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Automation To Help Smooth Singles’ Day Peak

Logistics Business Magazine

Originating at China’s Nanjing University in 1993 as a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day, Singles’ Day is celebrated by unmarried people in China on the 11th November. The data around Singles’ Day is staggering. The occasion falls on that date because 11/11 represents four ones, or four singles, standing together.

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Pioneering the Future: Logistics Insights for 2025

Logistics Business Magazine

By fostering closer relationships with suppliers and partners, businesses can ensure a more agile response to unforeseen events. AI can analyse data from various sources to predict potential disruptions, such as weather events or geopolitical tensions, allowing businesses to take proactive measures.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

The next step was to take the planning slips for each postal code, or two or three postal codes if we knew they were geographically close together, and sort them into piles, representing nominal routes, totting up the weights of the orders to see when a route was maxed out. KPI dashboards and reporting: This is linked to tip #3 above.

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Lenovo Excels in Supply Chain Planning with a Hybrid Approach

Logistics Viewpoints

We have all the connected planning data we get from blue Yonder, all of the product data we get from the product systems, all of the shipment information that’s coming in from the carriers, as well as risk information from Everstream and other sources. We can now have really good data-driven conversations.

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How the IoT is Changing the Supply Chain Landscape

Material Handling and Logistics

The IoT has made it possible for manufacturers to better monitor, collect and analyze data, and many manufacturers have introduced smart manufacturing concepts and technologies to a plant or even a single production zone. Data in Transit. With all this information streaming from products during transit, who can access the data?

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory.

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Increasing Severe Weather & Supply Chain disruption: Are You Prepared?

Trinity Logistics

Severe weather events are the new normal. Severe weather events are becoming more intense and commonplace, causing supply chains to struggle. CASES OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION FROM RECENT SEVERE WEATHER Climate change has led to an increase in severe weather events. Can the logistics industry handle more supply chain disruption?