Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

McKinsey, the global consulting firm, has done research and writing on supply chain collaboration. In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Complex supply chains generate more data, which companies can use to drive greater efficiency or engage in innovation that disrupts an entire industry—think Amazon. More data is coming in than ever before.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Enter the industrial data scientist, a new breed of data analyst with access to more industrial data than ever before and the advanced technology to translate that information into actionable intelligence. However, leveraging AI requires data science capability, which adds additional complexity to an already complex environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2022

Experts from North Carolina State University and GEP conducted a survey on supply chain, procurement and IT leaders to determine their challenges and priorities, focusing on examining gaps in the supply chain. Collaboration is Key. Supply chain collaboration is essential to mitigating the risks that come from exposure to disruption.

Supply Chain Planning Software 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This increase in spending is not due to candy prices rising, the results from the survey show an overall candy prices only increased 0.9% The data is accessible to state U.S. The investigation will assess whether Temu is meeting DSA requirements, particularly regarding providing access to public data for researchers.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2024

Collaboration between different sector organisations is increasingly important to achieving shared targets for the timber industry, according to John Dye, President of the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON). The post Collaboration and Data Key to Timber Industry appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Turvo

JUNE 11, 2025

Cost and ROI: More Than a Licensing Shift ARC Advisory Group puts average freight-cost savings from a modern TMS at 8 percent, while Gartner surveys show many users topping 15 percent once workflows settle in. FreightWaves notes that connected platforms eliminate the data silos that once forced manual spot quoting and endless email threads.

Modeling Software 59

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Indeed, some organizations spent several years laying the foundations for data-driven strategy and remote operations even prior to COVID-19. Data-Driven Strategies Become Core Value Proposition. This core principle of creating value through logistics data has ricocheted throughout FedEx’s IT restructuring and its future plans.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

The survey was conducted by ISACA and the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in August 2018, captured responses from 167 participants from across ISACA, DMDII and Manufacturing Extension Partnership stakeholders. Three-quarters of U.S. manufacturing firms have fewer than 20 employees and 98% have fewer than 500.

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DC Velocity

JULY 1, 2025

Eventually, I found work through a temporary job placement agency in North Carolina that sent me to a private fleet, where I audited logs, managed the drivers’ quality circle, and analyzed the data that came from one of the earliest versions of an onboard trip recorder. My other favorite study is our annual Top Industry Issues Survey.

Supply Chain Design Software 163

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2024

Sitting Down with Mike Hain, Lead of Industry at Descartes to Discuss the 8th Annual TMS Benchmark Survey Mike Hain has over three decades of experience spanning transportation-based projects, executive consulting, various software organizations, and now go-to-market solutions with Descartes.

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Logistics Manager

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been completed by leading classification society, DNV GL. The latest in-water survey of this kind was performed earlier in July on another ASA Wilson-managed vessel in Bergen, Norway.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

The fragmentation of data and processes was creating blind spots, inefficiencies, and ultimately, vulnerability to disruption. Our data showed that over 90% of enterprise shippers had to reroute shipments during this period, with an average cost increase of 35% per container. This insight wasn’t merely theoretical.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2025

This shift reflects a broader transition toward data-driven, performance-based management of freight networks. Additionally, many logistics providers struggle with fragmented systems and limited access to real-time operational data, which makes proactive optimization difficult.

Supply Chain Planning Software 66

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

With reliable data from ERP manufacturers and distributors can use data analytics to respond to challenges. Without the right data insights businesses are unable to understand the impact of all factors on their daily business activities and deal with supply and demand shocks. Collaboration for transparency and profitability .

Manufacturing Procurement 124

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Turvo

JANUARY 5, 2021

Supply chains will survive the current crisis, but only if they embrace data-driven transportation management practices. To that end, shippers and supply chain managers need to know a few things about leveraging collaborative processes in logistics. The Costs of Not Using Data-Driven Transportation Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. These agents can communicate, negotiate, and collaborate to solve complex problems. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. Data does not move.

Packing 73

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In a survey of retailers and wholesalers conducted from mid-March to mid-April, 81% said sales in the perimeter had increased over the previous 12 months. Today’s grocers are capturing copious amounts of transactional data in interactions with customers both online and offline. Work with partners collaboratively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Amid this perfect storm of disruption, GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Collaboration platforms.

