Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. It’s sometimes misunderstood, but it’s actually integrated into almost all supply chains nowadays in av ariety of different ways. What is Supply Chain Automation?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Harvard Business Review recently published an article, “ To Build Resilience, CEOs Need to Become Supply-Chain Experts ”. In this article, we wanted to discuss one aspect of supply chain that is often not given enough attention – building strategic relationships and shared value with direct spend suppliers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain resiliency and sustainability are top priorities for CEOs today. To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2025

Data fabrics, knowledge graphs, a digital thread, and digital twin technologies are critical. The Need for Speed When you talk to supply chain planning software suppliers, they identify similar trends. And the trends they are focused on have a direct impact on their product development plans.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. In this article, the main hyped, promising, and solid solutions but widely adopted technologies in supply chain management are discussed. We continue to see companies pitching their blockchain solutions in the supply chain realm.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The solution is to back up, figuratively speaking, to the general definition of the need and see how overall trends and developments in the world could make this need map onto other, different solutions. Cloud services have not yet dissociated themselves from all physical supports, but they are changing what is supplied to whom and how.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Industry Applications: The platform is designed to handle tasks such as answering inquiries, managing customer interactions, and scheduling, thereby improving efficiency in sectors like logistics, debt collection, retail, medical insurance, and media publications. Scalability and Efficiency: By automating routine communications, CloneOps.ai

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Log-hub

JANUARY 21, 2025

Matrices are powerful mathematical tools that play a crucial role in supply chain management. They help businesses organize and analyze data, leading to better decision-making and improved efficiency. Introduction to Matrices in Supply Chain Management A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Autonomous delivery vehicles (ADVs) are bringing significant changes to last-mile logistics, an essential component of the supply chain. Machine learning improves the vehicle’s performance by analyzing data from past deliveries and refining its operations.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 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. Standardizing IoT. Investing in Innovation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2022

As I was enjoying the holidays, I had an opportunity to reflect on the year past and what the future holds for supply chains. However, organizations will need to be deliberate in designing supply chains with optionality so it does not become cost prohibitive. Supply Chain Design is essential in tackling these.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 31, 2023

Adam has built memorable growth stories for numerous companies throughout the supply chain, healthcare, and technology industries, and is a leading mind for growth and marketing in the B2B space. They also offer supply chain and logistics services specifically tailored to the trucking industry.

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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. Integrating external factors like consumer price indexes, GDP trends, climate change, and others into the forecast can improve signaling for supply chain design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

According to Bloomberg , the coffee supply chain is struggling with constrained supply and increase in prices is inevitable. Traditional, linear supply chains struggle to adapt. This article explores how adaptive supply chains can help businesses thrive.

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Morai Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

The integration of technologies and the digitization of supply chain and logistics will continue to transform the industry in 2019. According to Statista , 21.1 % of supply chain executives found visibility to be the top challenge facing supply chains in 2018. In second place, 19.7% Capacity Crunch.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

There are some young supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz. In this article, the main hyped, promising, and solid solutions but widely adopted technologies in supply chain management are discussed. We continue to see companies pitching their blockchain solutions in the supply chain realm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This award featured two main categories, Small Business <$50 million and Enterprise >$49 million, and then five sub-categories within each main category: Procurement/ERP Software, Robotics, Supply Chain Visibility Solutions, WMS/TMS Software and Warehouse Automation.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In our previous blog, we explored how matrices enhance supply chain efficiency, from inventory management to logistics. This post dives into advanced applications of matrices, showing how AI, machine learning, and automation are transforming supply chains. Now, were taking it a step further. In case you missed it!

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IoT World Today

MARCH 27, 2020

From shortages of personal protective equipment to a variety of grocery items to electronics and apparel, coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) has hit the global supply chain in expected and unforeseen ways, and it seems likely that it could take many months to recover. Bringing Analytics to Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends. Throughout the last decade, the main trends were digitization and globalization. Supply chains have lengthened and extended across borders, bringing a whole new host of opportunities and challenges. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2022

Steve is he Vice President of Digital Strategy at Blue Horseshoe , part of Accenture, a company that helps companies reimage fulfillment operations to align with business goals, address market trends, and meet customer demands. 5 – Data insights. Blue Horseshoe Supply Chain Cloud Videos. About Steve Shebuski.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We spoke with CTSI-Global to learn more about their approach to transportation management and the solutions they provide for businesses navigating the complexities of supply chain operations. Heres what they shared about their services and capabilities.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

History of Supply Chain Management. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In today’s fast-paced e-commerce landscape, last-mile delivery has emerged as a critical component of the supply chain. In this article, we will explore these last-mile delivery optimization strategies and the role of route optimization software as we look ahead to industry trends shaping the future of delivery in 2025.

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Log-hub

MARCH 7, 2025

Waste has been the default setting of supply chains for decades. A circular economy , where materials are reused, repurposed, or recycled to create a more sustainable supply chain that minimizes waste and maximizes value. Raw materials are extracted, transformed into products, used, and eventually discarded.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group).

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

FRAYT’s Preferred Driver Program is designed to reward and recognize the best drivers in the industry. FRAYT provides ongoing training and support to help preferred drivers improve their skills and stay up-to-date with industry trends and regulations. The Greenscreens.ai

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. Artificial intelligence is beginning to be used to update the data.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Blockchain technology is a major disruptor in the supply chain. It stands to change the game as we know it by giving companies a better way to ensure traceability throughout vast supply chain networks. In order to properly disrupt the supply chain of today, you need to know everything there is to know about it.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 7, 2021

Through data-driven transportation management , carriers can finally become more strategic and tactical, thriving through good and bad times. Achieving that goal hangs on a carrier’s ability to capture meaningful data. Autonomous processes are only as valuable as the data that powers algorithms and decision-making.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

That’s the question that continues to bedevil the global supply chain industry. As I detailed in a recent column , the answer to constant supply chain volatility is pervasive real-time visibility into the precise location, temperature or status of a shipment — at any point along the journey. Where’s my shipment? .

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Editor’s Note: Our “ Research in Focus ” series highlights research conducted by select partners on timely and important trends impacting supply chain and logistics professionals today. The best way to beat out the competition is to run a tighter ship, which means gaining complete control and visibility over your supply chain.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

This trend, known as reshoring , is driving the emergence of regionalized freight networks , optimizing supply chains for efficiency, cost savings, and resilience. Automated fulfillment centers designed for faster order processing and shipping. Real-time data analytics to improve logistics strategies.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Shortages of products from toilet paper to microchips during the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the value of supply chain resiliency, and the opportunities for companies that aren’t as prepared as they would like. By contrast, supply chains that are too lean may not have enough flexibility and redundancy to survive unscathed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

As a supply chain executive, picture beginning your day with a cup of coffee when a news alert notifies you of newly imposed tariffs affecting your primary suppliers in China. An automotive company I collaborated with conducted detailed modeling of potential tariff impacts on semiconductor supply chains.

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