Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. Their transportation networks are more diverse, in many cases aided by connections to digital freight marketplaces. Challenges drive dramatic shifts in supply chain and logistics.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Part I in our series on assessing your supply chain network’s maturity . How does you r supply chain network design compare to others ? Our findings show that most respondents rely on a combination of spreadsheets (nearly 60%), gut feel (15%) and previous experience (46%) to make supply chain network decisions.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

The logistics sector is currently at a crossroads, induced by the global phase-out of 2G and 3G networks. Imagine a lorry driver crossing an international border, only to discover that the 2G network they depend on for navigation and tracking has suddenly gone dark.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 29, 2022

None of this equipment was designed to work in a networked, Internet-based environment. Therefore collecting and using data about the operations of these machines has seemed difficult, requiring expensive upgrades. These offer a method for gathering data from a single process. Implementing low-cost equipment sensors.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. If youre choosing route planning software that integrates with vehicle tracking, you shouldnt let the valuable data go to waste.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

Technology will provide significant assistance in this arena by helping design sustainable networks and having risk indicators for ecological, financial, or judicial factors for the multi-tier supplier network. AI plays a significant role in harnessing the power of this. He received his Ph.D.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly. Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. This capability will be game changing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Ensuring seamless data flow between these systems for various scenarios can be difficult, compounded by the need to maintain data integrity across different systems and scenarios, requiring continuous data validation, cleansing, and synchronization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

Target allowed a third party HVAC vendor access to their networks, where the vendor remotely monitored the operating state of the building automation systems at multiple Target locations. The third party vendor, however, was breached by an attacker, who then used the vendor’s remote access privileges to breach Target’s network.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. That is now becoming a reality as businesses come to realize that data is the most significant asset they possess. Growth of IIoT. Quality control.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2023

An ERP application consists of a wide range of elements, including processes and workflow, master data, and hardware and network infrastructure. Software security — No manufacturer could afford to have the number of IT staff that cloud vendors employ to ensure systems and networks are thoroughly analyzed and protected.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

We often get asked what kind of return on investment you should expect to see when using our network design technology. Given that we are a data-driven (math-loving) company, we wanted to test this range by running some scenarios to see what kind of results companies can expect across a variety of verticals.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 24, 2024

On a world scale there are thousands of providers offering third-party services, yet there are only a handful of verylarge ones with the ability, network, systems and infrastructure needed for multinational customers. But where there is an absence of sensible interpretation of data, this can cause major issues in the outsourcing relationship.

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RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

RPA is increasingly adopted within the supply chain to take over mundane and repetitive tasks such as managing shipping data, filing paperwork, answering general FAQs, entering data, reading and responding to emails, and performing other basic tasks. Why Shippers and Carriers Struggle With Managing Shipping Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

As product flows rapidly shifted and hard baked assumptions about lead times and sourcing locations were put to test, users across many organizations bypassed their planning systems and turned to excel sheets, internal data science teams or non-traditional supply chain vendors who could deliver AI based solutions at a faster turn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This RFP taught Simmons Foods just how fluid their network was. Further, customers’ buying patterns were so variable, that 30% of the lanes they procured freight for were new to the network. Even today, now that the pandemic shocks have largely worn off, 20% of this year’s lanes are new to the network. Is this working?”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Moreover, this exercise might need to be repeated several times depending on how the war proceeds. To solve this problem, we’ll need to do three things: understand the data, aggregate the data, and define the constraints. First comes the data and how well we understand it. Their time frame was short and resources limited.

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RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

RPA is increasingly adopted within the supply chain to take over mundane and repetitive tasks such as managing shipping data , filing paperwork, answering general FAQs, entering data, reading and responding to emails, and performing other basic tasks. Why Shippers and Carriers Struggle With Managing Shipping Data.

