Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. What Celanese has accomplished is the single best example ARC is aware of employing agentic AI and copilots at scale. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Despite frequent discussions about AI’s potential impact on jobs, the majority of logistics workers are untroubled by automation, according to a recent YouGov survey commissioned by SafetyCulture. FedEx ’s AI-driven route optimization technology adjusts delivery routes based on real-time data, improving delivery times and fuel efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

Preliminary results from a Lucas-commissioned survey of 350 companies in the US and UK found that the majority of the companies are already employing AI in one way or another within their warehouses and distribution/fulfillment centers. AI-Based Warehouse Optimization Examples. Here are two examples. AI For Product Slotting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The US Energy Information Administration, within the DOE, does periodic surveys to understand the total energy consumption and consumption across different types of buildings. Their last survey was in 2018. The previous survey had been in 2012, and the compound annual growth rate in the number of warehouses over that time was 4.0%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, price-conscious consumers don’t need an expensive next-day delivery option; instead, delivery service with a longer lead time but lower cost will appeal to this group. Of serious concern for retailers, many consumers cited delivery issues as a potential barrier to future online buying.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In a survey of retailers and wholesalers conducted from mid-March to mid-April, 81% said sales in the perimeter had increased over the previous 12 months. Today’s grocers are capturing copious amounts of transactional data in interactions with customers both online and offline. To read more of the many challenges: DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In a recent Forrester study, they found the problem to be poor quality data. Digitization is your friend, but quality data is your foundation. Digitization is your friend, but quality data is your foundation. Be proactive about your suppliers! Believe in Darwin (change is a good thing).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

Bouncing back more quickly, said experts, will require supply chain managers to turn to new ways of managing the supply chain, including using Internet of Things (IoT) data, analytics and machine learning (ML). An AI system needs to be fed data sets to learn how to behave and react.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 8, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation. For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

With reliable data from ERP manufacturers and distributors can use data analytics to respond to challenges. Without the right data insights businesses are unable to understand the impact of all factors on their daily business activities and deal with supply and demand shocks. Collaboration for transparency and profitability .

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

In a recent study, MIT found that companies that focus on 5 key initiatives to improve their supply chain data can have a big impact on their bottom line. Obstacles to fully utilizing analytics included inaccurate data , cost, and lack of timely data. Supply chain data initiatives need a top-down mandate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

There are a variety of external data streams that also play a role in providing better visibility and improved ETAs. Companies are partnering with data aggregators to get a better idea of when shipments will arrive. However, the nuances and granularity of the data will vary depending on the mode. Real-Time Visibility Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2022

Here is a look at some more key findings from the survey completed with Transporeon , as well as my interview with Transporeon CEO Stephan Sieber. As part of this research, we surveyed 106 individuals across a variety of industries and countries. Wait Times and Costs Can Add Up Quickly.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A 2020 SYSPRO survey showed that 60% of manufacturing and distribution businesses were impacted by supply chain disruptions during the pandemic. Here are examples of the tangible return-on-investment (ROI) ERP can bring to your business: Maintain competitive advantage with ERP. Use ERP to improve operations and efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Additionally, customer demand for green solutions is surging, with a McKinsey survey indicating that 60% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for sustainable delivery services. For example, the global logistics automation market is expected to grow from $50 billion in 2023 to $120 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

The role of the CFO is being transformed by technological innovation and access to massive amounts of data, both inside and outside the organization. 65% of the CFO respondents surveyed revealed in order to thrive, they have shifted expenditure into new markets, product lines and technologies. The modern CFO. The SYSPRO CFO 4.0

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

Air cargo for example, though continuing to make digital strides, is still behind – and is often compared to – passenger travel where digitized capacity, pricing and online bookings have been around for decades and is in some ways the digitalization template air cargo is referencing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Descartes’ 2024 Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey shares responses from more than 630 companies, indicating there is a correlation between financial performance and the strategic importance senior management places on transportation. For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 17, 2022

Our latest research survey shows that 70% of manufacturing and distribution businesses experienced supply chain disruptions and 60% of businesses were unable to engage and collaborate with customers and suppliers in real-time. Immediacy: The Cloud allows for data and information to be shared immediately.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers. The LevaData solution, for example, speeds up sourcing significantly.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

More Resources Home June 4, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 5% to $5.43/kg

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The process usually includes analyzing historical data for seasonal trends and product performance, as well as gathering current data on competitors, marketplace trends, future marketing plans and promotions. All of them rely on data, whether you’re using historical data or new findings gathered from consumer research.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

SCM solutions provide oversight of materials and products, and their associated data, as they move through the supply chain from supplier to consumer. By gaining access to the data in these processes, businesses are better able to coordinate workflows, improve efficiencies, and ensure that customers get the product they ordered.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. As a researcher at Michigan State’s Broad College of Business, I will explain how I arrived at this figure, based on available data. Analysis of employment data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. Amazon, for example, uses most of the hundreds of thousands warehouse workers they employ to support their retail operations, not their contract logistics division.

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Material Handling and Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2018

The solutions to supply chain problems boil down to the right combination of three factors—technology, data and processes. It’s true that the major issues in the supply chain—which were confirmed through MH&L ’s workforce survey process and published in an earlier article —are nuanced. Data is a critical business asset.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Neil Adcock, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Consulting , reveals how to unlock the value hidden in returns data. To determine the appropriate returns strategy retailers need to understand what is going on and tapping into returns data may unlock some important insights. Getting hold of the data.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

And though the market index long predates digital computing, computing power combined with huge, aggregated data sets have proved fertile ground to improve visibility. As containerized freight has been slow to digitize in general, a reliable, data-driven, and actionable index has eluded the industry as well.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

Additionally, most planning tools fail to incorporate the abstract data that’s required for this stage. How can you account for new products that don’t exist in master data? Often, demand planners are located in supply chain, where there is more data affinity. Pitfall #3: Demand is not owned by sales and marketing.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. This means that you can target very specific parts of your demand data and dynamically run different scenarios in those conditions to measure its effect.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

America West Coast spot rates , for example, have spiked more than 70%, passing the $5,000/FEU mark and their previous 2024 high hit in February when prices first soared on the start of Red Sea diversions. Since the end of April, Asia – N. Learn more about Freightos Terminal here.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. He’s obsessed with marketing, data storytelling (it’s a thing!) and bakes really good cookies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Instead start with the foundation of your AI strategy, which should be an understanding of your company’s supply chain and your data. Planners are buried in tedious tasks using legacy, fragmented technology, which 48% say doesn’t help them do their job effectively, according to a survey by the boom! Global Network.

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