Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). So, what is quality data?

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 31, 2024

Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security. Exposure Through Data Transfer When you work with any third-party vendors, data is transferred between platforms. Data Security Protection 1.) who can see the data?), data encryption protocols (i.e.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Supply chain leaders are enthralled with the idea of using big data, but they tend to fail to understand how to disseminate big data in their organization properly. True, they may know how to roll out big data in a single warehouse, or they may have heard their competitors used branded systems for implementing this new technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

At one of the demo booths, what stood out was the ability of the procurement solution to track savings leakage over the course of a contract. SCCN solutions allow trading partners to collaborate across defined trading partner processes based on a common data model. However, those savings can leak away in several different ways.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Of course, the big challenge in this type of external benchmarking is obtaining the necessary data, since many companies are wary of sharing performance data with potential competitors. Instead, its merely a common-sense guide to those supply chain KPIs that can best provide actionable data for general management purposes.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 13, 2023

When it comes to ecommerce order fulfillment, two of the most important operational factors are speed and accuracy. Whether you manage your own fulfillment operations or partner with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) , it’s all about getting orders picked accurately and out the door on time. What is Order Cycle Time?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, weve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It would be folly not to take advantage of data availability and accessibility.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. This process would continue until the order cutoff time at around 4 p.m. when we knew it was safe to start planning without too many new orders coming in to disrupt the task. Thats when the orders reached the maximum weight a vehicle could legally carry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Fortunately, smart data utilization can help reduce deadheading occurrences and make the entire supply chain more profitable. Of course, carriers want their transportation networks to be as profitable as possible. Applied data lowers the risk of over-valuing or under-valuing trucking costs. Think about it.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 13, 2021

With the proper use of data and freight analytics , contract procurement and securing capacity can be enhanced. The incredible insights that accurate data has to offer combats volatility and unearths a clear understanding of what’s actually happening in the market. Those are the founding principles behind SONAR SCI Lane Acuity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Executing a Perfect Order is Difficult! According to Mike Carroll, a vice president at Georgia-Pacific, “In creating a more seamless order management process, we needed a capability that enabled us to navigate the complexities of the myriad of individual orders that we receive every minute, hour, and day, with unparalleled precision.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Department of Commerce lists warehousing companies, but of course, most warehouses are not owned by third party logistics or public warehousing companies. Statista is a German online platform that specializes in data gathering and visualization. However, this is old data. Why not the Department of Commerce?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 2, 2022

Deby Joevita, an award-winning User Experience Designer, mentioned during an online course that a UX design should have some metrics built in, which should provide you with the necessary direction towards achieving a meaningful experience for users. Taking data back to the basics. Defining Business Intelligence (BI).

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Ship Monk

APRIL 30, 2024

Order Management This is the most important element of ecommerce software. Every part of the fulfillment process from BUY to delivery is critical and the platform responsible for those orders needs to be able to track them at every stage while keeping you updated with complete visibility. How much do I order?

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text. How to Prepare Moving Forward.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2021

The G-Log 2 data logger from Germany-based Aspion GmbH is the first shock recorder on the market to implement the continuous shock/vibration test of the European transport standard EN IEC 60721-3-2:2018 with its 2M4/2M5/2M6 classes during transportation. The result is either: the standard was complied with or it wasn’t.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

So everything in the retailer’s Supply Chain strategy needs to be focused on the customer, and of course the shareholders, that goes without saying. Well that of course depends on the type of retailer we’re talking about. Quality is of course a given. What is Retail Supply Chain Services Management? Often 60-70% of total sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2023

These decisions are made in a synchronized manner, using real-time or near real-time data, AI/ML and optimization technology, while having the humans setting the goals and managing the parameters. In the digital step, companies integrate all data sources to consolidate data on a cloud platform.

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

More Resources Home The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization Eytan Buchman April 15, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More The March 26th Francis Scott Key Bridge allision feels shocking. But, of course, when dealing with systems that operate at such scale, exceptions happen.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The data around Singles’ Day is staggering. Of course, this enormous spike in volumes puts retailers’ supply chains and distribution networks under extreme pressure. There are famous images of heaps of parcels piled high on pavements, with angry shoppers literally climbing up them to retrieve their order. billion (€120 billion).

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

They may have ordered more than they need. Hidden Opportunities for Supply Chain Cost Reductions Of course hidden costs, if you can find them, mean hidden opportunities. Much depends upon the nature of your supply chain operation of course. This also qualifies as reverse logistics. They may have simply changed their mind.

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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. It’s easy to get caught up in new innovations like AI, but the success stories are lacking due to one major problem: foundation! Believe in Darwin (change is a good thing).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A multi-enterprise supply chain network platform provides network-based order fulfillment applications and/or advanced network-based supply chain risk analytics. Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. But sometimes fixing the bad data problem is complicated.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Within the course of one online chat, an isolated email response, or a single phone call, someone who bought from your ecommerce brand can be influenced whether or not to buy from you again. Remember, when it comes to ecommerce brand orders, there’s no such thing as over communication. No need to imagine if you over communicate.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As the holiday shopping season reaches its peak, ecommerce business owners everywhere are crossing their fingers, hoping they have enough product in stock and that they didn’t order too much. All of them rely on data, whether you’re using historical data or new findings gathered from consumer research.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

The solutions to supply chain problems boil down to the right combination of three factors—technology, data and processes. Fundamentally, the solutions to supply chain woes boil down to the right combination of three factors—technology, data and processes. Data is a critical business asset. Trouble finding skilled labor”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2021

As an entrepreneur I’ve been reflecting on this a lot: The current milestone in logistics and fulfillment is using emerging technologies to capture and leverage exponentially growing data sets in warehouses and throughout the entire fulfillment network. Data sets have grown quickly in the cloud paradigm – and they exploded in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. That’s when you can course correct in any number of ways that make your business more efficient and your customers happier.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 27, 2019

Of course, there is the migration from retail to ecommerce. [17:29] 17:29] Ordering from sites like Amazon makes people think “why am I not getting this level of service from my 3PL?” Having the data in the first place is important, and that doesn’t happen overnight. I’m not sold that there’s a use case for it.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 8, 2023

We know there’s a lot to worry about, but we hope you’ve given some thought to what happens after those orders start rolling in. Think about the times you’ve ordered online. Were you irked at being interrupted repeatedly by email signups or having to create an account in order to browse? Centralize customer interaction data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats. Planners spend their precious time collecting and synthesizing the data to drive insights.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

Just as online shoppers have a lot of choices when it comes to where to take their business, ecommerce brands have many options for where to take theirs in terms of order fulfillment. While there are plenty of 3PLs out there that your ecommerce brand could consider for its order fulfillment needs, not all are equal.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

But trade data shows an 11% decline in Asian imports to the U.S. Sand has gone even further with his projections, saying Xeneta believes the challenging environment will persist, and orders from Chinese manufactures will drop as much as 40% from its current standing. The Outlook. The ocean freight contract market saw a 5.6%

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Ship Monk

MAY 10, 2024

Shipping Method Same-day, next-day, two-day, 3-5 day, and 5-7 day shipping all have different rates depending on the carrier, and different criteria for meeting those rates, such as order cut-off times or weight and size limits. Ecommerce businesses also need to account for shipping costs that aren’t attached to the original order.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This includes: Matters of inventory management with advanced 3PL software Delivery speed with warehouse locations that bring products closer to customers Fulfillment: Order processing, picking, and packing Optimal shipping costs and options thanks to established relationships with major shipping carriers. So let’s talk PLs 1 – 5.

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