Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The prevailing strategy was to produce goods in low-cost countries and distribute them globally, optimizing for economies of scale. These events highlighted the urgent need for diversification and risk mitigation strategies across global supply networks.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As organizations continue to adapt to the roller-coaster ride of 2020, some leaders’ pre-pandemic IT strategies brought business resilience even as COVID-19 struck. Indeed, some organizations spent several years laying the foundations for data-driven strategy and remote operations even prior to COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Resilience is the ability to respond to disruption while maintaining core operations, and more companies are shifting their strategies accordingly. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Finally, rigid fulfillment networks compound the problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. For example, Google Maps app is a public cloud application.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 21, 2025

For example, if an employee works 40 hours at regular pay plus 10 hours of overtime, they will not pay federal income tax on those overtime hours. This means security companies working in multiple states need to track different requirements in each state they operate in, leveraging software tools where needed to ensure compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Treating suppliers as essential partners in the field of direct spend management—almost like customers—can be a key component of a successful company strategy. Market Intelligence: Suppliers often have access to valuable business and supply market intelligence, which can inform a company’s strategy especially in the area of direct spend.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Here are seven proven strategies every supply chain manager should explore to streamline operations, boost efficiency, and drive profitability. Example: Retail giant Zara uses real-time data from its stores to adjust inventory dynamically. Cost Saving Tips for Every Supply Chain Manager 1.

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Diversified Port Strategies : DGL identifies and utilizes alternative port options to keep your cargo moving. By building flexibility into our logistics strategies, we can redirect shipments to less-affected ports, minimizing delays. This proactive approach helps you avoid costly delays and keep your operations running smoothly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast? For example, we can have “Texas Small Volume” customers and “Florida Peak Season” customers, or “East Coast High Margin” customers and “Carolinas High Priority” customers. First comes the data and how well we understand it.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thats why its more important than ever to focus on strategies that work and make them part of your plan moving forward. Lets explore the key strategies that can keep your business ahead of the competition in 2025. AI-driven tools are helping businesses minimize errors and make faster, smarter decisions. Why it matters?

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WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

With a strong business intelligence foundation in place, businesses can enhance their strategies and ultimately drive growth through informed decisions. Data-Driven Strategy Formulation Organizations can leverage deeper insights to shape their strategies and operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Supply chain network design (SCND) is a powerful tool for improving business operations. That strategy can lead to thousands of scenarios, and still no number of scenarios will answer all questions. Another strategy is to dedicate resources and build the best algorithm for demand forecasting. But it has gaps.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 9, 2022

Here’s an example. Mid-market manufacturers need a tool that’s tailored to their needs. The BI tool needs to be able to easily pull all this data together for analysis. BI tools integrated within your ERP can pull your data into a data warehouse through predefined ETL (extract, transform and load) tools using a web interface.

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2025

One of the most powerful yet underutilized tools for achieving this is decile data analytics. For example , let’s consider a dataset of 100 lawn measurements in a given town. Heres another example. By recognizing these patterns, you can develop strategies tailored to address customer needs and improve retention.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

Companies must also offer a healthy workplace which listens to their workforce and offers modern tools that keep workers happy in addition to being productive. How would they best use the tools they’ve been given? The post The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

You’ve come to the right place if you’ve been wondering how to integrate modern technology into your business and what tools you’ll need. For example, an automated system can better organize delivery routes, saving fuel and time. I am sure by now you have heard of automation, but what is it really?

