MTS Logistics

MARCH 7, 2025

For example, the standard $50,000 bond covers up to $500,000 worth of duties. This poses risks not only for service reliability but also increases uncertainty around freight rate levels. However, at this point it is very obvious that tariffs will cause inflation as many companies will pass on the charges to end-consumers.

Trends 84

Trends Optimal Sourcing Freight Sourcing Strategies 84

WorkWave

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As customers increasingly demand rapid and reliable delivery, optimizing this final leg of transportation becomes essential for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. In today’s fast-paced e-commerce landscape, last-mile delivery has emerged as a critical component of the supply chain.

Optimal Sourcing 105

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, at one point, they modeled Brazil and factored tariffs and tax considerations into the total landed costs analysis. Interestingly, the inventory analysis often shows that for slow-moving products, centralizing those SKUs in a central storage location increases reliability despite the increase in lead times.

Supply Chain Design Software 114

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This is just one example of how DGL’s global supply chain consulting and freight forwarding solutions protect businesses from the unpredictable impacts of natural disasters.

Supply Chain Planning Software 81

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

For example, flexible systems allow warehouses to shift resources seamlessly between e-commerce and business-to-business (B2B) operations, enabling smooth transitions between high-demand cycles for different clients. Flexibility enables these warehouses to customize workflows and systems to accommodate their clients diverse needs.

Resource Reduction 116

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

Reliable processes through reliable methods. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example. Incomplete work became “travelers” – jobs that traveled with the plane to be completed later when, for example, the parts became available. Management leadership.

Supply Chain Design Software 397

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing. Offering loyalty and support in difficult times strengthens the partnership and ensures reliable supply in the future. This proactive approach can create win-win scenarios, fostering long-term loyalty and partnership.

Supply Chain Planning Software 110

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WorkWave

MARCH 5, 2025

By seamlessly integrating data from multiple sources across branches and business functions, organizations can eliminate data silos , ensure consistent and reliable information, and gain real-time visibility into operations. This allowed managers to ensure optimal staffing, reduce supply waste and improve customer satisfaction.

Optimal Sourcing 66

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When shoppers were asked what would put them off making more ecommerce purchases in the future, 21% indicated they’d had negative delivery experiences, 20% said deliveries were not reliable, and 17% were dissatisfied with the delivery process.

Cost Reduction 82

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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. The platform has thresholds that say, for example, “If the dollar value of orders changes a little, that doesn’t matter. Those models can be big or small and simple or complex. Don’t recalculate the forecast.

Supply Chain Planning Software 108

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 10, 2024

I might tell Alexa, for example, “Play the station Smooth Jazz!” These two things mean that while the GenAI responses are not 100% accurate, no GenAI solution is, they are far more reliable than the answers people get when using GenAI on the public web. For example, lead times are often set and then ignored.

SAP 124

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

In smart manufacturing, for example, the deployment of a multitude of sensors and devices for real-time monitoring of machinery, predictive maintenance, and quality control are primary use cases. WiFi often lacks the required range and reliability to serve these applications. It is based on a new global wireless standard.

Supply Chain Design Software 121

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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. They prepare equipment for maintenance, do isolation (disconnect a piece of equipment from the flow of chemicals by closing valves), look at quality or reliability metrics, and do rounds. Celanese is an exception.

Packing 66

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In smart manufacturing, for example, the deployment of a multitude of sensors and devices for real-time monitoring of machinery, predictive maintenance, and quality control are primary use cases. WiFi often lacks the required range and reliability to serve these applications. It is based on a new global wireless standard.

Supply Chain Design Software 112

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Examples of Supply Chain Robots at MODEX 2024 Several exhibitors at MODEX 2024 showcased their innovative solutions for supply chain robotics, demonstrating the diversity and potential of this field. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention.

Optimization Software 114

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In warehouses, for example, one solution is labor management. For example, the auto industry embraced risk management after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. For example, the auto industry, which lost billions because of the semiconductor chip shortage, had suppliers that could not get the chips they needed for their products.

Supply Chain Software 136

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2024

SOPs are critical for safety and reliability. 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. For example, the WMS tells a floor associate to go to location AX32 and pick two cases.

Supply Chain Design Software 105

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2024

For example, if you are paying an hourly rate for deliveries, is that necessarily going to create the right behaviour in the transport company to get your deliveries done efficiently? Many companies use air freight more for reliability than speed. Is it easy for them to handle and load into their vehicles?

Cost Reduction 97

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

However, more recently companies in emerging markets have been investing in warehouse automation for reliability, consistency, order accuracy, and throughput. Often, the labor obtained in these regions has a high turnover rate, low reliability, and a low level of order accuracy.

