DC Velocity - May 2018

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The most misunderstood concept in the market today? The difference between systems integration and data integration, says blogger Shannon Vaillancourt. Simply integrating your TMS with a provider’s track-and-trace system doesn’t give you visibility into your shipments, while integration with a carrier’s freight invoice data won’t provide you with financial visibility. So how do you find a solution that offers true data integration? Vaillancourt reveals the three key questions to ask—and answers to look for—in his blog “Don’t be fooled: Finding true data integration.” Read it at blogs.dcvelocity.com/logistics_problem_solving/.

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; Companies will have to make their supply chains more personalized, accurate, and timely if they want to be around in 10 years. That’s one of the key takeaways from part one of a multiyear study, “Logistics 2030: Navigating a disruptive decade,” co-sponsored by DCV. Although the results of the initial study won’t be released until later this year, you can get a sneak preview at www.dcvelocity.com/dcvtv/news/.

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