Mike Mulqueen, our Executive Principal of Strategy & Innovation, was recently quoted in a Supply Chain Brain article. Read his insights here.
SupplyChainBrain Interview with Mike Mulqueen and ORTEC CEO Mat Witte

Mike Mulqueen, our Executive Principal of Strategy & Innovation, was recently quoted in a Supply Chain Brain article. Read his insights here.
A TMS is a major investment, so when it doesn’t live up to your expectations, it’s frustrating (and that’s putting it mildly). The good news is that all is not lost—a little seasonal maintenance will go a long way.
5 practical tactics we leverage with our clients to help better understand and quantify integration effort before they become “budgetary shock” issues during an implementation.
by Tony Wayda
Mergers and acquisitions can disrupt supply chains and create integration challenges for shippers. From planning and risk mitigation to change management and technology decisions, this article dives into how to maintain a resilient supply chain during these transformative events.
Truckload costs and the associated market prices are—for three years in a row now—still at or near the lowest threshold that the market can support. Here is the Commercial Trucking Operating Costs Mid-Year 2024-Q3 Update.
The Inland Distribution Conference is a three-day event focused on North American transportation and logistics in the region’s cargo capital of Chicago. Mike Mulqueen will discuss the 4 critical steps that shippers should use to ensure that the right logistics technologies are selected and deployed.
Oracle OTM: advanced and integrated GTM and TMS capabilities reviewed. These are the 5 areas that we found most interesting, both in terms of innovative capabilities as well as opportunities we would like to see further investment in.
Industry experts explore the latest market trends and challenges in North American freight transportation, including artificial intelligence, transportation networks, nearshoring, sustainability, and data-driven decision making. Going one step further, discover solutions empowering shippers and carriers to respond more quickly, intelligently, and effectively.
AI and the underlying technologies are not a system and solution in and of itself but instead as a means to enhance existing processes and increase employee productivity. Explore practical applications and overcome skepticism in this insightful guide to AI’s impact on transportation and logistics technology.
As regulations tighten and sustainability goals become more ambitious, telematics systems and route optimization software offer powerful tools for fleet managers can make significant strides in reducing GHG emissions and promoting sustainable fleet operations.
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