Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Even mom-and-pop stores and diners had to step up their digitalization game with the pandemic erupting. Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Digital Transformation Journey. Going Digital: Creation of the Digital Foundation.

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IoT World Today

JANUARY 4, 2022

Artificial intelligence and self-driving cars are viewed as key technologies over the next 10 years, with significant differences based on the region, according to a new study presented at CES 2022 in Las Vegas Monday. For example, China (60%), the U.S. (40%) For example, China (60%), the U.S. (40%) 35%) ranked it second.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Digital Transformation Digitalization is fundamentally reshaping logistics operations, from warehouse management to last-mile delivery. For example, the global logistics automation market is expected to grow from $50 billion in 2023 to $120 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

When you think about digital transformation, you probably think of multinational giants like McDonald’s or Sephora. Case in point: Brook Furniture Rental has invested in new technologies to undertake a true digital evolution, significantly improving customer service and reducing operational costs along the way. The Results.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For example, before the pandemic, companies could get by with analog machines, paper-based systems, and disconnected point solutions. Similarly, a 2021 study from McKinsey showed that just 19% of companies that had adopted Industry 4.0 To do this, information must not only be digital, but it must also be shareable between systems.

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MTS Logistics

JULY 21, 2021

Working and studying from home decreased the usage of paper documents and increased the need for electronic documents. For example, the marketing team may be off-site while your sales crew shows up at the office every morning. The digital transformation of MTS Logistics is happening faster than ever!

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Following his studies at San Jose State University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Charley naturally started his career in 2003 in the field of supply chain and logistic technologies, working in the sales teams of companies such as Fusion Logistics, Cargomatic and ShipHawk. ? on the other hand. ?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. What Celanese has accomplished is the single best example ARC is aware of employing agentic AI and copilots at scale. Building the Foundation During COVID-19, Celanese began to think about the need for a digital transformation. Celanese is an exception.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Digitization is Your Friend. It’s not news to anyone that digitization is a roaring trend and I’m here to say: embrace it. Suspicion that digitization will eliminate jobs is not without cause—there is no doubt that certain roles are changing or being eliminated by automation. Digitization is not your enemy; it’s your friend.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

More Resources Home Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries Judah Levine May 23, 2024 Though the logistics and supply chain industry has made and continues to make a lot of progress in its digital transformation, it has a reputation for being part of the late majority or even a laggard in terms of digitalization.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics. “I would begin my shift at 2 p.m.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As industries evolve the distance between the worker and the job has grown, for example back in the day the worker had one tool between them and the task. The rise of digitalization in the workplace has brought with it an interesting corollary for skills needed in human workers. Reskilling and attracting a smart factory workforce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2024

We write about trends in this study. I am the author of this year’s study. For example, if a worker is in an aisle making a pick, and they are next to a slot that has not been cycle counted for a while, the worker can count the number of items in that slot. But digital twins will be capable of more.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The digital twin in logistics market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1.2 Billion by 2032′ as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights , Inc. End-users are increasingly integrating digital twins with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As early as 2018, a Neilsen study found that fresh foods were “the primary driver of growth in retail stores, accounting for 49% of all dollar sales growth in the fast-moving consumer goods industry. This is another example of the ongoing digitization of supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2023

Home delivery and sustainability are two topics that I have written about quite a bit in the last few years, and Descartes just released its home delivery sustainability consumer sentiment study, so the timing seemed perfect. By doing the study for multiple years, you can start to see trends emerging.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As ecommerce grew at double digit rates, while in store sales grew at less than the rate of inflation, retailers were looking for a way to turn their stores into a competitive weapon. One example of the detailed costing this is used in warehouse fulfillment, but not in store fulfillment, involves engineered labor studies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The aim of this study is to understand ho w well these companies are fulfilling the need for increased sustainability in the chemical industry. More than twenty companies were analyzed. At ARC, we are planning to develop a new champions radar focused on Plastic Circularity, and those digital tools that end users are looking for.

