Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2021

Preliminary results from a Lucas-commissioned survey of 350 companies in the US and UK found that the majority of the companies are already employing AI in one way or another within their warehouses and distribution/fulfillment centers. AI-Based Warehouse Optimization Examples. Here are two examples. AI For Product Slotting.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ? Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. Read on for common use cases. . Stay tuned! .

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ ’ Companies like Sears, Dell, and Zappos are often pointed to as models to follow for reverse logistics. IT vendor Dell, for example, handles requests for returns via its support organisation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2022

The Vanson Bourne research found here surveyed over 200 IT and Operations decision-makers across industries, providing key insights into the current state of Industrial AI adoption. Beyond pharma and biotech in the chemical industry, it’s common to have dedicated models for equipment and leverage a hybrid modelling approach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

In one McKinsey survey of more than 100 large organizations in multiple sectors, companies that regularly collaborated with suppliers demonstrated higher growth, lower operating costs, and greater profitability than their industry peers. Those include trust issues, the operating model, and technology.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

New SYSPRO research reveals 47% of survey respondents invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT to collect data and respond to supply chain disruption, however only 20% of businesses invested in data analytics tools to process and analyze the data and only 5% of businesses investigated AI and ML to draw any long-term benefit from the data collection.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2023

In a survey of 54 senior executives, only about one in four believed that the processes of their companies balanced cross-functional trade-offs effectively or facilitated decision making to help the P&L (profit and loss) of the full business.” An example of switchable constraint would be a factory that needs to close.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

For example, if a pharmaceutical company analyzed social media content and determined that people in specific geographical areas were discussing cold and flu symptoms, that could give them a heads-up that demand for products to treat those conditions are on the rise. to anticipate conditions that signal an emerging demand spike.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This type of data must be actively gathered by researching market trends, analyzing the competitive landscape, conducting consumer surveys and focus groups. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The law firm Crowell & Moring recently released a survey-based report that looked at how companies are navigating pressures to improve their environmental performance. The company surveyed 225 executives whose jobs included environmental, social, and governance issues. A SCP solution creates a model of a supply chain.

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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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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Successful procurement leaders are operating smarter by leveraging analytics and technology such as integrated suites to generate clean data (at least if they have a unified data mode) and master data management solutions for addressing issues in back end systems, cleaning and normalizing suppliers’ records, for example.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 21, 2022

Several surveys have reported how SCM in recent years has moved from being a cost center to one responsible for offering superior customer experience and delivering competitive advantage. In a survey on the use of software in supply chain planning, most of the organizations were found to be using manual or outdated methods.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For example: Japan earthquake 2016. Many of the current (pre-Covid) business models focused on partnering with suppliers and “make them part of your business” because the closer they are to the business the better they can understand the issues and respond. Supply chain disruptions. US-China trade war 2018. Suez Canal blockage 2021.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 11, 2022

survey , 57% of manufacturing CFOs agree that proficiency and knowledge to create an effective plan to operationalize and transition the business into a digitalized and automated manufacturer is the most critical factor globally. Organizations are exploring new territories, expanding production lines and evolving business models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Ocean ETAs, for example, are much different because the macro-factors are a lot different than over the road. At the end of 2021, I participated in a survey to examine the transportation visibility market. However, the accuracy of ETAs, according to the survey respondents, is lagging. Real-Time Visibility Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. A skills assessment survey was done to measure potential gaps against a pre-determined skills matrix. Coupa has developed a supply chain design maturity model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 3, 2024

For business models, there exists flexibility too. Yet, these examples are probably just the tip of the iceberg regarding what the market can offer, to adapt to the ever-changing needs and endless use cases of the industry. Technology: The Next Differentiator?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. Hence our surprise at the findings of the global survey above. .

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

A recent survey by Deloitte reveals that business leaders overwhelmingly (93 percent) believe that companies are not merely employers, but are also stewards of society. A Reputation Institute survey found that 91.4% Examples of CSR Programmes. It is always helpful to look at some concrete examples when exploring complex topics.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In its simplest form, fourth-party logistics is a model in which manufacturers hand over the entirety of the organisation and oversight of their supply chain to a 4PL provider. The best example of a 4PL model is Amazon.com. Some Australian 4PL Models. What is 4PL? What is 3PL? Amazon: A Hard 4PL Act to Follow.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

Twenty-seven percent of supply chain leaders have conducted a climate change risk assessment to identify their most critical supply chain risks, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. According to the survey, 44% of respondents have a general sense of potential climate change risks based on previous events.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

FedEx, for example, has been on a multiyear digital transformation journey that included cloud computing and work-from-home capabilities but also widespread sensor technology buildouts, robotics forays and continued support of blockchain technologies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

The results, based on a representative survey among more than 200 companies, shed unparalleled insight into key challenges in the industry, as well as best practices to improve supply chain performance and operation. One example is Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea. Rethink Process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations. The improved costing information will then be used to improve the supply chain planning model. This will lead to a living model that over time gets deeper and more accurate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In a recent survey by Procurement Leaders , 54% of the CPOs reported that they have regular touchpoints with the CEO and are considered a key stakeholder. The automotive industry is increasingly coalescing towards a regional hub and spoke model. As an example, the new administration in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Before the pandemic, in a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, among those embarking on digitalization initiatives, only 25% of logistics providers in the Fraunhofer IML survey are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The Institute of Forest Management from the Technical University of Munich developed an AIMMS model that helps forest enterprises consider risks and strategies for carbon mitigation. Dubbed YAFO, the modeling tool also helps users understand how forests will adapt to a changing climate, drawing on data from multiple European countries.

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 12, 2022

For example, a recent survey of 100 randomly selected people showed that many are not conversant with shipping industry terminologies, let alone the services. Hence, it is not surprising that early analysis indicates that 8 out of every 10 participants in the survey had never heard of the term “freight forwarding.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

To further diversify supply chains , Singapore also established the SG+ twinning model, where businesses can take advantage of dual production locations with its close neighbours including Johor in Malaysia; and the Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands in Indonesia. Top leadership support for Industry 4.0. Digital skills gap.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

The information the companies gather could, for example, allow managers to receive information about unexpected frost harming cherry production or information about harvesting delays, which could result in inventory changes. Women also identified several other issues they regularly cope with more often than men. distribution centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Even before the emergence of COVID-19, next-day and same-day delivery promises from mega retailers, as well as new delivery models such as store pick-up, were driving increasing customer expectations — not just in retail, but in every industry. A recent survey by PWC demonstrated that the most innovative supply chain leaders ?

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Case in point, Ben Kozy, COO at Airspace, believes AI can redefine operational supply chain decision-making once these systems are incorporated into models that can truly evolve all opportunities. Making sense from the noise: A recent WebCargo survey found that nearly half of all forwarders rely on three or more tech systems.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2016

When industrial manufacturing CEOs were asked to name which digital technologies were most strategically important to their business, 81 percent said they prioritized mobile technologies for customer engagement, according to PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey. Responsive Technology #3: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

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Bringg

OCTOBER 18, 2018

DHL Supply Chain conducted a global survey of more than 200 transportation decision makers across the globe and within all the major industry sectors, asking about their current and future transportation operations and strategies. The post C-suite Teams Finally Discussing Transportation at a Strategic Level appeared first on Bringg.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. For example, UPS is aiming to have 25% of its new vehicles run on alternative fuel or be an advanced technology vehicle, such as hybrid trucks that uses materials that improve fuel efficiency. In the U.S.,

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