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Why Supply Chain and Logistics Need To Be In the Cloud

Martin Hubert, CEO & President, Freightgate
July 12, 2013

Martin Hubert, chief executive officer with Freightgate, outlines the benefits of cloud technology for supply-chain managers and logistics providers. He suggests a roadmap to a "collaborative, inter-connected cloud." [Run Time (Min.): 10:20]

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