Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2025

Integrate with External Tools and Data: AI Agents can augment their inherent language model capabilities with APIs and tools (e.g., Inventory Management AI Agents can track stock levels in real-time and compare them with demand forecasts, optimizing inventory levels and preventing overstock or stockouts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

A data gateway gives you the flexibility to support supply chain data unification and exchange with an extensible canonical supply chain data model, ensuring that data is stored and managed in a consistent and structured manner, and allowing for easy integration and growth.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2021

He later served as VP of Truckload at Echo Global Logistics, where he built their truckload division from the ground up, before founding Optimal Freight brokerage, which he sold to TFI International in 2018. He has the unique perspective of having served as an executive on both the “industry” and technology sides of logistics. Learn More: .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2025

Before a potential customer buys an autonomous mobile robot solution, Locus Robotics often uses different types of simulation to determine the type of robots needed and the number needed to optimize productivity at a warehouse. DES allows the modeling of complex warehouse operations at various levels of detail.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

What shippers are truly affected by the new pricing model? […]. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Guest Commentary Logistics Technologies Packaging Supply Chain Optimization' It is expected that shipping costs will increase 20 to 30 percent and affect over 70 percent of all shipments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

A data gateway gives you the flexibility to support supply chain data unification and exchange with an extensible canonical supply chain data model, ensuring that data is stored and managed in a consistent and structured manner, and allowing for easy integration and growth.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2019

. Understand the 3PL Business Models – Asset based, Non-asset based, Asset light. This is a relatively new model and is considered superior to the other models (asset based & non-asset based). The post How to Select a 3PL with Joe Lynch and Adam Robinson appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics.

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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. This article explores how digital twins are being deployed in transportation, warehousing, and network design.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2021

With a wide variety of selling channels available, and differing flow paths for different business models, companies need to be able to easily and accurately capture all order information. And as the lines continue to blur between B2B and B2C, and the model expands to a B2B2C focus, order fulfillment processes become more complex.

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. What is stock optimization? 6 Inventory Control Techniques to Optimize Stock Levels. Understand your demand.

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United World Transporation

JUNE 25, 2020

Essentially, fuel purchase routing is a way to reduce your operating costs by planning your route based on areas, states, or truck stops that offer the optimal fuel prices. How do you calculate the best fuel purchase route? IDSC provides planning and execution solutions, including fuel optimization, specifically for truckload carriers.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

In a recent article published in Mundo Logística , Tereos’ Logistics and S&OP Executive Manager, André Margoto , shares valuable insights on how agribusiness companies can use optimization models in (near) real-time to inform planning decisions and bolster their S&OP process. People and culture are equally important.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

Ocean transportation is the most-used model when it comes to delivering goods overseas. To conduct an optimization for your ocean freight process: 1. Consider the Costs of Different Transportation Models. The post How to Use Ocean Transportation Efficiently appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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Carter Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

How to Get the Most ROI from Supply Chain Logistics. By integrating supply chain methods, network expansion, route consolidation, and the constant flow of information through real-time analytics, you are effectively able to simplify and optimize your company’s logistics. Blog Topics.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Experts say demand-chain models are an effective solution for supply chains to meet the increased need for immediacy and improve the customer experience. This article by Morai Logistics discusses the fundamentals of the demand-chain and the beneficial outcomes it could have as a supply chain model. Optimizes Order Fulfillment.

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Morai Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Supply Chain must implement strategic, innovative and customer-centric models to compete in today’s global market. Industry experts believe that an optimized end-to-end supply chain that is executed using a customer-centric model, can help address these challenges. How to Create an Optimized Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

During periods of normal business, this means that our optimized warehouse only needs to perform at its highest level for a short period of time. These contribute significantly to optimal order processing and therefore to the successful management of peak periods. Before the peaks – using data analytics to make the right decisions.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

In manufacturing, performance improvement, cost reduction and process optimization are crucial. 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. What is AI and ML?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

And we’re going to be there with them partnering on how to do that, how to change the data, change the process, and move things forward. Operations need to understand and know what’s going on, and they also want to merge their models with Blue Yonders baseline model.

