Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Bart De Muynck, One of Supply Chain's Top Industry Analysts, Joins project44 as Chief Industry Office

project44 adds deeper supply chain knowledge to its C-Suite

project44, the leading supply chain visibility platform, today announced Bart De Muynck has joined the company as Chief Industry Officer to enhance industry and customer collaboration and engagement and to inform project44's product and services strategies based on his expertise and market interaction.

"One of the greatest assets to our team is domain expertise," said Jett McCandless, project44 Founder and CEO. "Bart has worked in the supply chain industry for more than 20 years and will offer invaluable insight as project44 continues building out its solutions across global markets. We've admired Bart's work for years; He's one of the leading advocates for technology advancements in supply chain management, which makes him a perfect fit at project44."


De Muynck joins project44 after spending the last eight years as a vice president and analyst at Gartner. While at Gartner, his research focused on delivery processes, transportation planning, analytics, yard management and fleet telematics. Prior to the analyst firm, De Muynck spent 20 years working in supply chain, logistics and technology across North America and Europe, at companies including PepsiCo, Elemica, Penske, GE and more.

"Through my time at Gartner, I got to know the project44 team and witnessed how the platform is leading the charge in supply chain visibility," De Muynck said. "I couldn't pass up the opportunity to join this team and continue to evangelize the need for and benefits of supply chain visibility."

In addition to working closely with customers, De Muynck will speak at industry events, sharing his insights, new advancements in technology and expertise across the industry. He'll continue offering thought leadership and speak to the challenges facing supply chain professionals.

"Bart is one of the deepest and most connected thinkers on emerging global supply chain trends. Becoming a member of the executive team at project44, the world's most connected supply chain network, will help usher in Jett's vision for a central orchestration network for the global physical economy," added Craig Fuller, Founder and CEO of FreightWaves.

With over $860 million in investment, project44 is executing its strategic growth plan, including expanding its offering in 170+ countries and building the largest carrier network with more than 140,000 multimodal carrier integrations. project44 serves 1,000+ customers, providing real-time tracking, port intelligence and more.

Join Bart at project44's upcoming Supply Chain LIVE event. Register here. For more information on project44's recent announcements and executive speaking engagements, check out the news page.

About project44
project44 is on a mission to make supply chains work. As the supply chain connective tissue, project44 operates the world's most trusted end-to-end visibility platform that tracks more than 1 billion shipments annually for over 1,000 of the leading brands, including top companies in manufacturing, automotive, retail, life sciences, food & beverage, and oil, chemical & gas. Using project44, shippers and carriers across the globe drive greater predictability, resiliency and sustainability.

The undisputed leader in the market, project44 was named the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant, #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2022, the Customer's Choice in Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report. project44 is headquartered in Chicago with a diverse team spanning 17 global offices. To learn more, visit www.project44.com.

https://www.project44.com/press-releases/bart-de-muynck-joins-project44

The Latest

CSCMP EDGE 2024: Yale
DCV-TV 5: Solution Profiles

CSCMP EDGE 2024: Yale

More Stories

Survey: In-store shopping sentiment up 21%

Survey: In-store shopping sentiment up 21%

E-commerce activity remains robust, but a growing number of consumers are reintegrating physical stores into their shopping journeys in 2024, emphasizing the need for retailers to focus on omnichannel business strategies. That’s according to an e-commerce study from Ryder System, Inc., released this week.

Ryder surveyed more than 1,300 consumers for its 2024 E-Commerce Consumer Study and found that 61% of consumers shop in-store “because they enjoy the experience,” a 21% increase compared to results from Ryder’s 2023 survey on the same subject. The current survey also found that 35% shop in-store because they don’t want to wait for online orders in the mail (up 4% from last year), and 15% say they shop in-store to avoid package theft (up 8% from last year).

Keep ReadingShow less

Featured

containers stacked in a yard

Reinke moves from TIA to IANA in top office

Transportation industry veteran Anne Reinke will become president & CEO of trade group the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) at the end of the year, stepping into the position from her previous post leading third party logistics (3PL) trade group the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA), both organizations said today.

Reinke will take her new job upon the retirement of Joni Casey at the end of the year. Casey had announced in July that she would step down after 27 years at the helm of IANA.

Keep ReadingShow less
Krish Nathan of SDI Element Logic

Krish Nathan of SDI Element Logic

In Person interview: Krish Nathan of SDI Element Logic

Krish Nathan is the Americas CEO for SDI Element Logic, a provider of turnkey automation solutions and sortation systems. Nathan joined SDI Industries in 2000 and honed his project management and engineering expertise in developing and delivering complex material handling solutions. In 2014, he was appointed CEO, and in 2022, he led the search for a strategic partner that could expand SDI’s capabilities. This culminated in the acquisition of SDI by Element Logic, with SDI becoming the Americas branch of the company.

A native of the U.K., Nathan received his bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Coventry University and has studied executive leadership at Cranfield University.

Keep ReadingShow less

Logistics gives back: September 2024

  • Toyota Material Handling and its nationwide network of dealers showcased their commitment to improving their local communities during the company’s annual “Lift the Community Day.” Since 2021, Toyota associates have participated in an annual day-long philanthropic event held near Toyota’s Columbus, Indiana, headquarters. This year, the initiative expanded to include participation from Toyota’s dealers, increasing the impact on communities throughout the U.S. A total of 324 Toyota associates completed 2,300 hours of community service during this year’s event.

Toyota Material Handling

  • The PMMI Foundation, the charitable arm of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, awarded nearly $200,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in the packaging and processing industry. Each year, the PMMI Foundation provides academic scholarships to students studying packaging, food processing, and engineering to underscore its commitment to the future of the packaging and processing industry.
  • Truck leasing and fleet management services provider Fleet Advantage hosted its “Kids Around the Corner Foundation” back-to-school backpack drive in July. During the event, company associates assembled 200 backpacks filled with essential school supplies for high school-age students. The backpacks were then delivered to Henderson Behavioral Health’s Youth & Family Services location in Tamarac, Florida.

Fleet Advantage

Keep ReadingShow less
Forklift in warehouse

Hyster-Yale partners with Dept. of Defense’s SkillBridge program

After years in the military, service members and their spouses can find the transition to civilian life difficult. For many, a valuable support on that journey is the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) SkillBridge program. During their final 180 days of service, participants in the program are connected with companies that provide them with civilian work experience and training. There is no cost to those companies while the service member continues receiving military compensation and benefits.

Among the SkillBridge program’s supporters is Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, which provides lift trucks and technology solutions, primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names. Hyster-Yale and its independently owned dealers partner with SkillBridge to recruit and train current service members, specifically for positions as skilled technicians.

Keep ReadingShow less