Optimal Sourcing 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2024

Feed it enough data and it learns patterns in that data that enable it to predict future behavior. AI can analyze so much data so quickly that it can recognize patterns beyond the scope of our cognitive capacity, like part combinations that are regularly late from suppliers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 126

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 17, 2022

Our latest research survey shows that 70% of manufacturing and distribution businesses experienced supply chain disruptions and 60% of businesses were unable to engage and collaborate with customers and suppliers in real-time. Immediacy: The Cloud allows for data and information to be shared immediately.

ERP 98

ERP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains 98

Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In a recent Forrester study, they found the problem to be poor quality data. Digitization is your friend, but quality data is your foundation. For example, procurement can collaborate with suppliers to develop new services to not only retain strategic customers, but grow market share while creating significant upsell opportunities.

Optimal Sourcing 166

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The benefits of e-documentation in logistics are improved collaboration, operational efficiency and substantial reduction in costs. A survey by ODeX highlights several reasons for the sector’s slow uptake of digital tools. For years, the transport sector has relied on the use of paper documents.

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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. In fact, up to 70 percent of companies surveyed in Europe have already implemented cloud-based solutions to enable rapid scalability and flexibility.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

It was done by Polycom, a maker of video collaboration solutions for enterprises. What’s key to making this work: big data visibility, flexible processes, and an agile ecosystem that can move swiftly to serve an increasingly fragmenting, but exceptionally demanding consumer base. Companies are also taking a fresh look at collaboration.

Manufacturing Procurement 129

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Penske Move Ahead

MAY 6, 2025

The survey for the 30th annual Third-Party Logistics Study is now live. The publication is a collaboration between Penske Logistics, NTT DATA and Dr. C. If you are a supply chain professional, we welcome your input. Please click here to take part. It closes on June 20. John Langley.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2025

A recent Descartes survey examining the most significant global trade issues facing logistics and supply chain leaders revealed that rising tariffs and trade barriers are their top challenge (48% of respondents)a shared concern among global companies of all sizes but more pressing for fast-growing organizations.

Sourcing Strategies 104

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Widespread industry collaboration and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies to interpret all of these signals will also help leaders move from reactive management to proactive mitigation of disruptions. Nonetheless, they and their shipper customers need to collaborate based on a common, trusted data set.

Supply Chain Design Software 128

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Research by Inmarsat , a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, reveals relatively few businesses derive maximum benefit from the IoT data that they gather. Infrequent data collection and lacking an IoT data strategy leaves many businesses surveyed struggling to extract full value from their IoT data.

Security 69

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

We put together a survey with our partners at Districon to better understand these challenges and offer ideas for improvement. Industries that deal with lots of daily fluctuations were among the most heavily represented in our survey. The survey shows that volatility may have something to do with this staggering disparity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Additionally, customer demand for green solutions is surging, with a McKinsey survey indicating that 60% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainable delivery services. The path forward requires agility, innovation, and a commitment to collaboration.

Cost Reduction 79

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The findings were derived from an online survey of 250 executives at leading U.S. When armed with all of the relevant data on current and potential sourcing locations in a digital format, supply chain professionals will enjoy a simplified decision-making process. Of the companies we surveyed, 55% have between 1 and 50 tier 1 suppliers.

Optimal Sourcing 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2022

Oracle’s recent global survey, No Planet B: How Can Businesses and Technology Help Save the World? Difficulty tracking their ESG progress due to a lack of data. Complexities integrating data from across global supply chains. But the challenge of figuring out where to begin leaves business leaders stuck at the starting line.

Material Savings 127

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Mark Derks, BlueGrace Chief Marketing Officer June 23, 2023 In the dynamic and ever-evolving logistics landscape, having access to accurate and timely data is essential. Updated quarterly, the LCI has become an important resource for shippers seeking to maximize data forecasting as part of a predictive and prescriptive analytics model.

Resource Reduction 116

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 19, 2025

The warehouse, meanwhile, has been elevated from afterthought to a central player, as new demands and responsibilities are placed on supply chains — from small-batch wave picking and reverse logistics to deeper supplier collaboration, and tariff and sustainability compliance.

Optimal Sourcing 71

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

What makes the APQC data so valuable is the large pool of respondents and the rigorous process they go through to validate their data. The survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on best practices or performance drivers. All data has undergone statistical and logical validation.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The software will allow you to digitally organize inventory data, monitor and manage shipping, and tracking information, and create electronic bills of lading or invoices with ease. Big Data Will Envelope and Empower all Other Supply Chain Technology Applications. Source: SupplyChainOpz.com.

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