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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

So thats the route were taking in this article (no pun intended), we’ll be exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. But first, what is route optimisation? Let’s take a brief look at some of them.

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Being Adaptive Drives Resiliency and Margins in Collaborative Supply Chain Networks (CSCN)

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By embracing collaboration, real-time data, and a focus on sustainability, companies can build resilience, improve margins, and gain a competitive edge. Top Challenges Faced by Companies: Customer Preferences: Example: An online fashion retailer faces the challenge of constantly changing customer preferences. Nari Viswanathan is Sr.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

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How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

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Common examples of Supply Chain Disruptions So what are the main reasons that you need to consider supply chain resiliency in the first place? Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. Effective modelling can have a significant impact on your supply chains resilience.

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Build a Digital Playbook Beyond Scenarios to Thrive in Uncertainty

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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. For example, the analysis from stress testing can reveal a particular supplier or production resource is a frequent point of failure under high-demand scenarios.

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Don’t Let Your Warehouses and Buildings Become a Vector for a Cyber Attack 

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It’s also a great example of how the boundaries between what we traditional think of as “IT” and “OT” cybersecurity are blurring. Other basic foundational tasks for setting up a good cybersecurity program include doing a good asset inventory.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

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Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane. An RFP is a data intensive exercise. This made the data analysis easier. On the inbound side, it was highly reliant on spreadsheet data. On the inbound side, it was highly reliant on spreadsheet data.