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WorkWave

JUNE 27, 2024

Technology Solutions Route Optimization Software Leveraging route optimization software like RouteManager helps maximize efficiency, reduce fuel costs, improve delivery times and much more. Route optimization also helps reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs, contributing to the overall profitability of the business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Optimization and simulation are the two main branches of SCND. Optimization accounts for over 90% of all work that is being done by SCND teams. This article describes how to incorporate simulation techniques into optimization, build a stochastic optimization model, and end up with a more resilient supply chain model.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, due to inadequate physical and digital infrastructure, many manufacturers lacked the flexibility they needed to take advantage of accelerated demand and were unable to optimize fulfillment. Manufacturers can use forecasting to support inventory optimization. Legacy systems:? Managing Inventory.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 4, 2020

These designated time windows add a layer of complexity that requires additional attention when optimizing a route to be as efficient as possible. Adding time windows has a drastic impact on how deliveries can be routed. The post Common Routing Problems—And How to Solve Them appeared first on WorkWave.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In contrast: eCommerce inventory optimization is the art of predicting and managing supply and demand variables while undertaking inventory management processes. The objective of eCommerce inventory optimization is to have the right products in the right place at the right time – as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 20, 2021

Ballooning trip volumes, LTL capacity crunches, increasing fuel consumption, lack of driver availability and the need to scale self-service type delivery models pose significant operational challenges for 3PLs/carriers. Best practices to optimize fuel consumption, create multi-drop delivery routes, and scale delivery operations.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Analytics: empowering users with transparent prescriptive analytics (optimization) capabilities to generate scenarios and solutions automatically. A modeling and analytics environment like AIMMS allows companies to overcome these limitations. essence of the company’s business planning process. Overcoming the 5 dysfunctions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 11, 2023

How the digital twin concept drives benefit By using advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms, digital twins can provide real-time insights and recommendations to optimize operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Physical change (i.e., changing the structure of the warehouse, modifying processes, etc.)

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The Lean Thinker

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In software development compromises must be made between optimizing the interface and workflows for various users. By identifying the primary persona, the team says “This person’s use of the software will be optimized.” Who Are You Optimizing Your Improvements For? First, it establishes priority of effort.

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WorkWave

MARCH 4, 2025

By ranking prospects and customers into ten groups, from least likely to buy to most likely, green industry businesses can pinpoint high-value clients, optimize marketing campaigns and allocate resources more efficiently. Optimize Operations Finally, decile data analysis can be utilized to optimize business operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To keep customers like my dad satisfied, RGD and Quick-commerce companies need to invest in new technologies to optimize the supply chain and logistics operations. Inventory Optimization. Inventory Optimization involves decisions about the inventory level, the location, and the mix of products. Route Optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

More importantly, we needed to capture the knowledge of our subject matter experts on how to make all of that happen.” It learned how to solve problems from the people who solve those problems every hour of every day. The true power of Causal AI comes from understanding how knowledge and data help determine causality.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 4, 2018

Many of the world’s most successful food and beverage companies are turning to supply chain design to gain a complete end-to-end view of their supply chain networks to uncover inefficiencies and optimize for significant improvement in cost, service, and risk. Use Transportation Optimization to Get a Handle on Transportation Costs.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

With software already dominating the automotive industry, there is a massive opportunity for automakers to create profitable business models through in-car connected software. Cubic’s latest eBook sets out best practice for OEMs seeking to future-proof their fleets and optimize user experience.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The first was Walmarts stated policy letting customers guide the company in how to offer and expand the service. Cloud services Capital expenditure and long term investment in resources such as industrial machines, vehicles, and computers and IT equipment is being shunned, as new business models built on services are being developed.

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