Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

For example: Paperwork and data entry: WMS has reduced the need for people to spend time completing paper forms or entering data from documents into spreadsheets and other data-management applications. It also means physical space no longer has to be found for paper storage and archiving.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Transitioning from legacy systems presents hurdles that add to the true cost. For example, monthly subscription fees, any software support charges, and data migration fees. Licensing and Pricing Most WMS systems are either under perpetual licensing or operate on a subscription model that typically has a monthly fee.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. Collect drawings, specifications, all the written data on the item. Get a detail of costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now more than ever, organizations must prepare their supply chain for the present and the unknown challenges and opportunities in the future. Doing so helps organizations detect market shifts and makes supply chain decisions more forward-looking than an analysis of the past, present, and at best, a tactical view of the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

However, complex process manufacturing presents a much more difficult ATP problem than is typical in discrete industries. It analyzes new and historical order data, customer preferences, and transactions. GP describes Causal AI as a mixture of Knowledge AI and Data AI. It’s a different way of working.” What is Causal AI?

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

Companies with access to accurate near-real-time data not only improve their operations; they also gain the ability to depict the current state of the trucking market. These accurate depictions of the market come from the tracking of data. Businesses that have better access to more data have distinct advantages.

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Freightos

JUNE 17, 2024

In the first issue of our AI popup newsletter series, Matt Motsick, CEO of Rippey AI and a long-time logistics technology leader, explores buying or building AI models. Focus on Innovation : By outsourcing the underlying AI technology, companies can focus more on innovation and applying AI in unique ways within their business models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2024

This check involves connecting carrier contract data and shipment dwell times. They look at the data and ask themselves, “is this a problem?” These visual controls present the information in an intuitive and verifiable way and enable the users to dive right into the data.” It is data in context.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

The public cloud gives Coupa visibility to $6 trillion in transactional data that passes through their platform. “15 15 years ago, Coupa got customers to agree they could leverage their data for the benefit of the community,” Ms. Supply chain collaboration data will then be mined over time to provide commodity-level alerts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Driven by regulations and a thirst for data transparency. The potential to provide reliable, tamper-resistant data across supply chains is driving interest from various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and food production.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply chain forecasting is the difference between data-driven decision-making and floundering in the dark—here’s how companies can ensure theirs is as good as can be in 2021. A Forbes article on improving forecasting explains, If legacy forecasting models were out of date before, they’re practically obsolete now.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

These sensors capture precise data on factors like location, speed, fuel usage, and driver behavior, transforming fleet management from reactive to data-driven decision-making. The IoT data allows managers to detect inefficiencies, predict maintenance needs, and even assess driver performance.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

For example, in the future, staff scheduling need not be handled by employees, but rather can be carried out by intelligent software tools via data processing. Greater flexibility: customers shall be in a position to increase their adaptability and react flexibly to changes in the market or in their business models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s human nature to want to start a new year with new goals—the ever-present new year’s resolutions. Having visibility across the entire supply chain can help leaders anticipate and mitigate some risks and make quicker, data-driven decisions in the face of uncertainty. Supply chain visibility emerged as a close second for 2024.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Most shippers, carriers and logistics service providers understand the importance of data collection and data-driven decision-making. Data collected over time provides intelligence, enabling companies to enhance long-term decision-making. Artificial intelligence is a potent tool that helps companies get the most from their data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Their day doesn’t begin with traditional routines but with diving deep into a digital universe where data alerts serve as guiding stars. End-to-End Supply Chain Planning Platform The end-to-end process begins with data. The result is an end-to-end planning process operating on the highest quality data possible.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Can you tell me about HEINEKEN’s AIMMS-based Brewing Capacity Model? I understand your team took ownership of this model. Yeah, so there was an existing Brewing Capacity Model which lived in a spreadsheet file. There was no global master data in place either. I’m curious to learn more about your vision for the model.

