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15 posts tagged with “analytics”
AAR's Freight Rail Research Consortium: Turning Academic Models Into Shipper-Ready Decisions
AAR's new academic consortium could improve rail forecasting and policy analysis, but shippers need governed data and measurable planning rules to capture value.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Prologis IBI Hits 59.3: Converting Warehouse Activity Into a Freight Demand Signal
Learn how to combine the Prologis IBI reading of 59.3 with internal warehouse and transportation data to anticipate freight demand and capacity pressure.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Shipper Freight Spending Rose 28.1% While Volume Fell: Fix the Cost-to-Volume Disconnect
Shipper freight spending rose 28.1% even as shipment volume declined. Learn how to isolate rate, mix, accessorial, and service drivers before the next budget review.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Supply Chain Data Errors Need a Cost-of-Decision Ledger
A cost-of-decision ledger connects logistics data errors to failed tenders, excess freight spend, detention, inventory mismatches, and customer penalties.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Johnson & Johnson’s 2029 Supply Chain Restructuring Needs a Logistics Benefits Ledger
Johnson & Johnson’s multi-year restructuring shows why logistics teams need a benefits ledger that separates true savings from volume and product-mix changes.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 1, 2026 · 6 min read
May Cass Freight Index Shows the Real Problem Is Cost per Shipment, Not Volume
May Cass Freight Index data shows shipments down only 1.2% year over year while expenditures rose 7.5%, making cost per shipment the freight KPI shippers need to manage now.
CXTMS InsightsJune 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Truckload Capacity Tightened Fast in April. Tender Rejections Belong in Every Shipper’s Early-Warning Dashboard.
April’s sharp truckload capacity tightening shows why tender rejections should sit beside rates, dwell, and service metrics in every shipper dashboard.
CXTMS InsightsMay 11, 2026 · 6 min read
Cass Freight Index Sends a Messier Signal: Rates Are Climbing Even When Shipments Aren’t
March’s Cass Freight Index showed shipments still down year over year while freight expenditures and linehaul rates kept climbing, a combination that should force shippers to rethink budgeting and procurement assumptions.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
AI in Transportation Has Hit the Majority Stage, but Most Teams Are Still Using It Too Narrowly
AI use is now mainstream in transportation, but many teams are still limiting it to reporting instead of turning it into faster, more automated operational decisions.
CXTMS InsightsApril 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Dematic Command Center: How Vendor-Agnostic Warehouse Intelligence Is Solving the Multi-System Visibility Crisis
Dematic's new Command Center platform unifies analytics across mixed-vendor warehouse automation — addressing the critical visibility gap that hampers nearly half of all distribution centers running multiple automation technologies.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 28, 2026 · 7 min read