Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

For example, ARC was recently briefed on SAPs transportation management product. Now the AI agent can scan those documents, and then the large language model has been trained to look at and find all the relevant information- the origin, the destination, the product, and the quantity. SAPs is called Joule.

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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. This example, the pencil, is already a high value item). Ask for copies of documents.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

For example, something along the lines of: By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement. For example, in a very rare situation, someone might have an epileptic seizure brought about by viewing a certain video on your site.

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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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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Digital Transformation is a strategic transformation of the business processes and models to leverage the opportunities created by the digital technologies which can result in improved customer service and value additions to the business. Some examples and benefits of digitalisation in shipping are. Here is a real life example.

Freight 98

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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. Businesses are still trying to find methods to keep their efficiency and productivity under control and reinterpret traditional work models with an innovative approach and use technology more effectively.

Modeling Software 98

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The Lean Thinker

MARCH 23, 2023

During the war there was huge growth and turnover within the industrial base as production shifted from civilian products (locomotives, for example) to wartime production (tanks). ” I think the answer depends on the person’s mental model and biases about the role of authority. War Manpower Commission.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The first step, therefore, is to get all your information – documents and data – into a digital format. This means scanning documents or entering data into a computer manually. While digitization is all about documents and data, digitalization centers on converting existing business processes to be digital.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

The supply chain planning market got started when supply chain models were put into in-memory databases in the early 1990s. A graph database stores nodes and relationships instead of tables, or documents. Models would be created, but they were not living models that changed as an enterprise changed. This is much faster.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Customers use their modular, SaaS solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes. Infor Nexus.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

But we can’t document the ROI or other benefits at this point. For example, using a 5G network, a parts tote could communicate that the tote is 80% depleted for this SKU which would trigger a re-order of the necessary parts. Digital Twin Model Builders. Do they have a proven ROI? Are they worth piloting?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2023

Digitalization of documents, as well as blockchain-based solutions for many responsibilities and functions, is one of the main boosters of that disruption. The main concept behind these digital services is the possibility of managing all the necessary documents and data with multiple parties in one single platform. Digital Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Existing SCP solutions can generate a plan, for example, that leads to the lowest costs that allow the firm to deliver a 95% service level to their customers but do so in the most cost-efficient manner. A SCP solution creates a model of a supply chain. First, their customers seek to document what their emissions are.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

By modeling these potential disruptions, it becomes possible to understand the impact and develop the right alternative response plans to mitigate the impact. The digital twin, for example, can be subjected to numerous stress tests that mimic real-world conditions and observe how different variables interact and impact the entire network.

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Parade

JUNE 8, 2021

This document outlines all the Parade features specifically built to support third-party logistics (3PL) agency models. Agent Models. Agent-based 3PLs are an alternative freight brokerage business model where 3PL companies provide business infrastructure for their agent partners. The Challenge.

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Parade

JUNE 8, 2021

This document outlines all the Parade features specifically built to support third-party logistics (3PL) agency models. Agent models. Agent based 3PLs are an alternative freight brokerage business model where 3PL companies provide business infrastructure for their agent partners. The Challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations. A plan is like a Word document. The improved costing information will then be used to improve the supply chain planning model. The data for a SCP model to do cash flow projections exists.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

But we can’t document the ROI or other benefits at this point. For example, using a 5G network, a parts tote could communicate that the tote is 80% depleted for this SKU which would trigger a re-order of the necessary parts. Digital Twin Model Builders. Do they have a proven ROI? Are they worth piloting?

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 12, 2022

For example, a recent survey of 100 randomly selected people showed that many are not conversant with shipping industry terminologies, let alone the services. The freight forwarder deals with the logistical side, including tracking, documentation, and insurance. Making use of the opportunities.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We define this as creating a digital model that represents all of the functions that make up a company’s global supply chain, particularly execution processes. There are a lot of opportunities in the global trade realm because of all the data, documents, financial transactions, and trading partners involved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consider a planner in Brazil working with the previous lead time prediction example, who has forgotten how to update the parameters. Sometimes hilarious examples of its “hallucinations” illustrate its failure to understand ( My Dinners with GPT-4 by Justin Smith-Ruiu is one of my favorites).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

For example, numerous small packages can become one less-than-truckload (LTL) shipment, or numerous LTL shipments can be consolidated across your network into one truckload shipment. Model your carbon footprint. Transportation optimization is another option offered by some TMS providers. Automate processes to reduce reliance on paper.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 24, 2021

They can have a positive effect on your business model through their expertise and links within the shipping industry. For example, ask about additional services such as warehousing, crating, and consolidation. For example, you may call on the services of a third-party customs broker as an alternative.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The mathematical models underlying generative AI are statistical sentence completion machines that compose content based on probabilities, not understanding, context, and empathy. I’ve seen our own R&D team test some very cool applications and have been following the news closely in search of other examples relevant to supply chain.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 20, 2024

Cognitive AI is employed by ERP to process documents and transactions efficiently, reducing the manual workload and increasing accuracy. AI’s inability to be conative has made AI supersede human emotion but still unable to understand context or even intent in certain data models.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2018

Considering we have had spreadsheets, PDF documents, and other electronic representations of the supply chain for years, what makes a “digitized” supply chain different? Ty cites an example of an alert that a container ship is two hours from port. Another area where automation adds significant value is in global trade documentation.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Multiple manufacturers, multiple relationships, multiple distribution models, multiple contracts. Because of the many parties involved in a supply chain, digitization brings with it stakeholder integration issues, with data harmonization and permission models at the top of that list.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Traceability for the automotive industry is a process that documents the genealogy of the parts and subassemblies associated with a specific vehicle or range of vehicles. Examples include: Supplier Traceability – Evaluate the scope required to incorporate traceability of suppliers and their products entering the organization.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. It may do, but how do you know?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2017

For example, you probably heard about how a machine learning algorithm allowed the machine to beat the best humans in Go or in Poker in the past year. What are concrete examples of machine learning intervention in S&OP? Take IBM’s Watson for example. Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are at their peak.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It’s also important to document any constraints that will impact your plans to meet those objectives. For example, your company’s objective might be to achieve maximum operational productivity, to improve customer service, or perhaps to minimise capital expenditure. 2) Know Your Operational Profile and Requirements.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2019

And that model works higher up the construction materials supply chain as well. 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. Steve offers some examples.

Construction 87

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Globalior

AUGUST 24, 2020

For example, in consignment sales the title cannot transfer at the time of delivery. The basis for recognizing revenue in the various transaction models that a company deals with, should be defined separately and documented for purposes of responding to Customs and tax audits. However, this is not always the case.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The supply chain portal streamlines collaboration between buyers and suppliers and minimizes document handling. With an integrated system that connects manufacturing and procurement, the past data on what raw materials are consumed by production can be input into a forecast model to generate a set of future orders. Agile procurement.

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ShipLilly

MAY 11, 2021

For example, there is a lack of skilled personnel to handle supply chains and the sheer volume of goods that are being moved is straining virtually all international ports. Following delays, additional processes and documents arise. For example, the Magaya container tracking solution currently supports up to 70 global carriers.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2017

For example, XPO Logistics is still trying to digest the Con-Way and Norbert Denstressangle acquisitions from the last few years, while FedEx and UPS continue to expand their service offerings to compete more with freight forwarders, further blurring the lines between asset and non-asset based carrier service offerings.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 12, 2021

The technology will enable manufacturers, suppliers, customers, auditors, warehouse managers and others in the supply chain to create a transparent and efficient system for recording transactions, tracking assets and managing documents. IoT will help eliminate shipping delays, operator errors, and cargo loss and theft.

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