Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I’ve completed research on supply chain planning (SCP) boutiques. We are teaming up to bring you the coolest supply chain boutiques, listed alphabetically, that we identified through those studies. enVista provides across-the-board supply chain and logistics consulting. What is a boutique?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

He is responsible for driving strategy, customer engagement, and industry analysis. Advanced Analytics Tools: DAT offers sophisticated analytics tools to help users analyze market trends, identify opportunities, and optimize their freight operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article comes from Greg Quirk, Product Marketing Manager at Kinaxis and looks at AI in supply chains. Data is the lifeblood of AI in the supply chain.

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Loginext

MARCH 4, 2024

Get a detailed overview of the best logistics management software tools and techniques used in modern supply chain. It includes a detailed analysis of the features and functionalities of logistics software tool, and what has helped LogiNext become a prominent player in the logistics industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

However, the lag in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle exacerbates issues like inaccurate forecasting, reduced agility, higher error rates, increased costs, limited scenario planning, and sustainability challenges, ultimately undermining supply chain performance and eroding executive confidence in the supply chain as a value driver.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 7, 2022

Basic principles of Kaizen, a Japanese philosophy of “continuous improvement”, has been continuously used as an important tool by many organisations to achieve the same. Warehousing and supply chain management are no exceptions. The people in the supply chain management are connecting links between every operation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 20, 2023

A new white paper from a supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their Costs-To-Serve (CTS) and should instead adopt CTS analysis as a core, business-critical initiative for informing future decisions and direction. “In CLICK HERE to download the full white paper.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2024

Businesses constantly seek innovative solutions for their supply chains to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance customer experience. I’m going to answer that question for you as well as offer some practical insights into how you should be implementing Generative AI in your supply chain. What is Generative AI?

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 8, 2023

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) has revealed new research exposing the magnitude of software supply chain cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the UK public sector. Worryingly, it took more than two in five of organisations more than a week to recover.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. This new dashboard gives retailers a lot of supply chain data to see where they stand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. It can be used to solve a wide variety of supply chain problems. Simulation techniques can fill those gaps and allow for a more holistic view of a company’s supply chain. But it has gaps.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 17, 2023

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2023

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the supply chain management industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 14, 2020

BluJay Solutions has launched BluIQ by BluJay, a data and insight analysis tool that offers real-time, actionable supply chain data in a configurable visual dashboard. BluIQ by BluJay is designed to be a decision-support tool that sits across BluJay’s applications, extracting data from each application via APIs.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Like any industry, in Supply Chain and Logistics we have a lot of Acronyms and Abbreviations. 4PL 4th Party Logistics – A step beyond 3PL, 4PL providers manage the entire supply chain for a client. APS Advanced Planning Systems – Software tools that use complex algorithms to optimize supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Supply chain partners have never had greater access to tools for data collection and analysis than they do now, but many are failing to take full advantage of these resources.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Understanding Elastic Logistics Fundamentally, elastic logistics refers to a supply chain’s ability to quickly expand and adapt to changing market conditions, varying demand, and outside disturbances. Beyond the supply chain, this visibility informs partners, customers, and other third-party entities, among other stakeholders.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Source: Drewry, ING Research This excess capacity can only be managed or at least tried to be managed by carriers scrapping older vessels, slow steaming, and blank sailings, which will affect shippers supply chain performances. Considering higher capacity, with reduced demand, these tools have barely any impact.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Last year, many in the supply chain technology industry were warning companies all over the globe to prepare for the unknown. There is optimism around the corner, but a sunny outlook isn’t enough; it’s past time for supply chain leaders to transform their supply chains to become more agile.

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Stord

APRIL 24, 2024

Love it or fear it, Artificial Intelligence appears to be the new normal in everything, including supply chain and logistics operations. From improved customer experience to greater inventory planning and forecasting, AI promises to make all of our lives easier and reduce those all-too-common supply chain headaches.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Learn how enhanced visibility and predictive analysis help secure a leaner supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Have you conducted a cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis for your enterprise? And that is the sole purpose of cost-to-serve analysis. If you were going to say, “What is a cost-to-serve analysis?” Only a complete cost-to-serve analysis will expose these underlying issues unless they happen to be discovered incidentally.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Optimization Tips | Image Source: Flickr A company’s supply chain is made up of players at various levels and diverse logistical components, each of which plays a crucial role. It is crucial that they understand how to use these tools correctly as well as how to respond quickly if something goes wrong.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 18, 2024

Every industry, from retail to construction, relies on its supply chain for processes and operations to be successful. Wincanton , experts in infrastructure logistics, have provided insight into how to anticipate issues within the supply chain. These disruptions can have a huge impact later down the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2023

And yet Jerry Peck, the vice president of product strategy for global trade and transportation execution at QAD, made the point that when global companies think about digital supply chains, global trade compliance is often not part of their thinking. The advantage to a global supply chain can be lower landed costs.

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

The supply chain, an integral part of modern commerce, continues to evolve, learning from the impacts of industry trends and global events over the years. In the realm of supply chain management, machine learning’s capabilities are indispensable. Regular checks and audits of supply chain information are necessary.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 22, 2024

How to Elevate Your Logistics Operations with AI & ML Technology Global supply chain organizations are embracing digitization to propel their supply chain planning to new heights. What is Supply Chain Planning? Data informs transportation capacity and rates.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. First reaction s to the outbreak . questions.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MAY 2, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and evolving business landscape, effective supply chain management is critical for the success of any organization, regardless of its size. A recent survey by Accenture (2021) revealed that 72% of SMEs and 78% of startups are actively investing in digital supply chain solutions.

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3PL Links

MAY 3, 2023

Improving Supply Chain Visibility: The Impact of Data Strategy | Image source: Pixabay A business-contextualized data approach is crucial for boosting supply chain visibility, especially during downturns. Which tools should we use? What data is required, and who has access to it?

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 2, 2024

This is where having external benchmarking and analysis data becomes critical. SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) empowers companies to strategically look at large projects or annual bids differently. More Than Rates Traditional benchmarking tools only look at static pricing at the lane level.

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