WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

Why Modern Data Warehouses Are No Longer Optional A centralized data warehouse is becoming an essential solution for businesses looking to scale efficiently and optimize operations. It’s no longer just a “nice to have,” but a critical repository for processing vast amounts of business data.

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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. Ecommerce companies have data, retailers don’t. So, what is Costco?

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WorkWave

JANUARY 20, 2025

For these companies, maintaining profitability while protecting their margins hinges on operational efficiency and the strategic use of data. Data is critical to managing every dimension of the business. Lets explore how AI and BI empower these industries, using specific examples to illustrate their transformative potential.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Schneider Electric provides energy management and industrial and building automation products and services. Energy management solutions are products that energy utilities use to produce power and data centers use to consume power. But since COVID,” Mr. Botham explained, “there’s been a big drive to increase resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

Product Line Growth From an industry perspective, automotive was the fastest-growing vertical; it was up 56% year-over-year. The acquisition of One Network in May has been particularly impactful for the TMS product line. Returns, Mr. Tollefson pointed out, is an example of an application that must have the network at its core.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

For instance, fixed slotting strategies assign products to specific locations based on historical data rather than dynamic needs, and hardcoded rules assign specific tasks to workers based on static roles or zones, rather than dynamically allocating tasks based on workload or real-time conditions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The profession has not yet managed to integrate product development into core decisions in a meaningful way. One thing that makes Musk distinctive is his hands-on approach to product design. At both Tesla and SpaceX, Musk put the design engineers in charge of production. You can’t hand it off to someone else.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

This collaboration allows for better optimization of the supply chain, ensuring the right products are available at the right time. Molex is a global electronics manufacturer that makes and sells over 100,000 distinct products – connectors, cable assemblies, and a wide variety of other products.

Supply Chain Transformation 119

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, an ERP for automotive distributors needs to include not just a standard sales function but also allow for automotive-specific processes like call-offs and contract pricing, as well as other processes like returns and lot traceability. An ERP provides a central repository for all a distributor’s data.

ERP 98

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This starts with the initial discussion about what kind of products are available and how the product will be configured. An iGPU (integrated graphic processing unit) is a current example. The sales team can go have those conversations, with real-time lead times and even the factory the product will ship from, with customers.

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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. Blockchain can serve as the backbone for tracking and managing product information throughout its entire lifecycle.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 13, 2025

The food and beverage industry is a dynamic, ever-evolving sector in which manufacturers are continuously seeking ways to optimize production and reduce costs in the face of shifting consumer demand and preferences. Optimizing production is essential to addressing these challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

5000 developers are working on product enhancements and extensions to the SAP spend management suite. With that level of investment, one would expect an aggressive product buildout. At SAP Spend Connect Live, held October 14-16 in Las Vegas, SAP did make several significant product announcements.

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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.

SAP 81

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike indirect spending (think printer ink or coffee machines), disruptions here dont just dent your budget; they stall production lines and compromise your ability to recognize revenue Manage direct materials right, though, and the payoffs huge. For example, U.S.-based

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 26, 2024

While you may not be in the business of selling combustible materials, like lithium for example, all sorts of toys, electronics, and household items contain lithium-ion batteries, from cordless toothbrushes to vaping devices. Extra care must be taken when storing, handling, packing, and shipping these and other hazmat products.

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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.

Data 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Suppliers are now crucial strategic partners that support product innovation, efficient supply chains, and overall competitiveness. When companies collaborate closely with suppliers, they can co-develop new products and improve existing processes, leading to competitive advantages in terms of product differentiation.

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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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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. Further, multiple plants may be capable of making the same product, and figuring out which plant should produce the product based on the current supply and demand situation is not straightforward. They must be.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Logistics and transport service providers create enormous data records as they manage the flow of goods. These data include information such as types of goods, location, weight, size, origin, and destination.

Data 128

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The real benefit of implementing an ERP system lies in integrating core business functions such as finance, inventory management, production and sales into a single, unifying platform that provides a business-wide view using centralized data. An ERP system can import and make use of other data such as that from IoT devices.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

Let’s look at my 7 truths of customer service that every business should consider; Most companies don’t truly know their customers’ service needs, though they think they do This often stems from insufficient customer interaction, lack of surveys, and limited performance measurement Even after working with thousands of businesses over (..)

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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.

eCommerce 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

Meanwhile, inventory optimization and production scheduling are more of a black box. Customers that implement inventory optimization or production scheduling and then turn it off, Mr. Botha argued, often have a lower level of supply chain maturity. They may have a sense that a plant can produce 20,000 units of a product in a week.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Solution: Use data-driven forecasting to predict demand as accurately as possible. JIT inventory management minimizes holding costs by scheduling orders as close as possible to production or sales needs. Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

We’re looking at a complete transformation of how your business moves products from point A to point B. What are some examples of Supply Chain Automation? Predictive Analytics and Demand Forecasting – Modern supply chain systems analyse historical data, market trends and even weather patterns to predict future demand.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And how does technology change the way products are shipped? These can be critical problems for companies looking to increase productivity and reduce expenses in logistics operations. This way, you always know exactly what is available, avoiding problems such as selling products that are out of stock.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

It’s not enough to just categorise by product groups; you’ve got to dig deeper into line item analysis. And the foundation that holds all of this together is your master data. Even if you invest in sophisticated inventory management systems, if your master data isn’t accurate, you’ll fail.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

For example, switching from air to ocean freight for non-time sensitive shipments can reduce carbon emissions by up to 95% per unit shipped. Product Design and Packaging If you’re serious about addressing supply chain sustainability, product design and packaging can also play their part in reduce supply chain emissions.

Resource Reduction 75

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

While much attention is given to Vertex’s pioneering work in Continuous Manufacturing (CM) and Process Analytical Technology (PAT), which reduces production cycles from weeks to hours, the supply chain impact is equally impressive. The digitization of supply chain operations has become a competitive advantage for Vertex.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Discrete manufacturing ERP software provides an integrated solution with the tools to help discrete manufacturers plan, execute and control production. Discrete manufacturing is a mode of production of distinct individual products. These products are often made from components or larger assemblies.

Manufacturing Procurement 94

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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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.

Supply Chain Design Software 75

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Products come back in dribs and drabs, not in nearly packaged batches. Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. Tempting, but wrong.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Let me explain the typical integration: ERP serves as your foundation – it handles all your basic business transactions and maintains your master data. On top of this, APS uses the data from your ERP to create optimized plans. Think of it managing things like purchase orders, invoices, and inventory records.

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