Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2025

For example, integrating renewable energy into supply chains can reduce environmental footprints while enhancing brand equity, demonstrating a commitment to sustainable operations. For example, using AI-powered tools to optimize logistics can reduce energy consumption and enhance sustainability.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 22, 2022

Julien Seret is Attabotics ’ Vice President of Network Supply Chain, where he oversees the fulfillment and delivery services business model. Example: a micro-fulfillment company that is using 100,000 square feet can reduce the space used to 15,000 square feet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Developing Models : Building and scaling AI models in a manner that ensures they are reliable and understandable. These new fabrics will promote the development of new models that can operate effectively on the edge, in the enterprise cloud, or across the extended supply chain. So, we deploy an agent on an SAP environment.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

The model that Gemini will be using is called the “hub and spoke” model which is used widely in different industries. The “hub and spoke” model uses a central location as a hub with a number of spokes leading out from that hub, as can be seen in the below chart. The push for 90% is quite ambitious.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 25, 2022

Ecommerce carriers [recent market entrants]: Covers a range of operating models, examples include Pandion, X Delivery, AirTerra, Veho, The FrontDoor Collective. Postal carriers: USPS + postal workshare carriers (Pitney Bowes, DHL eCommerce, etc.). Regional carriers: LaserShip, OnTrac, LSO, UDS (many, many more).

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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. 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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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2021

For example, it should take this long to reach up to the third shelf in this location and pick three items. The post A Model for Employing Disabled Workers in Warehousing appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. The next step in the journey will be to implement engineered labor standards. Körber has been the “big unlock” for this.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

There are many different models that ensure success in any company, but for the purposes of simplicity, we have chosen one model: the 4 Ps of logistics (product, price, promotion, and place). For example, a company’s logo, the name of the company, packaging designs and methods, services provided, etc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Lean models alone are no longer sufficient. AI is helping companies better detect risk, model alternatives, and make faster decisions with more confidence. For example, AI-enabled systems can monitor global trade activity, policy changes, and even weather patterns to flag emerging risks before they impact operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Datacenter Hardware: The demand for powerful computing to train ever larger and more accurate AI models is insatiable. AWS has custom AI chips Trainium and Inferentia , for training and running large AI models. The battle here is to develop hardware that can handle this massive computational load efficiently and cost-effectively.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

New tech-centric competitors entering the market with innovative business models. Example: Ware2Go is providing on demand warehousing, so companies can scale with on?demand As ecommerce fulfillment becomes an increasingly important part of the economy, warehousing companies are investing in technology to increase productivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

DES allows the modeling of complex warehouse operations at various levels of detail. Building a detailed DES model may be a time-intensive activity, but it pays dividends in bringing insights into the operations of a warehouse. Typically, modeling is done by highly trained engineers with an industrial engineering background.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and the European Unions Forced Labor Regulation (FLR) are prime examples of this tightening framework. AI tools become more valuable when users can comprehend how the AI model arrived at its decisions.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Essential Steps to Using Warehouse Modeling Software for Design 1) Understand the Design Objectives and Constraints The first step in your review should be to determine and prioritise the objectives for your warehouse facility and operation. For example, is an SKU typically ordered by the pallet, carton, split carton, or individual unit?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

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. For example, a large customer may place a large, unforeseen order that becomes visible at 9:00 a.m. However, unexpected events do happen.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Optimizing AI models for edge hardware is another area of difficulty. AI models designed for centralized cloud environments are often too large or power-hungry to run efficiently on smaller edge devices. Logistics organizations must carefully balance model size, speed, power consumption, and decision accuracy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

Lets break it down with some examples that hit home: Supplier Diversification : Reflecting on the disruptions caused by the pandemic, companies heavily reliant on Chinese suppliers faced significant challenges. An automotive company I collaborated with conducted detailed modeling of potential tariff impacts on semiconductor supply chains.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Machine learning algorithms, growing more sophisticated, will continue to refine forecasting and optimization models, allowing logistics firms to respond quickly to market shifts. The future of AI in logistics promises even greater advancements, with emerging trends pointing toward a more intelligent, responsive supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The company shared examples of its long-term collaborations with businesses such as Texas Instruments and Home Depot. In summary, CTSI-Global described its approach as a combination of advanced technology, customizable service models, and industry expertise.

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The Lean Thinker

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Compounding this was that, in his example, the training was TWI Job Instruction – how to train. He used the Stanford design school model to experiment his way toward a solution that used the framework of Job Instruction in a way that worked for the particular situation. And isn’t that the whole idea?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

SCCN solutions allow trading partners to collaborate across defined trading partner processes based on a common data model. For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” SAP’s Business Network is a supply chain collaboration network.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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. Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

For this reason, it is increasingly common to see companies investing in specific storage models, aligned with their product portfolio and the profile of their target audience. For example: we have the traditional warehouse and the cold storage warehouse. The traditional warehouse model is more conventional and widely used.

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Stord

APRIL 21, 2025

For example, a U.S.-based Under a cross-border model, taxes such as VAT or duties, and who pays them, depend on the incoterms used: Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) or Delivered Duty Paid (DDP). To put things into perspective, lets revisit the apparel brand example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Forward-thinking organizations are also embracing circular supply chain models, which prioritize reusing, recycling, and repurposing materials to extend product lifecycles.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 6, 2019

The business literature is full of examples of this – companies who could not keep up with their own success, their performance deteriorates and, well, many of them go out of business. Starry-eyed executives often look only at the financial models, maybe equipment capacity, and skip over the operational aspects of their due diligence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 15, 2021

As a DC planning tool, machine learning represents an alternative to traditional engineering and process modeling. For example, the traditional approach to workforce planning is to use an engineered labor standards system. Finally, the more complex the engineered model, the longer it takes to process the data and provide an output.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes. In process industries the supply chain models used for optimization are much more complex than those used in other industries. The processing units in an oil refinery, for example, operate at high temperature and high pressure.

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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. We needed to model the data in a way that we can do simple searching. Data must be modeled consistently across the organization. Celanese is an exception. Agentic allows for much greater flexibility.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it. Its worth remembering, for example, that secondary distribution tends to generate higher transportation costs than primary distribution.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

Given the recent developments in computing and the ability of AI models to learn and adapt, AI and ML will increasingly be used to improve efficiency, productivity, and creativity across manufacturing. As the ML process trains on data, it is then possible to produce more precise models based on that data. What is AI and ML?

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models. These capabilities include Machine Learning and Prescriptive Analytics , and organizational models like Agile Teams. What to prioritize. Network Design.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 31, 2024

This eBook provides customer examples, actionable strategies and highlights real-world benefits such as improved inventory turnover and reduced production costs. Explore this exclusive resource and gather ideas on transforming your supply chain into a model of sustainability and innovation.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Businesses can utilize advanced algorithms and machine learning models to predict demand and route performance under varying conditions. This predictive modeling allows businesses to proactively adjust their delivery strategies, ensuring that they allocate resources efficiently and meet customer expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

As supply chains transition to a more circular and sustainable model, M&A activity in this domain is expected to intensify. For example, the global logistics automation market is expected to grow from $50 billion in 2023 to $120 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, if a promotion plan has not been correctly modeled for the warehouse, there may not be enough storage capacity, dock doors, or workers to execute the days work. The same disconnect can happen in the warehouse and in transportation.

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