Visilion blog

Keep up to date with all our news, blogs, customer stories and press releases.

Visilion blog

Keep up to date with all our news, blogs, customer stories and press releases.

2023
27 July

Maximising asset utilisation isn’t a fantasy for logistics. Here’s why.

When it comes to improving how effectively your company uses logistics equipment, many teams have to resort to guesswork. But a new generation of asset utilisation optimisation is being shaped by real-time asset tracking. With real-time usage patterns and identification of underutilised equipment, there’s no longer a need to base your optimisation on hunches. 

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2023
28 June

Getting started with IoT tracking for logistics

The Internet of Things can give logistics teams automated insights about their operations for high-performance shipping, maximum utilisation of logistics assets and an optimised supply chain. But what are the best ways to get started? In this article, read about the opportunities and challenges with IoT tracking for logistics, as well as three tips for success.

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2023
28 June

How to prepare for a new era of logistics optimisation

Old-school logistics optimisation won’t keep your supply chain competitive. Here’s what modern methods can do to help your logistics team improve operational efficiency, reduce downtime, drive shipping KPIs – and take your supply chain optimisation to the next level.

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2023
17 April

Can your asset tracking technology keep up with modern logistics?

While tracking technologies can improve asset utilisation in your logistics operations, your success will depend on the type of technology you use. Minimising downtime and losses is more difficult when you depend on outdated technologies. Unfortunately, many businesses are stuck in the past.

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2023
11 April

The true value of container tracking for ocean cargo visibility

Long journeys across the seven seas – full of unexpected trans-shipments and untimely delays – make ocean freight visibility difficult. Many businesses turn to tracking container numbers. In this article, find out how to get more from container tracking and achieve advanced ocean freight visibility.

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2023
10 January

Overcome these 6 shipping disruptions with real-time cargo tracking

How can you use supply chain visibility day to day? The value of visibility is most obvious when it helps you overcome everyday shipment disruptions. Here are 6 shipping disruptions best solved by a global level of supply chain visibility – created with real-time cargo tracking.

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2023
10 January

3 visibility standards for electronics supply chain leaders today

If you want to solve the industry challenges facing electronics supply chains, visibility of cargo is vital. But visibility technologies can improve visibility in different ways. In this post, read about the three visibility standards electronics supply chain leaders should achieve in order to overcome their industry challenges.

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2022
22 December

Cargo tracking for snapshots vs. global visibility: what’s the difference?

Supply chain visibility is a hot topic. But not all visibility is created equal. Snapshot visibility and global visibility are two ends of the spectrum – with drastically different supply chain outcomes.

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2022
8 September

Transform the way you understand your supply chain with heatmap analytics

Learn all about Visilion’s new heatmap analytics – the perfect tool to dig deeper into your supply chain operations, reveal hidden inefficiencies and analyse your sticking points. What are heatmap analytics? What are they for? How do you use them? Project leader Peter Ekdahl explains it all.

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2022
7 June

How much visibility does it take to safely ship perishable goods?

Any logistics service provider knows the added difficulty of shipping food (that can spoil), flowers (that are easily crushed) or pharmaceuticals (with expiration dates). Improving visibility with real-time tracking offers the opportunity to address these difficulties, by increasing transparency, traceability & accountability. But how much visibility is enough?

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