The Logistics Academy

OCTOBER 18, 2017

As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world. Of course, capturing the data and then using it to make good decisions are two entirely different things.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. billion between 2015 and 2017.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 11, 2017

Increasingly, supply chains are all about the data. In the most memorable scene in The Graduate not featuring Mrs. Robinson, Dustin Hoffman is offered a one-word piece of advice about how to succeed in business: “Plastics.” If I were writing that scene today, I’d substitute the word: Data. Plastics.”.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. Data Analysis Grew Exponentially, Providing More End-to-End Visibility and Continuous Improvement. Data analysis is the companion of cloud-computing technologies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 23, 2024

RightHand Robotics , based just outside Boston and founded in 2015, manufacture the most important part of the robotic picking arm – the ‘hand’. This frees-up staff to add a personal touch to customer order engagement, for example by writing a gift note for the package.” This product is called ‘RightPick’.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. The device prevents vehicles from surpassing a certain speed, by harnessing GPS and on-board camera data to determine limits on a specific roadway. December transits fell 4.7%

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 3, 2021

Some examples of these are: U.S. Many other countries, refer to ICH guidelines gathering data on a product’s safety and efficacy to establish a cold chain strategy. ICH brings together many regulatory authorities to discuss data and establish those guidelines. In 2015, more than 150 businesses in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

COP28, which begins today, will see global business leaders take stock of progress since the 2015 Paris Agreement, emphasising the need for action to drive forward net-zero goals. Data needed to quantify carbon emissions within the supply chain can span multiple systems and suppliers.

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AIMMS

APRIL 20, 2015

At a time when Big Data and Analytics have the spotlight but still seem to be developing, it was inspiring to hear real examples of using analytics to drive cost savings, operational efficiencies and real tangible business value. For example, the 2014 Edelman winner was the Kid Risk Team at the U.S. Edelman gala.

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2015, there were roughly 17 global ocean carriers. For example, for one C.H. When needed, shippers should consider partnering with a logistics provider that can give data-driven market insights to drive smarter solutions for their business. But these issues aren’t a product of the pandemic alone.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Ethereum shares some common features with Bitcoin, including how it’s mined by computers and codifies unique data that can be used to track everything from transactions to an exchange of goods (more on that below). a pair of jeans that didn’t come from a sweatshop, for example. Blockchain in supply chain changes that.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For example, we foster a corporate culture in which it is clear to all team members that cybersecurity touches on the responsibility of each individual. The magazine expects “global cybercrime damage costs to grow by 15% per year over the next three years, reaching $10.5tr annually by 2025, up from $3tr in 2015.”.

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Stord

DECEMBER 1, 2022

MILLION IN SEED FUNDING TO GROW CATEGORY LEADING WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM Company expands team and software capabilities as it increases its warehousing facility footprint and offers improved supply chain optimization for its customers with data analytics — Atlanta-based STORD, has raised $2.4 STORD RAISES $2.4

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ShipLilly

MAY 11, 2021

For example, there is a lack of skilled personnel to handle supply chains and the sheer volume of goods that are being moved is straining virtually all international ports. These rises are real, even when compared to those that occurred during the labor unrest of 2015. Contractually defined free periods are being routinely missed.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Further functions make it possible to increase efficiency far beyond the specifications of EU Directive 2015/719, which will go into effect in May 2021. The data provided also makes preventive maintenance possible. In addition, it can serve as a basis for new business models, for example with load-dependent transport tariffs.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Unfortunately, slight contractions in the global economy in 2015 and 2016, reflecting the unrest seen in China and Germany, resulted in the scale back of purchasing by consumers. Between 2015 and 2016, freight shipping rates declined significantly, and dry van rates dropped up to 15 percent. Shipping LTL Rates Will Improve.

