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Breaking Down Data Silos in Supply Chain: How Splice Connects Systems for Efficient Logistics and Interoperability

Interoperability is a central tenent of Splice. When data moves easily between systems, the result is faster processes and lower costs.

Splice Exports Expands to Rail: Transforming Export Logistics with Rail Receiving Dates

Kevin Speers

3 min read

Splice Exports Expands to Rail: Transforming Export Logistics with Rail Receiving Dates

Splice is excited to announce the addition of rail receiving to Splice Exports, further enhancing its ability to provide visibility into exp

Event-Driven Data Automation: An Elixir for Many Ailments in Shipping and Logistics

Chris Ruddick

4 min read

Event-Driven Data Automation: An Elixir for Many Ailments in Shipping and Logistics

Event-driven automation creates a lot of value because it can affect so many aspects of shipping and logistics.

Why Are Receiving Dates So Hard to Nail Down?

Kevin Speers

7 min read

Why Are Receiving Dates So Hard to Nail Down?

Our 2024 AgTC presentation on receiving dates and the various reasons they are hard to set and track. Spoiler alert: Using Splice will help!

What are Earliest Receiving Dates (ERD) and Cut-Off Dates in Export Container Shipping?

Kevin Speers

2 min read

What are Earliest Receiving Dates (ERD) and Cut-Off Dates in Export Container Shipping?

Let’s get into what earliest receiving dates (ERD)and cut-off dates entail and why they matter.

How Export Visibility Data Powers Container Shipping Success and Smooth Sailings

Kevin Speers

4 min read

How Export Visibility Data Powers Container Shipping Success and Smooth Sailings

Export visibility data are key to success. Earliest receiving dates, cut-offs, and vessel schedules underpin good management and planning.

Navigating Export Demurrage at Marine Terminals: Understanding Costs and Solutions

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Navigating Export Demurrage at Marine Terminals: Understanding Costs and Solutions

This article delves into the intricacies of export demurrage at marine terminals, exploring its causes, costs, and potential solutions.

Drayage Operations for Export Logistics: The Importance of Knowing the Earliest Receiving Date (ERD)

Kevin Speers

3 min read

Drayage Operations for Export Logistics: The Importance of Knowing the Earliest Receiving Date (ERD)

Drayage is critical to export container logistics. A key factor to success are timely updates to the earliest receiving dates.

Greenabl and Splice Announce Partnership to Accelerate Global Supply Chain Decarbonization

Kevin Speers

2 min read

Greenabl and Splice Announce Partnership to Accelerate Global Supply Chain Decarbonization

February 26, 2024 — Greenabl, the logistics industry's leading partner in achieving global supply chain decarbonization, has joined...

Demystifying Logistics iPaaS: Your Guide to Streamlined Business Integration

Chris Ruddick

3 min read

Demystifying Logistics iPaaS: Your Guide to Streamlined Business Integration

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses in supply chain, shipping and logistics are continually seeking ways to...

Unlocking Data Automation Challenges in Supply Chain and Logistics

Kevin Speers

3 min read

Unlocking Data Automation Challenges in Supply Chain and Logistics

Splice recently announced a partnership with Turvo, and it speaks to the challenges of aligning data in supply chain and logistics.

How to Manage Detention and Demurrage in a Post Surge World

Kevin Speers

5 min read

How to Manage Detention and Demurrage in a Post Surge World

Detention and demurrage won't go away in a post surge environment. Knowing how to manage accordingly as new rules and regs roll out is key.

The Biggest Event in LogTech 2022: Lessons for 2023 Operators

Chris Ruddick

4 min read

The Biggest Event in LogTech 2022: Lessons for 2023 Operators

Last year brought about many notable events in logistics tech, but perhaps the biggest was the dissolution of TradeLens.

How Automation is Improving the Employee Experience

Kevin Speers

4 min read

How Automation is Improving the Employee Experience

Automation drives effectiveness and efficiency, which are both staples in creating meaningful work for employees.

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Why Splice?

Instead of hearing issues within the supply chain and logistics industry, we heard a call to action and created Splice.

Chris Ruddick

5 min read

Reinforcing Digital Infrastructure

Digital infrastructure is the foundation of any business, and arguably, it is more important than physical assets for many businesses.

Container Yard Visibility: Splice Integration and Automation Increases Throughput and Efficiencies

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Container Yard Visibility: Splice Integration and Automation Increases Throughput and Efficiencies

High volumes posed several problems that threatened STI’s competitive position and risked losing market share. STI was looking for better...

One From Many: Trucking Data Integration to Keep Containers Moving

Kevin Speers

3 min read

One From Many: Trucking Data Integration to Keep Containers Moving

At Splice, we were working with a prominent trucking and warehousing company serving customers on the East Coast that was struggling to...

Data Standardization: Brewing Digital Bud Light

Chris Ruddick

2 min read

Data Standardization: Brewing Digital Bud Light

Standards are all around us, but the lack of consistent data formats drives higher costs and incompatibility. Splice solves these problems.

A Market-wide Reason for Workflow Integration

Kevin Speers

2 min read

A Market-wide Reason for Workflow Integration

In a recent Insights post on takeaways from TPMTech and TPM, we highlighted a notable description of our industry: “sclerotic, slow to...