Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For stakeholders navigating this environment, understanding key industry drivers, challenges, and future trends is critical for crafting effective strategies. Predictive analytics tools enabled by AI are helping organizations optimize inventory management, reduce downtime, and improve demand forecasting.

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WorkWave

MAY 5, 2025

This transformative tool replaces traditional paper methods, reducing manual errors and ensuring seamless audit-readiness. This transition enables pest control operators to reduce human error, improve data retrieval, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

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Ship Monk

MAY 19, 2025

For ecommerce brands aiming to scale globally, having the right compliance strategy is not just a good idea; its essential. By combining cutting-edge automation tools, real-time compliance checks, and personalized support, ShipMonk simplifies global operations so your business can grow confidently without the headaches.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Organizations examine past sales trends, apply seasonal adjustments, and make forecasts based on historical models. AI as a Predictive Tool AI-driven supply chain planning integrates machine learning, real-time data analytics, and external risk monitoring to anticipate disruptions before they materialize.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Sustainability tracking systems are also ensuring compliance with evolving ESG regulations. Sustainability and ESG Compliance in Supply Chains Regulators and investors are increasing pressure on companies to integrate ESG principles into supply chains. AI-powered warehouse management systems optimize logistics to reduce inefficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

DPPs provide a streamlined, digital way to document a product’s lifecycle, making it easier to ensure compliance and improve transparency. Let’s explore how DPPs are impacting regulatory compliance, preparing for future rules, and encouraging industry collaboration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I’m kicking off some research and writing on global trade compliance. Mr. Wood believes there is a significant trend that is occurring with respect to the trade compliance department in companies. Five years ago, or so, trade compliance would often report up to the chief legal officer.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Predictive analytics, fueled by vast datasets including historical sales, market trends, and weather patterns, enables businesses to optimize inventory levels with precision, reducing overstock or shortages and ensuring customer satisfaction through accurate demand forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding AI Agents At its core, an AI Agent is a reasoning engine capable of understanding context, planning workflows, connecting to external tools and data, and executing actions to achieve a defined goal. Integrate with External Tools and Data: AI Agents can augment their inherent language model capabilities with APIs and tools (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Suppliers of smart contract development tools: Ethereum Foundation, Polkadot, Hyperledger, OpenZeppelin, Chainlink How Smart Contracts Automate Supply Chains 1. Fetch.ai, OpenMined) analyze warehouse trends to optimize inventory distribution. Each country has different trade laws, making compliance a costly, time-consuming process.

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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. Compliance failures can lead to spoiled goods, financial losses, or even legal consequences.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

I remember reading an MIT paper on manufacturing technology trends a couple of years ago. AM has the potential to move manufacturing from mass production in large factories with dedicated machining and tooling lines to an era of mass customization and distributed smart manufacturing. Forecasts by their very nature are inaccurate.

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WorkWave

APRIL 15, 2025

Between company CRMs, sales and marketing tools, fleet and inventory management systems and more, companies have access to a lot of data. Data Activation (Puts Your Information to Work) Finally, a data warehouse can connect to BI tools, automation and analytics to deliver immediate insights.

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Additionally, tools that analyze customer purchasing trends can help you make informed decisions about when and what to stock. Cloud-based tools can provide visibility across teams, ensuring everyone from suppliers to transportation providers can access up-to-date information.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 30, 2021

And technology is making it easier to prevent routing guide volatility and create more routing guide stability while increasing compliance. Challenges in routing guide compliance. Inadequate or outdated data remains one of the most significant challenges that face managers when it comes to compliance with routing guides.

