Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

Warehouse managers and executives face constant pressure to meet rising customer expectations while maintaining cost efficiency and operational excellence. While traditional WMS platforms have served as the backbone of warehouse operations for years, their static nature can limit your ability to stay agile and competitive.

Optimization Software 99

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Trying to maintain these operations during a global pandemic is ten times harder. Let’s take a look at how companies that are accustomed to shipping to trade shows manage their operations, how they’ve adapted to the current reality, and what the future holds. Online Trade Conferences & Auto Events. Toward a New Normal.

Events 98

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Understand the role of AI in logistics through examples like AI assistants and supply-demand prediction tools. Learn about the increasing crossover between freight brokerage and asset-based carriers, and how tech optimizes operations.

Optimal Sourcing 369

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Companies use risk management software , like the Interos solution, to monitor and analyze supplier risk events in real time. These are big data platforms that monitor news sources and assorted databases from governments, financial institutions, ESG NGOs, and other sources to detect when an adverse event has occurred or may be about to occur.

Modeling Software 108

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WorkWave

JANUARY 21, 2025

Service sectors like commercial cleaning, physical security, pest control, lawn care and landscaping operate at the intersection of labor, compliance and financial policymaking them especially sensitive to shifts in federal priorities. This deduction may be of particular value for owner-operated businesses.

Cost Reduction 110

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As customers increasingly demand rapid and reliable delivery, optimizing this final leg of transportation becomes essential for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Data-driven approaches, such as predictive analytics, facilitate real-time adjustments in delivery operations.

Optimal Sourcing 105

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The Lean Thinker

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Let me profile a company – I have an actual company in mind, but this one is only a concrete example. If this company might be you… here are some questions to think about: How much actual cultural change has taken hold in the day-to-day operations since you have been engaging in kaizen activities? Your supervisors?

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

The obvious way to improve RONA is to improve operations and optimize processes to create maximum customer value for any given level of capital investment. To become a world-class company requires an understanding how how world-class companies operate. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example.

Supply Chain Design Software 397

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, attendees had a chance to get up close with the Hyster® J10-18XD electric lift truck series, engineered for ICE-like performance in heavy-duty applications and lifts up to 18 tonnes. “At Visitors also saw the positive impact of up-to-date Hyster solutions from operator assistance systems to telematics and fleet management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

As opposed to traditional automation, AMRs are a flexible form of automation that allows a warehouse to scale in a manner that does not disrupt operations. One of the key approaches to simulating warehouse operations is based on employing discrete event simulation (DES) techniques and tools. Then, cyber orders are downloaded.

Modeling Software 65

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

companies but global operations​. This proactive approach helps you avoid costly delays and keep your operations running smoothly. This data allows supply chain managers to make quick, informed decisions in the event of a disruption, avoiding potential bottlenecks.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Supply chain resilience refers to an organisation’s ability to anticipate , prepare for , respond to , and recover from disruptions while still maintaining your business operations. Common examples of Supply Chain Disruptions So what are the main reasons that you need to consider supply chain resiliency in the first place?

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year’s increased COVID-19 instances, extreme weather events, and Suez Canal closure increased the difficulties. Another Japanese facility operated by Renesas Electronics, which provides 30% of the worldwide market for microcontroller units used in automobiles, caught fire in March 2021.

Events 82

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Demand forecasting has more to do with consumer interest in your product, trends in the marketplace, and how these and other factors could affect your future day-to-day operations. For example, if you’re introducing a new product and there are no similar products to draw historical data from, qualitative research is a must to reduce risk.

eCommerce 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

What Celanese has accomplished is the single best example ARC is aware of employing agentic AI and copilots at scale. The company operates in over 20 countries and has over 12,000 employees. The company runs some plants, and some are operated by third parties. One event could create so much churn, Mr. Al Syed explained.

