Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 6, 2023

Using Data for Better Transportation Management How to Use Data for Better Transportation Management The logistics industry has long been characterized by volatility and unpredictability. Additionally, even some of the most tech-savvy companies appear to be overlooking important supply chain data and metrics.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2019

Poor data quality and accuracy are two of the most significant risks to omnichannel experiences. Applying the wrong data can result in poor omnichannel experiences and tarnish your brand. Supply chain leaders need to understand this fact and how to avoid risk.

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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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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Supply chain and logistics professionals face many challenges, including drowning in data! This is especially true in transportation management, as companies work across many modes, many geographies, and many sources of data, including from GPS and mobile devices.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 18, 2018

reveals that the 900 supply chain executives surveyed were more likely to say that they see their function in two years as a cost efficiency driver (60%) or a support function (68%) than as a competitive differentiator (48%) or a growth enabler (53%) within their organizations, which can leave significant value on the table.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

A 2023 survey by McKinsey reported that 79 percent of all respondents had at least some exposure to gen AI, either for work or outside of work. Machine learning (ML): Using algorithms and data to detect patterns without being explicitly programmed to do so automatically. ML models learn from data.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

The average cost of a data breach reached $3.86 While supply chains are recovering, a recent survey found that 57% of shippers experienced longer lead times from suppliers in China. Your organization’s ability to anticipate disruption, adapt to events, and build resiliency is rooted in how you maintain operational continuity.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The National Private Truck Council 2021 Benchmarking Survey Report provides fleets with new industry standards to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Fleet operators need real-time data to make informed decisions about their business. We can process the data and optimize it in several ways.

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It was not that long ago that the concept of data and system ownership was a nonissue. Current geopolitical tensions, new data privacy laws, and the dominance of the hyperscale cloud players (e.g. Where is our data stored? Is the data safe and secure? Is the data encrypted when stored?

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GoShip Blog

JULY 14, 2022

A recent survey by SuperOffice found that 86% of customers are willing to pay a higher price just for a better experience. It gives you the needed data to create buyer personas. Examining this data can help improve communication processes between your brand and its customer. Surveys help you see, from the eyes of the consumer.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

Globally, the use of data is growing — and in the past two years, the pandemic has been the main driver behind worldwide data growth, including increased internet access and a new way of working. Ultimately what should matter most for business is not the volume of data but, rather, knowing how to use it.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 24, 2022

Prescriptive and predictive analytics help companies see the proverbial iceberg coming and learn how best to avoid it. How to Implement High-Level Analytics in Logistics. They use historical data to determine which strategies and decisions are most likely to move the company closer to their goals. level of analytics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2024

To get the most out of AI, we have to know what it is good at and how to use it. Feed it enough data and it learns patterns in that data that enable it to predict future behavior. The biggest concern consumers cited in the XM Institute survey was a “lack of a human being to connect to.”

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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 Viewpoints

JUNE 19, 2024

Today’s article is the fourth part in a series featuring surveys from APQC on supply chain topics including environmental sustainability , last mile , and digital transformation. Along with these factors, companies must determine how to establish ESG goals for specific topics.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

A recent Freightos Group survey on long-term ocean container contract reliability found that at the start of the pandemic when ocean spot rates first surged, importers saw 34% of their contracted containers rolled by carriers prioritizing more lucrative spot shipments. But a far more acute problem shippers face today is rolled cargo.

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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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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed reported waiting for longer than two hours on each load. This is in line with data collected by a DAT solutions survey showing that 63 percent of drivers say they spend more than three hours waiting when loading and unloading. Freightwaves also collected data on driver wait times.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 6, 2020

How data is boosting WFP’s response to COVID-19 Chief economist Arif Husain explains how cutting-edge tech is supporting assistance by agency and wider humanitarian community Deir Hafer, Syria?—?WFP data informs how we respond, prepare and adapt. Thanks to its data systems, WFP was able to target 1.7

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3PL Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

Evans distributes a series of customer surveys to track progress. Surveys capture feedback at critical points in a customer relationship: Within 90 days of onboarding a new customer. Once the data is collected, it’s circulated widely to leadership, operations personnel, and customer service representatives.

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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Back in 2013, in a survey of 250 supply chain executives, more than half of them reported picking error rates of 3-4%, with each mistake costing the company an estimated $22. How to Reduce MisPicks Because mispicks can be caused by any number of processes, preventing them should become a company-wide goal.

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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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WorkWave

JANUARY 23, 2025

Understanding why these traditional methods work so well and how to implement them effectively can transform your customer retention and revenue growth. Get in touch to see how we can help you retain more customers and increase prepayments. Get data-driven insights into the customers most likely to convert.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 30, 2023

Today we’re going to look at how to calculate ecommerce conversion rates, identify some things that may be turning customers away, and what you can do to improve conversion rates. So, what is the right kind of data and how do you gather it? If you’re on the low end of this scale, there’s room for improvement.

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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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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Demand forecasting is the process of estimating how many units of each product you’ll need to cover demand for a given sales period, without running out of stock or having to take excessive post-holiday markdowns. All of them rely on data, whether you’re using historical data or new findings gathered from consumer research.

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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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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. Product feedback.

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 6, 2020

data informs how we respond, prepare and adapt. Fortunately, having established and interconnected information systems in place across our teams means we can quickly integrate and visualise new data streams while programming our systems to monitor COVID-19. Thanks to its data systems, WFP was able to target 1.7

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

A recent survey by Bizrate Insights found that “60% of purchasers switched to online shopping rather than in-store during the pandemic” Further, “32% of them expect to continue to shop online, even after the pandemic”. Further, by using trusted blockchains and advanced data analysis, one can identify demand requirements.

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3PL Links

JULY 7, 2023

The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management | Image source: Pixabay This article describes the transformation that data analysis and the supply chain are fostering and how it will impact business intelligence. Intelligence-driven businesses are interested in supply chain management and data analysis.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2021

New Survey Highlights Confidence in Supply Chain Operations Despite Challenges. Anticipating a rebound from COVID-19, this blog post highlighted insights into how supply chain leaders were thinking about their supply chain in the context of the pandemic, macro industry trends, and as they planned for the year ahead. #2.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2016

Digital technologies, such as big data, business analytics, augmented reality and 3-D printing, are converging to transform the way manufacturing is done. For instance, a Canvas survey found that 33 percent of manufacturing companies are now using mobile customer relationship management (CRM) apps.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

These will require a re-think of how to manage products, streamline the business and interact with customers. As medical devices increasingly have embedded sensors that can transmit data over the Internet, companies are looking at the possibility of digital supply networks (DSN). Data platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Nearly 91% of survey respondents want to use advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning to drive warehouse and DC performance improvements. Here’s how to approach it: Start with well-understood processes. You don’t need to know the nitty-gritty details of how AI and machine learning actually work behind the scenes.

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