According to a recent McKinsey Global Survey, 9 out of 10 of executives are currently experiencing an overall talent shortage or expect one in the next few years. When asked where the greatest need exists, they most often say data analytics (43%) and IT management (26%).
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics supports these findings in its prediction that at least over half a million new IT jobs will need to be filled in the next 10 years in order for American businesses to keep up with advances in technology.
Tasked with meeting new and changing shipper demands, DDC found that carriers need a cost-effective way to leverage an expansive range of programming languages and skill levels to extend a consistent experience across their shipper base, regardless of each one's individual IT investment.
To help fulfill this need, DDC recently announced a new assortment of IT services to help transportation and logistics providers secure the programming and development talent they require - within budget.
We sat down with Chad Crotty, Vice President of Sales at DDC, to dive into how IT Outsourcing with DDC works and why many industry leaders outsource top talent to hit IT milestones.
Our team is equipped to provide dedicated and highly skilled IT support, whether for specific short-term projects or ongoing support to overcome the integration and visibility hurdles. We offer four primary service offerings - Systems Development, Database Development, .NET Programming, and E-commerce.
Many of DDC’s carriers have thousands of customers. However, not all of their customers are ready or willing to leap API integration. This requires balancing between proactive customers who embrace innovation and those who are a little slower to jump on the bandwagon. We help fill that gap.
We assign a project manager from our client account management team to guide you through the rollout and maintain a regular communication and service delivery cadence. Your dedicated IT team will work with you and alongside your internal staff for the duration of the project or contractual commitment.
We have a steadily growing in-house team with various programming language capabilities. Once we understand the client's needs, we provide any other training requirements if it does not already exist in-house. DDC continues cross-training, hiring, and educating recruits through a hands-on training program.
We are a 24-hour operation, and your devoted team would work around the clock to ensure you get the support you need when you need it most.
DDC’s IT team members have been with the company since its first freight projects kicked off over 15 years ago. However, it’s worth noting that our team is agile and can provide IT support to almost any industry and/or organization.
PHP-based applications can run on OS like UNIX, Linux, and Windows. A key benefit for the transportation industry is that it is platform-independent. For example, when used in web development, one typical example of where our PHP expertise supports clients is within online dashboards.
In our Systems Development offering, we can help clients build and deploy a wide range of programs that leverage .NET. We’ve found that desktop applications develop faster in .NET. One example would be internal tool desktop applications.
Many transportation companies rely heavily on IBMi, also known as AS/400; most IBMi applications are written in RPG. Tightly integrated with DB2 UDB/400, RPG programming can further enhance client business applications support ERP system integrations.
One capability that is increasing in demand is Android mobile application development. Its complexity is rooted in requiring knowledge of object-oriented programming (OOP), which is a bit complex in itself. In addition, an API must be created to centralize the data for mobile activation. We build APIs using PHP, Java, Python, etc.
Yes, we provide talent to support EDI Mapping today, and it is readily available for continued growth in this area. Due to its intricacies and little room for error, many in transportation and logistics are leaning on third-party experts like DDC to manage their EDI capabilities and ensure business process success.
A lack of qualified programmers and developers, combined with a company's tendency to run on tight budgets, has made it easy to put IT hiring on the back burner. This approach is dangerous in a rapidly changing tech landscape and will inevitably force industry leaders to seek a partner with the expertise needed to keep their operations afloat.