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RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

RPA is increasingly adopted within the supply chain to take over mundane and repetitive tasks such as managing shipping data , filing paperwork, answering general FAQs, entering data, reading and responding to emails, and performing other basic tasks. Why Shippers and Carriers Struggle With Managing Shipping Data.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. . We are also tasked with building and maintaining the company’s centralized network design capability. There was no global master data in place either. AIMMS has been a crucial partner in this journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

The final goal was to develop end-to-end visibility based on leveraging data analytics. Kinaxis is a proponent of using network planners for both supply and demand planning rather than having the planners operate in silos. The solution was then fed right back into the source systems that the data was pulled from.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

Shippers looking to make structural improvements within their logistics operations often immediately turn to more significant changes such as implementing new technology solutions or redesigning their distribution network in order to see the best return. Do you have a resilient and “stress-able” routing guide?

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 19, 2020

According to data released by Adobe Analytics, consumers spent $82.5 Sporting goods, exercise equipment, hardware and office supplies have seen the largest gains (except essentials like groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.). According to BazaarVoice Network, hardware and office supplies increased around 60% year over year.

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RPA Labs

AUGUST 31, 2021

RPA is increasingly adopted within the supply chain to take over mundane and repetitive tasks such as managing shipping data, filing paperwork, answering general FAQs, entering data, reading and responding to emails, and performing other basic tasks. Why Shippers and Carriers Struggle With Managing Shipping Data.

Supply Chain Software 40

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RPA Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

RPA is increasingly adopted within the supply chain to take over mundane and repetitive tasks such as managing shipping data, filing paperwork, answering general FAQs, entering data, reading and responding to emails, and performing other basic tasks. Why Shippers and Carriers Struggle With Managing Shipping Data.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2019

Planning a Warehouse Network and Design: Key Factors to Consider. In this post, I’d like to talk about the key factors that will impact on the optimum facility network and design required to meet your warehousing or storage requirements. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 29, 2017

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. In short, the manufacturer realized some time ago that it was setting inventory policies based on outdated lead time and forecast data.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 9, 2020

The key is effective data analysis, trusted modelling tools and a systematic approach that provides total visibility across the entire supply network. This will support an effective demonstration of probable outcomes during the planning phase based on selected COAs, supported by an ability to intervene where required.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

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. Dynamically adjusting plans based on real-time data and evolving conditions is key to achieving both efficiency and agility.

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Now, That's Logistics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By putting data into the hands of the companies, business partners, and customers that want it, supply chain visibility helps all stakeholders track products from the point of manufacture to the final destination—and all points in between. Break down your data silos. Add a transportation visibility platform to your tech stack.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

After being largely ignored for many years, distribution network design has recently surged to the top of the priority list for many supply chain leaders. Distribution network design has surged to the top of the priority list for supply chain leaders. The Signs That Should Prompt a Distribution Network Design Review.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

As market and buying trend data becomes more abundant and IT systems more connected, retailers can better estimate demand and adapt their ordering. Network analysis will be crucial for finding the best configuration of return centres, given factors like retail locations and transport facilities with backhaul possibilities.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2021

If building a large enough network for you seems daunting, you can always partner with a third-party logistics company (3PL), whose primary role is their relationships among shippers and carriers. The ability to exercise flexibility could be the difference among your competitors, making your shipment easier to cover. COMMUNICATION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Real-time visibility into “static goods” — wherever they may be — is the foundation for managing through volatility. The ROI will only multiply with visibility into supplies and goods from end to end.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Within this discipline, one of the toughest challenges is how to get visibility to problems arising across the extended supply network. In a conversation with Everstream’s chief data officer, the executive told this writer that the company was using artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data to solve this n-tier problem.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

From the war in Ukraine to petrol and driver shortages and rising inflation, transportation networks have remained under pressure. For example, 57% of carriers are now leveraging freight exchange platforms to find additional capacity when their own network reaches exhaustion. This is where data comes into play.

Trends 68

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? Better planning: Intelligent automation can integrate and streamline transportation planning, route planning, warehouse network, and inventory planning. Refined Analytics: Logistics is a data-intensive function.

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