In short, yes. But only if certain digitalized changes take place across the board – and fast. The

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