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Executives Exploring AI Need to Understand Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

Many global multinationals accelerated their investments in digitizing data during the pandemic. According to Colin Masson, a director of research at ARC Advisory Group, the opportunity to mine these vast quantities of data to achieve business value is “NOW.” Mr. Masson leads ARC’s research on industrial AI and data fabrics.

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Why near-real-time electronic freight tender trucking data is more reliable than waiting on submitted data

FreightWaves SONAR

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences. For instance, take the value added by more accurate data in the health industry.

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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

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. But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. We have always been good at capturing data.

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SAP Goes All-In on Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

I might tell Alexa, for example, “Play the station Smooth Jazz!” The manager would not be required to drill down through web page after web page and look at dense tabular data to get the answer. The Business AI also understands the SAP canonical data. For example, lead times are often set and then ignored.

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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

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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The Hidden Costs: How Inaccurate Freight Data Can Inflate Your Shipping Bills

GoShip Blog

Now, scale that up to the world of freight shipping, where a small data slip can mean big money lost. In the freight shipping industry, the accuracy of freight data is more than just a detail. Every day, countless shipments crisscross the nation, each with its data points: weight, dimensions, type, and destination.

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Precise, Comprehensive Data in Air Freight

Logistics Business Magazine

“Air freight forwarders should use this period to ensure that they can provide the airlines with the additional data required,” advises DAKOSY authorized officer Dirk Gladiator. In any case, the participating service providers must deliver more comprehensive data that meets a very high standard.

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