CargoWise
WiseTech Global: When the Need for Control Defies Reason - Part 2 of 2.
WiseTech Global's Founder and Executive Chairman is now firmly in control. But will the ASIC make his position impossible, or is this the beginning of a revival arc?
Anthony Miller
Six years and some change at WiseTech Global turned me into a logistics nerd. Passionate about all things tech, I still can't decide between Macbook or a Windows. Dreaming of changing supply chains.
CargoWise
WiseTech Global: The Beginning of the Next Chapter, or the Start of a Slow and Painful Decline? - Part 1 of 2.
WiseTech Global wiped over 30% off its valuation in the past six months. Is this the beginning of a death by a thousand cuts, or the opportunity to bounce back, stronger than ever before?
Gartner
Gartner’s RTTVP Magic Quadrant Decline: A Wake-Up Call for Logistics Leaders
A 50% drop in Magic Quadrant participants between 2021 and 2024 raises questions about the Magic Quadrant's relevance, highlighting potential flaws in vendor evaluation and Gartner's methods. The big question is: what can logistics leaders do about it?
Freight forwarding
From Controlling The Narrative to Losing The Room.
WiseTech Global, leading freight forwarding software provider, seems to be struggling to keep its word after making some bold announcements in 2024.
Supply Chain
Will AI finally end supply chains' love affair with Excel?
Did you have a Dave Clark redemption arc on your 2024 supply chain bingo board? Neither did I. With great funding comes great responsibility, will Auger live up to the hype?
Supply Chain
Honey, we shrank VCs.
Venture Capital is in a weird place, with logistics and supply chain companies paying the price. Will they bounce back, or is this the end of logistics technology innovation through VC funding?
Logistics
A lesson in controlling the narrative by WiseTech Global.
Very few companies excel at writing their own story in today's highly mediatized and ever-scrutinized world. Yet somehow, this Australian logistics technology company has once again crafted an intricate storyline for the next financial year, and the markets are loving it. But when you read between the lines,
The Golden Era of Logistics Technology that never happened.
"We've always done it this way." Now if that isn't the most dangerous phrase in business, I'm not sure what is. What we've seen in the logistics technology world over the past decade is deeply rooted in that one phrase.
Logistics Technology has an addiction problem.
Logistics technology is broken. Not all logistics technology is bad or dysfunctional. There are some great solutions out there today that directly solve real problems faced by logistics service providers and cargo owners alike. What I'm getting at here is a different kind of broken. Everything surrounding logistics
RTTVP is now scorched earth
Before “AI” was all anyone could talk about, another buzzword dominated the logistics technology landscape. This buzzword was, as all buzzwords are in logistics technology, used lightly, thrown around like a dog's favorite chew toy, thrust upon us so often that we grew very tired of hearing it.
Is WiseTech Global in a race against itself?
In the second half of August 2024 WiseTech Global will publish the annual results of their 30th anniversary in business. After recently announcing another price increase which should impact all customers, as well as a lack of any meaningful announcements thus far in this important milestone year, I, as well
Flexport Does Everything Big, Including Layoffs.
Is Flexport testing the water to see just how big of a layoff round they can get away with? Are things really made worse by Dave Clark's short time as CEO? Will he be used as an excuse to hide the sad reality that Flexport can only handle