Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

Recent disruptions have exposed significant vulnerabilities in traditional models, driven by geopolitical instability, fluctuating demand, and operational inefficiencies. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory models, lean supplier networks, and offshore manufacturing reduced expenses but left companies exposed to disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2025

Three months into 2025, we have seen a barrage of on-again, off-again tariffs that have supply chain and logistics teams reeling, as they must rethink everything from next weeks shipping route to their foundational network models. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ongoing. Tensions flare in the Middle East without warning. billion to $23.07

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

Executives at Blue Yonder refer to this as a “cliff event.” To avoid a cliff event, Blue Yonder has proceeded by turning its supply chain applications into applications that are part traditional software code and part microservices. Blue Yonder, for example, has created a microservice for transportation optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

But in today’s world of pandemics, geopolitical shocks, and extreme weather events, efficiency alone is a fragile strategy. Step 3: Build Redundancy & Flexibility (Sheffis Resilience Model) Resilience is built on three fundamental pillars: Redundancy, Flexibility, and a Resilience Culture.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2025

Similarly, they often operate what is essentially a one-size-fits-all supply chain model that fails to take into account, or even provide visibility of, the costs involved in delivering a variety of products and product variants. However, they can struggle to adjust to new challenges and volatile demand fluctuations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

It should be easy to connect to new data sources as the need arises, such as ESG or SNEW (social, news, events, weather) data. Improves Supply Chain Visibility and Efficiency Identifying bottlenecks, optimizing inventory levels, and improving overall efficiency are goals for all supply chain practitioners.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 25, 2025

A narrow definition of MES is that it serves as a work orderdriven, work-in-progress tracking system that captures information from the production floor and manages and monitors production events and reporting. MOM solutions aim to connect, manage, and optimize complex manufacturing systems and processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

It should be easy to connect to new data sources as the need arises, such as ESG or SNEW (social, news, events, weather) data. Improves Supply Chain Visibility and Efficiency Identifying bottlenecks, optimizing inventory levels, and improving overall efficiency are goals for all supply chain practitioners.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

Before a potential customer buys an autonomous mobile robot solution, Locus Robotics often uses different types of simulation to determine the type of robots needed and the number needed to optimize productivity at a warehouse. DES allows the modeling of complex warehouse operations at various levels of detail.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 1, 2024

Three technologies have emerged as game-changers for third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain experts: large language models (LLMs), freight optimization platforms and no-code automation. These AI-driven models can understand and generate human-like text based on the input provided. The answer lies in data.

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AIMMS

APRIL 29, 2019

I’ve watched many times as customers experience the power of modeling and prescriptive analytics for the first time. We’re smitten with optimization and so didn’t appreciate the power of the journey itself. Predictive Technologies such as Python and R to help you predict demand and maintenance events. Emerging A.I. &

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

Optimization is a ubiquitous term in the supply chain and logistics industry. We all talk about how we need to optimize our operations. In practice, however, relatively few companies are using optimization technology, particularly in transportation. Why is transportation optimization key today? Types of optimization.

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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.

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AIMMS

APRIL 11, 2018

The first product of this partnership is TacticalOps, a Planning & Optimization solution for Food Manufacturers. I spoke with Luis Pinto, Partner at UniSoma, to understand the need for new planning and optimization solutions in the global food supply chain. I’ve seen the attitude towards optimization evolving yes.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. So we thought we’d focus on the lesser known topic of ‘stock optimization’ – this is an inventory control technique that’s becoming more popular with inventory managers to improve the efficiency of their supply chain. What is stock optimization?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Instead of relying solely on a single, monolithic AI model (based on a massive large language model), a company can orchestrate a team of specialized agents, each leveraging the best AI or mathematical technique for its specific task. One event could create so much churn, Mr. Al Syed explained. Data governance is critical.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 11, 2024

Whether it’s the seasonal spikes or sudden increases due to events, being able to predict and adjust to these fluctuations is key. Grasping Demand Dynamics In food and beverage shipping, demand can vary significantly based on factors like seasons and events.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Optimize Inventory Management Inventory often represents one of the largest expenses in a supply chain. By leveraging predictive analytics and a just-in-time (JIT) inventory model, you can maintain optimal stock levels, which reduces storage costs and cuts down on waste from unsold items.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Similarly, they often operate what is essentially a one-size-fits-all supply chain model that fails to take into account, or even provide visibility of, the costs involved in delivering a variety of products and product variants. As highlighted by the pandemic, they can struggle to adjust to new challenges and volatile demand fluctuations.

