Good news, this is NOT yet another article extolling the virtues of blockchains! In fact, it’s somewhat the contrary. We are not saying that blockchains are bad or useless, but some of us have been a little too optimistic in… Read More
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Is the Tesla Semi a Game Changer in Long Haul Trucking?
Tesla has announced that their long-awaited, electric-powered “Semi” will be made available to some customers as early as the second half of this year. The truck initially unveiled in prototype form back in November of 2017 has garnered a great… Read More
JBF Freight Transportation Bulletin #4
Hot off the press: JBF Freight Transportation Bulletin February 2020. In this issue… TL Operating Costs, Freight Market Index January 2020, Analytics and Optimization Opportunities for an Automotive TMS, and more. Read the latest issue HERE. Subscribe for updates: https://lnkd.in/e5kRGBd
Automation Isn’t Always the Answer
Humans have been making predictions probably ever since we’ve developed consciousness. Most people will agree that the vast majority of predictions with a distant horizon have proven untrue. A few were spot-on such as concepts like video telephony and self-driving… Read More
Detail Design of a TMS Implementation
This past week, three JBF Consulting colleagues and a dedicated group of subject matter experts, business leads and IT leads/analysts on the client-side spent this past week sequestered in a windowless conference room. We were hashing out the detail design… Read More
Freight Market Index January 2020 Transportation Market Insight To Thrive Beyond Today
BluJay Freight Market Index January 2020 Guest commentary by Mike Mulqueen, JBF Consulting As we kick off 2020, financial and freight industry analysts are busy reading the TL market tea leaves. Given the complete turnaround in market dynamics between… Read More
TMS Kick-Off for an Automotive Industry Manufacturer
Analytics and Optimization Opportunities Uncovered During Initial Kick-off Kick-offs are typically our favorite part of a project. Spirits are high; you get to meet a whole bunch of new, interesting and engaged people; and, you also get to learn the… Read More
Analytics & Optimization – A Beginning
It has been a little over a month since I joined JBF Consulting. I’ve had the opportunity to speak with the entire staff and some of its clients. I learnt about the quality work our consultants are doing and the… Read More
Are So-Called ‘Digital Transformations’ Really Transformative?
A couple of weeks ago, I visited with a large global CPG company to discuss (what else!) their challenges and opportunities with their TMS. This group had just finished up a multi-year “mega project” to re-platform their old system and… Read More
The Three Big Challenges of Fleet Territory Planning
By Claudio Mendez and Mike Mulqueen, JBF Consulting Fleet territory planning or “Re-Routing” is a tactical modeling process used by shippers with pickup, delivery or service truck fleets. The process is “optimally” performed seasonally or annually with the objective of creating… Read More