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Food Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

3PLs actively addressing compliance complexities, investigating the use case of digital tools and keeping abreast of the geopolitical uncertainties across borders can turn obstacles into opportunities.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 5, 2023

Manufacturers must ensure adherence to regulatory compliance, strike a balance between efficiency and profitability, maintain unblemished food safety records, and guarantee customer satisfaction. By leveraging the power of data, you can enhance operations, maintain compliance, and gain a defensible edge in a fast-evolving industry landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Apple Intelligence demonstrates a clear push for on-device AI processing, with new AI-driven tools enhancing productivity across their operating systems, with a heavy emphasis on privacy and Edge AI. The battle for general purpose AI software platforms is intense with all major cloud providers offering a variety of tools and platforms.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Compliance management Staying compliant with industry regulations is critical, and fleet maintenance technology helps manage this effortlessly. With analytics, managers can monitor performance trends, optimize maintenance schedules, and make data-driven decisions to enhance fleet efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2019

Shippers that wish to succeed in 2019 need to know the top trucking and freight management trends for 2019 and how they will affect shipping practices, global trade, last-mile , and even drivers. Fortunately, Cerasis has the tools and resources to help shippers leverage the latest freight management trends in their operation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 19, 2021

Healthcare traditionally delivered at hospitals is increasingly happening at the home of the patient and the trend is sometimes called “hospital in the home” or “hospital at home.”. Shurpa is the first SaaS platform built from the ground-up to manage compliance, scheduling, and logistics for the hospital-at-home and home healthcare markets.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Not surprisingly, some of the trucking trends that move drivers forward will also be those that present new challenges and opportunities for such a vital industry as commercial driving. 2017 Trucking Trends. Finally, a trend that just won’t seem to go away is the current driver shortage. More Industry Interdependence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

A Fortune 500 retailer, for instance, reduced its procurement cycle time by 30% by leveraging an AI-driven tool to analyze supplier data efficiently. By leveraging integrated scenario planning (ISP) tools, procurement teams can model potential disruptions and develop contingency plans in advance.

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GoShip Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Retail companies that are revolving around increasing and fluctuating consumer demands have to constantly acquired new practices, technology and trends to stay relevant. Disinfecting wipes, sanitizer, and other cleaning tools are clearly viral products among consumers. What trends will drive retail success in the upcoming years?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 22, 2018

While much of this chain will focus on key ways manufacturers can make more products, it will also have a profound impact on how manufacturers use information and interact with consumers through these additional top manufacturing technology trends. Artificial Intelligence Tools Increase in Usefulness and Depth.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years. This includes billing, generation of bills of lading, compliance reports and even movements throughout a factory or warehouse floor.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

AI and machine learning tools identify patterns, predict issues, and suggest ways to optimize operations. Overall, AI ensures that DPPs are not just a fixed record but an active tool for improving performance. This can reduce the risk of non-compliance fines or other penalties.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. Turney Thompson, vice president, Kenco Transportation Management.

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Recycling and Disposal Companies collect used products for proper recycling or disposal, ensuring environmental compliance. Additionally, compliance with regulationsespecially for industries like electronicsprotects businesses from legal risks. Overcoming these requires strategic planning and the right tools.

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Ottawa Logistics

APRIL 8, 2025

Strategic cross-border fulfillment can significantly reduce costs and delivery times while ensuring compliance. These areas are equipped with the necessary tools and staffed by trained associates to ensure proper care. Cross-Border Fulfillment and Section 321 For businesses shipping between Canada and the U.S.

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Dedola Global Logistics

APRIL 15, 2025

and Chinamonitor tariff developments in real time using platforms like Descartes and proprietary alert tools. Origin Strategy Thats Built for Compliance and Cost Control Changing where a product is madeor how its assembledcan make a massive difference in duty cost. When it does, we make sure youre not caught off guard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To examine supply chain management priorities, performance, and anticipated trends, APQC conducted its 10 th annual Supply Chain Management Priorities and Challenges research, including a survey of more than 350 supply chain professionals from around the world and across multiple industries.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. Supply chain automation tools allow you to create a more resilient, efficient, and competitive business. What is Supply Chain Automation?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The answers to these questions lie in understanding a few of the top industrial procurement trends to expect in 2018. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Analytics Driven Procurement Will Take Center Stage as the Key Player in all the Industrial Procurement Trends.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JUNE 4, 2024

Drayage Challenges and Dedola’s Expertise in the Shipping Process In the complex arena of drayage, challenges such as congestion, regulatory compliance, and equipment shortages are ubiquitous. We witness innovative tools enhancing operations and moving freight. The post What Is Drayage And Why Is It Important?

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