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AIMMS

JUNE 1, 2017

In recent months, I ‘ve been active in several events in the region and I’ve noticed a changing trend. Companies are increasingly eager to hear about optimization and advanced analytics. There are several areas where companies are eager to apply optimization. Their CEO wanted to adopt optimization really early on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs. But optimization is much more than that! Let’s continue with this analogy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

However, unexpected events do happen. This solution goes beyond a statistical baseline forecast to an improved forecast model capable based on including other forms of data and using other algorithms.Like many, CONA and its bottlers are looking for the right use cases. Should it be used to forecast a group of materials?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

The model learns continuously and can adapt to changing conditions in the network. Take events into consideration: Machine learning uses historical trends and events that can impact transit times, and use this information to provide predictions. These can include traffic conditions, port congestion, storms, and holiday closures.

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Stord

MAY 3, 2018

Amazon, Walmart, and other leading enterprises win by ensuring that their product is close to the customer, optimized for the best shipping time, and held in the correct quantity. To scale, an optimized distribution network is required to meet customer expectations and business growth targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

The theory is that as more and more devices throughout the supply chain and manufacturing process become part of the ‘Internet of Things,’ they will produce an incredibly rich data stream that will send signals in real-time to trigger a wide variety of events. Digital Twin Model Builders. PlanIQ includes Amazon Forecast.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

It provides an early warning system that helps business stakeholders sense and optimize their responses. The ability to create scenarios: model one-off events to assess your performance in times of crisis or model alternative ways to resolve problems as they arise.

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AIMMS

MAY 22, 2018

New import tariffs being introduced across the globe, extreme weather events, Brexit… The list goes on and on. What happens if one of my manufacturing plants goes down due to an unforeseen weather event? What happens if one of my manufacturing plants goes down due to an unforeseen weather event? Let’s consider some examples.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During COVID, this more agile and resilient model allowed the firm to grow their market share. The platform will look at all the potential alternatives and the cost of those alternatives, and it will make a recommendation for a supply chain person to go in and look at the event. Factories serve local markets. This is fascinating!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2024

Agility can also reflect a company’s ability to effectively deal with unexpected constraints caused by strikes, earthquakes, political strife, and a variety of other events. ARC defines supply chain planning (SCP) products as including supply planning, demand planning/inventory optimization, and network planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

How the digital twin concept drives benefit By using advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, digital twins can provide real-time insights and recommendations to optimize operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Physical change (i.e., changing the structure of the warehouse, modifying processes, etc.)

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TransAudit

JUNE 27, 2023

The supply chain, an integral part of modern commerce, continues to evolve, learning from the impacts of industry trends and global events over the years. Machine learning presents a solution by optimizing the flow of products from one location to another. Regular checks and audits of supply chain information are necessary.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Industrial data scientists’ core mission is to build more comprehensive, performant and sustainable AI/ML models that are fit-for-purpose, domain-specific and address focused, real-world use cases. Hybrid modelling combines the first principle knowledge with experience and new insights from data.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

3PLs may have to reinvent their business model in these cases, if they want to continue serving such customers, possibly becoming the Uber of their logistics sector for needs ranging from massive bulk transport down to individual, end-customer deliveries. As the saying goes, if you cant beat them, join them.

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AIMMS

APRIL 29, 2019

I’ve watched many times as customers experience the power of modeling and prescriptive analytics for the first time. We’re smitten with optimization and so didn’t appreciate the power of the journey itself. Predictive Technologies such as Python and R to help you predict demand and maintenance events. Emerging A.I. &

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Unisys has unveiled ‘Unisys Logistics Optimization’ , a new quantum-powered solution designed to help organizations solve complex logistics optimization challenges in seconds. This is where Unisys Logistics Optimization steps in.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Organizations must take the following steps to bring departments together to create truly resilient and sustainable supply chains: Leverage external data to sense market shifts Look to external causal factors and forecasting models to identify market shifts. By identifying these gaps, you can create sourcing events to close them.

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