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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

And every conference showcased the latest technologies available to help you do so. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. What can go wrong on the factory floor will go wrong.

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FourKites Visibility 2023: CONNECTED

Logistics Viewpoints

The conference as a whole was fantastic, from the location and networking events to the conversations I had and sessions I attended. The conference did not disappoint. C-Suite Themes For the C-Suite, there are three main themes where supply chains make a definitive impact: increased customer retention, revenue growth, and lower costs.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

Raja Hammoud, EVP of Products at Coupa, speaking on the main stage at Coupa Inspire Coupa recently completed its Inspire conference. Coupa meets this definition. At this conference, I heard of a couple of companies using supply chain design in their planning processes in new ways. The use cases just keep expanding.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It is also worth pointing out, that based on this definition, not all forms of machine learning are particularly complicated.

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Mexico conference: Uncertainty well-balanced with optimism

Automotive Logistics

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector. Digital from the start. Asset tracking. Inbound transparency.

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Focus on people drives success for Utz Group

Logistics Business Magazine

Seven technicians maintain and repair machinery at the company’s factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire – which recently took delivery of its tenth injection-moulding machine – while four employees in the toolroom produce and service tools to meet production requirements.

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Overcoming the Skills Gap in Automotive Engineering

GlobalTranz

Smart factories are the wave of the future — they’ve already started to replace more traditional manufacturing facilities with automated assembly lines that need software engineers rather than traditionally skilled individuals. It’s been used everywhere from automotive factories to the International Space Station.