IT Suppliers
Artificial intelligence is beginning to move beyond analyzing logistics operations toward systems capable of independently planning and acting across supply chains, according to DHL's latest assessment of technologies expected to reshape the industry.
The DHL Logistics Trend Radar 8.0 identifies Agentic AI as one of the highest-impact emerging technologies, with potential applications ranging from anticipating inventory shortages and rerouting freight around disruptions to dynamically adjusting transportation capacity.
Agentic AI is one of ...
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Awery Aviation Software has launched a beta tool allowing air cargo companies to query operational data stored in its enterprise resource planning platform directly through AI applications including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Cursor.
The Ask Awery functionality uses Model Context Protocol, or MCP, to connect AI ...
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Descartes Systems Group has spent about US$220 million on two logistics technology acquisitions in eight days, adding freight brokerage transportation management and 3PL warehouse fulfillment capabilities to its Global Logistics Network.
The company acquired California-based Extensiv for about US$120 million Sept. 1, following its US$100 million ...
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Descartes Systems Group has acquired freight brokerage technology provider Tai Software for about US$100 million, expanding its transportation management capabilities and adding shipment and carrier execution data to its Global Logistics Network.
California-based Tai provides an AI-enabled transportation management system for freight brokers covering truckload, less-than-truckload, ...
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Einride and DAF Trucks are partnering to integrate autonomous-driving technology into DAF electric trucks, moving the companies toward eventual commercial deployment of SAE Level 4 autonomous electric freight vehicles.
The companies will initially work with Dutch research institute TNO to define and test integration of Einride's ...
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Enterprise AI startup Freehand has raised US$75 million to expand deployment of autonomous artificial intelligence agents designed to manage supply chain spending, procurement and invoice processing for large global manufacturers and retailers.
The Series B financing was co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners, with ...
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Cargo iQ has restructured its board to give airlines, freight forwarders and ground handling companies more balanced representation as it pushes wider adoption of its air cargo quality standards across the supply chain.
Three new members joined the board: Jeanne-Mari Reardon, vice president air product EMEA ...
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GEODIS has introduced electric delivery vehicles for last-mile operations in Vietnam, becoming one of the first logistics providers to deploy electric-powered urban distribution in the country.
The initiative supports business-to-business and business-to-consumer deliveries for luxury and retail customers in Ho Chi Minh City using VinFast EC ...
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By Jordan Kass
When Transportation Management Systems first emerged in the 1990s, shippers were excited about the promise of technology that could operate their supply chains. But as with all tech tools, they quickly realized these systems weren’t exactly the easy button they hoped for. A ...
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The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is reshaping investment priorities, with capital increasingly flowing toward the physical infrastructure needed to support AI rather than the applications themselves, according to a new Baker Tilly report.
The firm’s Investment Monitor: AI & Digital Infrastructure concludes that data centers, ...
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