Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As automation continues to evolve in logistics, two technologies are becoming central to modern delivery methods: autonomous drones and autonomous vehicles. Specialization in Time-Sensitive Deliveries: Given their payload limitations, drones are best suited for lightweight, time-sensitive items, such as medical supplies or documents.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 16, 2023

Thanks to new technologies like ERP manufacturers and distributors can now harness the power of automation in their supply chains. When correctly employed, supply chain automation can save precious money and time, improve your business’s productivity, and prepare it for the future. Increased productivity.

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RPA Labs

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It’s important to consider this example when pursuing robot process automation workflow. An integral part of robotic process automation workflow is its ability to work with the technological partnerships already in place. Effectively receiving and sending data relies on a whole workflow of automation.

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RPA Labs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Robotic process automation in logistics uses these resources to enable freight forwarders to face the top challenges of their industry. This article will provide five steps to gaining the benefits of logistics automation. ?1. When incorporating logistics automation, it’s important to ensure that all systems integrate appropriately.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Many companies are undergoing a digital transformation , switching from manual processes to automating routine tasks. Supply Chain Strategy Within supply chain strategy, it’s important to realise you don’t need an advanced document to transform your operations – a simple document is enough.

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RPA Labs

APRIL 7, 2022

With this evolving customer experience in logistics , more freight forwarders are incorporating automated customer engagement into their business strategies. Despite the maturing of automating technologies, implementing them can be a difficult task. Inability to Integrate Automated Platforms Within Your Current Tech Stack.

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RPA Labs

JANUARY 27, 2022

The incorporation of technology into daily living has provided massive opportunities for workflow automation. Companies automate workflow by streamlining routine tasks into an efficient, connected system. What Is Optical Character Recognition, Robotics Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

I might tell Alexa, for example, “Play the station Smooth Jazz!” Most of the new in-context GenAI solutions have been pre-trained on 200,000 pages of SAP’s training and technical documents. For example, when GenAI is used to write job descriptions, aggregated anonymized customer data can improve the results.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2025

If you watched the accompanying video, think about Maria’s example of Coca-Cola’s tethered bottle caps – that’s a perfect illustration of how even a seemingly small process change can have massive implications across the entire supply chain. Any Supply Chain Transformation Examples?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

That would enable the printing of manifests and proof-of-delivery documents by shipment, to be issued to the delivery crews the following day, and the picking documents for the warehouse. This application included automated load and route planning processes.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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RPA Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

Robotic automation, chatbots, and AI technology are more than just the latest fads. Everything from freight document management to shipment tracking to payment tracking can benefit from automation and robotic processes. How RPA Enables Freight Document Management and Improves Data Collection, Analysis, and Application.

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RPA Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

Robotic automation, chatbots, and AI technology are more than just the latest fads. Everything from freight document management to shipment tracking to payment tracking can benefit from automation and robotic processes. How RPA Enables Freight Document Management and Improves Data Collection, Analysis, and Application.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. And in the example of invoices, the unwieldy process of cross-referencing and auditing means that fraud in the logistics business is all too common. Simple invoice & document setup (e.g. Key Features: Basic Auditing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2022

Amidst a ‘perfect storm’ type of environment, warehouse and DC operators are aggressively seeking ways to digitise operations, add automation technology and integrate those technologies with software systems,” said Keith Fisher, president, Honeywell Intelligrated. Increasingly aggressive adoption of proven automation technologies.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Industrial automation components supplier European Automation has produced a helpful buzzword guide on cloud computing for the automation industry. The top ten is available for download here from the industry guides section of European Automation’s website. Terms like “Industry 4.0″,

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Transitioning from manual operations and implementing automated solutions enhances processes and improves performance monitoring and decision making, avoiding rework, downtime, defects, and bottlenecks and ultimately improve customer service and increase profitability. This means scanning documents or entering data into a computer manually.

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

Companies aiming to improve their competitiveness through more highly automated intralogistics will find everything they need from a single source at Linde Material Handling (MH): a broad portfolio of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots (AMRs), suitable for projects ranging from small to large and simple to complex.

