Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Together, they presented the vision for the future and innovation priorities. Innovation Pillars: Diagnose: primarily powered by Infor Process Mining, this capability helps organizations gain visibility into business processes, uncover non-conforming variants, identify critical bottlenecks, and optimize operations based on data.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

An ERP system is a valuable asset for automotive distributors looking to leverage the data they create and use. An ERP provides a central repository for all a distributor’s data. The data can be used to identify inefficiencies in the supply chain, improve inventory management, and streamline operations.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The company provided an innovative approach to utilizing data and revolutionary technology for its growing clients to streamline logistics and implement cost-effective, efficient transportation programs. For carriers, it presents an opportunity to expand their market share and increase their profitability. The Greenscreens.ai

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In warehouse environments, AI-powered robotics and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are revolutionizing order fulfillment processes by handling tasks such as picking, packing, and sorting with unmatched efficiency. Despite its transformative potential, the path to full AI integration in logistics presents challenges.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The usual themes were still very present as solution providers and retailers alike were more than happy to talk about omni-channel, mobility, robotics, and machine learning, to name a few. This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

For instance, fixed slotting strategies assign products to specific locations based on historical data rather than dynamic needs, and hardcoded rules assign specific tasks to workers based on static roles or zones, rather than dynamically allocating tasks based on workload or real-time conditions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This is where big data technologies come into play. Big data for real-time optimizations in transport logistics. Logistics and transport service providers create enormous data records as they manage the flow of goods. These data include information such as types of goods, location, weight, size, origin, and destination.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Traditional supply chain planning, which relies on historical data and reactive adjustments, is no longer adequate for managing these challenges. AI as a Predictive Tool AI-driven supply chain planning integrates machine learning, real-time data analytics, and external risk monitoring to anticipate disruptions before they materialize.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

He also spoke at the ARC forum in 2023, and this article is based on that presentation as well. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. We spent hours and hours looking for data, whether it was for audits, compliance, or just basic troubleshooting. Data does not move. Celanese has 2.5

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 8, 2021

The digital age has presented a wealth of opportunities for the over the road trucking market. COVID-19 has also accelerated technological adoption by an order of magnitude. The abundant data sources can make the process of assessing the market more difficult than necessary. The challenge with lagging data in logistics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Manufacturers increasingly turning to data and analytics, from an ERP system, to support business initiatives. Data is after all the fuel that runs the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Challenges to using data. Many manufacturers are data-rich but when it comes to using it they are insight-poor.

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Ottawa Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The industry is continuously pushing the envelope for speedier shipping, order processing, and order fulfillment. This is why it is critical to have a fulfillment partner who can handle high order volume and always keep up with peaks to ensure that your clients’ products arrive as quickly as they can. What is Zone Picking?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In addition, the holiday shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year is 26 days—five days shorter than in 2023—potentially creating additional headaches for online vendors and their delivery partners attempting to fulfill a greater volume of orders in less time.

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Stord

MAY 5, 2025

They often present significant challenges. With a significant 84% of consumers reviewing return policies before purchasing and online returns averaging 20-30% of orders , implementing an efficient and user-friendly system is no longer optional. Returns are an inherent part of e-commerce.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 13, 2021

With the proper use of data and freight analytics , contract procurement and securing capacity can be enhanced. The incredible insights that accurate data has to offer combats volatility and unearths a clear understanding of what’s actually happening in the market. Those are the founding principles behind SONAR SCI Lane Acuity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Big data presents supply chain and warehouse managers with an unprecedented opportunity to acquire real-time visibility of goods in transit and part of inventory, writes Tony Dobson -SnapFulfil CEO. There’s plethora of data in the warehouse now, with lots of dashboards to present the figures, but information overload is happening.

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WorkWave

MARCH 13, 2025

Shoppers now demand faster delivery times and greater transparency in their order status, putting pressure on logistics providers to adapt quickly. With RouteManager, companies can create and adjust driver schedules, dispatch drivers with ease and optimize up to 10,000 orders per day.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

The transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. when telesales would have captured many of the daily orders from customers. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 4, 2020

In the grand scheme of things, data analysis falls into the categories of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. While descriptive data presents existing figures, predictive data allows you to draw insights from trends in your descriptive data in order to make an educated guess about what might happen next.

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Stord

APRIL 21, 2025

With the global e-commerce market projected to surpass $8 trillion by 2027 1 , brands are presented with a massive opportunity for international growth. However, as international order volumes increase, cross-border fulfillment often proves difficult to sustain. Once orders come in, items are shipped domestically within the UK.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, weve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. It would be folly not to take advantage of data availability and accessibility.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 1, 2023

The consultants set up their laptops and pretended to produce all sorts of presentations, though the presentations were actually jargon, buzzwords and gibberish. ” So the Division President went to the room where the two consultants sat working away at their Buzz Words PowerPoint presentations. ” And so he did.

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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. Keywords like full data transparency, self-learning and self-recovery are hallmarks of TGW’s Future Fulfillment Center. “We invest approximately 4.5

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

AI systems get better and more accurate as they collect and analyze more data. ML is a form of AI that enables a system to learn from data rather than through explicit programming. ML is a form of AI that enables a system to learn from data rather than through explicit programming.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Some areas in Florida have shelter-in-place orders, likely limiting available trucking capacity and shipper operations throughout the end of the week. These impacts to the road infrastructure and expected congestions are already presenting delays and disruptions for retailers. “A It has this big ripple effect throughout the economy.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Executing a Perfect Order is Difficult! According to Mike Carroll, a vice president at Georgia-Pacific, “In creating a more seamless order management process, we needed a capability that enabled us to navigate the complexities of the myriad of individual orders that we receive every minute, hour, and day, with unparalleled precision.

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Morai Logistics

APRIL 15, 2020

Not only is it presenting significant issues for warehouses and those working in them but also the ability for companies to utilize their supplies. This is only being exacerbated by the growing demand for delivery by customers as so many of them are limited to their homes at present. Seek Out New Data to Assess Demand.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Both markets present unique hurdles that supply chain professionals must adeptly navigate. With reduced consumer spending and decreased orders, companies must optimize operations to maintain profitability. During these downturns, cost control and risk mitigation become paramount.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

ERP systems essentially integrate all the disparate functions within your business and overcome the so-called ‘silo mentality’ by creating a single, centralized data architecture. The ERP software collects, stores and manages data relating to business activities. What’s Your Business IQ?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

The integration of sophisticated software allows for optimized storage strategies and faster order fulfillment, directly addressing the need for efficiency in the face of labor constraints.

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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. This solution provides for purchase order collaboration. The best data makes for the best AI.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

Machine learning (ML) techniques can be applied to provide more accurate transit information and estimated arrival times (ETAs) by analyzing the historical shipment data in your transportation management systems. It can minimize the number of actual delayed shipments by making better planning decisions upfront before the orders are shipped.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

While predicting the future is never an easy task, in order to be competitive all businesses need to be able to accurately anticipate what trends will affect them in the coming year. These standards define how IoT devices will communicate, and how data will be collected, processed, handled, stored, and summarized.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 2, 2022

Of course, a top-of-mind consideration for many is that metrics are only as good as the accuracy of your data. How can you possibly measure downtime, without knowing your Overall Equipment Effectiveness across the factory floor or how can you measure business performance without understanding customer orders and demands?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For a small manufacturing operation, with limited inventory items, a small storage area, and a few customer orders, a spreadsheet might manage inventory sufficiently. IO can model different potential outcomes using a number of variables, and help to pick the best stock holding and re-order policy for each product group or set of stock items.

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