The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 24, 2022

Sreeni is Associate Vice President at Emtec Digital , a global technology services company that provides digital software engineering and transformation solutions to clients across multiple industries. Sreeni has a passion for helping customers across industries to realize their digital transformation vision using emerging tools/technologies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Tapan Chaudhari and Joe Lynch discuss the internet of trucking (IoT) which refers to all the connected devices and sensors that are being used in the trucking industry. Tapan Chaudhari is the Founder and CEO of TruckX , a technology firm focused on the trucking industry. TruckX is a technology firm focused on the trucking industry.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 3, 2021

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. What’s on a Bill of Lading?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 25, 2025

MES vs MOM The term MES (Manufacturing Execution System) was first used by analysts in the 1990s to describe a category of software that defined a system that tracks and monitors the production of manufactured goods on a factory floor. However, it should be noted that certain vendors refer to MES because it is familiar. What is an MES?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

This July 2024, we published a report that tracks the progress that has been made in implementing the key features of Industrie 4.0, both in the process and discrete industries. The result enables to make any product, any time in any location, with genuine product certificates. The report is available on demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2024

Digital Product Passports (DPPs) offer a method to track products through their entire lifecycle. These passports document all aspects of the life cycle – from the sourcing of raw materials to final disposal or recycling. What Components Comprise a Digital Product Passport?

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

To answer that question, let’s examine some of the similarities between the two industries. Back in the 70’s and 80’s full-service stock brokerages dominated the industry. The industry leaders, like Merrill Lynch, E.F Pricing and industry research that is not readily available to shippers. Hutton, etc.

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ShipLilly

MAY 12, 2022

wholesale, logistic business and people concept – manual worker and businessman with clipboards at warehouse explain a bill of lading document. The bill of lading (BoL) is an important document in the shipping industry to better understand its meaning and implications for operations. When You Should Use Them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Meanwhile, Europe accelerates its hydrogen transition, digital product passports gain traction for compliance, and a high-stakes egg heist underscores the fragility of food supply chains. Their collaboration aims to ensure a stable supply of clean hydrogen for industrial customers, advancing decarbonization efforts in Germany and beyond.

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TransAudit

JANUARY 13, 2025

Key Regulatory Areas Several key regulatory areas impact global shipping and transportation: Customs Compliance: Businesses must ensure that all shipping documentation, including bills of lading, commercial invoices, and certificates of origin, is accurate and complete. Security protocols also continue to evolve.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2022

Co-founded Loadsmart to help build a revolutionary product. Pairing advanced technologies with deep-seated industry expertise, Loadsmart fuels growth, simplifies operational complexity and bolsters efficiency for carriers and shippers alike. Documentation and billing. Founded, developed and launched an online contest startup.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Three major trends are driving growth in this industry whichcan be attributed to regulatory pressures such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Protection Act, advancements in AI, and supply chain innovations. The FLR, published on December 12, 2024, prohibits the sale and export of products made with forced labor in the EU market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Meanwhile, Europe accelerates its hydrogen transition, digital product passports gain traction for compliance, and a high-stakes egg heist underscores the fragility of food supply chains. Their collaboration aims to ensure a stable supply of clean hydrogen for industrial customers, advancing decarbonization efforts in Germany and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As businesses face tighter regulations on product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing, Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are becoming crucial for navigating these challenges. DPPs provide a streamlined, digital way to document a product’s lifecycle, making it easier to ensure compliance and improve transparency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Aside from creating products that have sustainable benefits, Siemens has increased the value of their offerings by focusing on the traceability and data verification of their products. Siemens has 100,000 or even millions of products, and they hope to reduce the environmental impact of these products.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

10 Reasons the Retail Industry Should Invest in a Last-Mile Delivery Solution. Original Article: 10 Reasons the Retail Industry Should Invest in a Last-Mile Delivery Solution. Every industry has dealt with the fallout or repercussions caused by COVID-19 -related disruptions to the supply chain.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Vector has partnered with the leaders in the telematics industry. Vector integrates with your existing workflows to provide document capture. Vector’s LoadDocs product helps companies reduce operational friction and increase productivity by streamlining workflows with electronic forms and best-in-class document capture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Supply chains, which facilitate the movement of products from manufacturers to consumers, have historically encountered issues such as inefficiency, fraud, and a lack of transparency. Companies find it difficult to fully trust the data from suppliers, complicating efforts to ensure product authenticity, safety, and ethical sourcing.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

It’s not enough to just categorise by product groups; you’ve got to dig deeper into line item analysis. Supply Chain Strategy Within supply chain strategy, it’s important to realise you don’t need an advanced document to transform your operations – a simple document is enough.

