Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

Data Normalization & Removing Bias Data normalization in the context of forecasting is the process of going from actualized sales, which may be biased by various factors such as weather or inventory availability, to an understanding of baseline demand that is stripped of the impacts of these demand drivers.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2024

Safeguarding Shipments with Freight Freeze Protection Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 24, 2024 Throughout the winter season, temperature-sensitive freight faces a range of complexities, including the need for freeze protection. This data can make the critical difference in successfully rerouting a truck to ensure on-time delivery.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It is also my go-to example when I try to explain supply chain and logistics to my kids. “Do Take one of the questions above, for example: Can a single truck deliver multiple types of food products together or do they get delivered via separate trucks? Do you ever wonder how all of these foods and products got here,” I ask them.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2020

For example, manufacturers in the food industry use them to warehouse their products until they make their way to end-users. For example: Refrigerated Containers – small, basic, and mobile. For example, you can use them when storing or transporting perishable foods, as mentioned before. Versatile Use. Use of Technology.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

To combat this growing trend, companies are beginning to introduce temperature-controlled supply chains, known as “cold chains,” to ensure that distance traveled doesn’t inadvertently lead to damaged goods. It’s not just the producer that stands to benefit from these advancements.

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Conger

JANUARY 27, 2023

Examples of automation range from a household thermostat to a large industrial control system, self-driven vehicles, and warehousing robots. Examples are industrial robots and multipurpose CNC machines. Process Automation Process automation means using technology to automate manual processes through data and systems integration.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The inability to track a shipment’s location, temperature, humidity, and other factors in real time while in-transit results in significant losses annually. Today’s grocers are capturing copious amounts of transactional data in interactions with customers both online and offline. In fact, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Planning applications don’t work well if the master data they rely on is not accurate; this is known as the “garbage in, garbage out” problem. Artificial intelligence is beginning to be used to update the data. Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes.

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ECW

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Shelf-stable products, such as canned goods, dried fruits, and certain packaged snacks, may or may not require temperature control. At East Coast Warehouse, we cater to both ambient and temperature-controlled storage, ensuring that the challenges for both are addressed similarly. Take the Panama Canal, for example.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2016

Here at Freightos, we’re big fans of making global logistics work better by bringing data online (and especially instant freight quotes!). And, like many other logistics startups , we’re particularly enthusiastic about how Big Data can change the way goods are moved around the world. Getting Smart With Logistics Big Data.

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Material Handling and Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For example, if sales typically spike in December, then the expectation is that sales will again spike in the coming December. . The second is to use ML to continuously “learn” from this data to determine the contributions of these factors in predicting demand. Closing the Production Uncertainty Information Gap. Yield rates will vary.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Inventory management is becoming more essential to every business as the requirements keep increasing for example: temperature-controlled shipping, with demands like these, more businesses are partnering with 3PL providers to take care of their fulfillment. 3PL Inventory Management: Inventory is the bane for many companies.

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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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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2024

You need to trust the carrier you choose has experience in handling your specific cargo and meeting food safety regulations, especially for those that need temperature control. Fresh or frozen produce needs to be stored and transported at specific temperatures to ensure its quality when bought and eaten by the consumer.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 22, 2021

This is affecting all markets but produce and other temperature-controlled products are being hit the hardest. These factors lead to an increase in rates, not only for the shippers who need trucks with temperature control but for a majority of shippers across other modes and regions as well. Data from the U.S. loads posted.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Real-time data, including inventory, enables structural visibility in logistics, which leads to better resource allocation, reduced downtime and improved customer service. Dexory’s robot (pictured) automated inventory management, providing instant, continuous data. She describes the machine as an ‘autonomous data capture unit’.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

The devices will improve visibility by transmitting data on a real-time basis from each container. Tracking devices from Nexxiot and ORBCOMM are being installed that will provide location data based on GPS, measure temperature, and monitor any sudden shocks to the container. It has so many data points.”.

