Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. But can technology do more?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 14, 2021

While this is putting added strain on shippers and carriers to fulfill customer orders and meet expectations, it is a boon to the TMS market as retail, CPG, and food & beverage companies in particular look to meet growing demand. Better Technology. These technologies include: Visibility Tools. A Proven ROI.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Additionally, Jorge has leveraged his insights with students in Mexico, serving as a clinical professor of entrepreneurship for the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, where he taught an undergraduate course for students majoring in business, economics, and engineering. Jorge holds a B.A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2022

All told, changes that might have occurred over the course of a few years, have happened in months. Consumer expectations for service and speed rose just as quickly, and there is no reason to think they will not continue to gather steam in the near future. But the technology of yesteryear is unable to bridge those two channels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Frederic Laluyaux, the CEO of Aera Technology, agrees with this assessment. In the supply chain arena, the need to make course corrections is exploding. Mr. Masson of ARC points out, “Each AI use case requires specific datasets and may necessitate different tools and techniques.” Business cycles are compressing.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The report outlines the tools with the highest transformational benefits and capabilities that are becoming standard business practices. In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models. What to prioritize.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Successful procurement leaders are operating smarter by leveraging analytics and technology such as integrated suites to generate clean data (at least if they have a unified data mode) and master data management solutions for addressing issues in back end systems, cleaning and normalizing suppliers’ records, for example. Boost Your Employees.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. the digitisation of manufacturing. the digitisation of manufacturing.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Load capacity limits play a crucial part in a supply chain network organization, logistics metrics management, and procurement in the shipping industry. According to Logistics Management , “Time is money in transportation…. Procurement in the shipping industry faces several problems without technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2022

Many warehouse employees walk long distances and maneuver heavy items all day long; these innovative technologies have the potential to streamline manual tasks; increase employee productivity; maintain on-the-job satisfaction; facilitate a safer, highly skilled working environment; and reduce overall error.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Now imagine what the distribution center of 2045 will look like if technology continues to disrupt logistics as profoundly as it has done since the 1990s. 1990: A Fine Vintage for Warehouse Operators and Warehouse Technology Welcome to our tour of a logistics warehouse in the late 20th century. Is your mind blown yet?

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

Nowadays, evolving technology can dramatically change the way society functions. The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Read on for a more in-depth look at some of the biggest trends in shipping and logistics taking place this year. .

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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. The rise of autonomous technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the coming months, the service will be offered from two stores in the Dallas metro area. Wing’s service from the two Texas locations will enable Walmart to reach 60,000 additional homes that are within a 6-mile range of the select stores. Subscription services, which include Prime memberships, generated about $9.9 Downing St.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Being listed on a last-mile-delivery service platform and reaching a much broader customer base beyond the neighbors became a must-have for survival. It includes all of its elements: customers, sales channels, products, warehouses, logistics network, and the interactions between them.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2018

forklift, truck, order picking robot) is not sold, but is accessed by an end-user through a multi-year fixed-fee outcome-based service-contract. The service typically encompasses the following 15 elements: 1. The equivalent of an operating lease is supplied; machine ownership is never transferred to the service recipient.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The rise of e-commerce and consumer expectations for faster, more reliable deliveries has further heightened the importance of optimized transportation to meet these needs. As challenges increase, technology continues to evolve to meet demand. Through TSO, businesses can do more than just move goods, they can also do good.

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

We’re talking the tools, technology, and team members who set you up for success on all fronts. Superior 3PL Software Omnichannel ecommerce order fulfillment is a complex, multi-tiered operation. Never fear; an expert 3PL can eliminate that stress with the right software.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 18, 2024

Digital Catapult has today launched the Digital Supply Chain Hub, a platform designed to facilitate strategic collaboration between manufacturers and digital solution providers across the UK. The majority of the UK’s logistics industry is also seeking digital solutions to optimise their operations, with 86.5%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2021

In a white paper on “ How reinventing the supply chain can transform the planner role ,” consulting firm EY cites their research that lack of the right supply chain talent is the second highest challenge to meeting supply chain goals. As semesters unfolded, students saw course syllabi come to life in news headlines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 20, 2021

To enter the contest, parking offenders can take a picture of the citation and share it on social media platforms tagging @Lyft and using the hashtag #ShouldveTakenALyft. And now on to this week’s logistics news. per-piece fee added on to all shipments delivered by the company’s Ground Economy service. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

The most famous shortage, of course, was the toilet paper shortage, which was really more about a shift in usage and panic buying than production. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Rival FedEx, which also suspended its service guarantees at the time, has not reinstated its program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. The company launched their platform in 2014. The company that pioneered this was i2 Technologies. A unicorn has a valuation of over $1 billion. billion after a funding round.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

3PL stands for third-party logistics, and at a glance a 3PL partner provides eCommerce brands with solutions to their fulfillment needs. We’ll cover all that and more in this guide, starting with an explanation of the difference between a 3PL and other types of logistics and fulfillment avenues available. So let’s talk PLs 1 – 5.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

Of course, the coronavirus pandemic is shifting things as it is doubtful Girl Scouts will be going door-to-door or setting up outside of shopping centers this year. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Verizon Skyward, UPS to further develop drone delivery service. So, the online route will likely take center stage.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Essential Steps to Using Warehouse Modeling Software for Design 1) Understand the Design Objectives and Constraints The first step in your review should be to determine and prioritise the objectives for your warehouse facility and operation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

AI is not a new technology in the supply chain realm; it has been used in some cases for decades. In a broad sense, optimization refers to creating plans that help companies achieve service levels and other goals at the lowest cost. Customs uses the same technology to determine which shipments should be denied entry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Digital freight matching is growing more valuable as a way to source meaningful capacity Companies and freight managers that have embraced digital technology and automation remain more likely to thrive. Right now, global demand-supply matching technology imparts a surprising competitive advantage for carriers and transporters.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? But, of course, with so many cases in such a vastly populated nation, the risk of a new variant emerging to start the whole cycle over again cannot be underestimated.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Rather than implementing bid events annually “because that is how we always did it in the past,” savvy shippers are scheduling bid events that meet their cyclical and business needs. This transparency allows shippers to focus on bids most likely to meet their requirements for service and price.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. They did have robust processes and technologies around supplier risk management. AGCO is an agricultural equipment manufacturer.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 24, 2023

Partner with Trinity Logistics and easily expand the shipping services offered by your Freight Agency. Expedited/Drayage/Intermodal/International/Warehousing Trinity’s Advanced Services Team is a one-stop shop for quoting any of these services. There are so many benefits to being an Independent Freight Agent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The South African Weather Service on Tuesday forecast a second cold front making landfall in Western Cape province with more rain expected. Vessels are expected to seek shelter/alter their course to avoid the impacted areas,” Maersk, the world’s No. That’s all for this week.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 24, 2023

Partner with Trinity Logistics and easily expand the shipping services offered by your Freight Agency. Expedited/Drayage/Intermodal/International/Warehousing Trinity’s Advanced Services Team is a one-stop shop for quoting any of these services. There are so many benefits to being an Independent Freight Agent.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I asked if he would share some insights with Logistics Viewpoints readers. We had a meeting shortly after Amazon completed the acquisition. Amazon had the money to optimize the hardware and software. We design and manufacture our own warehouse automation subsystems and full (and robust) software suite.

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