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Parade

JUNE 8, 2021

This document outlines all the Parade features specifically built to support third-party logistics (3PL) agency models. We have also taken special consideration that any configurable automation rules created in Parade, will only affect the specific agency that set up those rules. 1) Set up a user with a revenue code.

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Parade

JUNE 8, 2021

This document outlines all the Parade features specifically built to support third-party logistics (3PL) agency models. We have also taken special consideration that any configurable automation rules created in Parade, will only affect the specific agency that set up those rules. 1) Set up a user with a revenue code.

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RPA Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Within any industry, but the domestic and global supply chain network specifically, robotic process automation (RPA) brings a staggering 60% overall savings across the board. Automation and robotics help to reduce expenses and inefficiencies throughout the supply chain network. For this reason, the RPA market exceeded a staggering $1.7

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

STILL, the Hamburg-based intralogistics provider, is systematically expanding its service concept and will soon be offering fast and flexible on-site service for automated trucks. In addition, the centralised STILL spare parts supply ensures a high level of parts availability in the automation sector.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

Plenty of examples of warehousing. The fulfillment center stores, processes, and ships the stock to the end-user using specialized material handling equipment, automation, and robotics. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Digitalisation is the use of digitization and digital technologies like Blockchain, AI, Machine Learning and Automation to convert your business to a digital business. Some examples and benefits of digitalisation in shipping are. Whether digital or manual, the business of shipping involves a lot of documentation.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

According to Wikipedia and EDI Basics , Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents in a standard electronic format between business partners. EDI was first developed in the 1960s with the objective of speeding the movement of shipping and transportation documents.

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Turvo

AUGUST 24, 2021

The innovation of logistics technology makes it easier to embrace diversification, visibility, and automation. Examples would be some traditional forms of material handling equipment. Faster communication with automated messaging and data sharing. Document recording, sharing, and filing options streamline data processing.

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Envase Technologies

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s helped us tremendously – it’s helped us automate dispatching operations.”. An ideal solution for drayage carriers, Envase Mobile provides seamless, automated communication between drivers and dispatch/back-office operations.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Leading the field are chatbots, which allow text-based interactions, for example, between procurement managers and their suppliers’ systems. They can also answer text-based questions and pull up documents and files instantly. The best-known examples are the deployment of robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the warehouse.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 8, 2025

All in all , this tool helps automate fleet management, simplifying day-to-day operations and facilitating the creation of performance parameters for better decision-making by managers. An increase in tire consumption indicates, for example, excessive use of a vehicle, which can have other negative consequences for the business.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

In response to the question “Do I automate my existing warehouse process or do I change my process altogether?”, This might especially be true in your company where the decision to automate your warehouse has been made. Just 5% of existing warehouses are fully automated-meaning completely roboticised. Embrace change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

But we can’t document the ROI or other benefits at this point. For example, using a 5G network, a parts tote could communicate that the tote is 80% depleted for this SKU which would trigger a re-order of the necessary parts. Robotic Automated Storage and Retrieval. Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Sometimes hilarious examples of its “hallucinations” illustrate its failure to understand ( My Dinners with GPT-4 by Justin Smith-Ruiu is one of my favorites). It doesn’t understand.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2018

Considering we have had spreadsheets, PDF documents, and other electronic representations of the supply chain for years, what makes a “digitized” supply chain different? Ty sees the value of digitization in three main areas: collaboration, automation and analytics. The second area of value is in automation.

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Shipchain

MARCH 13, 2019

For example, initiating a recall is streamlined through blockchain by showing all movements of affected shipments. For example, an e-commerce warehouse using a blockchain-based system like a smart contract could automate payments processing. Payment Management Forms Another Key Freight-Use for Blockchain-Based Systems.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This transparency reduces the risk of errors, fraud, or delays that could be caused by data silos or physical documents. Traditional freight processes can take time and be quite bureaucratic, with multiple documents like BOLs , customs forms, and invoices. It allows for certain actions to be taken automatically once conditions are met.

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20Cube Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2020

For example, in a warehouse, AI helps retailers to maintain an edge for supply chain operations and product delivery. The reason why AI is integrated in the supply chain is to create a fully-automated and predictive decision making system. It streamlines procurement related tasks through automation.

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