Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2024

One of the hard lessons companies have learned about e-commerce is that everything can go according to plan right up to the time a customer clicks the “Buy” button, but if you don’t get the order fulfillment process right, it can have negative consequences — not only with regards to customer experience and satisfaction, but.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 21, 2025

Matrices are powerful mathematical tools that play a crucial role in supply chain management. In this blog, we’ll explore how they are used in various aspects of the supply chain, including transportation, inventory management, demand forecasting, and network optimization.

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ECW

MARCH 5, 2025

From beer and wine shipments to frozen seafood and delicate confectionery, proper storage and transport solutions are necessary to prevent spoilage, ensure compliance, and maintain supply chain efficiency. This kind of scalability and adaptability is more important than ever in todays unpredictable supply chain industry.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In our previous blog, we explored how matrices enhance supply chain efficiency, from inventory management to logistics. This post dives into advanced applications of matrices, showing how AI, machine learning, and automation are transforming supply chains. In case you missed it! Read More In case you missed it!

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WorkWave

MARCH 5, 2025

Industry Examples of Breaking Data Silos Cleaning Industry A university case study revealed that a cleaning service provider struggled with inconsistent scheduling and supply tracking across multiple locations. This allowed managers to ensure optimal staffing, reduce supply waste and improve customer satisfaction.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 1, 2024

It can be a direct reflection of current market trends, as many publicly traded companies operate within the global supply chain. In an era where resilience and adaptability are key to survival, technology has become the bedrock upon which supply chain professionals build their strategies. The answer lies in data.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

When it comes to supply chain design, we’re at another inflection point in the industry. The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Interview with Lora Cecere, Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights and Author of Supply Chain Metrics that Matter ( published December 2014 ). Lora Cecere is the founder and CEO of the research firm Supply Chain Insights. Currently, Lora’s research focuses on supply chain sensing and revenue management.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years and achieving timely and accurate supply chain visibility has always been — and continues to be — a top priority for companies across all industries. It’s an ongoing challenge because supply chains continue to get more fragmented, more global, and more dynamic.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 1, 2025

Global Logistics Trends 2025 Navigating Key Logistics Trends for High-Value Importers Sourcing from China and Beyond Listen to Our Analysis Your browser does not support the audio element. Introduction: 7 Game-Changing Shifts You Can’t Ignore Did you know that 70% of importers faced unexpected supply chain costs in 2024?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 3, 2023

How Automation Helps Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 3, 2023 Automation is appearing in areas of business never seen before. SEE THE FULL VIDEO HERE

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Log-hub

JULY 28, 2023

Explore the transformative impact of Shipment Analyzer, an intelligent tool that provided detailed shipment analysis, cost-efficiency insights, and seamless scenario saving for a global manufacturing company. This allowed the company to quickly identify trends, spot potential issues, and track performance over time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2023

There have been product shortages, supply chain disruptions, and often times, a pullback in investments in research and development. For Blue Yonder, this is not the case. In fact, the company is pledging to push harder in those efforts as it reimagines the supply chain of the future.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

Shipper's Guide to Planning Ahead Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 20, 2023 Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. The latest LCI forecasts an upwards trend for Q2.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2020

Chemical manufacturers collect and use a lot of data in their supply chain. Taking advantage of a Managed Services solution can assist in better managing and using your data in your chemical supply chain. Taking advantage of a Managed Services solution can assist in better managing and using your data in your chemical supply chain.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. At AIMMS, we recognized this trend several years ago. New ways to digitally represent the supply chain .

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Dedola Global Logistics

JULY 3, 2024

Production Schedules: Delays in critical components can halt production, disrupting supply chains and increasing costs. Case Study: The High Cost of Fixed-Rate Contracts. This disrupts entire supply chains, impacting production timelines and increasing operational costs.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

In fact, at one conference this spring, after delivering a keynote presentation that had nothing to do with technology, the very first question I received from the audience was “What do you think about blockchain and its potential in supply chain management?”. IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit. Take EDI, for example.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2023

Becoming a Shipper of Choice Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 15, 2023 In logistics , being recognized as a shipper of choice is a prestigious accolade that signifies operational excellence and strong industry relationships.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 15, 2014

Supply Chain Management. Case Studies. |. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. This line from Scott Stratten very well captures the essence of social media as applicable in business scenarios (Marketing here). Offerings. |.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Unlike Descriptive (focused on reporting with basic trend or pattern recognition) or Predictive Analytics (focused on predicting the future with forecasting techniques), Prescriptive Analytics uses techniques like machine learning and mathematical modeling to help you improve decision making. Take production planning tools, for example.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2024

Tender data uniquely uncovers greater visibility into volumes and supply/demand metrics where seasonal impacts will make an impact. Knowing volatility, capacity trends, external volume context and more gives users a strategic advantage and uncovers pockets of opportunity when the rest of the freight world will be left guessing.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 31, 2020

The demand for flexible, accuracy, and transparency in your supply chain increases daily. Through cutting supply chain complexity and improving responsiveness, we rely on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Artificial intelligence allows for supply chain planning, inventory management, and customer order management.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2017

These trends, in turn, are defining and shaping the innovation roadmap for TMS vendors, and they’re also fueling a new round of mergers and acquisitions (see Kewill and Leanlogistics coming together as BluJay Solutions ) and triggering a new wave of startups entering the market (see last week’s announcement about the launch of Haven TMS ).

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 5, 2023

Nearshoring, an idea that was gaining traction before Covid and has exploded since, is the trend of companies moving manufacturing out of China and other Asian countries and into Mexico, where shortened supply chains can ship products all over the U.S. That puts Laredo in a unique position along supply chains.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. A similar problem exists with supply chain and logistics software. Strategic transportation modelling capabilities.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. At AIMMS, we recognized this trend several years ago. W ith the launch of SC Navigator – a suite of configurable Apps for supply chain teams – we started a movement for supply chain self-enablement.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

Demand for these solutions, from both shippers and brokers, continues to grow because companies want to identify and implement better ways to plan and execute their transportation and logistics operations, which is what ultimately delivers value. Real-time Capacity Matching: The Second Wave of Demand and Value.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations Show Submenu Resources. Case Study. Supply Chain Brain. Ever-changing supply chain complexities can be a significant distraction from core market focus. Orders, Shipments and Load Planning. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2018

HanesBrands, a $6.5bn global apparel company that manufactures and sells a number of leading underwear and activewear brands including Wonderbra, DKNY, Playtex and Champion, is deploying a standardised IT system to help with supply and demand forecasting in more than twenty-five countries. Company background. in a recent statement.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Unlike Descriptive (focused on reporting with basic trend or pattern recognition) or Predictive Analytics (focused on predicting the future with forecasting techniques), Prescriptive Analytics uses techniques like machine learning and mathematical modeling to help you improve decision making. Take production planning tools, for example.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Case Study. Imports and exports are being disrupted by turbulence in the supply chain. What’s in the article: The Supply Chain Bullwhip. The nearshoring trend. Turbulence in every aspect of the supply chain, including imports and exports, continues. The Supply Chain Bullwhip. Whitepaper.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Future trends in freight movement is a “hot topic” in policy and supply chain circles. This pilot is part of a longer-range plan by the Port of LA to reduce emissions. This trend means more “everything”. This trend means more “everything”. Parcel Theft. Cities Must Take Notice.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Supply Chain Management. Case Studies. |. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. View all Infosys blogs. Features & Opinions. |.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? There are a lot of niche supply chain and logistics solutions in the market and Descartes is good at finding and acquiring them. presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility.

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