CloudSort Corporation, a logistics technology company redefining how packaged goods move through the supply chain, marked its next industry impact at the Home Delivery World conference in Philadelphia
CloudSort curated a panel of supply chain and logistics leaders to dive into a discussion around the under-innovated and often ignored, yet vital middle mile. As a pioneering innovator of the middle mile, CloudSort discussed how its proprietary and modular cloud-based software platform creates beneficial partnerships while delivering value that enhances the end customer experience.
The panel was moderated by Kevin Lawton, founder and host of The New Warehouse podcast, which has featured CloudSort CEO and founder Derek Szopa on its podcast, and included a diverse group of experts across the supply chain including:
- ·Ryan Park, Head of Product & Insights, CloudSort
- Ellen Voie, CEO/Founder/President, Women In Trucking
- Allison Ullrich, Director of Supply Chain, Outer
- Dwight Shakespeare, eCommerce Director, Jillamy
“It’s no surprise that the middle mile has historically been deprioritized within the industry, however, we continue to see increasing attention being given to its importance and ability to transport goods from points A to B more efficiently thanks to the technological advancements transforming today’s supply chain,” said Szopa. “We were inspired to bring partners and industry experts together in our panel discussion to share the ways a modular middle mile can do just that for their businesses, shippers, carriers and the end-consumer.”
Having tackled some of the middle mile’s biggest challenges, CloudSort’s cloud-based sortation software brings together all the players – omnichannel retailers, online retailers, fulfillment centers and third-party logistics businesses (3PLs), shippers, carriers and end-consumers – with an ecosystem that reduces capital intensity and improves efficiency by moving work to the point of greatest value creation.
With the middle mile becoming more prominent, companies are taking steps to control aspects of their delivery experience, and CloudSort enables them to make smarter choices about how shipments move along the supply chain, benefiting e-commerce by extending order windows and providing capacity that scales.
As a result of this, CloudSort’s modular platform has been named Sortation System Innovation of the Year by SupplyTech Breakthrough, which received more than 1,400 nominations and recognizes the world’s best companies, products and services in the supply chain technology and logistics industry.
A first-of-its-kind cloud-based sortation software that sorts, groups and routes packages based on the parameters defined by a user or system, the CloudSort platform is modular – able to be configured in real-time, while reducing barriers to entry for organizations that want to take control of their own supply chain.
It’s infinitely scalable, providing an agile and adaptive approach that harnesses predictive technology to sort smarter and route better.
Knowing the industry’s complex, systemic problems required a paradigm shift and not just incremental adjustments, CloudSort designed its platform to address the issues for shippers and carriers to trade in delivery capacity.
Unlike other package-level sortation systems on the market, CloudSort sortation operations are easier, cheaper and faster to build, which puts deliveries closer to their destinations, sooner.
CloudSort enables adaptive nodes, rather than static pre-planned hub-and-spoke routes, through smarter sortation earlier on and that rely on artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
Partners can engage in multiple ways through modular solutions that can scale up and down, so it’s fully customizable, meaning CloudSort technology is interoperable and designed for seamless integration with both shippers’ and carriers’ existing tech stacks.
CloudSort’s middle mile software platform is the backbone of its modular solutions, which can be configured to meet the specific needs of any business since it integrates with existing systems and partners.
The CloudSort network is a combination of company and host-operated facilities, where all facilities use the same software and follow established processes to ensure a uniform experience across all locations.
With established operations in Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Nashville, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City, CloudSort expanded its U.S. footprint to Illinois and Ohio bringing total to eight operations to serve clients across the country.
For more information, go to www.cloudsort.com
