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. We write about trends in this study. I am the author of this year’s study. There will increasingly be Tier 1 solutions with complex optimization. The solution should be componentized.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2025

According to a survey by ARC Advisory Group, only 10% of industrial companies are ready to apply artificial intelligence/machine learning. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. ARC has been actively studying industrial AI for over two years. Celanese is an exception. increased to 50. was not perfect.

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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? Low-cut jeans come to mind.)

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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. But this problem isn’t new.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Following his studies at San Jose State University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Charley naturally started his career in 2003 in the field of supply chain and logistic technologies, working in the sales teams of companies such as Fusion Logistics, Cargomatic and ShipHawk. ? on the other hand. ?

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

For example, how might preferences relating to the convenience, cost and speed of delivery affect different consumers? A 2023 study of over 8,000 consumers across 10 geographies, including the UK, central Europe and North America reviewed the state of ecommerce and home delivery performance. What about Millennials and Boomers?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2023

Last week, I sat down to speak with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry and Services at Descartes Systems Group about sustainable home delivery. For the last two years, Descartes has been doing a benchmark study around consumer sentiment, where the company is trying to gage interest in sustainability and home delivery.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2018

In addition to improved customer satisfaction, Wehrle shared these examples: The data we’re getting has been hugely successful. The post BASF Video Case Study: The Value of Real-Time Freight Visibility appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Benefits of Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But one thing you notice as you go to omnichannel software vendor’s web sites and examine customer case studies, the case studies may talk about retailers growing their revenues by 100% or more, but none talk about how much profitability grew. These new order fulfillment paths allowed retailers to rapidly grow sales.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

John Beckett, Chair of ICHCA, commented: “This unique grouping of industry leaders has the potential to coordinate data, research and best practices across the broad spectrum of the international movement of cargo.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together. On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. .

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. This year’s Freightos mystery shopper study looked to answer these questions. . The digitization of the freight industry is about improving speed and efficiency. .

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 14, 2018

Five of the six major automakers manufacturing and selling vehicles in North America fell in their annual supplier relations rankings, according to the results of the 18th annual North American Automotive OEM - Supplier Working Relations Index Study conducted by Planning Perspectives, Inc. Ford is fourth (363).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

ARC Advisory Group’s Global Warehouse Automation Research study is now complete and available for purchase. The research process includes an analysis of large amounts of information and interviews with executives from numerous warehouse automation providers; and concludes with the publication of ARC’s research study.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 19, 2022

As an independent integrator of warehouse technologies Invar Group is well positioned to offer an unbiased approach to finding the optimum solution. Invar Group has supplied systems to many of the world’s leading brands, such as: SuperDry, Games Workshop, Bentley, Coca Cola, and Nike.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2019

Those are the main questions I discussed with Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services at Descartes Systems Group , during a recent episode of Talking Logistics. During our conversation, Chris shared some insights and advice from some TMS benchmarking studies he conducted recently. Transportation benchmark studies.

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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). Transactional Relationships within a work group This model embeds some tacit assumptions including: If everyone does their job, we get the result we want.

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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 23, 2023

A McKinsey study found that 90% of supply chain leaders expected to transform their planning systems. As two leading supply chain experts, Nada Sanders and Morgan Swink, found when they studied supply chain digital transformation , organizational issues were the biggest obstacles to success.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. In that study, FourKites 2021 revenues were estimated to be $65 million. The CEO – Matt Elenjickal – told me that the company has roughly $100 million in revenue. That is fast growth. The network has grown in size.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Entries provide examples of innovative approaches and impressive metrics of sustainability programs. Yuva, editor for Supply & Demand Chain Executive. We congratulate this year’s honorees for their commitment to sustainability and recognize their tremendous achievements. Visit us on the web at www.SDCExec.com.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. While studies show that consumers want sustainable products, only 5%-10% will actually pay a price differential for that,” Sheffi says. In the U.S., Lauderdale.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Take the transportation management system (TMS) market, for example. In ARC’s last market study on the global transportation management market , Chris Cunnane, the study author, made estimates of system integration (SI) revenues as a percentage of total TMS revenues for all software companies in the market. Show Me the Money!

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Using our cases per hour example, you would overlook travel distances involved, equipment used, or any other countless important variables involved in the task. As well, be sure to perform a full assessment of your workflow processes and an in-depth time study as part of your engineering survey. Seasonal volumes. Inventory mix.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Even before the arrival of the pandemic, the global e-learning market was expanding at an astonishing rate, with a 2019 study estimating that it would reach $336.98 The study showed that upwards of 30 percent of American students enrolled in at least one online course in 2018. Campus Study or Online Learning?

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IoT World Today

MAY 14, 2020

After many pilots and proofs of concept, more AR initiatives could move into production, according to a Boston Consulting Group and PTC study. . That 2019 study on the state of industrial AR trends estimated that 68% of enterprise AR initiatives could go into production within 12 months.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2021

One example of this is an application study in the Port of Antwerp, which includes one of Covestro’s largest European production sites. For example, sensitive production conditions are common in the chemical industry. Covestro is participating in tests of 5G. This will introduce an additional delay.

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Envase Technologies

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

rSpace partnership with ITS Conglobal is a great example of what is possible when combining latent industrial real estate with an innovative platform capable of facilitating and tracking an unlimited number of parking customers and transactions. As this example has shown, the potential upside to partnering with Sec?rSpace

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

Our 2018 study tells us a greater percentage of Above Average Performers have “High Confidence” in inventory accuracy across all supply chain nodes compared to Average & Below Performers. But neither group is close to 100 percent confident, as the chart below illustrates. The Inventory Accuracy “Confidence Gap”.

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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

JULY 14, 2021

I am wrapping up my Transportation Management Systems market study which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, and customer size. The study includes a holistic view of the TMS outlook. E-Commerce Continues to Surge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

In fact, a study by LinkedIn found that 70% of employees would not work at a leading company if it meant they had to tolerate a bad workplace culture. You can offer Easy/Standard/Advanced workflow modes, adjustable verification steps, shortcut keys, and New/Veteran user group settings. Technology’s role in helping employees thrive.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Select the item to be studied and form a cross-functional study group team: To value analyze anything, we form a study group of 4 to 6 persons, preferably each with different knowledge, with different backgrounds (cross-functional). Then we select the item to be studied. All ideas are acceptable.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 25, 2015

In fact, the Bay Area Council’s study finds that every one job in the high-tech sector—defined as those most closely related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM workers) fields—leads directly to 4.3 ” The Bay Area Council’s study finds that employment in high-tech fields is expected to grow by 16.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 25, 2022

The intelligence to answer these questions came from solutions offered by the Descartes Systems Group: Descartes Route Planner, Descartes Reservations, and Descartes MobileLink. For example, a truck might be scheduled to make three stops for customers A, B, and C, in that order. Mr. Sanders was involved in the time studies. “I

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

Whether that is the case or not, a brief study of the origins and progression of fleet route optimisation, covering the last three decades or so and looking forward to the near future, highlights in a spectacular way how technology, in particular, has revolutionised the business of logistics.

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