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Shipchain

MAY 3, 2019

billion in 2015, reports TechCrunch. Having actionable, irrefutable data has wide implications.” For example, according to Geotab.com , this has an additional implication for tracking detention time and pay. The trucking industry moves more than 70% of America’s freight, and gross freight revenues from trucking exceeded $726.4

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To get a better understanding of how the shared economy works within the supply chain, let’s take a look at some examples: Example #1: Amazon Flex. With the growing trend towards online shopping, e-commerce giant Amazon in 2015 turned to independent contractors—basically anyone with a car—to deliver parcels to homes and businesses.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

US-founded Tive is a good example, promising real-time shipment updates including such in-depth information as location, temperature, light and shock readings. The Tive logic is that with this data immediately available to carrier and shipper alike, a cargo under threat can be saved, to the benefit of all parties.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

For example, go to the Walmart, turn right, and it is the third house on the left. LLamasoft bought LogicNet in 2015 and Belcorp upgraded to the LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru solution shortly thereafter. But most fundamentally, a company must be data driven. Logistics can be a challenge. Rather, directions are used.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

Here are a few examples: Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains. Blockchain doesn’t erase the fact that supply chains still suffer from crappy data. Blockchain in Supply Chain Management. SAP Blockchain Initiative Expands to 27 Members.

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United World Transporation

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Implementation of the Rule has followed three phases: December 16, 2015 – December 17, 2018 – Awareness and Transition Phase December 18, 2017 – December 15, 2019 – Phase in Compliance December 16, 2019 onward – Full Compliance. An ELD is technology that automatically records a driver’s driving time and other hours-of-service (HOS) data.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2018

Simply saying that the line (when it is running) can produce 250 units per hour is data, but it gives us nothing to act on. This is a classic example of what I wrote about a couple of years ago in “ Performance is the Shadow of Process.” Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal Problem: What Does Maintenance Cost?

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 30, 2018

Since Toyota first pioneered its innovative Lean production system in the 1930s, the automotive industry has been a trailblazer in developing data-driven strategies to optimise manufacturing processes. Historically, a lack of data has limited the extent to which supply chain managers could implement data-driven strategies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In 2015, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) carried out an opinion survey looking at the driver shortage crisis. The aim of this report is to establish a series of recommendations to fleet operators, industry and government, by examining the data and comparing it to the last report from 2015.

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FueLoyal

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Connected vehicles are able to access, send, and receive data, communicating real-time locations and events to every device around them, and upcoming. The best thing about connected vehicles is that all the vehicle information that they send or receive is under data protection. Examples Of Connected Vehicle & IoT Features.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill; on-time delivery performance and customer-order lead times.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It is also my go-to example when I try to explain supply chain and logistics to my kids. “Do Take one of the questions above, for example: Can a single truck deliver multiple types of food products together or do they get delivered via separate trucks? Do you ever wonder how all of these foods and products got here,” I ask them.

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ShipLilly

MAY 11, 2021

For example, there is a lack of skilled personnel to handle supply chains and the sheer volume of goods that are being moved is straining virtually all international ports. These rises are real, even when compared to those that occurred during the labor unrest of 2015. Contractually defined free periods are being routinely missed.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. If profits start to decline afterwards, your CTS data can offer valuable information about what changed and how to get back on track.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2016

Digital technologies, such as big data, business analytics, augmented reality and 3-D printing, are converging to transform the way manufacturing is done. As of January 2015, 48 percent of manufacturers said they were ready for these revolutionary changes, according to McKinsey & Company.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Nearly every new piece of equipment or technology is inherently imbued with data capture and processing capabilities. For example, a company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems should be accessible from anywhere within the manufacturing enterprise. Big Data Accessibility Will Drive Innovation and Change.

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UL EHS- Sustainability

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Of course, the whole thing is data rich, giving brands crucial information about their customers at point of consumption. At the same time it enables brands to show they are open and transparent, while giving themselves a new edge with more detailed consumer data.” Almond finally gives retail brands a way to digitise their products.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. The data is shared with suppliers who know when to ship more products.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

At its core, the IoT serves as a way of gathering data and information about a process, but applications of the IoT can detect potential problems within a machine before the machine falters. For example, a subtle change in hydraulic pressure may still permit the machine to operate. Automated Data Transfers.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2017

Although it’s difficult to get Canada-specific data, Ware shared these interesting stats about the Canadian transportation market: $45-$55 billion in transportation spend (2015 data). Ware shares some examples in the clip below, including collaborative shipping. In 2016, the transportation industry grew by 3.1

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EazyStock

MARCH 9, 2021

See an example of ABC analysis in action here. For example, you may want to focus on improving the service levels of your A class products, over your Bs and Cs by increasing your safety stock levels. Especially if the classification is done based on ‘gut feel’ and not hard data. Focus on your category A items.

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