Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Reshoring, the practice of bringing manufacturing operations back to the United States, has gained renewed momentum in recent years, largely driven by a combination of political priorities, economic strategies, and global supply chain disruptions. The Case for Reshoring: Benefits for Supply Chains 1.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In fact, many businesses are presented with multiple barriers when they begin to adopt EV that can sometimes halt the process. As with most things, failing to properly plan and prepare is a challenge many businesses will face as this will result in an ineffective EV integration strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

But I was not well-informed on the breadth and depth of the company’s warehouse technology investments or the overarching technology strategy. Source: GXO Logistics Q3 2021 Investor Presentation. The GXO third-quarter earnings presentation summarizes the magnitude of its warehouse technology investments.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Starting in 2023, the Logistics Hall of Fame will present a new international award: the Lynn C. The 80-year-old US businessman transferred industrial logistics strategies to humanitarian organisations in the 1990s. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics. The award is named after Lynn C. Logistics is all about pallets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, companies including Hyundai, Nikola , and Bosch presented their most recent fuel cells and hydrogen technology innovations, indicating a potential comeback for this environmentally friendly energy choice. This resurgence might be influenced by the announcement of a $7 billion U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The conference content included both the vision for these capabilities in the broader Körber offering, as well as presentations by companies that utilize this platform in conjunction with other Körber products, such as one of its warehouse management systems. And I suspect there will be more acquisitions in the future.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Learn how to organize your data operations in alignment with supply chain strategy. It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. Forward-thinking supply chain professionals are looking to advanced technologies to streamline processes, improve accuracy, accelerate delivery and reduce costs.

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Morai Logistics

JUNE 5, 2019

A recent halt in market growth for retail leader Adidas, reminds organizations about the importance to assess their supply chain excellence strategies. However, it asks us to question whether a the right supply chain excellence model is being followed. They’re facing ‘supply chain shortages’ as a result of unanticipated demand.

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Freightos

JUNE 17, 2024

In the first issue of our AI popup newsletter series, Matt Motsick, CEO of Rippey AI and a long-time logistics technology leader, explores buying or building AI models. Focus on Innovation : By outsourcing the underlying AI technology, companies can focus more on innovation and applying AI in unique ways within their business models.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For the longest time modeling and designing such nodes, modes, and flows has been the realm of Supply Chain Design. Just a handful of optimization and operations research experts ran models of the network and made recommendations. Taxes and tariffs can be modeled, and tax efficient supply chains can be designed.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 15, 2018

Omni-channel strategies prove to be an effective method for meeting on-demand delivery for consumers and providing efficient solutions for shippers. Research presented supports an industry shift from traditional to Omni-channel strategy, finding that it enables third party logistic (3PL) providers to offer all distribution initiatives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Traffic and Congestion Management: ADVs, especially smaller models such as delivery robots, are better configured to navigate congested urban areas rather than traditional trucks. As logistics companies assess long-term strategies, it is essential to consider how autonomous technology fits into their broader operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium, sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. So what can we do to make models more useful?

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

JUNE 2, 2017

Currently the most recognized concept indicates that a business model consists of a conceptual tool that contains a set of objects, concepts and their relationships with the objective of expressing the business logic of a particular firm. In logistics can be contemplated all the business models, knowing: – Market Segment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

FedEx has adopted predictive maintenance models to maximize uptime and ensure timely deliveries, demonstrating the efficiency gains connected fleets can deliver. Globally, fleets will increasingly rely on AI-driven scenario planning to anticipate disruptions and develop response strategies.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

We wanted to bring you some quick strategies and tips that can help your holiday shipping woes or at any time of the year where you experience an increase in shipping volumes. Core carrier programs and carrier negotiations that once played a fundamental role in shippers’ cost reduction strategies no longer are sufficient.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

We also saw our competitors getting into the asset-light, hybrid model and we knew we had the experience and people in-house to build out this model internally.”. We also have what we call CAMP (Corporate Account Management) HNRY, which is a dual CRM/productivity model that we think is unique in the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2021

For this reason, supply chain solutions have become an integral part of business strategies to cope with these ever-increasing complexities. Through warehouse simulation, you can accurately visualize all the attributes of the warehouse in a 2D or 3D computer model. Calibrating the model. So, how can you tackle this task?

