Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

An interest group of the Singapore-based Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), the Shippers Council is a professional association that counts members from organizations with a vested interest in logistics, including end users, technology and service providers, government and academia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2021

For example, the traditional approach to workforce planning is to use an engineered labor standards system. ELS-based systems are programmed to calculate expected work completion times for a given task or group of tasks. As a DC planning tool, machine learning represents an alternative to traditional engineering and process modeling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2022

I have seen a lot of scary examples where a company wants to stay in the old box and connect new technologies and innovation…….and Bengt Tuner is the Group Chief Executive Officer at Locanis. The only way to drive business is to embrace change; in today’s uncertain world, this is more valid than ever.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

ARC Advisory Group’s research on the warehouse technology markets ( WMS , Warehouse Automation , and Mobile Warehouse Robotic s) shows that 3PLs are prominent investors in technology. I had the opportunity to speak with Alan Prillaman, SVP of Client Services at Open Sky Group , about the 3PL market.

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NGT News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Innovation Lab at Volvo Group, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a place where Volvo Trucks can collaborate with start-ups to combine real-world insights, analyze emerging trends, and validate new products and services aimed at helping customers improve both their economic and environmental sustainability goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

Patrick Arnold, a research analyst at ARC Advisory Group, says that suppliers of industrial solutions are responding by investing in new product design and incorporating 5G into their portfolios. “5G” For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Bengt Tuner, Group CEO of Locanis. Fourth, can you provide some specific examples of information captured and utilized, and how Locanis uses this information to improve productivity. Information Processing Examples. But the information goes beyond these attributes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Michelle Sodomka, a Senior Director at Open Sky Group. Michelle Sodomka, a Senior Director in charge of Open Sky Group ’s transportation management practice has 15 years’ experience in risk analysis and mitigation within the logistics industry. Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

For example, only a minority of DCs today have installed systems for product slotting, workforce planning and other core warehouse functions. AI-Based Warehouse Optimization Examples. Here are two examples. In addition, by their very nature, machine learning systems are designed to adapt to changes in the operating environment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2022

For example, do all customers need to be serviced equally regardless of size? For example, in the building materials industry, many orders are scheduled for delivery at the beginning of the day. This includes how often customers are serviced, minimum order quantity and other factors—all of which impact fuel consumption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2024

A Tier 1 WMS Should be Capable of Complex Optimization ARC Advisory Group does global market research on the warehouse management system market. The more orders it downloads, the greater the AMR system’s ability to intelligently group orders and increase throughput. We write about trends in this study.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

Air cargo for example, though continuing to make digital strides, is still behind – and is often compared to – passenger travel where digitized capacity, pricing and online bookings have been around for decades and is in some ways the digitalization template air cargo is referencing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

4) AI in Inventory Management AI also plays a crucial role in optimizing inventory management by: Automatically segmenting products into groups based on sales volume, unit price, total profit, and COV (Coefficient of Variation) to establish service level and investment targets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

At some companies, these relocations involved moving groups of different sizes from different offices with hundreds of possible destinations. The groups themselves were non-homogeneous with people of different ages and interests. We will consolidate their characteristics to create representative groups.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

Examples of Mobile Warehouse Robotics included in ARC’s Research. I recently completed ARC Advisory Group’s research on the mobile warehouse robotics market. This global market has been growing extremely fast and I forecast it continue growing at a rapid pace.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure. One example of the value of machine learning in demand planning comes from Mahindra & Mahindra. These constraints need to be understood.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream. Table 1 describes a few examples of these types of risks. Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

Developers could work in smaller, more specialized groups to improve a software component without risking the entire application. Blue Yonder, for example, has created a microservice for transportation optimization. Manhattan Associates, for example, has been gradually releasing microservices-based applications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This is the only supply chain software company that the industry analyst firm ARC Advisory Group knows where AI Vision is core to the solution. For example, if you want to train a computer vision system to recognize a dog’s image, you will start by using humans to look at tens of thousands of images of animals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This shift allows for laws that address modern supply chain complexities while incorporating the perspectives of businesses, policymakers, and advocacy groups, ultimately creating a more resilient and sustainable logistics ecosystem. Understanding the Chevron Deference Chevron deference refers to a legal doctrine established by the U.S.