Modeling Software 62

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Leading London-based robotics and data intelligence company Dexory today announced the launch of their new, enhanced solution DexoryView – a revolutionary new platform that will change the way that warehouses are managed through the power of real-time data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For the longest time modeling and designing such nodes, modes, and flows has been the realm of Supply Chain Design. Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. Design can help test such ideas before implementing changes to the master data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Machine learning improves the vehicle’s performance by analyzing data from past deliveries and refining its operations. Cloud Computing: The data collected by ADVs is processed through cloud platforms, enabling real-time communication, route adjustments, and fleet management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

For all but the simplest route planning problems, creating the best plan is not as simple as loading data and hitting the “optimize” button. RPA technology creates “bots” that can automate processes, manipulate data, invoke optimization technologies and interact with other systems.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As Lora Cecere writes , “RFPs and PowerPoint presentations are the worst way to buy decision support technologies like supply chain planning.” “Most companies ask the wrong questions and consequently have the wrong discussions.” A typical RFI question is : “can you copy and paste data from Excel into your solution?”

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Both markets present unique hurdles that supply chain professionals must adeptly navigate. Traditional supply chain models may falter in such conditions, leading to inventory surplus, increased carrying costs, and potential disruptions. During these downturns, cost control and risk mitigation become paramount.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

The systems integrator will be presenting the full spectrum of its digital services at the LogiMAT intralogistics trade fair (31 May to 2 June) in Stuttgart. An integration project’s lifecycle takes place digitally, from the first data analysis all the way to final acceptance.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 24, 2022

For manufacturers and distributors, it’s important that before you digitally transform your organization you realize that you need data to convert existing business processes into digital. However, if your data is still analogue it cannot be collected or digitally manipulated, whereas digital data can be collected and analyzed easier.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But for larger, complex environments, a more sophisticated inventory management system is needed to collect, process, manage and report on all the data, in as near to real-time as possible. The key technical requirements when aiming for optimized inventory levels are data accuracy and timeliness. IO is not a one-off activity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

And in the intervening years — as we’ve leveraged real-time data, ML and AI to help countless companies answer the “where’s my truck” question — I’ve continued to underscore that visibility is a foundational technology. Moving data between systems was complex and laborious. In other words, visibility is an enabler. Lesson learned.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The report uncovers common barriers to creating useful costing systems and presents a solution that more closely aligns the supply chain and accounting and finance business units. When asked what prevents them from utilizing current costing information, 44% of supply chain managers cited a lack of operational data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 18, 2023

While it might seem daunting to some, for the supply chain, AI has the power to unlock immense value by streamlining processes and leveraging massive volumes of data. Supply chain modelers have to wade through thousands of data points to try to find optimal solutions. But supply chains are also enormously complex.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

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. To do this, we built two representative models of a business. One in the pharmaceuticals industry and another in consumer hi-tech products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium, sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. So what can we do to make models more useful? Here’s my take on the topic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

Compared to traditional forecasting models on spreadsheets, the benefits from simulation software come in the form of a holistic overview of both current and potential operations through a user-friendly interface. Through warehouse simulation, you can accurately visualize all the attributes of the warehouse in a 2D or 3D computer model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

A transformation that is based on the idea that by putting in new applications the company will automate a process, or processes, and provide more and better data to make decisions, is a poor foundation for a true transformation. The improved costing information will then be used to improve the supply chain planning model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Transparent data prepared especially for your logistics operation will get you easily through your peaks. Suddenly, the situation changes, whether because of a new company strategy, ever-present retail dynamics or possibly due to a completely new influencing factor. Before the peaks – using data analytics to make the right decisions.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By analyzing real-time data from various sources, companies can make proactive decisions that improve collaboration among stakeholders, boost operational resilience, and increase customer satisfaction. Despite its transformative potential, the path to full AI integration in logistics presents challenges.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

The new AI revolution presents a great opportunity for manufacturers to retain their staff and attract younger employees by providing new skills for the future world of business where the role of AI will play a greater part. While AI is going to help with some current challenges, it will also present new problems.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

And then there are the different freight broker business models. Most freight brokers include these services in their sales presentations as a list of features, instead of a comprehensive bundle of services. . Differentiation for freight brokers is often difficult to achieve. Find out more about FreightWaves SONAR for brokers.

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