Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

In the fast-evolving pharmaceutical industry, Vertex Pharmaceuticals stands out not only for its scientific breakthroughs but also for its human-centric approach to digital transformation. The digitization of supply chain operations has become a competitive advantage for Vertex. However, technology was only part of the story.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 12, 2021

Costco example: they sell different brands and market their brand Kirkland, which now accounts for approximately 25% of their revenue. For retailers, this is an avenue where they can build more intimacy with their customers and capture more data and loyalty. Digital native brands moving into the physical space.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Manufacturers and distributors want to dramatically increase their efficiency, productivity and accuracy through smart technologies, data analytics and connected services. One of the key drivers of digital transformation is giving the organization the ability to respond swiftly to changing market conditions and customer demands.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2023

LeanDNA is a cloud-based supply chain execution platform that helps discrete manufacturers digitally transform their procurement operations. The company centralizes data from multiple sources to manage inventory, simplify change management, and improve data quality. The Greenscreens.ai

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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

JANUARY 16, 2023

Matt Elenjickal, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites, has pointed out that “data is the raw fuel of a digital transformation.” But it must be quality data! When enterprise implementations take longer than expected, almost all do, the amount of time needed to clean up the data is often the leading factor.

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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). Inspect before entry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Jack Fiedler, the vice president for digital transformation of the global supply chain at Lenovo Lenovo is ranked tenth by one leading analyst firm among a list of global companies with exceptional supply chains. We have a lot of in-house solutions that we’ve built for our digital transformation, which is my area of expertise.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2024

Jeff Erwin, VP of manufacturing at G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers , has been helping to accelerate the digital transformation while aligning with the company’s goals and mission to improve its operational efficiency and meet customer requirements and regulatory compliance challenges by tracking and measuring performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2024

Pier Paolo Tamma, the Chief Digital Officer at Pirelli Pirelli is in the midst of a digital transformation. This transformation seeks to use data, digital ecosystems, and AI to enhance data driven decision-making. The digital department includes IT, big data analytics, AI, and the digitization program.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Increasing supply chain data visibility is a priority for logistics organizations looking to improve resilience. Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 24, 2022

Today, we mainly think of digital companies like Google and Twitter in this category. Google and Twitter mainly monetize the data through targeted advertising. The value of the data captured by Google and Twitter has made them the darlings of Wall Street. FedEx enriches this data with weather and traffic data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 29, 2022

However, technology options are available for manufacturers to use that can help digitalize their operations without the expense (not to mention production downtime) of plant upgrades. 4IR has evolved from the previous three stages of the Industrial Revolution, and is the stage where the physical, digital and biological worlds merge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Digital Wave of International Logistics In the context of 21st-century globalization, international logistics plays a crucial role as a bridge connecting the economies and trade of various countries. Booking Processing : RPA can automatically scan and digitize booking documents in various formats and then automatically enter the data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Even mom-and-pop stores and diners had to step up their digitalization game with the pandemic erupting. Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Digital Transformation Journey. Going Digital: Creation of the Digital Foundation.

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Freightos

JANUARY 29, 2020

Market-optimized pricing and capacity will finally become the standard in air cargo – if the industry is able to follow the lead of other industries, including passenger air travel, that have leveraged digitization to reach this goal. Other industries have leveraged this digital shift. But change is already possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

What Celanese has accomplished is the single best example ARC is aware of employing agentic AI and copilots at scale. Ibrahim Al Syed, the director of digital manufacturing at Celanese, was surprisingly forthcoming about how Celanese developed these capabilities at ARC Advisory Groups 29th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

The net of all this is that we’re set up for double-digit growth again. Returns, Mr. Tollefson pointed out, is an example of an application that must have the network at its core. It turns out data fabrics are the necessary foundation on which to build advanced agentic AI solutions. It was up 24% year-over-year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data. The single data cloud runs on Snowflake, one of Blue Yonder’s partners.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Data is a crucial component of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. In fact, it lies at the foundation of every digital initiative. However, data in itself is not a value driver. And simply accessing that data is not enough – organizations must be able to monetize it. Create new revenue models.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 14, 2024