Supply Chain Software 126

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The increase in volume will tax already tight last mile delivery capacity, and speed and reliability will either come with a premium price or remain as uneven as it has been over the last two years. For example, Amazon’s Whole Foods business is now incrementally charging for delivery to offset increased delivery costs.

Waste Reduction 141

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, most people expect free next-day delivery for online purchases as a result of Amazon Prime. Looking at the example of route optimization, as a company takes more trucks off the road, or reduces the number of miles driven, it is better for carbon emissions, but also for profitability.

Supply Chain Design Software 118

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

The apparel industry is a prime example. A prime example of a fast fashion brand is Zara. They seek to design goods that offer not just high performance and reliability but are also durable. This waste could fill more than 1.5 But other industries’ performance is far worse. Trevor, is half of the cost of a new tent.

Waste Reduction 114

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

The digital twin, for example, can be subjected to numerous stress tests that mimic real-world conditions and observe how different variables interact and impact the entire network. For example, the analysis from stress testing can reveal a particular supplier or production resource is a frequent point of failure under high-demand scenarios.

Scenario Planning 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Queries regarding their defense strategies against data breaches, the encryption protocols employed for safeguarding data during transmission, for example, and adherence to privacy regulations like HIPAA, GDPR, or CCPA are non-negotiable.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

Logistics Network Optimization Software Security Automation Compliance 120

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Supplier performance: Reliability and on-time delivery rates of each supplier. Its worth remembering, for example, that secondary distribution tends to generate higher transportation costs than primary distribution. Product attributes: Product sizes, weights, and other relevant characteristics.

Supply Chain Design Software 75

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

For example, if a vehicle ahead brakes suddenly, the following vehicle receives an instant alert, enabling timely braking and preventing rear-end collisions. Prospects of V2V Communication Systems Integration with Autonomous Vehicles: V2V communication is also vital for autonomous vehicles, enhancing their safety and reliability.

Modeling Software 113

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 2, 2025

However, that was not a very reliable indication because often, when it came to the actual loading, the volume of the vehicle load space would max out before the weight. A good KPI dashboard can show you for example, the difference between planned and actual kilometers for each route.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 75

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For example, air shipments are the worst in terms of carbon emissions, releasing 63 times the emissions when transporting goods of the same weight over the same distance. Clearly there are times when air freight is the best option; however, if shipments can wait, ocean shipping is cheaper and more reliable.

Optimal Sourcing 115

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software Sourcing Strategies Optimization Software 115

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 17, 2024

For example, most stops are minor stops, and an average production line stops 20,000 times per year. These metrics are crucial in understanding, analyzing, and improving the efficiency and reliability of manufacturing equipment. Machine stops can be planned for changeovers for example, or unplanned for equipment failures.

Digital 118

Digital Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software 118

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

For example, some newer robotic systems can efficiently automate small picking use cases such as in-store fulfillment of grocery orders. However, labor shortages and associated higher costs are elevating the ROI associated with warehouse automation projects, and in some cases will be essential to sustaining an operation.

Supply Chain Software 131

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2024

For example, if the system has trouble picking a particular item, an alert can tell a planner not to allow that stock keeping unit to enter the robotic picking queue. The best solution Fortna tested could only reliably handle three different sizes. In Swisslog’s case, the arm selected the right “hand” for a job prior to the pick.

Optimization Software 118

Optimization Software Picking Demo Logistics Network Optimization Software 118

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time. First, it is done through surveys.

Supply Chain Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The difference in the movement of tires across automotive manufacturing plants is an example that was used to illustrate the need for adapting the AMRs to site-specific workflows. These integrators build applications on top of the platform that enable customers to adapt their AMR fleets to the variabilities of each operation.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 119

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The potential to provide reliable, tamper-resistant data across supply chains is driving interest from various sectors, including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and food production. Driven by regulations and a thirst for data transparency. Addressing these issues is critical if blockchain is to become a viable long-term solution for DPPs.

Supply Chain Design Software 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

There is typically a trade-off between greater efficiency or greater reliability/responsiveness. While dash cams have been in use by trucking companies for years to help prove innocence in the event of a crash, for example, AI has entered the fold. Many companies have taken steps to mitigate these types of disruptions in the future.

Supply Chain Planning Software 145

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FourKites, for example, can tell one of their shipper clients how long carriers are sitting on average at their warehouses and how this compares to the industry average; Or they can tell a shipper client the appointment reliability at one of that shippers customer’s distribution centers.

Supply Chains 116

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Let’s look at the example of an order that needs to go out by 5:00 pm, when FedEx or UPS is making a pickup. It’s also reprioritizing automatically as disruptions occur — for example, when an employee leaves early, a robot malfunctions, or a rush order comes in from a top-tier customer. The result?

Supply Chain Planning Software 133

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