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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

The robots can perform various tasks, such as transporting goods, picking orders, sorting items, and replenishing inventory. AI and ML enable robots to learn from data, adapt to changing conditions, and optimize their performance. Vision systems can also help robots to avoid obstacles and navigate in complex environments.

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What data is available to track intermodal freight shipping rates

FreightWaves SONAR

Data access and analysis continue to be essential to competitive operations within the process of monitoring rates and expenses in intermodal shipping lanes. Data access to see savings compared to truckload and other shipping methods. Data accuracy can and does impact freight transportation in a significant way.

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Unlocking Supply Chain Potential with AI Agents and Multi-Agent Workflows

Logistics Viewpoints

Understanding AI Agents At its core, an AI Agent is a reasoning engine capable of understanding context, planning workflows, connecting to external tools and data, and executing actions to achieve a defined goal. Integrate with External Tools and Data: AI Agents can augment their inherent language model capabilities with APIs and tools (e.g.,

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The Importance of Clear Data When Planning for Your Business’s Success

WorkWave

All of the knowledge in the world though, won’t do you any good if you’re not able to sort through it to gain insights into your business’s performance and make plans for a stronger future for your company. In the grand scheme of things, data analysis falls into the categories of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive.

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Empowering a Greener, Smarter Future in Logistics Through AI

MTS Logistics

Predictive analytics, fueled by vast datasets including historical sales, market trends, and weather patterns, enables businesses to optimize inventory levels with precision, reducing overstock or shortages and ensuring customer satisfaction through accurate demand forecasting.

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Logistics Trends and Opportunities in 2018

Logistics Problem Solving

There are several trends that have been emerging in the industry for the past few years that are now standard expectations, and many more dynamic changes in shipping are coming in 2018. Logistics Trends in 2018. Opportunities Around Actionable Data. Moving forward, data alone will no longer be enough.

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Express Cargo Sorting

Logistics Business Magazine

Import sorting Managing Director of Ramp and Gateways Operations for Northern Europe, Alun Cornish, has been with the company for 20 years. The import sort facility is adjacent to the airside apron at Stansted, with ULD (unit load device) air containers fed directly on to a castor floor. The tour started with the customs hold ‘cage’.

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