Packing 78

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

In 2010, Coca-Cola acquired the North American operations of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the largest bottler in North America. The system can detect a deviation from a forecast, for example, and yet understand if the deviation is in an allowable range and that an alert does not have to be generated. However, unexpected events do happen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The company has more than 2000 suppliers and operates over 30 manufacturing sites. An iGPU (integrated graphic processing unit) is a current example. As an example, if we have congested lanes, the system will automatically flag that we have a potential risk of delay based. Factories serve local markets.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Here are seven proven strategies every supply chain manager should explore to streamline operations, boost efficiency, and drive profitability. Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically. Cost Saving Tips for Every Supply Chain Manager 1.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 12, 2025

For example, numerous ports are still severely congested today. Weather events will continue to impact in 2025. In 2024 carriers did learn how to operate better with service changes and blank sailings, and that will somewhat reduce congestion impact this year. years on planning and operating through a hub model.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? More to the point, though, for S&OP to be effective, it matters not whether a company uses Excel spreadsheets or the latest best-of-breed sales and operations planning software.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In order to get to that stage, executive decision-makers and their organizations must work to ensure that the primary drivers, the system, process and people come together to operate the new system and perform the new processes. Once that has ended, the operation stage starts. The maintenance strategy for operating an ERP system.

ERP 105

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

MetaExperts are talent operational excellence (OpEx) hands-on-deck, training, and get-it-done partners. The upshot of all this is the result of now we very brittle supply chains, now inherently susceptible to massive disruption – even by a single event – such as the tsunami event in Japan. About MetaOps and MetaExperts.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, an ERP for automotive distributors needs to include not just a standard sales function but also allow for automotive-specific processes like call-offs and contract pricing, as well as other processes like returns and lot traceability. An ERP provides a central repository for all a distributor’s data.

ERP 98

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

Via ’s logistics and last mile delivery team provides solutions that improve the efficiency, sustainability, and scale of current logistics operations for retailers, operators, and government entities — in addition to helping these partners expand to new offerings for the emerging home delivery sector. It is not an easy choice.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Digital twins are emerging as digital transformation accelerators for supply chain and logistics organizations seeking enterprise-level visibility, real-time scenario modeling, and operational agility under disruption. These are not static dashboards or simple visualizationstheyre living, data-rich models of real-world operations.

Sourcing Strategies 65

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

To begin our journey, Id like to share the following anecdotal account of a business acquaintance who spent several years working as a route planner for a distribution operation during the mid to late 1990s. But with so many solutions now available, choosing the right one for your operation isn’t as straightforward as you might think.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy? Do you have any specialised vehicles , and could they be removed by changing how you operate?

Cost Reduction 91

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

They need to consider the complexities of each transportation mode, diverse geography of each region and route, and different operating behaviors of each service provider, along with other external factors such as unpredicted traffic, weather, and other disruptions that can occur in the transportation process.

Supply Chain Planning Software 145

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ECW

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Our discussion spanned various critical areas, including the distinguishing features of these commodities, the impact of global supply chain dynamics, and the essential strategies for managing risks and operational challenges. Were all dealing with the same issuesgeopolitical instability, economic fluctuations, and extreme weather events.

Inventory Reduction 130

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Inclement weather or another force majeure – Winter storms, tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and wildfires are just a few examples of the things Mother Nature can dish out that lead to delivery delays. Damaged packages – Sometimes it’s the shipping label that either gets knocked off or becomes illegible while in transit.

Optimal Sourcing 195

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

MODEX 2024, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from March 11 to 14, attracted more than 35,000 attendees and featured over 150 educational sessions, keynote speakers, and networking events. Robots offer many benefits for supply chain operations, such as increased efficiency, productivity, accuracy, safety, and flexibility.

Optimization Software 124

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Risk events that happen in one part of the supply chain can cause a disruptive effect that is amplified multi-fold given the complex connectivity of labor, raw materials, and capacity. The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream.

Supply Chain Design Software 119

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2025

2: From Asset Ownership to Platform Exploitation The traditional approach to supply chain operation is one based on massive capital expenditure. These qualities will continue to hold exceptional value in future supply chain operations. Unfortunately, its not that simple. The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2024

Severe weather events are the new normal. Severe weather events are becoming more intense and commonplace, causing supply chains to struggle. CASES OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION FROM RECENT SEVERE WEATHER Climate change has led to an increase in severe weather events. Can the logistics industry handle more supply chain disruption?

Supply Chain Planning Software 118

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Logistics in War

MARCH 7, 2020

Lessons can come from extrapolating what we witness every day; from events that capture tangible and intangible aspects of sustaining normal life. Enough stockholdings of strategically significant commodities is critically important for national resilience, just as they are for military operations. Australian consumers are fearful.

Military 144

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

It was our job to teach our continuous improvement people how to do that coaching and assisting – beyond just running kaizen events that implement tools. Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc.

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