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

I was part of a group that did days in local (to Seattle) ski areas; annual trips to Whistler, BC (my favorite place); Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor in Oregon; and a semi-fateful trip to Red Mountain in Trail, British Columbia in March of 1993. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. Whose Work Is It?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2021

For example, the Delta variant of COVID-19 may cause an increase in infection and disruptions to business in the fall. At the beginning of 2021, ARC Advisory Group, in partnership with DC Velocity magazine, anticipated factors such as a subsequent surge when we crafted our survey of warehouse practitioners.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For example, PUMA , the fastest sports brand in the world, first used Rate Refresh in July and has seen significant improvements in efficiency, speed, and quality of the complete rate management on a global scale. Why Rate Refresh?

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Ship Monk

MARCH 11, 2024

And when we feel uncertain, humans tend to look for examples of what others in our situation have done. We’ll give you some examples of social proof, and we’ll even rank them in terms of trustworthiness. Humans have a powerful need to fit in with whatever group they’ve joined. What is Social Proof? Some of it? Most of it?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Rate shopping groups help address these capacity constraints as part of shippers’ ongoing decision-making about the best way to ship each parcel out the door. Based on this context, a shipper will send a parcel to Group A, Group B, etc., Walmart, for example, offers logistics services to competitors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A large portion of the implementation should be dedicated to assuring overall value is realized through a combination of creating both a sustainable and supportable solution, while also meeting business requirements, ” according to Jeremy Hudson, Director, Client Services, at Open Sky Group.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2022

For example, he shared some stories about his friend and fellow climber Chris Morris, who had a whole collection of “posi-pessimism”. Erik Weihenmayer, the adventurer and first blind person to summit Mount Everest, was this year’s Commencement Speaker at the University of Vermont.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 29, 2021

For example, if a person buying groceries online chooses to process the transaction via Shipt, the consumer is using the Shipt app, and interacting with Shipt people. Partnering with Via also means retailers can focus on their core business rather than trying ramp up a freight tech development group. It is not an easy choice.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2021

He has spent more than 20,000 hours providing consulting, training, and facilitation for large and small groups for hundreds of organizations internationally on a wide range of topics. Example: A surgery center or aviation company will focus more on effectiveness, while a company selling high-volume novelty items will focus on efficiency.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2024

Waving intelligently groups the tasks that need to be completed to reduce associate travel times and improve throughput. The more orders it downloads, the greater the ability of the AMR system to intelligently group orders and increase throughput. For example, the AMR zone may need additional inventory as work proceeds.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Patrick Arnold, a research analyst at ARC Advisory Group, says that suppliers of industrial solutions are responding by investing in new product design and incorporating 5G into their portfolios. “5G” For industry, the ability to better connect machines, objects, and devices is what is driving excitement for this technology.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

America West Coast spot rates , for example, have spiked more than 70%, passing the $5,000/FEU mark and their previous 2024 high hit in February when prices first soared on the start of Red Sea diversions. Since the end of April, Asia – N. Learn more about Freightos Terminal here.

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. Study the Process’s Operating Patterns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This example illustrates why supply chain visibility isn’t enough. For example, it can be more effective to make a series of forecasts, accounting for a range of outcomes from aggressive to conservative. Why transparency is better than visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Most examples of warehouse robotics adoption in China are at operations in support of domestic consumption and these examples are predominantly consumer goods retail fulfillment operations. However, China is also transitioning from an export country to a more balanced economy with increasing levels of domestic consumption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2021

For the purposes of this research, ARC Advisory Group has defined mobile warehouse robotics ( see IFR defintion ) as load carrying vehicles that travel under their own control with a level of autonomy adequate to perform intended tasks based on current state and sensing without human intervention. Research Scope.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

More digitalization, more automation, more transparency, more traceability, and more sustainable development are all examples where startups can bring real added value and disrupt a market that has long been dominated by a few giants. The founding team which play a leading role in the success of a startup is of course added to this.

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