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The report uncovers common barriers to creating useful costing systems and presents a solution that more closely aligns the supply chain and accounting and finance business units. From the supply chain perspective, an effective managerial costing system has clear value,” said IMA Vice President of Research and Policy Raef Lawson.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the E2E exception-base autonomous planning, the system automates decisions from demand forecasts, production plans, and order fulfillment strategies to delivery with minimal need for manual intervention. This world isn’t a distant dream. This is not eliminating the planners entirely but focusing their attention where it’s best.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 9, 2022

Suddenly, the situation changes, whether because of a new company strategy, ever-present retail dynamics or possibly due to a completely new influencing factor. Both predictive and retrospective data analyses are key in making fundamental decisions and defining logistics strategies. Here, resource management gets the job done.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2024

At the analyst day presentations, Donna WIlczek, EVP strategy and innovation, and Fang Chang, chief product officer at Coupa, announced the company was launching forecast collaboration and AI-driven purchase order collaboration intelligence as the newest solutions in the supply chain collaboration product line. “It

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 8, 2017

Thanks to data gathering programs, supply chain software, and data entry applications, this represents a mountain of data, which has the potential to provide ground-breaking insight into how to improve business-model efficiency. As a result, business leaders can reap a significant return on investment by thoroughly analyzing this data.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The underlying theme in all presentations, and my conversations at the event, was digital transformation. Several presentations delved into how these two technologies support each other, the main takeaway for me was the role machine learning could have in closing the gap between prescriptive analytics and execution.

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MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Uncertainty and volatility: both events caused businesses to reconsider their contingency plans, strategies, and priorities. The Breakdown The shipping industry is complex and subject to many economic and geopolitical factors that can impact supply and demand, and ultimately, shipping rates.

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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. Implement successful omnichannel strategies and business models. and Unnu, Kaan. [2]

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Key strategies include: Electrification of Transport: The use of electric vehicles (EVs) for freight and last-mile delivery reduces emissions and operational costs. Digital Twins: Virtual models of supply chain networks identify inefficiencies and predict the impact of sustainability measures.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Thankfully, technology has progressed to a point where we are able to overcome the challenges presented by an incredibly complex stack of legacy supply chain systems that has accumulated over decades — from ERP databases to demand planning and TMS systems, to control towers, data lakes and BI solutions. Lesson learned.

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3PL Links

MAY 19, 2024

Image source: PxHere | Mastering Demand and Inventory Planning: Essential Strategies for Success Have you ever thought about how businesses effectively satisfy customer demand and maintain supplied inventory? All process areas must be present at these meetings, which must be held regularly (e.g., quarterly or monthly).

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

Click & Collect, has been gaining popularity as an omnichannel fulfillment model with high returns that can also preserve the in-store experience. Customers benefit from the speed, low cost, and convenience of the fulfillment model. Both fulfillment models can use existing staff, or require outsourced resources.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

And it’s part of the reason that more enterprises are considering the historical accuracy of analytics, particularly freight rates, such as the exact findings presented by the newer FreightWaves Scientific tickers. Near-real-time data enables predictive modeling of rates, capacity, volumes and rejections.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 21, 2024

The net present value of the future income the vessel will earn is used to calculate the vessel’s value. Naturally, the most important the argument in the modeling income approach is the forecast of freight income. The market approach encompasses the idea of supply and demand forms the foundation of this strategy.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We haven’t seen the full force of disruptive business and operating models and there is no doubt that many more will keep emerging. Operating models are shifting to meet the demands of this digital supply chain transition and companies need to revisit and renew their technical capabilities and infrastructure.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

The new AI revolution presents a great opportunity for manufacturers to retain their staff and attract younger employees by providing new skills for the future world of business where the role of AI will play a greater part. Manufacturers should be aware of how AI will affect them and the skills strategies they will need to create.

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Stord

APRIL 4, 2019

High consumer expectations, a storage shortage and disruptions from trade tensions are increasingly revealing the shortcomings of traditional distribution models. Unfortunately, traditional distribution models lack the necessary footprint, and therefore, reach to achieve these goals.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When considering their last mile strategy this peak season, retailers should also take note of the growing interest in the environmental impact of home delivery, especially among younger consumers.

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