The increasing transition from traditional sales channels to digital commerce isn’t breaking news for manufacturers. As recently as 2021, survey data reveals that 98% of manufacturers have, are, or are planning to implement an eCommerce strategy. There’s also the lingering concern: “Are we just too late to the game?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

One promising application that is emerging in the Supply Chain and Sustainability space is Digital Product Passports (DPPs). Driven by regulations and a thirst for data transparency. As more data is added to a blockchain, networks can become sluggish, leading to delays in processing and increasing the system’s resource consumption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

AI-Driven Simulation Supply chains can benefit tremendously from advanced analytics like AI simulation and a digital supply chain twin. The digital twin, for example, can be subjected to numerous stress tests that mimic real-world conditions and observe how different variables interact and impact the entire network.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

The concept of digital twins has emerged as a powerful foundational tool to drive improvements in warehouse productivity and efficiency. To define what exactly it is, a digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical asset, process, or system. Simulation is the most widely used benefit of a digital twin. Physical change (i.e.,

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Many companies were in the midst of digitally transforming their supply chain when the Convid-19 pandemic hits. In this part 2 article, let us continue to explore the concrete actions we can take in our Digital Supply Chain journeys. Plan and Execute for Success.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

The combination of SAP agent technologies and Databricks data fabric solution, sets the stage for end-to-end enterprise orchestration. Databricks offers a Data Intelligence Platform. Databricks type of solution is increasingly being called a data fabric or a data platform built on data fabric principles.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 31, 2024

For example, our advanced 3PL platform looks after every aspect of your supply chain in an efficient, effective way and our Virtual Carrier Network safeguards your shipping by always applying the best rates and speeds while not handcuffing you to any carrier. Of course we’re talking about your ecommerce store’s data security.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Are you trying to figure out how NOT to join the 70% who fail at digital transformation? As much as we conflate digital transformation with technology, without these missing ingredients your initiative will fail. Digital transformation is no longer optional. A survey by boom!

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

There is a multibillion-dollar supply chain software market that grew at double digit rates during the pandemic, and will continue to grow fast, that very few supply chain executives have heard of. ARC’s research shows the SCCN market is over $3 billion in size and is projected to grow at double digit rates for the next five years.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

One of the key themes that emerged was the growing importance of data standards and integrations. But the volume of available digitalized data, and the number of tools, solutions and platforms that supply chain stakeholders are using (juggling?) The rate of tech adoption in logistics continues to grow. are growing too.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2025

Supply Chain Transformation is a term that we use to talk about the evolution of your supply chain, and particularly how digital technologies can help to improve your logistics operations – think AI, data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT). Any Supply Chain Transformation Examples?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For example, before the pandemic, companies could get by with analog machines, paper-based systems, and disconnected point solutions. Finance and production can’t be working off different data sets. To do this, information must not only be digital, but it must also be shareable between systems. I should know.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

For example, Maersk uses a digital twin a virtual replica of its terminals to simulate different scenarios and make data-driven decisions that improve efficiency and reduce risk. Supply Chain Digital Twin Cisco adopted a digital twin of its global supply chain to enhance its ability to model and simulate various scenarios.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Digitalizing sourcing (i.e., Digitalizing sourcing (i.e., Let us take the example of direct materials, i.e., materials that are used as components in making a finished product, such as a hard drive or RAM in a personal computer. Or say you are sourcing tomatoes to make tomato sauce, there are a large number of factors at play.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Digitization is Your Friend. It’s not news to anyone that digitization is a roaring trend and I’m here to say: embrace it. Suspicion that digitization will eliminate jobs is not without cause—there is no doubt that certain roles are changing or being eliminated by automation. Digitization is not your enemy; it’s your friend.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

” “With no digital technology to assist the route planning process, I had to estimate all route timings , and I could only use weight to gauge when a vehicle would be filled. After another few years, we upgraded to a new route-planning system based on digital maps. Here is how he explained the daily planning task to me.

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