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 12, 2022

With cold chain logistics, every product that you deal with has very specific temperature requirements that you need to adhere to. They want to cut any obstacles drivers may face on the road while having any data be transparent to help both them and ultimately, any customers. Temperature-Controlled Warehousing.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

Transporeon , one of Europe’s leading Transportation Management Platform, and Schmitz Cargobull, Europe’s leading manufacturer of trailers, have announced a partnership that will provide Schmitz Cargobull’s customers an easy and secure data connection to Transporeon’s real-time visibility solution.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

While the increased freight demand during produce season affects all markets, produce shippers and those with other temperature-controlled products are hit the hardest. Shipping temperature-sensitive items? Check out our Temperature Shipping Guide for temperature suggestions. TABLE OF CONTENTS When is produce season?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

Through the use of connected devices and greater abilities to capture data in real time, the concept of end-to-end visibility and improvement thru the use of supply chain analytics has changed. However, the Internet of Things and big data supply chain analytics are allowing manufacturers to monitor performance in near real-time.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

Therefore, simple factors, such as operating temperature, frequency, and hydraulic pressure, affect the efficiency of the respective machine. At its core, the IoT serves as a way of gathering data and information about a process, but applications of the IoT can detect potential problems within a machine before the machine falters.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For example, the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals vs. processing liquid waste in the mining industry. In the pharmaceutical example, it is a batch process manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups. For storing, some ingredients and end products must be kept in specific conditions, such as temperature control.

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IoT World Today

MARCH 5, 2019

For example, a factory relies on raw material deliveries could learn through an IoT device on the shipment that it is headed in the wrong direction. Having that information in real time could allow the factory to cancel the shipment, help redirect it or buy it from another source and keep its supply chain schedule on track.

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WorkWave

MAY 8, 2024

Telematics refers to the integration of telecommunications and informatics to transmit data over long distances. In the context of last-mile delivery, telematics involves the use of GPS technology and onboard sensors to collect and transmit real-time data about vehicles, drivers and their activities.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 31, 2021

Cargo that must be loaded, maintained and or carried at a particular temperature for it to arrive its destination without deterioration is classified under refrigerated cargoes. This cargo is further divided into goods carried in: Frozen state example meats, fish, and butter, Chilled state example beef, vegetables, cheese, and eggs and.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 1, 2025

IoT sensors cut spoilage rates for sensitive electronics by 20% by monitoring temperature in real time. The Benefit: Faster clearance, reduced delays for time-sensitive shipments, and reliable transit data. Train staff in robotics maintenance or data analytics to keep pace with automated systems.

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Dedola Global Logistics

APRIL 30, 2025

IoT sensors cut spoilage rates for sensitive electronics by 20% by monitoring temperature in real time. The Benefit: Faster clearance, reduced delays for time-sensitive shipments, and reliable transit data. Train staff in robotics maintenance or data analytics to keep pace with automated systems.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

Lack of data, lack of conviction and lack of organizational agility all conspire to keep companies from recognizing medium-term opportunities and challenges and responding decisively. It’s hard to find good data that provides a view into the next few months of consumer behavior and economic activity.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 17, 2023

Third-party supply chain and freight market data has become an important tool for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers who want to redesign their networks, improve strategic planning, benchmark their transportation spend and the service they’re getting in return, and measure the efficiency of their facilities.

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World Food Programme Logistics

JUNE 4, 2019

Photo: WFP/Edward Johnson Using itemised data Once those cheaper transactions are made, WFP collects sales data through the points of sale in almost all contracted shops in order to monitor consumer behaviour, track high demand items and monitor prices. the optimal storage temperature for pineapples is between 10–13 degrees.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Mitigating your risk comes down to using technology to make better decisions faster by using better data. You must use a network of data to measure yourself against the current market and your peers. Technology allows shipment data like tracking and more to your customer in real-time using methods like APIs or geofencing.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2024

For example, coffee, cocoa beans, and olives have all recently faced drought conditions, resulting in a lower output of their respective products. Heavy snowfall and extreme cold temperatures caused power outages, resulting in a 40 percent decrease in shipment volume. and parts of Canada. How could you have been better prepared?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Discrete manufacturing makes distinct ‘things’, process manufacturing makes ‘stuff’ (for example, fertilizer). In situations where the process manufacturing stage has a long manufacturing timeline (beer fermentation), stock would be created based on forecasts using history and trend data. Expiry date control.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. Real-time location and IoT data such as condition statuses (e.g., As an in-memory solution, Nexus allows for Big Data to be accessed very quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Compared to classic logistics with normal temperatures, cold chain logistics are challenging, expensive and complex at the same time. Low temperatures – a challenge for humans and technology. Working in subzero temperatures means extreme physical strain on warehouse employees. One example is the use of AMRs.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2019

Julian notes that a lot of what drives visibility across these categories is data connectivity — that is, gaining access to supply chain data and getting it into your systems to provide useful information. He gives the example of the Uber app as what most people today would consider real-time visibility.

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