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

Thomas foresees augmented reality technology, particularly, capable of providing relevant data readouts, documentation and expert advice — even helping to create digital twins that remotely represent real-world manufacturing, maintenance and warehouse operations. Others agree. Logistics: Low Hanging Fruit?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 27, 2022

Technological advances has often moved faster than digital capabilities. Success will be dependent on three factors: Skills development as a central component of your digital roadmap. Skills development as a central component of your digital roadmap. Take for example the implementation for an ERP system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. Digital technologies will allow companies to increase their visibility, collaboration, speed, and responsiveness ? The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nevertheless, Mr. Ellison presented a fascinating vision centered on how technology can be used to digitally disrupt a 10,000-year-old industry. For example, an air conditioning manufacturer might sell not just the air conditioner but a yearly service agreement. Uber has an ecosystem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2021

I thought of this analogy when speaking with warehouse management system (WMS) suppliers during this year’s global WMS market study. For example, the prior process of 100 unit bulk picks with 10 units going to each store was replaced with an individual item pick-to-tote process followed by direct-to-consumer packing station processes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

survey , 57% of manufacturing CFOs agree that proficiency and knowledge to create an effective plan to operationalize and transition the business into a digitalized and automated manufacturer is the most critical factor globally. The race to digitally transform business operations has created new goals and challenges for the CFO.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Uber started this with taxis, using digital technology and the ubiquitous smartphone to bring taxi fares and taxi drivers together, any time, any place. Cloud computing itself is a prime example. Essentially, a product is represented as a digital data file that details its shape and dimensions, however complex these may be.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2019

Digital Transformation in Construction Materials. Digital transformation is a hot topic across all supply chains today. Steve notes, “For example, a very conservative estimate is that we waste about fifty million work hours a year just keying in data from job site delivery tickets, and that may be low by a factor of two or three.

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Turvo

JUNE 10, 2020

The study found that 41% of respondents were investing in automation at a faster clip in response to the crisis, with another 43% of business leaders saying they will speed up investments in digital and technology once some normality has returned. Consider this example. Take another example.

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Turvo

JULY 21, 2020

Today’s areas of focus for supply chain executives center on digital transformation and the ability to optimize processes. For example, Jeff went on to discuss how the ease in sharing an application, such as Microsoft Excel, could help keep companies on track.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For example, they might browse products online, but visit a brick-and-mortar store to finalize their selection. As just one example, Nike’s online sales grew by 75% in 2020 — but its profit margins fell from 45.5% Logistics Digitalization Provides an Answer. Transportation: Moving to a Digital Environment.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Embracing the Digital Wave: The marriage of the digital realm with tangible logistics is not just a fleeting trend—it’s the new norm. Projects like NEOM (a planned development in Saudi Arabia) have showcased how digital solutions can offer unparalleled transparency and efficiency.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A 2013 study by TalkTo estimated that the average American spends between 10 and 20 minutes each week listening to pan flute music, that is the equivalent of 13 hours per year or 43 days in a lifetime! Chatbots for example assist users with self-service options to get instant answers without the need to interact with human agents.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A second meeting held this past spring moved the conversation forward, focusing on two timely and important questions: Why is digital transformation important for the heavy building materials industry? Getting Started with Digital Transformation. How do we get ready for this journey? Just get started,” they tell me.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . Digital transformation is not always about new technology. Shifting Industry Habits.

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Forto

APRIL 25, 2020

Digital order management systems create competitive advantages not only in times of crisis. A digital order management solution enables companies to have transparency about products in transit so that they are in the right place at the right time. The simplest option is to implement a digital order management solution.

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Forto

APRIL 9, 2020

Digital order management systems create competitive advantages not only in times of crisis. A digital order management solution enables companies to have transparency about products in transit so that they are in the right place at the right time. . The simplest option is to implement a digital order management solution.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2015

In fact, the annual ChainLink Research Study found innovation to be the top focus for those involved in the manufacturing community. Obviously, most modern innovations will focus on improving supply chain processes throughout the course of business, not the ancient squeegee example.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

For shipping, like other industries, transformation is critical in the digital age. ” More than two hundred years later, Thomas Jefferson’s concept of “information as currency” resonates loudly in the digital age. We live in a world where all content is evolving to digital, mobile, virtual and personal.

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