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TransAudit

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Companies that rely on reactive strategies risk falling behind, while those that prioritize resilience are better equipped to thrive. Reactive strategies focus on addressing issues as they arise, but these approaches: Lack foresight to predict disruptions. Use tools like benefit-effort matrices to prioritize improvement areas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2025

Whether you’re managing a distribution center, coordinating fleet operations, or shaping global supply strategy, understanding how to deploy and scale digital twins may be your next competitive edge. Traditional planning tools often lack the agility to respond in real time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For stakeholders navigating this environment, understanding key industry drivers, challenges, and future trends is critical for crafting effective strategies. 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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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One powerful strategy that has gained traction is outsourcing logistics to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. For example, a mid-sized e-commerce company that partnered with a 3PL was able to reduce its shipping costs by 25% thanks to the provider’s bulk shipping agreements.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Through coaching and proven assessment tools, Ann helps people become aware of their personality, emotional intelligence, and how they manage their brain energy. In the podcast interview, Ann shared 3 strategies that people can use to be more productive, happier, and healthier, in other words reclaiming your energy, passion, and time.

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WorkWave

MARCH 5, 2025

Missed opportunities: Businesses cant identify patterns or optimize strategies without cross-branch insights. Industry Examples of Breaking Data Silos Cleaning Industry A university case study revealed that a cleaning service provider struggled with inconsistent scheduling and supply tracking across multiple locations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Apple Intelligence demonstrates a clear push for on-device AI processing, with new AI-driven tools enhancing productivity across their operating systems, with a heavy emphasis on privacy and Edge AI. The battle for general purpose AI software platforms is intense with all major cloud providers offering a variety of tools and platforms.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

Other reviews (prepared for decision-making versus attending for receiving information) are shared by the owners of each strategy element/pillar. For instance, COOs own the supply strategy, marketing the portfolio strategy, and so forth. Very few organizations regularly assess whether they are delivering on the strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Competitor intelligence: Distribution strategies and network designs of your competitors. 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. Sustainability goals: Evaluate options for eco-friendly distribution processes.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. The report outlines the tools with the highest transformational benefits and capabilities that are becoming standard business practices. Firefighting is the norm. Network Design.

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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. The law requires importers to provide clear and convincing evidence of a forced-labor-free supply chain and tasks the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force with devising enforcement strategies.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. Cloud-based supply chain management tools, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are expected to figure prominently in future supply chain operations.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

For example, a global retailer can use a tensor-based approach to manage product demand across multiple warehouses, optimizing stock levels dynamically. For example, a 3D graph can map supplier networks, showing how inventory moves across multiple locations. This helps companies stay efficient while meeting customer expectations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

Other benefits of AI and ML for manufacturers Using the large amounts of data in the manufacturing ERP, AI-powered decision support tools can analyze data to find patterns and trends in seconds, helping managers make informed decisions quickly. Choose a business case that has a narrow scope, for example, demand forecasting.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This post was written in collaboration with , OpenEnvoy , a leading automated invoice reconciliation tool. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow. Key Features: Basic Auditing.

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IoT World Today

MAY 21, 2020

Supply chain recovery hinges on incorporating robust data analytics and other data-driven tools into business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs and proactively manage risk. Practitioners must develop a data analytics strategy that gives them insight into supply chain aberrations before catastrophe sets in. “If

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3PL Links

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Key Shipping Trends for 2025 Let’s explore the key shipping trends for 2025 and discover practical strategies for logistics providers to implement, ensuring they remain competitive and responsive to these upcoming changes. At 3PL Links, we prioritize tools that simplify route management, reducing delays and ensuring on-time deliveries.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you’re not employing a multichannel sales strategy, you’re clearly missing out. But what, exactly is a multichannel sales strategy, and is it worth the investment? Even if a brick-and-mortar store does not have an online sales strategy, it should be using a multichannel marketing strategy. What is a Sales Channel?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 18, 2022

Longstanding weaknesses in the supply chain like port infrastructure, outdated supply chain strategies and impacts of natural disaster and wars have all further affected global supply chains. While the pandemic was undoubtedly the catalyst for recent supply chain disruptions it’s not the only cause.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Using these tools is what allows Ally to deliver maximum value, and an exceptional customer experience – every time. Example: Saying “We service the hell out of our freight” then falling flat after 3 months and leaving the shipper hanging. RadioShack Example: RadioShack: You’ve Got Questions.We’ve Got Answers. and Canada.

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