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ECW

MARCH 5, 2025

Keeping perishable goods freshfrom farm to fork or lab to patienthinges on a well-oiled temperature-controlled logistics system, making it a lifeline for industries like food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Without a robust logistics strategy, this could have led to warehouse bottlenecks, delayed deliveries, and product spoilage.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2024

With the official departure from the European Union on 31st January 2020, followed by subsequent negotiations and agreements, the impacts continue to reverberate throughout the industry, raising questions about its future trajectory. The delays are due to the border checks for plant and animal products brought in on 30 April.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 26, 2024

Extra care must be taken when storing, handling, packing, and shipping these and other hazmat products. What do you, as an ecommerce business owner, need to know about shipping hazmat products? PHMSA has a lot to say about how hazmat products should be handled and shipped, even if your shipments don’t require registration.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 23, 2019

Dear Community, If you care about our company and/or the freight and logistics industry (which we really hope you do!), Our incredible team of employees, across tech, product development, sales, biz dev, marketing, operations, etc. And now, we believe that we have the product that will drastically improve the industry for the better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

IoT: Powering the Future of Digital Product Passports The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to impact how industries track products and manage data. IoT sensors attached to products monitor various parameters such as temperature, humidity, location, and other factors critical to a product’s lifecycle.

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Supply Chain and Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Lee Hong Liang has written an interesting article about the call for standards in maritime documentation. To my view, it’s no doubt needed badly, and has been for years. The desires of maritime operators to work as local optimizers has hurt … Continue reading →

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mr. Masson recently wrote the report “ Industrial-grade AI: Transforming Data into Insights and Outcomes.” Mr. Masson leads ARC’s research on industrial AI and data fabrics. Warehouse management systems rely on RF scans of locations and products. That allows the system to learn.” “If

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The automotive industry is in a perpetual state of change. Globally linked economies, tight competition, and emerging markets all force constant review of production goals, suppliers, and long-term strategies. What is traceability in the automotive industry? In the past Toyota had to recall 2.9 Benefits of traceability.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2020

In his role as Principal Product Manager at Convoy, Mitch develops solutions that streamline the shipping process and improve communication. Mitch Violett is a Principal Product Manager at Convoy focused on building products to increase the efficiency of delivering freight and improve the experience for everyone involved.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We continue to be optimistic that this positive momentum will continue, delivering another strong year in 2024, and empower our customers to be best in class within their industries.” Continued enhancements to RealGreen mobile, allowing customers to link documents and share before/after photos and also now Live Truck Tracking.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Commercialization strategies evolve, supply chains expand, and production rates accelerate. Product quality directly impacts the profitability of a company. Finished products have high ratios (average 50%) of sourced or procured product content. The only way to take control of your future is to double down on quality.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2025

As my colleague Colin Masson pointed out – Colin is ARC Advisory Groups expert on industrial use cases for AI – at ARCs Industry Leadership Forum in 2024, end users were largely observers who were eager to learn about things like Gen AI, agents, and industrial use cases for using AI. SAPs is called Joule.

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Shipchain

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Customers want information and visibility at any given time, and any misstep in the supply chain could result in permanent losses to profitability, productivity, and efficiency. Additionally, global trade scales are vulnerable to an impending digital documentation revolution, as noted by Kyunghee Park of Bloomberg.com.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Digitisation, Digitalisation, Digital Transformation are some buzz words that have recently taken the shipping and freight industry by storm. Let’s take a quick look at what these terms mean and what it is all about. Digitization may be defined as the transition from an analog format to a digital format.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In this post, we’ll do a deep dive into less-than-truckload (LTL) industry trends to watch for 2022, and highlight actions that shippers should consider to guide their strategy throughout the year. LTL Industry Macro Trends. Three Factors Shaping the LTL Industry. Compete for capacity. Higher rates won’t guarantee capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2025

This is the promise of smart contracts, a blockchain-driven innovation that’s beginning to impact the global supply chain industry. Cross-Border Trade & Customs Compliance International trade involves lengthy customs clearance, regulatory approvals, and documentation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 7, 2019

A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. WMS, TMS, documentation. Identify potential hazards / risks – Document every potential risk to food safety. Documentation. Pest control.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 27, 2023

This blog was written by Chat GPT Chatbots and language models like ChatGPT have the potential to revolutionize the logistics industry. In the logistics industry, communication between different parties such as customers, logistics providers, and warehouses is essential. appeared first on ShipLilly.

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